The Gibraltar Magazine - November 2017

GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE • JUNE 2007

editor’s letter

NOVEMBER ISSUE

There was once a piece of rock Where Barbary apes liked to talk That it’d be appealing To settle the feeling Of wanting to travel to Bangkok!

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ot for the first time, November in Gibraltar is dominated by the three annual festivals: Jazz, Magic and Literature. The Jazz Festival will offer fans of this form of musical expression some unforgettable performances by a varied collection of international artists playing their swing and blue notes (p. 9).

In its second edition, after the sell-out success of 2016, this year’s Magic Festival promises to be more spectacular than ever before. If you thought magic was just for kids, organiser Jordan Lopez explains why that is an entirely wrong assumption. We also introduce two magicians performing this year; Hector is Magic and Alana, who tell us how tricks and illusions became their full-time profession (p. 47).

The main event, however, is the 5th Gibraltar International Literary Festival, which never ceases to impress. In 2017, we can expect a brilliant selection of literary figures who share their insights into the world of the written and spoken word.

The latest additions announced are standup comic and writer Jenny Éclair; the poet, playwright, journalist and novelist Jacob Ross; and Editor of Majesty Magazine and broadcaster Ingrid Seward. There are, of course, many other brilliant guests to 4

choose from as outlined by Sophie in a guide to her festival favourites (p. 52).

a local group No Means No and lists practical tips to share with the little-ones (p. 96).

On the cover this month is Gaby Chiappe, daughter of Mary Chiappe, the local writer of well-known ‘whodunit’ series. Gaby is a popular screenwriter with an extensive career in the UK. Her latest success is the screenplay for the movie Their Finest starring Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton, and Sam Claflin. She tells us all about juggling motherhood to two boys and finding her way into stardom behind the scenes (p. 37).

There are many other great stories in this edition, Girls in Tech by Nicole – talking about more and more women working in technology jobs (p. 41), some mind-blowing sport-tech innovation coming in 2018 by Eran and Ayelet (p. 30), and Ian explaining how Brexit can offer some advantage to Gibraltar’s finance industry (p. 23). I would love to mention them all and not run out of space but I must also let you know that this is my last editor’s letter as inspired by all the travel articles I had to proofread, I am unable to stay still and need to travel the world; blame Chris (p. 74). Thank you for the wonderful nearly-three years and good luck to the new team.

Au revoir!

Following the literature theme, a recent trend emerging amongst the younger generation is aptly called ‘instapoetry’.

It involves writing a poem and posting it, well-presented, on the photo-sharing platform Instagram. Molly tells us about millennial poets rising to international fame thanks to the medium of social media as well as our local poetry circles becoming a frequent choice for an evening out (p. 56).

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Also recently popular on social media is the hashtag #MeToo with stories of sexual harassment and assault posted in order to de-stigmatize speaking out. Polly, in her parenting column, talks about the rise of child abuse and what you, as a parent can do to protect your child from ever having to say #MeToo. She talks to the founder of GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2017

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contents 8 NEWS 18 Around town 20 Hello there: worst exercise

BUSINESS 23 Gibraltar Is International UK – The future is Brexit 26 Tax Returns – Remember, remember the 30th November!

28 Flight To Quality – Blockchain and mad scientists 30 Sports-Tech Innovation – What to expect in 2018 32 Personality Profiling – Discover how to best work together 34 Selling Your House – Property marketing in Gibraltar

LIFE 37 Gaby’s Finest – Career in film and TV script writing 41 Female Revolution – Girls in Tech Gibraltar 44 Sharks Vindicated – Their bark is worse than their bite

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Contributing writers: Ian Le Breton, Lynette Chaudhary, Marcus Killick, Eran Shay & Ayelet Mamo Shay, Sylvia Kenna, Jorge v.Rein Parlade, Mike Brufal, Nicole Macedo, Lewis Stagnetto, Elena Scialtiel, Sophie Clifton-Tucker, Molly McElwee, Julia Coelho, Chris Hedley, Andrew Licudi, Peter Schirmer, Polly Lavarello.

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47 Magic Festival – Cross over into the world of wonder 50 In Your Chromosomes – All about the DNA’s divine energy 52 Get Festive Literarily! – Gibraltar’s 5th Int’l Literary Festival 56 Instapoetry – The age of scrolling literature 61 Rolling Stones – in bright tones by Hanna

LEISURE 65 Autumn Date Night – Smart/casual dress code 70 Carry On Camping – A guide to sleeping in nature 74 Chilly Chile – with sultry summer...

80 Vintage And Crusted Port – Capt. St James & his 2 wives 82 84 93 94 96 98

Recipes: Pumpkin Autumn Soup & 1-Minute Brownie Guides and Information #GibsGems Olympian Gods – Breakfast table talks Mum on the Rock – ‘No Means No’ Group Coffee Time and Schedules

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AUTUMN CULTURAL PROGRAMME 2017 Friday 3rd

Thursday 16th to 19th

IDO World Show Dance Championships Presentation

The Gibunco Gibraltar Int’l Literary Festival

Organised by Gibraltar National Dance Organisation Central Hall, 7pm - free entry. For more info contact gndo@ gibtelecom.net

10am to 6pm. For more info visit: www.gibraltarliteraryfestival.com

Tuesday 7th to Friday 17th 44th Gibraltar International Art Exhibition Organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services - Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery, 10:30am to 6:30pm weekdays and 10:30am to 1:30pm Saturday – free entry. For more info contact info@culture.gi

Art Exhibition Organised by Kim Soler - Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery, 9am to 7pm weekdays and 9am to 2pm Saturday - free entry. For more info contact Kim Soler on +34 680445079 or email kimsoler@hotmail. com Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th

Tuesday 7th to Friday 23rd

That’s Entertainment

Exhibition by Stephen Hermida

Organised by Rock Theatre - John Mackintosh Hall, 8pm - tickets £15-£20. For more info contact Angela Jenkins on mobile +56000756

Fine Arts Gallery, Casemates, 10am to 6pm Mon to Fri - free entry. For more info contact Fine Arts Gallery on 20052126 or email finearts@gibtelecom.net

Friday 24th

Wednesday 8th

Christmas Festival of Lights

Poetry Competition Prize Giving

Organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services and the Gibraltar Electricity Authority - Featuring song, dance, choirs, arts and crafts, the Christmas Lights switch on and a special appearance by Father Christmas and his elves - John Mackintosh Square, 5:30pm to 8:00pm. For more info contact the Events Department at GCS on 20075669 or email info@culture.gi

Charles Hunt Room, John Mackintosh Hall, 4.30pm.

Winning Entries will be published in The Gibraltar Chronicle. For more info contact info@culture.gi Thursday 9th Museum Lecture Organised by the Gibraltar Museum - Charles Hunt Room, John Mackintosh Hall, 7pm - free entry. For more info contact Tyson Holmes on 20074289 Violin Recital Organised by the Gibraltar Philharmonic Society - The Convent Ballroom, 8pm. For more info contact 20072134 or visit www.philharmonic.gi Thursday 14th

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Tuesday 21st to Thursday 30th

Saturday 25th Movember Organised by Prostrate Cancer Support Group - Casemates, 9.30am to 1.30pm. For more info contact Charles Menez on 58009161 Christmas Cake Stall Organised by Gibraltar Cheshire Homes Support Group - Lobby of Parliament, 10am to 2pm. For more info contact chehome@ gibtelecom.net

World Diabetes Day 2017 - Lighting Up of the Moorish Castle in Blue

Monday 27th

Organised by Diabetes Gibraltar - Casemates, 7pm to 8pm - free entry. For more info contact Isabella at shepcap@ gibtelecom.net or mobile 57209000 Wednesday 15th

Organised by the Gibraltar Photographic Society – Viewing of images from Photographic Societies of Edinburgh, Exmouth, Waikato, Johannesburg, Paris and Gibraltar. For more info contact leslielinares@gibtelecom.net

The Wallace Collection

Thursday 30th

Organised by the Gibraltar Decorative and Fine Arts Society - Art Lecture by Stephen Duffy - O’Callaghan Elliot’s Hotel, 7:30pm. For more info visit www.nadfas.org/gibraltar

Convent Christmas Fair

International Exchange of Digital Images

The Convent – 12pm to 7pm. For more info contact conventchristmasfair@gmail.com

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VIOLIN RECITAL: BRAUNSTEIN AND BEN-ARI

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he Gibraltar Philharmonic Society is delighted to invite you to a Violin recital featuring violinist Guy Braunstein and pianist Ohad Ben-Ari on Thursday 9th November at 8pm at the Convent Ballroom.

Violinist Guy Braunstein was born in Tel Aviv and studied under the guidance of Chaim Taub and later in New York with Glenn Dicterow and Pinchas Zuckerman.

He started performing as an international soloist and a chamber musician at a young age and has since performed with many of the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors. He was the youngest person ever to be appointed concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2000, a position he held for twelve years before leaving to pursue his solo career. Guy plays a rare

violin made by Francesco Roggieri in 1679.

Israeli born pianist Ohad Ben-Ari performed at age twelve with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra. The following year he was already enrolled as a student at the Tel-Aviv University, where he studied piano with the legendary Pnina Salzman and composition with Joseph Dorfman.

Ohad has won numerous top prizes at international competitions. As a result, he received many invitations to appear as soloist with orchestras around the world.

Shop at 222 Main Street or online at www. buytickets.gi. A limited number of tickets at £10 are available to senior citizens and students via the John Mackintosh Hall at 308 Main Street. For more information call 200 72134 or visit www.philharmonic.gi.

The programme will feature compositions for violin and piano by W.A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven, P. Sarasate, E. Elgar, P.I. Tchaikovsky. Tickets priced £20 are available from Sacarello’s coffee shop – restaurant in Irish Town and The Silver

GIBRALTAR INT’L JAZZ FESTIVAL 2017

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he Ministry of Culture is pleased to announce that International Jazz artists “Al Di Meola” www.aldimeola. com and “Matt Bianco & Band” www. mattbianco.com will be performing live at St Michael’s Cave as part of this year’s Gibraltar International Jazz Festival on Friday 10th November.

Jazz, workshops and a “One Night Only… The Jazz Club” hosted by local jazz musicians will be amongst the events lined up for this year’s festival.

More information and a full programme of events will be released shortly.

Anyone interested in taking part in any of the workshops organised by the Gibraltar Academy of Music and Performing Arts should contact info@ gampa.gi to subscribe.

Tickets for the event at St Michael’s Cave priced at £40 are available from www.buytickets.gi (all tickets are reserved seating).

For further information please contact the Ministry of Culture on 20047592 or mcmys.events@gibraltar.gov.gi.

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HUNDREDS OF NEW HOMES FROM AUGUST 2019

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he Government of Gibraltar plans to be able to deliver over 1500 new build affordable homes for eligible residents of Gibraltar from August 2019 until the end of 2021. These government projects will go through the planning process in the usual way.

Both of these tranches of work will progress in advance of and in parallel with the construction of the housing estate.

In addition, approximately 160 former MOD homes will pass to the government as part of the MOD Lands Transfer Agreement and will then be sold by the government.

This estate will continue to incorporate the current Scouts and Duke of Edinburgh Scheme headquarters and will have the new bathing pavilion on its doorstep. It will be on the frontline of the Harbour with sea views.

The eligibility requirement for the new build afford homes will be different to the eligibility requirement for the ex-MOD housing.

Additionally, plans provide for a third estate at Europort Avenue that will provide for a further 400 flats. This project will be in a prime town centre location.

1. The Europa Walks

Construction will first begin on a new impressive Hassan Centenary Terraces which has been modified and will be sited in a different location on the Eastside development. As there have been delays with the Blue Water project, it has been decided they should not delay the new affordable housing schemes which are earmarked for this plot.

On the basis of current plans, the three estates will provide approximately 1,500 new homes for our people.

4. Lake Ramp, Provost Ramp and Phillimore Ramp at Buena Vista Estate

Coastal protection works will involve the construction of an upgraded rock armour revetment, designed to meet the parameters currently in use locally for storm return periods and sea level rise.

In addition, extensive utility services’ infrastructure will be laid to service the development.

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Bob Peliza Mews will now be located at Waterport, on the site of the current Waterport power station, an area that is now a well-established residential area.

Completion of the first blocks of affordable homes is expected to be in February 2020 with the first phase of Hassan Centenary Terraces and the whole of that estate being completed by the end of 2020. Completion of the estate on Europort Avenue is expected in March 2021. Subject to the successful and timely commissioning of the new power station, completion of the first phase of Bob Peliza

Mews is expected in June 2021 and the second phase in December 2021.

The lands agreement, which was concluded between the Ministry of Defence and the Government of Gibraltar in July 2011 provided for the construction of new homes for the MOD at Four Corners in exchange for the release of existing MOD accommodation to the Government.

In line with that agreement, the following MOD accommodation in the South District will be handed over to HMGOG: 2. Trafalgar Heights 3. Naval Hospital Hill

It is expected that all these properties will be transferred to the government in early 2019. Thereafter, they will initially be used to provide accommodation for athletes who will participate in the Island Games.

Tenders or Expressions of Interest for these properties will be opened during the course of this calendar year with an expectation of completion starting in August 2019.

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#PAWS OFF STRAWS ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGN

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he Nautilus Project launched their new campaign. #PawsOffStraws’ main focus is to bring much needed awareness on the detrimental environmental impact that plastic straws are having in our oceans.

TNP will be running this campaign alongside #plastic2paper which already sees the project visiting businesses which have made the transition from single use plastic bags to more environmentally friendly options such as paper or cloth bags.

Bars, restaurants and the likes that swap plastic straws for more sustainable options such as paper or metal, will receive a #PawsOffStraws certificate.

TNP hopes that this new campaign will become as popular as the current #plastic2paper one.

The team strongly believe that small sustainable changes in our lifestyles make big positive differences. Their view is that our bay needs the involvement of the whole community at large.

UNDERSTANDING AUTISM THIRD SEMINAR

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he Ministry of Equality is proud to announce the third seminar under the Government’s National Autism Strategy; Understanding Autism series of seminars titled “Adolescence and Puberty: the emotional difficulties experienced during this transition”.

The seminars under the Understanding Autism series are primarily aimed at parents of children and adults on the autism spectrum and also at volunteers who work with people with autism. The overall objective of these seminars is to provide up to date information on how to improve the daily lives of people who are on the autism spectrum. These seminars are run in parallel to training that is offered to professional management and frontline staff who work in the public sector with people who are on the spectrum.

The speaker will once again be Ms Linda Woodcock, who delivered the previous two seminars in the series in March and September. Linda is a director at AT-Autism, a training and consultancy company in the UK. She has a BA (Hons) Applied Social Sciences and PG Diploma in adults with Intellectual disability and severe and complex needs. She has been instrumental in devising and delivering

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innovative person-centred training courses for parents and families in understanding autism and managing challenging behaviours, she also delivers training to professionals within health, social care, education and criminal justice systems. Linda is the co-author of the book ‘Managing Family Meltdown, the low arousal approach and autism’ and numerous journal articles. Ms Woodcock also manages a person centred service for her adult son who has autism and severe learning disabilities needs.

The topic of this third seminar has been widely requested by previous participants and will centre on the neurotypical experiences of change during adolescence and puberty, sexuality/relationships, body changes, social media influences and strategies in managing this difficult period.

The Ministry of Equality has again organised sessions in the morning and afternoon specifically for parents and volunteers so as to facilitate their attendance at different times.

Participation is free and given the interest and demand already expressed, available seating will be on a first come, first served basis to individuals who register with the Ministry of Equality.

Call 200 70112 or email equality@gibraltar.gov.gi 8th Nov at 9:15am to 1pm or 8th Nov at 4pm to 7:45pm or 10th Nov at 9:15am to 1pm 11

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99TH ARMISTICE DAY SHORT CEREMONY

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he eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks the signing of the Armistice to signal the end of World War One “the War to end all Wars”, on the 11th November 1918.

As in previous years, the occasion will be celebrated with a short ceremony at the Lobby of Parliament House. The twominute silence will be marked by the firing of a gun by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment at 11am. Buglers will then sound the Last

Post and wreaths will be laid.

Her Worship the Mayor, Kaiane Aldorino Lopez GMH, will be leading the ceremony, Guards of Honour will be provided by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment and the Royal British Legion Gibraltar Branch.

Associations and organisations interested in laying a wreath at the ceremony should contact the PA to HW the Mayor on 20078956 or mayor@gibraltar.gov.gi.

THE GARDEN OF SERENITY FOR ALL PREGNANCY LOSSES

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fter a consultation with the community and staff, it was identified that there was a greater need for a service for women who suffered miscarriage and pregnancy loss. As a result, the GHA enacted a programme of works, which has culminated in the development of a new service.

A designated private area within the maternity unit has been refurbished to allow women to receive appropriate investigation and care and holistic support during these difficult emotional times. GHA’s midwives have received additional training in the management of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. New guidelines, including those for the Accident and Emergency Department, have been developed to improve care. In addition, specialist neonatal pathologists from St Georges Hospital London will support the service.

Comprehensive local information has been developed for women and their partners, after consultation with women who have experienced such loss. This will be available in written form and is accessible on the GHA website. Further, there is a dedicated book of remembrance for all early pregnancy losses before 20 weeks in the early pregnancy unit. Women and their partners will be able, if they wish, to acknowledge their loss in this special book of remembrance.

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The GHA has invested in the development of a memorial garden within the grounds of the hospital. In the garden, there are marble plinths where small plaques can be attached with the details of those babies lost after 20 weeks gestation.

The Minister for Health, Care and Justice, Neil Costa, said: “A new role, called the liaison midwife, has been created to provide early information and support to women after they have completed registration at the Primary Care Centre.

The liaison midwife will be present at the PCC three days a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9am

and 1pm, which will coincide with the opening times of the pregnancy registration department. The liaison midwife will also be able to advise, and if required, make urgent referrals to the consultants at St Bernard’s Hospital. These arrangements will reduce the need for women to contact the maternity unit by telephone prior to booking an appointment, as the liaison midwife will provide them with comprehensive information about their pregnancy. The designation of a liaison midwife within the Primary Care Centre is an important public health step in supporting women to ensure they have a healthy pregnancy.”

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SEASONAL FLU VACCINE

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he Seasonal Flu vaccine is available at the Primary Care Centre (Blood Clinic).

The flu vaccine is recommended for all persons aged 60 years or over and all persons aged between six months and 60 years, who suffer from diseases that put them at High Risk such as: •

a chest complaint or breathing difficulties, including bronchitis and emphysema;

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a heart, kidney or liver disease;

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neurological conditions (multiple sclerosis or cerebral palsy);

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stroke or a transient ischaemic attack;

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diabetes and;

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immuno suppressive conditions such as HIV.

It is also recommended for: •

individuals with lowered immunity due to disease or treatment, such as cancer treatment, a problem with the spleen (e.g. sickle cell disease) or individuals who have had their spleen removed;

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pregnant women;

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all front line health (doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists) or social care workers, such as care agency employees;

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main carers of an older or disabled person and;

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individuals who are handlers of live animals and birds (GONHS staff, veterinary staff and bird handlers).

Individuals who have previously received the vaccine should collect their numbered tickets from 1:00pm to 3:30pm outside the blood clinic at the PCC. The vaccines will be administered between 2pm and 4pm on weekdays.

Individuals who have NOT previously received the vaccine should make an appointment with their GP to be referred to the vaccination clinic.

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DRONES USE STRICTLY CONTROLLED

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mall Unmanned Aircraft (“Drones”) have become smaller, less expensive and more capable in the last few years.

Their use in Gibraltar is strictly controlled due to the vicinity of the airport, the highly congested nature of the territory and the fact that large areas of Gibraltar are designated as Special Areas of Conservation. Anyone wishing to use a drone anywhere in Gibraltar needs to first obtain permission from the Director of Civil Aviation, who will liaise with the Department of the Environment to decide on the suitability of the area in respect of environmental considerations. Applicants seeking permission to fly need to prove to the Director of Civil Aviation that they have appropriate insurance cover, can demonstrate pilot competence by means of having completed a theoretical and practical training course from an approved training organisation and have considered the risks associated with the route or area in which they intend to fly.

Even with these requirements, the number of Aerial Work Permits being issued for drone flights has increased dramatically this year – these permits are issued in support of drones providing either still photography or video footage in support of media activity. Indeed, there is now a fully qualified local drone operator, who after much liaison with ATC, the Port Authority, the RGP, GONHS and the Department of the Environment has been issued with a number of long-term permits to operate from coastal locations over the sea in specific areas of the Gibraltar Coastline and the port area.

The fact that drones are being seen more frequently in the skies around Gibraltar this year should not be taken as a sign that the regime surrounding their use is becoming more permissive. All of the authorised flights are subject to strict conditions, one of which being that the RGP Operations Control Room must be contacted prior to

each flight to inform them of the location and duration of the activity. It is therefore very obvious to the RGP, when they receive reports of a drone being flown, if it has been authorised or not by the Director of Civil Aviation.

Persons found by the RGP operating a drone without permission can expect to face a fine of up to £4,000 for breaching aviation regulations. In addition, if they have been found operating close to the nest of a protected species of bird or over the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, then they could also find themselves breaching environmental regulations, which could result on summary conviction to a fine at level 5 (up to £10,000) on the standard scale or six months imprisonment, or both.

YOUTH SERVICE SUPPORTS CLEAN UP THE WORLD

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he Gibraltar Youth Service saw 35 club users supporting Clean up the World and their agenda of environmental progress in Gibraltar.

The young people were split into teams to clean up specific areas in the community which included Laguna Estate and Little Bay. The teams used simple but effective initiatives to clean up the sites.

In the build up to the clean-up, the youth clubs delivered a variety of interactive workshops on recycling with a key message stating “By recycling, we reduce the need to destroy habitats for animals and paper recycling alone saves millions of trees”.

These workshops gave the young people an understanding of the importance of protecting and promoting a healthy environment across our community.

The Gibraltar Youth Service has further committed to this worthy project by investing in recycling bins at each of the youth clubs so members continue to reduce waste and contribute positively to the For any general information about the natural environment.

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Mark Zammit, Principal Youth Officer on gibyouth@gibtelecom.net or call 20078637.

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CYCLING MARATHON FOR GBC OPEN DAY FUND

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ibraltar Cultural Services will be organising a 12hour indoor cycling marathon on Friday 10th November. The marathon will be held in its premises at John Mackintosh Hall.

All proceeds collected on this day, will be presented to GBC on the 13th December at their annual fundraising Open Day, together with other monies collected via fund raising throughout the year.

Donations from the general public are welcome and can be handed in at the John Mackintosh Hall reception from 9am to 4.30pm or on the day from 9am to 9pm. For further information please contact the GCS – Events Department on 20067236 or via email: info@culture.gi.

LEGAL ASSISTANCE REFORMS & NEW DUTY SOLICITOR SCHEME

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he Ministry of Health, Care and Justice and the Bar Council announced that discussions between them have progressed to a stage where a proposal to stakeholders on a revised legal assistance framework and the creation of a duty solicitor scheme can be placed for public consultation. The proposal is for a pilot project to be formally reviewed within three years.

The new statutory structure included in the consultation document would see an increase in the financial eligibility threshold for legal assistance from £5,000, a sum set in 1990, to over £14,000 (being 50% of the average annual income in Gibraltar).

This would, in effect, mean that persons in full-time employment and on the minimum wage would be eligible to receive assistance. The proposed new system also increases the amount of capital and the amount of equity in an applicant’s home that the registrar may disregard when deciding to grant legal assistance.

the consultation includes additions to the type of cases that are to be excluded from the scope of legal assistance and creates category of cases where a scale of fees would be applied. Examples are the exclusion of consumer disputes and making divorce proceedings, where there are no children of the marriage, subject to scale fees.

Further revisions are included, which will strengthen the registrar’s power to refuse the funding of unreasonable cases.

To assist in the prompt and low cost resolution of disputes, mediation will be compulsory in most cases where a party is legally assisted. The regime for the recovery of costs will also be strengthened, which will include provision to ensure that

successful claimants who are awarded damages pay back to the consolidated fund any legal assistance they receive from such damages in appropriate cases.

The consultation envisages that the changes to the legal assistance regime will come into effect at the same time as the creation of a duty solicitor scheme. This will ensure that legal representation will be available on a 24/7 basis to persons arrested and held in custody. Membership of this scheme will be compulsory for all law firms of five or more practitioners and voluntary for smaller law firms.

Practitioners who wish to undertake legal assistance work must, however, also be practitioners of law firms participating in the duty solicitor scheme.

The reforms also include changes to the scope of legal assistance to ensure that taxpayers’ money is not used in respect of cases where there is no strong or compelling public interest in making legal assistance available or where controls of expenditure are being introduced in the interest of the taxpayer by limiting the cost payable in certain cases. To that end, GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2017

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CHANGES TO DATA PROTECTION LEGISLATION

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he General Data Protection Regulation (the ‘GDPR’) will come into force on the 25th May 2018, replacing the existing data protection framework under the EU Data Protection Directive.

The event is free to CIPD Gibraltar Branch members and lunch will be provided. For further information about becoming a member or attending this event please contact Gibraltar@cipdbranch.co.uk.

All employers will need to make changes to their approach to data protection in order to comply.

The CIPD Gibraltar Branch provides opportunities for networking and

continuing professional development for members and anyone in Gibraltar with an interest in people management.

Date: 29th November, 1pm-2pm Venue: Gibraltar Finance Centre Boardroom in Europort (Suite 761)

The introduction of the GDPR will represent a significant development in data protection law, with new or revised requirements e.g. concerning the appointment of staff to ensure data protection compliance, easier rights of access to data, and notification of data breaches to individuals. Organisations (both private and public) need to make sure that they are ready before the new law comes into effect in May 2018.

The session will be delivered by the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority (GRA) and will include a presentation and Q&A.

INT’L DANCE FESTIVAL 2017 CALL FOR ENTRIES NOW OPEN

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ow in its 16th year, M.O. Productions is inviting entries for participation at the annual Gibraltar International Dance Festival. The Festival shall take place at the John Mackintosh Hall Theatre between 15th and 17th February 2018.

The event is affiliated to the British Federation of Festivals and the Gibraltar National Dance Organisation. It is an event open for individuals, groups and academies with the opportunity of performing in various dance categories and styles. The competition is open to everyone, with interest already received by the organisers from various international countries.

Prizes include:

2017 winners, Minister Linares, Seamus Byrne & Jodie Clark

M.O. Productions Bursary Award - £600 and trophy

M.O. Productions Sussex Award - Flight and accommodation to participate at the 2019 Sussex Festival of Song and Dance, in Brighton

Best Female Dancer of the Festival - £200 and trophy

Best Choreographer - £100 and trophy

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Most Promising Infant - £100 and trophy Entry forms and conditions available from:

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On Pointe Dance School at Casemates Square

Closing date for entries is Thursday 21st December.

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CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION 2017

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overnor Davis and Mrs Davis, in association with the Department of Education, announced the 2017 official Christmas card design competition for school children in Gibraltar.

The deadline for submission is 9am on Friday 17th November.

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All entries will be judged by a panel of judges in terms of the degree to which the card meets three criteria: a representation of the spirit and events of a Gibraltarian Christmas; visual and emotional impact; and design originality.

The winner will receive an iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi 128GB, kindly donated by Newton Systems Ltd. The winner along with runners-up will also be invited to lunch with the governor and Mrs Davis at The Convent.

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Open to all schools in Gibraltar for Years 4 to 7 pupils.

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The card can be landscape or portrait in orientation.

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There should be no writing on the card.

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Designs must be done by hand.

Computer programmes should not be used to create the final picture.

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GIBRALTAR WINS BID FOR 2018 EUROPEAN BACKGAMMON CHAMPIONSHIP

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he Minister for Culture, the Media, Youth & Sport, Steven Linares, has congratulated the Gibraltar Backgammon Association in their successful bid to host the 2018 European Backgammon Championship. This was decided at the annual general meeting of the European Backgammon Federation held last month in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the 2017 European Championship at which Gibraltar was participating.

Gibraltar’s bid was backed unanimously by all countries attending the AGM. This is a measure of the esteem in which Gibraltar is already held internationally as a result of the hugely successful Gibraltar Backgammon Competition held in February each year.

This year’s European Championship saw Gibraltar playing against the UK, Sweden, Iceland, Turkey, Belgium and last year’s champions, Denmark. Gibraltar’s performance was creditable with two wins

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out of four matches against the UK and Sweden. Particularly noteworthy was the performance of John Neish who won three out of his four matches beating two world class players, including a former world champion, in the process.

Gibraltar’s success in its bid to host the 2018 European Backgammon Championship means that Gibraltar will host two big international backgammon events next year bringing a great number of players and their families to Gibraltar.

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hello there

Cristi Ungureanu, 20 Bartender/Marketing Consultant Bistro Point, Gibraltar

Campbell Reed, 24 General Manager at Supernatural WTC

My love-hate relationship is with squats. I’m a lazy guy with long legs that make up around 70% of my body. Squatting, is a pain, however, that being said it’s a great exercise and I love them as much as I hate them to prevent my legs from looking like sticks.

I find cardio the most difficult exercise to commit to because once you’re doing it, it feels like it’s never going to end. As much as I know I should be doing it and despite telling myself “I WILL do it today”, I always end up finding any excuse in my mind to “ahh, just skip cardio”.

THE WORST

Eric Scott over 21 Deputy Manager Ocean Health Club

Alejandro Rios, 27 Personal Trainer at Ocean Health Club

My 15-minute Tabata warm up is the worst thing …ever. I hate it because it’s difficult and it hurts - 20 seconds of burpees/planks/ mountain climbs and ten seconds rest, for 15 minutes, is not fun.

I have very little free time so doing this particular warm up gets my heart rate raised and gets the job done. I do this before every workout.

I love everything which involves being active and good food (REAL food!). Personally, I enjoy Functional Training and HIIT (High Intensity Interval training), anything except burpee! I hate burpees.

Just because they are horrible and I’ve not yet found a person that likes them.

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Silvia Lopez, 33 Assistant Manager at Supernatural WTC

Rosie Rockett, 23 Waitress at Bistro Point, Gibraltar

The exercise I hate the most is running because every time I try, it feels like it’s killing me, very slowly! Some people make it look so easy and I wish I was able to run too. Maybe though it is partly my fault because I don’t keep trying to improve my stamina. I have good intentions but the aches and pains usually win.

Jogging is my Achilles’ heel! To be honest, I do love it but at the same time, it’s the one I loathe the most as I don’t find it easy.

I’m constantly trying to improve my stamina by employing all the tried and tested techniques, including running from lamppost to lamppost, but I do still struggle with breathing. I envy those who can run with ease as I would love to do a marathon!

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Shaista McFarlane, 38 Hair Stylist/ Beauty Therapist/ Salon Owner of Sasha Beauty Works

Marian Alami-Mercer, a touch over 25!

Photographer at MAZ Photography & owner of Rock the Booth

Honestly, I hate walking to work because walking to work makes me so tired. I much prefer to drive to work, which I did when I lived in the UK. For me, the time it takes to get from A to B, just means I end up exhausted before my active day has started. Don’t get me wrong, I like to work out and I’m quite happy to exercise but certainly not before work.

Oh this is such an easy question to answer! I really don’t like burpees at the fitness classes I attend. Unfortunately, my instructor loves them and after five years of going, I still refuse to do them! Whoever invented burpees should be shot, there’s just too much jumping. (Med Steps are not for me either!)

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GIBRALTAR IS INT’L UK The future is Brexit

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expansion or even initial market entry t is some time since I dedicated a colwe don’t yet know but our departure from umn to Brexit but I am, it seems, firmly the bloc is more or less set in stone. into the UK as a result of the continuing in the minority. The UK press in particuncertainty. ular can’t get enough of the It is no secret that I was part of subject and we are bombarded There is Both Malta and Cyprus have seen an upthe overwhelming 96% majorwith a daily dose of related surge in interest in their respective jurisdicity who voted in Gibraltar to growing hope stories, both good and bad, ‘remain’. I regret the result but tions both from UK companies seeking to that talks may depending on their respective retain an EU base post-2019 and also from am certainly not a “remoaner”. be extended to political leanings. firms based in third countries that are keen Indeed, I am becoming progresinclude the UK to operate via an English speaking country sively more optimistic about the government’s in the EU. But there is an area that, in my At the end of the latest round opportunities that will doubtless new goal of of negotiations, the Europepresent themselves. So this is view, has not yet been fully exploited. a two-year an Union’s Chief Negotiator not another ‘Project Fear’ Hence the title chosen for this transition deal... piece; on the contrary. month’s article.

Michel Barnier and his UK Britain counterpart David Davis hailed remains the progress and there is growConsider this; Britain’s deparIt concerns me that we are befifth largest ing hope that talks may be extended to coming used to scare stories about economy in the ture from the 28-country bloc include the UK government’s new goal of businesses leaving Britain although will undoubtedly cause issues world – after a two-year transition deal — effectively de- it is undoubtedly the case that in the UK in respect of our the US, China, relationship with the remaining laying the full effects of Brexit until 2021. some are leaving. In particular, a Japan and 27 EU countries. But what number of banks are transferring Germany... about European companies, However, we must work on the basis that teams to existing or indeed brand at the end of March 2019, the UK – and new operations across Europe. And and indeed those from further afield, that will suddenly be cut off from by extension Gibraltar too – will no longer there must be foreign firms out there who the highly lucrative UK market. Britain be part of the EU. Sure, there are things have taken the decision to cancel planned GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2017

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business of Gibraltar has stressed time and time again the importance of the UK to Gibraltar business. Financial services – insurance being one standout example – are key to the ongoing relationship between the Rock and Britain and this is set to continue. In my own firm’s case, we are strengthening our links on a daily basis and there is more to be done. But how?

David Davis, UK and Michel Barnier, EU

remains the fifth largest economy in the world – after the US, China, Japan and Germany – and is still therefore a hugely attractive prize as a market. Who would not want to deal with Britain?

This is one example of what I hope will be a huge influx of foreign firms seeking to exploit the British market...

A recent example of an international company committing to the UK (in my view because of, not despite, Brexit) is WizzAir. The largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, it has recently established its first UK base at Luton. I am not aware

of Wizz’s financial arrangements (and if I were, I certainly couldn’t write about them!) but, in my view, this is one example of what I hope will be a huge influx of foreign firms seeking to exploit the British market, be they airline passengers or indeed, consumers of any other product or service.

But the good news should not end there. Enter Gibraltar.

Since the UK referendum in June last year, the government

Those of us working in international financial services tend not to use the “offshore” word so much these days. In my view, that’s a shame because we all know what we mean by the term. Unfortunately, the reality is that a series of scandals has rendered the very word virtually unusable in a polite company. In time, I imagine that when one says “I work offshore”, we would expect to be discussing life on an oil rig rather than life in a gleaming bank edifice shimmering amongst the palm trees in some far away paradise.

These days then, I prefer to use the word ‘international’ and, in the context of Gibraltar’s post-Brexit relationship with Britain, how about ‘International UK Services’? I have written many times preIn time, I viously about the advantages imagine that of using Gibraltar companies when one says “I but now is maybe the time to work offshore”, we place more emphasis on a UK context. To this end, let’s conwould expect to be discussing life sider a hypothetical situation.

on an oil rig...

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corporation tax, just 10%, and is blissfully its competitors in the Channel Islands or free from many other complex taxes that Switzerland. There are generous residency are commonly regarded as hurdles to busischemes available here and, of course, the ness growth in the UK. In Gibraltar, there is lifestyle is difficult to match. no capital gains tax, wealth tax, sales tax or value added tax.

For international firms conThere are sidering their future plans in more than Other corporate services can be sufficient lawyers the UK, the message is simple. provided here including the full Embrace Brexit because it is on the Rock range of company risk mangoing to happen. Think of Gito satisfy any agement – such as insurance braltar as ‘International UK’, set corporate legal cover for company directors and up your headquarters here and requirements officers. Banking and accountthen ‘passport’ your goods and that may arise.

Gibraltar offers some obvious advantages. ing can be managed locally and services into Britain. It makes A holding company structure could be there are more than sufficient sense and we have all the reestablished here and a range of different lawyers on the Rock to satisfy any corposources anyone might need right here. rate legal requirements that may arise. relationships could then be established with the underlying trading company in The future is Brexit. Despite everything, Britain. Gibraltar companies are flexible, But the benefits go further. With careful I am now convinced that the future in easy to incorporate and, given the right ad- planning, it is possible to arrange for the Gibraltar is bright indeed. vice, adaptable as needs ownership of the Gibraltar compaof shareholders change. ny itself to be held in Gibraltar. Last Gibraltar also month, I discussed ‘foundations’, offers a low rate The executives could which is an exciting new product that of corporation even base themselves tax, just 10%, and local practitioners can offer to clients here in Gibraltar (subject from civil law jurisdictions who are Ian Le Breton is blissfully free to complying with our neither familiar nor comfortable with Corporate Services from many other the ‘trust’ concept. residency rules, naturalDirector, complex taxes... ly). There is no withholdSovereign ing tax between the UK Whilst Gibraltar is not considered to +350 200 76173 and Gibraltar, nor when remitting funds be a particularly low cost jurisdiction, it is ilebreton@ from here to ultimate parent companies certainly much more affordable in terms SovereignGroup.com abroad. Gibraltar also offers a low rate of of staff and accommodation costs than Company X provides goods and services to the UK. It is based far away in ‘Somewhere-Land’. The owners are about to send a few of their nationals to the UK to set up and run the business for a few years before their British hires are ready to take over. The foreign owners are much enamoured of the British system in general, but are not so keen on retaining all their profits in the UK nor dealing with all the red tape they have heard about – not to mention the British weather.

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finance words | Lynette Chaudhary CTA International Tax and Research Director STM Fiscalis Ltd

INDIVIDUAL TAX RETURNS Remember, remember the 30th November!

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fter the spectacle and sparkle of Guy Fawkes, another date worthy of illumination is 30th November because this is the annual filing and payment deadline for Gibraltar individual tax returns!

This filing responsibility applies regardless of the individual’s country of residency.

The key determining factor is whether there is any ‘assessable income’. For all individuals this includes Gibraltar source assessable income (e.g. Gibraltar employment income, Gibraltar self-emAll By this date, tax returns (and individuals ployed trade income or Gibraltar rental any due payments) are required in receipt of profits). Therefore frontier workers to be submitted by individuassessable and overseas landlords of Gibraltar rental property are required to file a als, to report any assessable income are tax return and this income may also income for the tax year from 1st required to need to be reported in their country of July 2016 to 30th June 2017. file a tax residency. For those resident in Gibralreturn. tar, assessable income is extended to Who needs to file? include certain types of foreign income (e.g. overseas employment) and this All individuals in receipt of assessable income are required to file a tax return. For income may also need to be reported in the This filing employees this remains the case even if all source country. Where their tax is paid through the PAYE system. responsibility tax reporting is required This is a change for employees who may applies in more than one counhave previously worked in the UK, where regardless of try, relief from double many employees are not required to file the country of taxation of the income UK tax returns if they pay all their tax residency. may be available. through PAYE and have no other income.

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Types of Gibraltar Tax Return •

IT1P to be completed by employees and High Executives Possessing Specialist Skills (HEPSS).

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IT1S to be completed by self-employed individuals. This includes landlords of Gibraltar rental property (where they do not have other income liable to PAYE).

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IT1C to be completed by Category 2 residents. This is a residency regime for High Net Worth Individuals.

If a tax return has not been received in the post, it can be downloaded from the Government’s website: www.gibraltar.gov.gi/new/ downloads-ito.

Personal Income Tax Systems In addition to reporting assessable income, the tax return provides the basis for claiming allowances and deductions.

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finance year (due to an income reduction), there The availability of these allowances and are provisions which enable the taxpayer deductions is determined by the operation to claim to reduce the POAs. of two personal income tax systems. Taxpayers can A late filing opt to be taxed under the penalty of £50 For employees who pay all their tax Gross Income Based System is imposed for through the PAYE system, POAs (GIBS) or the Allowance will not apply. If there has been any a tax return Based System (ABS). Spousunderpayment of PAYE, a balancing reaching the es may elect either system payment will be required once the Income Tax but restrictions apply to tax assessment for the year has been Office after the issued by the Income Tax Office. If allowances and deductions deadline date. there has been any overpayment, a where one spouse elects GIBS and the other ABS. repayment should be issued.

HEPSS residents are taxed under GIBS. Category 2 residents are taxed under Payment can be made in person at the ABS. Different tax rates apply for each Income Tax Office. Cheques must be system. Further details of each system can made payable to the ‘Government General be found at http://info.stmgroupplc.com/ Account’. Payment by bank transfer is the stm-fiscalis-gibraltar-tax-rates-2017-2018. preferred option for many.

Other penalties can apply. For example, for fraudulently, recklessly or negligently delivering an incorrect tax return. If a tax return is not submitted, the Income Tax Office can make an estimated assessment to instigate the process of collecting the tax and penalties due.

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Tax Payments

Late Filing and Late Payment of Tax

Gibraltar operates a Payment On Account (POA) system. POAs are based on a taxpayer’s tax liability for the previous tax year. Two POAs are due to be made by individuals each year. The first by 31st January and the second by 30th June, with any balancing payment (if required) by 30th November.

A late filing penalty of £50 is imposed for a tax return reaching the Income Tax Office It is after the deadline preferable by date. Further penalfar to ensure to ties are imposed of act in good time £300/£500 if the tax and not leave return is still not filed matters until within three months/ the deadline. six months.

If the tax liability due for the year is expected to be less than that of the previous

A late payment surcharge of 10% of the unpaid tax is imposed on the day following the payment due date. A further 20% surcharge is imposed if the tax and surcharge is not paid within 90 days from the due date. Therefore the cost of delaying payment even by one day can add 10% to your tax bill. It is preferable by far to ensure to act in good time and not leave matters until the deadline.

With increasing global measures for tax information exchange (e.g. Common Reporting Standard) and forthcoming UK measures requiring taxpayers to correct historic offshore tax non-compliance (i.e.

UK’s Requirement to Correct), now is certainly the time to ensure that tax reporting is correct and up to date in the taxpayer’s country of residency and source country of the income (if different). If in any doubt, advice should be sought.

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FLIGHT TO QUALITY Blockchain and mad scientists

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So, what is actually clear on each side of here is something surreal about In books and on film, all such science this debate? In respect of Blockchain itself, the current flood of Initial Coin fiction apocalyptic movies have an evil Offerings (ICO) coming onto the genius, a mad scientist or a multinational this is an irreversible evolutionary leap. The market. I recently spoke corporation as the villain. Maybe, growth of distributed ledger technology (DLT), which Blockchain has become shortat the World Blockchain Forum in reality, the end of mankind will The hand for, will change the way individuals in London where the side exhibegin with someone stood in a financial and corporations transact, allowing a direct bition rooms were packed with hall in a dingy part of Bethnal revolution firms pitching their own ideas Green, trying to persuade invesinterface without the need for intermecurrently for a blockchain. Some were tors to buy tokens for his great diaries. In the case of stock exchanges, occurring in clearing and settlement firms will become ingenious, some ideas seemed new blockchain idea. We live in cyber space is interesting times. historic relics as DLT will replace them, a bit optimistic and some were massively reducing transaction costs. downright scary. One pitch being only just being recognised.

Smart contracts, which automatically commade to investors was for the The financial revolution currently blockchain technology of an ICO plete on the occurrence of occurring in cyber space is certain predetermined events, that intended to create a mass of Artificial only just being recognised. However, Countries Intelligence (AI) nodes, all of which were an increasing number of individuare deeply split will add certainty to transactions, including the transfer of going to talk to and learn from each other als and institutions have seen its with some, legal title. The use of DLT, like and possibly spawn new nodes. For those advantages and threats. Countries such as China the internet itself, will only be of you who remember the Terminator are deeply split with some, such as and South movies and the switching on of Skynet, limited by the imagination of China and South Korea, banning the concept was eerily familiar. AI talking ICOs whilst others, such as Gibraltar, Korea, banning its users.

ICOs... to other AI, sharing ideas, learning, making the Isle of Man, Switzerland and plans, and spawning (a word never used in The extent to which crypSingapore, embracing its potential. a positive way in science fiction) – all hapStill more are in a state of uncertainty, tocurrencies will supplant existing fiat is pening without any human intervention. unsure of which direction to go. less clear. Whilst Bitcoin and Ether have

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business blossomed and made their original purFurthermore, some ICOs choose to proscale and timing is unclear but it will hapchasers much wealthier (at least on paper), duce more detailed White Papers, providpen, probably in months, rather than years the sheer number of new cryptocurrencies ing potential participants with far more away. This correction will remove some being launched makes the success of all comprehensive information on which to players and cause consolidation amongst of them impossible. Similarly, many of base their decision. others. Some tokens will prove to be the new ICOs launched to raise worthless. Some cryptocurrencies will see money for blockchain developsignificant falls in value, possibly never to The sheer A number of countries, such ment now issue tokens, valuable fully recover. This is simply part of a natural as Gibraltar, are well advanced number of new only if the blockchain to which cycle. The resulting industry will be stronger in the introduction of a suitcryptocurrencies they are linked is both created and better structured. able regulatory regime.

Here, being launched and finds a demand for its use. a partnership of government, makes the success They are magic beans dependent industry and regulator has There will also be fraud (including Ponzi of all of them on the emergence of the bean focused on the prevention of schemes), some of it on a significant scale. impossible. stalk to have long term value. fraud, theft and money launThe methods of deterrence and detection dering by bringing in a regime, are currently too nascent to stop this.

The detractors point to these risks, togeth- due to go live in January 2018. The reason Money laundering does and will occur, as it er with the lack of regulation and resultant for this choice of differentiation is clear. As does in everything, but preventative tools possibility of fraud as well as money launhappened with the gaming community in will be found to restrict it. dering, as a cause for caution or avoidance. Gibraltar, (80% of all online bets in the UK Some opponents are driven by genuine use a Gibraltar licensed gaming compaFor those choosing to participate at this concern, others by self-interest. Without ny), many firms come to time, there is, therefore, a level of doubt, cryptocurrencies, immune to najurisdictions which provide a risk that some may find too high for Money tional borders and their supply not subject demonstrable level of conlaundering does their appetite. Others may choose to to control by central banks, represent a po- sumer protection – legal and participate and ride the storm, beand will occur, tential massive disruption to the way govregulatory certainty being lieving that some of their choices will as it does in ernments can exercise monetary control vital in this current setting of produce a level of return that will sigeverything, but nificantly exceed any losses. If nothing over their country. What use are exchange global uncertainty. preventative controls when your currency is simply else, it will be an exciting journey. tools will be being bypassed? The new challenges will In Gibraltar, the stock exfound... require new tools for managing economies. change has been one of the The current DLT revolution is upon No wonder there is nervousness. leaders in DLT development, us. It will probably result in the biggest recently announcing the creation of a change in the way we operate our businessYet, the genie is out of the lamp. However, ‘Blockchain Innovation Centre’ specifically es and possibly our personal lives since the one of the most interesting features in this set up as part of its new eco system – ultiinternet. Just as Google, Facebook, Amazon, new world is the growth of self-regulation mately to help ICOs become IPOs. PayPal and eBay (and some would say, Uber) and the desire, from the sector, for effechave changed our lives and made fortunes tive supervision. In respect of self-reguAs well as the inevitability of DLT as a for some, so the new, as yet unknown, DLTs lation, news and ICO rating sites, along significant, and mainly positive, disrupter of will do the same. It is the free market at its with chat rooms and a plethora of other purest. Welcome it, but remember, for every current business methodology, there will social media tools help review and warn Google there is an Ask Jeeves, for every be other stages in its growth. The current investors against scams. Currently, they are flood of ICOs and new cryptocurrencies Facebook there is a Bebo. Time will tell if primitive but these are early days. you have participated in VHS or Betamax. will be checked by a market correction. Its

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SPORTS-TECH INNOVATION What to expect in 2018

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(according to Forbes), each of the next few he world of sport is continually year, here are the five key sports-tech changing over the years, and the trends to be aware of heading into 2018: years will see huge growth. use of technology is just one of those areas that has made an Wearable tech diversifies More connected stadiums impact on many sports in the Fitness modern day. Technological A trend that has made an impact Again, something pioneered in 2017 and development is rapidly chang- tracking devices on 2017 but will see an explosion set to explode in 2018 is the connected ing almost every facet of the arena or smart stadium. The expectations in 2018 is the growth of wearable are already sports industry – from the of the sports fan have changed - no longer ubiquitous, but technology on the training ground way sports are played and the and in the world of personal fitness. are those in the stands satisfied with a pint next year will equipment players use, to the Of course, fitness tracking devices and a pie at half time, stadiums will need see wearable way sports are governed, and, are already ubiquitous, but full connectivity and digitisation technology of course, the ways that we, next year will see wearable to provide an experience worth Stadiums diversify. spectators, watch and enjoy the growing ticket prices. technology diversify. will need full the on-field action. connectivity One potential new growth area is and digitisation The stadium of the future will Gibraltar has an opportunity to ride the performance enhancing wearsee fans ordering food to their to provide an wave of implementing the latest sports seats, being directed to the ables. Halo, a US startup, has experience technologies as it prepares to host the toilet with the shortest line, developed a pair of headphones worth the 2019 Island Games, invest in new sporting watching replays and keeping that claim to stimulate a part of growing ticket up with statistics in real-time, facilities as well as continue to develop the the wearer’s brain, improving perprices. local football league and other types of formance and making the wearer all through a mobile app. Data sports. more able to learn through repcollection in these stadiums will be a focus too, as teams look to manage etition. With the wearable tech market at As we draw near to the end of another crowd flow and stock items more intellarge set to be worth $34 billion by 2020 30

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business ligently. Some European soccer teams have built new stadiums from scratch, but digital renovations can be made to existing arenas with relative ease. As the necessity for full connectivity becomes clear and fans demand a better experience, expect 2018 to be the year that a wave of digital renovation projects are made a priority.

Such technological developments should be considered locally by the government and sporting bodies as part of their plans for upgrading the Victoria Stadium as well as for the new sports facilities planned at Europa Point and Lathbury Barracks.

Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) to see real world applications VR and AR has been making waves primar- Streaming to become smarter providers may be forced to change their ily in gaming and home entertainment. The models in the face of competition.

Some of the US and Europe’s most nascent technology is making high-profile broadcasters had seen Expect movements into the world of their viewing figures drop drastically The connected player 2018 to be sports, though, and will only over the past year. Having paid out become more diverse and the year that a Players of all kinds are facing a future in record fees for the rights to stream more present in the twelve which tech will increasingly monitor all wave of digital the likes of the Premier League, NBA months to come. In the USA, their moves. This will have a big impact on renovation or the NFL, broadcasters have found deals between the NBA, the how these players live, practice, prepare, projects their viewers courted by online-only NFL and VR companies have interact with fans and management, and are made a streaming services, both illegal and already been struck, with perform. Increasing data will be generatlegal. priority. the former working to offer ed and analysed to offer useful insights: fans one game a week in VR. from nutritional consumption and sleeping 2018 will see these over-the-top The NFL is, similarly, set to release match pattern to breathing, heart rate and pace services proliferate further, and traditional highlights for VR. The technology has the while participating. sports streaming services will have capacity to bring fans closer to the game; to become smarter to counter the it’s perfectly poised to take off.

Players of The sports industry has always growing threat from illegal streams been a front runner in innoall kinds are and social media sites. Providers Also interesting is how VR and AR could vation.

In a field where a split facing a future like iTunes, Netflix, Vimeo On influence athlete training. Some coachsecond could be the difference in which Demand and Amazon Instant ing teams are using technology from between remarkable success Video allow customers to pay for tech will companies like Beyond Sport and Strivr and a colossal failure, disruption individual pieces of content, and increasingly to virtually put their athletes into deciis constantly present. many are suggesting that sports monitor all sion-making situations as part of training. streaming go down a similar route, their moves.

With no sports organisation wanting to be Deeply rooted in the Gibraltar with packages specific to a user’s left behind by the competition, 2018 could ecosystem and oriented towards preferred team, for example, set be the year that VR makes a real impact on identifying cutting-edge technologies, Bento become available. The battle for viewers training. efit Business Solutions develops unique will only ramp up in 2018, and traditional methodologies to nurture local innovation, fuel entrepreneurship and assist global power-houses with matchmaking services in the sports industry and beyond.

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So is personality profiling for your organow great would it be to have a plications. Personality identification tests, isation and how can you use it at work? tool that could predict how your such as the well-known Myers-Briggs teams will work Type Indicator assessment, have been Employees can identify their personality together? Not around for more than 60 years; so types and, therefore, the best ways of New working together in the light of their differonly would it be cool, a perthere is certainly nothing new when it companies ences, or similarities. Having a behavioural sonality profiling tool may have jumped on comes to management tools. framework enables everyone to recognise have prevented the humilthe bandwagon iation caused by the betheir traits in relation to others and creates Recently, new companies have and offer apps haviour of the French team a common language. “There are two parts jumped on the bandwagon and and software to anybody’s work performance. One part during the 2010 world offer apps and software that provide that provide is maximal performance, described as ‘can cup: (www.theguardian. personality profiling, the majority of personality do’ behaviour. The other is typical com/football/2010/jun/20/ which are based on profiling... performance, described as ‘will france-raymond-domethe original work of Employees nech-nicolas-anelka). French do’ behaviour,” says Deniz Ones, Carl Jung’s research can identify their a professor of psychology at the revolt leaves Raymond Domenech high into personality traits. A personality types University of Minnesota. “What and dry. After the FFF sent home Nicolas 2014 survey of global HR and, therefore, personality predicts well is typical Anelka, Patrice Evra argues with coach and professionals by CEB, one players refuse to train with coach. of the largest providers of the best ways of performance.” online talent tests, indicated working together My favourite is the Myer Briggs Discovering how you react in certain situthat 62% of respondents in the light of used some sort of personal- their differences... Type Indicator (MBTI) because it ations and developing your self-awareness has been around for so long and is commendable and a ‘must have’ for anyity test for recruitment. 30% is probably one of the most widely one who manages people. Going one step indicated that personality further and predicting how others will reassessments would be used to identify used and most popular personality profiling high potential talent in the future. tools. Considering it is used in 70% of act in certain situations, has unlimited ap32

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the preferences, the more this will alleviate concerns.

Imagine when you speak to your work colleague you already know whether they prefer to have some notice that you would like to speak with them. You know they prefer you to be straight to the point. You may also appreciate that they like to take time to consider details before they make a decision and you have an idea of what type of information is going to be important to them. Going into a meeting armed with this kind of knowledge means you are able to be more persuasive and therefore you are likely to get the response you are looking for.

FTSE 100 companies and it is available in 27 languages, you gain an insight into how popular it is. I have been a certified trainer for more than ten years and I have noticed that in the late 2000s, companies used personality profiling to have some fun together because business was going great. This has changed and I find since the 2010/11, companies want to be more analytical and this is due, I believe, to the steady trend with the global financial situation, with companies expecting more return on investment. They still want events to be fun, but it’s more about what it means and how they can use it that is important.

Imagine you are putting together a team for a project and you require a variety of skills at different stages of the project.

Having an appreciation of the preferences of the individuals on your team will help you to decide team roles and timing.

Having an insight into your own Having preferences, especially in relation to a greater the impact the way you lead others understanding has and how you like to work, will of your work have a bearing on how successful the colleagues project will be which can result in the reduces conflict. competitive edge you are seeking in your business.

to explore the variations in preferences can provide a surprising insight into the differences between us, and why we at times, do not get along so well.

The real power of tests like MBTI is improving the way people work together. I’ve seen it used to make the workplace more comfortable for people and I’ve seen it improve teams and office environments, and help people get over obstacles in communication. Having a greater understanding of your work colleagues reduces conflict.

The MBTI begins by asking people to com- There can be concerns over personalipete a questionnaire. The questionnaire is ty profiling by those taking part. Some a forced preference based questionnaire may feel uncomfortable about the idea and asks similar questions to determine a of someone knowing their profile. I have strong or weak preference. The result of been asked if I might be able to find out the questionnaire is a four something from a discussion that letter code that provides an the individual does not want known.

Having a indication of an individual’s Usually, the one to one discussion is behavioural preferences on four scales: all about how they have reacted to framework introversion or extroversion, every day events, or I provide anecenables gathering important informadotes from past MBTI sessions, while everyone to tion, decisions making and a maintaining confidentiality, of course. recognise their I am not telling people anything they preference for an orderly or traits... a flexible lifestyle. This is foldon’t already know, we are just using lowed up usually with a one a framework to help identify traits. to one meeting to analyse and understand Another concern is that they may be pithe results. Alternatively, a group session geon-holed and the more understanding of GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2017

If personality profiling is something you would like to know more about then please reach out to me at www.thehrdept.gi. As far as I am aware, I may be the only certified trainer based in Gibraltar and I always enjoy sharing the MBTI with people as part of their personal development.

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SELLING YOUR HOUSE Property marketing in Gibraltar

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tional advertising methods and along the often get asked by my clients about the to produce some very interesting leads, best way in which to sell their houses plus adverts in the UK, in either major coast, this, by far, what works best. Norin Gibraltar or even further newspapers or magazines, used to mally, either the homeowner or the estate away across the border and bring some clients along. Sadly, this agent will pay a nominal fee to the website Long gone and in exchange, they advertise and get along the coast. The answer does not work as well as before and are those across a huge number of clients who often is quite simple and it applies some major papers do not even have great days to most places in which we look at the website before they decide to in which one a section to advertise property. On intend to sell a property. the other hand, a well-designed and work out a shortlist of preferred properties would use the very well-placed “For Sale” sign with to purchase. traditional your telephone and email is most There are two main ways to methods important, and even today, with all There are two important factors to conget a house sold in Gibraltar to sell their the modern technology, and sometimes a combination sider when it comes to deciding properties.

A wellit still works rather well. of both may also produce whether you should do the marEstate agents still use them some interesting and positive designed and keting of your house yourself or widely and, as I always say, if the give it to one, or several, estate results. You may try and do the job directly very wellagents to do the selling job for on your own given that Gibraltar has a very professionals do it then just copy placed “For them. People still go about lookyou. These are namely cost and high demand for fairly priced property and Sale” sign ing for property and more often it may be easier and considerably faster time. Gibraltar Estate agents can with your than not, if priced correctly, your than selling in different areas across the be highly professional and very telephone and cost effective. Compared to Spain property will sell. border including Spain and Portugal. If this email is most or Portugal, commission fees in is the case, let me assure you it is not as important...

Gibraltar are much lower and easy as one would think. Long gone are A much newer option is the sotherefore this could justify making those great days in which one would use cial media and specialized webthe traditional methods to sell their propsites. These have, to an important extend, an arrangement with estate agents to get erties. Small adverts in the local press used replaced the small adverts and other tradithe marketing of our house done. Estate 34

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Another point to consider is whether to of these websites have it all figured out.

They can be viewed by a fellow profesuse one or several estate agents. The sional agent anywhere and answer is not easy but in normal sent straight away to the final circumstances, I advise my clients There are to use more than one agent. Across some fabulous prospect just with the client’s agent’s details and never disthe border, the case is quite similar websites closing the exclusive realtors but it is often best to have a major, which can name. It is a very modern marwell-established estate agent hanagents in Gibraltar can not only find the only be keting tool of great value to dle the marketing of your house on right client for you but also help finding reached by professionals. mortgage finance via a bank or building so- an exclusive or quasi-exclusive basis professional ciety, should the buyer request this service, in exchange for a massive sales members... campaign for you and some form of Gibraltar, as mentioned in and provide lawyers to help with the legal commitment on the agent’s my former articles, has a very side of a purchase, plus they side to get the deal sealed and healthy property market where several can hold deposits on the buyers Compared signed within an agreed period markets get involved. The local market behalf. Furthermore, if the buyer to Spain or of time. In this respect there are looking for housing, the foreign market intends to purchase and eventuPortugal, some fabulous websites which can which still comes to an important degree ally rent out to generate income, commission only be reached by professionfrom mainland UK, the investors market the estate agent can organize fees in al members and once an agent looking for good rental income and to make that for the customer. In other Gibraltar are places a property, it reaches huna future profit out of their investment, words, estate agents can often much lower... dreds of agents across the Iberian and last but by no means least, the nongive the customer a wide selecPeninsula and EU countries. This EU residents who decide to relocate and tion of precious services which secures a fairly quick sale if your therefore look for housing for their own can be of great help and most importantly, property is priced at the right level. Some personal use and to meet their relocation save you a lot of time. and residency criteria. All these markets in one make demand substantially stronger than supply and keep the market moving; sometimes faster, sometimes slower, as anywhere else, but always active.

Jorge v.Rein Parlade MBA Business Consultant Tel: +350 54045282 Email: jorgeparlade@ icloud.com

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the time, she got the job and was writing aby Chiappe, 53, is a screen working in fringe theatre. She was part of her second commissioned script when she writer and the daughter of Wila women’s theatre company called Trouble unexpectedly went into labour. Rhys was liam and Mary Chiappe. She was and Strife (cockney slang for wife), together born (a little earlier than planned!) in 1997. born on the Rock, but the family they wrote two plays; Now and at the Hour moved to England when of Death and Next to You I lie.

Gaby was three. They lived in Having realised that script writing was Gaby was Brighton; Gaby went to Carthe culmination of all that interested her At the end of the decade, she deanxious not dinal Newman comprehensive to let the door cided although she was enjoying the during her decade after Cambridge, Gaby school where her mother was was anxious not to let the door shut on bits and pieces that she was doing, it shut on the a teacher. Mary taught her the opportunity she’d been given. Her own was not a career. Fate intervened. A opportunity A-level English and so it beparents were living in Spain, but her move to Leeds with her she’d been The industry came Mrs Chiappe at school parents-in-law came to the rescue. husband Dominic Gray given. and Mum at home. She went They arrived to stay and took the (an undergraduate at is relatively up to New Hall, Cambridge to baby out for lengthy walks morning Cambridge at the same small so script read Archaeology but after a year, transand afternoon enabling Gaby to time as her) coincided with editors know ferred to English Literature. She did as write another three scripts for Fama lucky break – through a many producers much acting as possible during her three ily Affairs during the course of the friend who was connected and other script years at university and when she came year. After this, sufficient work was with the TV show Family editors thus the commissioned to keep her more down, she felt the urge to continue. For Affairs, she was given the word gets round than busy. Following Rhys, Bryn the next decade, she had a succession of chance to write a ‘trial script’ that so and so different jobs such as teaching English as was born in 2000 (as shown by the for the programme. This, in writes well... a foreign language, selling vintage clothes two Christian names, their father is essence, is the chance for the in Kensington market, reviewing plays, a Welshman). writer to write an episode of reading scripts and doing bits of journalism the show; if acceptable then a commission in order to earn enough to survive whilst will follow. Pregnant with her first child at For the first few years of her career, Gaby GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2017

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life For a soap such as Eastenders, the writer is there wasn’t too big a difference between given the story line as episodes are plotted writing scripts for television and film. TV is months in advance. It is then their job to in essence a visual medium whilst in film, structure the outline and make the script has to leave space for the it a good and satisfying story. director to weave their magic. The Gaby very much enjoyed biggest difference is the way in which the story line moves and is strucIn a long running serial such her time on as Casualty, there is a different Casualty and tured – film is a larger canvas with a potentially bigger time span and balance. Stories involving the particularly different rhythms. “regulars” (characters who enjoyed are seen every week) will working with When a book is being adapted for be planned months ahead the medical by the story lining departfilm then the main objective is to advisors... ment. But the script writer keep its spirit. If each page is used has to originate and write the then the film would last something story lines for characters who only appear like fifty hours. The essential story has to in one episode (“guest characters”). Gaby be told whilst leaving out a considerable very much enjoyed her time on Casualty amount. The writer has to decide what to and particularly enjoyed working with the retain and what to reject and it takes many Lissa Evans, Amanda Posey, Bill Nighy & Gaby Chiappe medical advisors on the programme. drafts to achieve the objective. In the case of dialogue, the objective is to write as little as possible. There are few lines on In other shows like Lark Rise to Candledid not have an agent but then a friend a page of script whist a conversation in a recommended Christine Glover and she re- ford, the writer inherits the regular charnovel might take several pages. The basic acters, will know them intimately and mains her agent to this day. difference is that a novel provides access has to come up with a story for that For a to the character’s thoughts and imaginaepisode which has to be approved by Once a writer has an agent, soap such tion whilst a film has to do this in a totally the producer. work comes from two direcas Eastenders, different way. The film shows whether tions; through the agent and the writer the actor is distressed, happy or showing These shows are all originated by their many contacts in the is given the any other emotion. The writer has to find someone else. The other option for business - and through the story line as a way of getting access to the characters originality is when the writer comes script editors a writer has episodes are without having them say directly what they up with the idea and creates the show worked with. The industry is plotted months themselves. This happened with The are thinking. relatively small so script edin advance.

Level which Gaby co-created and itors know many producers wrote with her friend, Alex Perrin. She The writer usually does not know who the and other script editors thus actors will be in a film. This might lead to readily admits that it takes considerable the word gets round that so and so writes some small changes in a script. The writer time to write for so many disparate shows. well, and also meets their deadlines. Script might have envisaged a small, thin actor editors also move to other productions say but the producer might have signed a tall, Gaby started working on her first screenfrom Casualty to Eastenders and a good fat star. The script has to be written to a play (an adaptation of Lissa Evans’ novel relationship might result in a commission certain point so that it is attractive for a Their Finest Hour and a Half) when her for an episode in the new series. eldest son, Rhys, started secondary school. director to want to direct it. The writer The film was shot when he was in the sixth will then work with him and there will be Gaby talked about the different kinds of changes which will alter the script to make form, which gives you some idea how long input required by the different types of it compatible to the director’s vision of the film development can take. Gaby found programme she has worked on.

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life film. Another cause for change is when the scene is set outside and then on the day of shooting, it rains – in which case filming might have to move inside and the scene tweaked accordingly.

The experienced script writer knows that page of A4 script roughly equals a minute of screen time and it is easy to keep track of the page count. What’s harder is to make sure that the story spans the distance in a satisfying way so that everything is moving forward but nothing is rushed and the story can widen and deepen as it goes.

Writers in the main are reclusive and do not seek publicity. How many film goers stay behind to read the list of credits and for that matter how many know the names of the script writers of their favourite films and television programmes? How many realise that different writers write different episodes of the programme? In the same vein, how many viewers know the name of the director of photography?

When a show is in production, the timing works backwards from the start to shooting and there is little wriggle room. Gaby confesses to being a slow writer and so has to work all hours to stick to the strict deadlines.

Gaby concludes with these observations: “Broadly speaking, I’d say the deadlines in film are less punishing; mainly because it is in development for so long and by the time you’re shooting it, it’s written. In television, you’re often writing to production deadlines that are tight from the start. Hitting the deadlines has always been a challenge, but it was the one-offs that were really hard to handle as these would involve going down to London meaning an awful lot of planning, especially when the children were young. Most people know that I live in Leeds but nevertheless, they expect you to be available as most of the industry is in London. The assumption is that you’re local and available for urgent meetings.

However, being a screen writer does in the main mean that you can do your work whenever you want.”

She readily admits that it takes considerable time to write for so many disparate shows.

With her husband Dominic Gray at the Scottish BAFTAs last year

2003-2005 Born and Bred BBC1, 4 episodes, series 3 and 4 2005-2007 Casualty BBC1, 4 episodes 2007-2009 Survivors BBC1, 2 episodes series 1-2

2016 The Level Hillybilly TV/ITV, Original 6-part series co-written with Alex Perrin.

Films

2012-2013 The Paradise BBC1, 1 episode series 1 & 2 episodes series 2

2016 Their Finest Adaptation of novel

by Lissa Evans. This is directed by the Lone Scherfig, the Danish director who also directed The Riot “Being a Club and An Education. Gaby did have a small part in the film and screen writer her two boys were extras in the does in the tube station scene. main mean

2013-2015 Shetland BBC1, 2 episodes series 1 & 3 episodes series 3 - Winner TV Drama award – British Academy Scotland awards 2016

Gaby is presently adapting Dark Matter, a novel by Michelle Paver for Wildgaze/ BBC films.

2007-2009 Lark Rise to Candleford BBC1, 6 episodes series 1-2-3 2011-2012 Vera ITVStudios/ITV, 1 episode series 2 & 1 episode series 3

that you can do your work whenever you want.”

This summary shows how much has been achieved during the past twenty years: 1997-2002 Family Affairs Talkback Thames 5, 45 episodes 2000-2003 Doctors BBC1, 7 episodes over series 1-5 2002-2004 Eastenders BBC1, 9 episodes 2002-2005 Holby City BBC1, 4 episodes including a Holby City/Casualty Christmas special.

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FEMALE REVOLUTION Girls in Tech Gibraltar is shifting the female techie stigma

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in 2007 with the intention of creating a ibraltar’s reputation as a prospec- so much opportunity to travel and work in tive technology hub is rapidly different tech hubs around the world. The worldwide community of female techies, strengthening and the underGibraltar branch of the global initiative has and offering them a place to communicate standing that it presents a unique a very specific events-led philosophy, and and drive innovation. Its secondary aim was to open the tech sphere to women and high quality offering in the since its inception earlier this year, Initiatives everywhere and trigger the understandfintech and gaming sectors is has seen a huge amount of interest certainly “getting out there”. from within the community. “When ing that a career in tech is wholly feasible like Girls in The government’s “full steamTech Gibraltar I moved to Gibraltar five years ago, I for anyone. Understandably, a number ahead” approach to promoting realised there wasn’t so many womof Gibraltar and Marbella based online are further gambling companies have jumped at the Gibraltar’s forthcoming blockstrengthening en working in the IT offices within opportunity to support the chain regulation has resulted in the companies here. Also there the Rock’s It’s a local initiative. “The first immense interest from crypto wasn’t many tech events going position as and blockchain-focused starton,” founder of the Gibraltar breeding ground company we started talking a keen tech ups, many of which are packing Girls in Tech branch, Cristina to was Playtech. They defor creativity, innovator... cided to become a grasstheir bags and heading to the Turbatu reveals. Cristina has collaboration, sunny shores of our peninsula. a rich background in software roots sponsor for us as they growth and saw value in what we could development. Having worked within development execute, because we didn’t the remote gambling industry for five Initiatives like Girls in Tech Gibraltar are furand offers years, she has stints at BetVictor, have a track record at that ther strengthening the Rock’s position as so much Odobo and Playtech under her belt. point. They also believed in a keen tech innovator that is consciously opportunity to addressing the various biasboosting its capable workforce, with a partravel... es when it comes to gender ticular focus on driving more females into Spreading the message equality,” co-founder Peter the technology industry. And why not? It’s Mares divulges. Reflecting on his time a breeding ground for creativity, collaboraThe wider Girls in Tech movement is a at former gaming start-up, Odobo, Peter tion, growth and development and offers global non-profit entity that was founded GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2017

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of teaching 24 novices the complex coding warmly welcomes any males that are interskills. “Most of [the participants] came in ested in expanding their reach into tech. “I’ve been following the Girls in without any experience in coding tech“They also nology so we started from how coding Tech initiative and I really liked their A platinum sponsorship of the believed in actually works. They were able, in two approach to increasing the diversity movement has been snapped addressing the days, to not only build a backend system in companies while also promoting up by Marbella-based Gaming various biases application in Python, but also deploy it technology and innovation.

I really Innovation Group, which when it comes liked that they were very inclusive on a global repository, and be able to push drives its own female-forward to gender their information online on the servers and and didn’t exclude men from the recruitment process and is equality.” organisation. Our events are open to the building the front-end of the website aggressively pursuing its own applying different styles and also working everyone. The focus and the target gender equality strategy. a bit with the databases so that they can is for women to approach some of the “Because gaming is a very dynamic field of challenges we face in the industry,” Cristina read their online website dynamic data,” technology and everyone is pushing the Cristina comments. “The goal of the boot adds. As with many well-constructed, new boundaries, having diverse teams addresscamp was for them to create a blog for movements taken on in Gibraltar, GiT has ing these social issues is very important,” themselves and I’ve been pleasantexperienced an impressive Peter comments. GiG CEO and founder ly surprised to find out from some “The focus response from the commuRobin Reed, reiterates his company’s drive nity. Cristina says the team for gender equality, and although it is a and the target of our mentors that some of the participants have continued at home difficult task recruiting tech staff in general, has grown significantly thanks is for women and kept up momentum, challenging to a myriad of volunteers aphe is particularly eager to close the gender to approach themselves to finish without the help gap in his company, and, he says, he is well proaching her with the hopes some of the of any of the mentors.” of offering up their own on his way to doing so. insists he saw very few female candidates apply for tech roles.

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Driving diversity Diversity is the driving ethos for the group, although they strive to bring technology to a wider audience of women, the group

unique tech skills. These were we face in the of particular use during the Can you hack it? industry.” recent two-day boot camp It’s precisely this keenness that conthat taught attendees how to assemble a blog website with programming tinues to drive the team to produce more events and further extend their reach. In language, Python. Tasked with the promise

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truth, despite their busy working lives in nity. The global event haltered slightly to and fintech industries are no different to the thoroughly competitive gambling ingive it a local spin, and, as ever has generwhat’s happening across the world, it’s dustry, Girls in Tech Gibraltar is one of the ated huge interest from within the gaming just a problem that is experienced everymore active local groups, and industry. Girls in Tech Gibraltar is where and Gibraltar is suffering from the Girls in a rapidly growing following is looking to recruit teams of coders safe [gender] ratios at the moment, until evidence of that. “We try to balTech Gibraltar willing to take on the challenge lat- sustainable strategies are put in place to ance out the portfolio of events er this month and it certainly aims improve that situation. These are already is looking to with performance presentation happening and we are encouraging individrecruit teams to be another Rock-wide event style events, like Women in Tech that will extend the group’s uals to not only feel empowered of coders and TechTalks, to active particreach even further into the but also to encourage our cor“Gibraltar’s willing to ipation events where people community. porate bodies to pay attention gaming take on the walk away with new skills and and realise this is important and and fintech challenge... knowledge,” Peter tells us.

Finally, I probe the industries are needs to be addressed,” Peter rightly comments. In Gibraltar’s founders on the state of no different case, however, the tight knit Next on the agenda is a charity hackathon Gibraltar’s tech workforce and to what’s community value undoubtedly that will actively help the community as whether we are any more or less happening goes a log way in aiding that teams battle to develop programmes that female driven that other tech hubs across the cause and fully spreading this will target specific local charities and make in the world: “What I think is safe world...” crucial message. them more easily accessible to the commu- to say is that Gibraltar’s gaming Bootcamp mentors

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environment words | Lewis Stagnetto, The Nautilus Project

SHARKS VINDICATED Their bark is worse than their bite

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So, let us put some of this fear into f all the fish in the sea, it is the of animals that have far more to fear from context. In 2016, the total global unproentire Chondrichthions class us than the other way around. which seem to suffer the worst voked shark attacks totalled 84 incidents, reputation. As the animals according to the International Shark Attack Soon after the release of Jaws a wide File (ISAF). Of all these worldwide attacks, best adapted to the marine spread fear of the marine environfour were fatal and if that number seems environment, Chondrichthions Falling ment has plagued our society. After terribly high to you then consider the have a cartilaginous skeletal all, no sooner are we in the water coconuts kill structure which makes them following. Globally, falling coconuts kill than those sharks are swimming around 120 extremely quick in the water. around 120 people per year yet we hardly towards us desperate to eat us!

It people per year hear clamours to cut down coconut trees.

The class is split in two; Holois so embedded in our psyche that yet we hardly By contrast, Dalhousie University in Halifax cephali are the Chimaeras and these days I still notice our children hear clamours emulate our own fear of the water.

Canada, has estimated that commercial the Elasmobranchii are the to cut down fishing kills 100 million sharks per year. rays and sharks, with the latter They know the famous theme tune, coconut trees. da dun da dun da dun, being the most famous of all.

This figure, if accurate, would mean that globally, for every human killed and yet have not even For every In 1975, director Steven Spielberg told a seen the film. They even know human killed by a shark, we retaliate with the deaths of 25 million sharks. This lesser known story by Paul Benchley about that the shark that is coming by a shark, we over reaction on our part is genoa shark which plagues Amity island in a sefor them is the great white. retaliate with cidal in almost every sense. ries of gruesome attacks. Unlike the book, Consequently, this has had devthe deaths the film was an enormous success comastating consequences on the of 25 million If the figures don’t convince you mercially and is the 7th highest grossing order through competition or sharks. film of all time in USA and Canada. If you then consider the following. Whilst commercial fishing. What good hadn’t already guessed, the film is called working at the London Aquarium, are they, and the only good shark Jaws. The story captured our imaginations is a dead shark are persisting present-day I was part of the dive team and my main and pumped us full of fear towards a group attitudes amongst some people. responsibility was treatments and main44

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environment And yet, I have heard it said that we have tenance in the shark tank. Treatments tive alongside countries like the Bahamas, required me to load food with specific French Polynesia and the Maldives. We such a small coastline that the protective measures will hardly make a difference to vitamins and nutrients and target feed the are the only region in Europe to take this appropriate shark. This was done by hand action and an important one it is too. the damage done by shark exploitation within the region. This is correct in part, as albeit covered in chainmail.

Gibraltar does not control the marine enviOver the years, I quickly Sharks play a very important role in These learned that these awesome ronment for the entire region. That reasonmaintaining healthy ecosystems by awesome ing fails to consider the position that the predators would always preventing the domination of any predators gently take the fish out of protection has put us in. Gibraltar is now a of the species beneath them in the would always my hand in an almost dog global ambassador for shark protection and food chain. As apex predators, they gently take we should be pushing it in the region and like fashion, a far cry from pretty much control the whole food the fish out of web. In Yellowstone park, wolves the mindless human eating beyond. Further, many marine protected my hand in an were re-introduced in 1995 after an areas across the pond are about as large as maniacs portrayed in Jaws. almost dog like absence of over 70 years. Much like our coastline area, effectively debunking fashion... the small coastline hypothesis.

Ah but those sharks are with sharks, wolves also have a folused to divers and have lowing of haters who were been tamed over the years, I hear you say. concerned with this bold move.

Gibraltar should be proud of this Gibraltar is legislation protecting an order Consider then, that at Sealife, orcas in Yet today, this project is heralded now a global captivity have to-date killed four of their as a massive ecological success; of animals that have been on ambassador trainers and injured dozens more. To all inbeaver numbers have increased, the planet for over 400 million for shark years; by contrast humans have tents are purposes, you cannot tame a wild willow, aspen and cotton plant protection and instinct and yet marine mammals which numbers have also increased, been around for 200 thousand we should be are generally perceived as more intelligent, creating new habitats for other years. Yet in that brief time, we pushing it in have the worse track record than sharks in animals to return. It has even are pushing these ancient animals the aquarium environment. been suggested that the increase the region and to the precipice of extinction. beyond. in beavers has reduced concerns Ponder that next time you get cold feet whilst swimming in the So, within the last few months, the Depart- for wildfires in Yellowstone park through the beavers logging habits. Sharks deep blue with that famous theme tune in ment of the Environment has taken the play an equally significant role in the your head. If I were a shark, I wouldn’t be bold step of offering sharks complete proswimming towards you, rather, I would be tection in BGTW, all but two species. From marine environment and this is the main reason that their protection in BGTW is so swimming away, fast! a conservational perspective this makes forward thinking.

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MAGIC FESTIVAL

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s the Gibraltar International Magic Festival comes back this month (20th-26th), we sat down with Jordan Lopez, the organizer and director of the event: Why bring magic to Gibraltar?

This event means everything to me, in fact, the show gives me the most sleepless nights just because I try to give it my all. Is it a business? Not at all, we don’t make a penny from this show but that’s the only way we can make it the best Magic has show possible. I wish this festival helps a magic community never left me; it grow on the Rock, slowly but gives you a sense surely, it will happen.

to find out how it’s done then you will never feel what magic is. Let yourself go and cross over into this world of wonder. I guarantee you will have an incredible time.

What we can expect this year:

Hector is Magic It’s been a passion of mine since I was a child. The world of escape from our of magic and circus has always Who is Hector is Magic? world, it lets you intrigued me and made me

Isn’t it just for kids? express yourself...

I’m a guy from Seville who fell in love want to be a part of it. When with magic at the early age of It’s a show for evthe circus used to come to eight. I’ve constantly worked on If you come to eryone but yes, we do get a town years ago I would spend all my time lot of kids on our shows and our shows trying my craft; learning new skills, pracaround it and I would try to find out as ticing for as many hours as there that’s fine, but slowly people much as possible about the acts and workto find out how are seeing that you don’t have ings of it. I would record every magic show it’s done then you are in a day, developing new acts and just falling more and more in I could on VHS and watch it back hundreds to be a child to enjoy our will never feel shows; they are made with evlove with this art form. I’m very of times. My grandfather would always what magic is. eryone in mind. Every year we lucky to be able to travel the keep a look out and record anything he get more adults attending and world performing my shows on could for me too. Magic has never left me; that’s really good to see. We sometimes it gives you a sense of escape from our TV, theatres and cruise ships. suffer from magic is just for kids but no, it’s world, it lets you express yourself. People’s for everyone, from 1 to 100. I always tell faces reacting to what’s happening on the What brought out the magic in Hector? people; if you come to our shows trying stage is what it’s really all about.

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As a child, I was on holiday with my family in Malaga and one of the evenings, we went to see the hotel show. It was one by illusionists from La Linea – ‘The Magic of Eliseo & Jennifer’. I was already madly in love with magic and this show just blew my mind away. It was there and then when I told my parents: “I want to be a magician”.

be performing for audiences from all over the world while travelling and expanding my mind and enriching my culture.

What are the challenges; can’t always be easy, can it?

When travelling so much and so often, many things happen. For example, sometimes I arrive at my destination but the show equipment doesn’t. Other times my flights are cancelled and you just have to be imaginative because the show must go on. Many things can happen, and some can only happen on cruise ships…

My parents spoke to Eliseo The ship Tell us what it’s like to be a maafter the show and he progician travelling on cruise ships? tilted sideways vided us with some contacts for a short while It’s been the most amazing for magic schools in Seville and my box journey. Over the past ten years (Google wasn’t around so I restarted rolling doing this, I’ve met wonderful ally depended on his goodwill off the stage... people, visited more than 50 to send me the details) and I countries and even learned new started learning magic every I was once performing an act where I get languages! week at the Magician’s Society. And here locked inside a vertical box, with my comes the truly magical part of the stofeet, arms and head outside and, Luckily, a ry. At 18, I would be working professionally It’s very varied – sometimes in that position, I cut myself in half. stagehand was That night, we were sailing through as a magician at ‘Isla Magica’. One evening I fly in and out from where able to stop it there was a man in the audience who the ship is staying or I stay a very rough sea and the ship before I would looked familiar. It was a very special moon board a few weeks. It’s was rocking a lot. The ship tilted ment when I realised it was Eliseo! Thanks amazing to perform for 2,000 have been cut in sideways for a short while and my to him I’d started this journey ten years people in state of the art box started rolling off the stage half forever. earlier. It was a very special re-encounter. floating theatres! It’s great to (remember, I’m locked inside!). Peo-

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scene ple yelled. Luckily, a stagehand was able to stop it before I would have been cut in half forever. The lesson was learnt and all my props now have wheel locks.

It’s not your first time in Gibraltar?

I’ve been to Gibraltar many times – some just visiting, some embarking or disembarking from a cruise, but my favourite is always when I get to perform on the Rock. It’s been a few years since I was last on stage in Gibraltar and I cannot wait to get on stage to enjoy some fun times sharing my magic with everyone here.

I’m also looking forward to chatting to its wonderful people again. I meet many Gibraltarians on cruises and they are always very complimentary and visit me backstage. It’s also a small world and some have even seen me perform I grew up before in Gibraltar! I’m really surrounded by looking forward to being back.

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magic because my parents are illusionists too.

What made you become a magician?

I grew up surrounded by magic because my parents are illusionists too. My first time on stage was on my fifth birthday and magic was always a natural thing for me.

For most people, magic is a hobby first and then it might become a job. For me, it was the other way round: magic was a job and later it became a hobby too so I started inventing illusions.

What is the appeal of magic for you?

Magic is a way of expressing myself and showing the audience who I am. I’m not playing a role on stage; I am an exaggerated version of myself. Also, I love to surprise people and see their faces when they are touched by an illusion. Combining those two things is very appealing to me!

What reaction do you get from people when you tell them you’re a magician?

A surprised face and a “wow, cool!“ And I agree, it is a cool job!

Were your friends and family supportive of your career aspirations?

I’m not playing a role on stage; I am an exaggerated version of myself.

Do you look forward to coming to Gibraltar?

Yes! It’s my first time in Gibraltar, so I am very excited to visit and perform!

Well, there you have it. The Magic Festival 2017 looks very promissing with more acts from Japan, Canada, the Netherlands, USA, UK and, of course, Gibraltar. Tickets are on sale online at www.buytickets.gi & www.magic.gi and at JMH 11am to 1pm from £12.50.

There will be stage shows, close up magic, conferences and even workshops so you can learn a thing or two yourself...

My parents, since they are also magicians, were very supportive. My friends love to hear the stories of my travels - they find them very amusing and entertaining so yes, they are all very supportive!

What’s the best part of touring the world with your act?

The touring itself! I love to travel, meet different people, speak other languages.

When I am on tour, I feel alive - it’s a great sensation and I am thankful for this opportunity!

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literature words | Elena Scialtiel

IN YOUR CHROMOSOMES All about the divine energy of DNA

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Readers will ricochet from location to agerly anticipating Santa – or the life, if they weren’t the children of sworn Three Kings - slipping a copy of enemies Tarus and Noah respectively, both location and will meet a whirlwind of her new stand-alone with strong connections to divine characters from the very first page of fantasy novel Arakzeon protagonist Susy, whose rescue Lucy this page-turner, from the scorching heat Readers of fights to the death reminiscent of the City – Wiccor Princess Reborn in is tasked with, lost in a family-tree will ricochet dystopian scenario described in Suzanne their stockings, T. M. Caruana’s from location hall of mirrors where the truth is Collins’ young-adult blockbuster The Hunfanship can meanwhile enjoy manifold and ever doubtable. to location the second installment in the ger Games to the frozen winter not-wonand will meet Science Series heptalogy, after derland of a faraway planet where the While Symmetry (now in its second a whirlwind seemingly hostile Oracle dwells; leap after they were left fretting for the edition with a new professionally of characters designed cover featuring the key leap, set change after set change, they will destiny of the universe, in the follow Lucy’s pledge to oblige to the uncliffhanger ending of Symmetry. from the very and stones that are the saga’s very first page... derlining message that love conquers symbol) is based on all. “If we are kind to every individual, In Chromosomica, the plot Susy’s creation of “Everything no matter their background, we will be hits the ground running when sorcerbalance in life, here the weighs in the ess-in-training Lucia/Lucy and her dogtitle - with the subtitle perfect balance happier,” the authoress explains. “The purpose and circle of life are not to be turned-guardian-angel narrowly escape an Energy - derives from the where we tampered with, but rather be accepted awkward marriage proposal within a Mafia supernatural make-up of need to care as they are and will be.” ‘Everything feud in lemony Sicily. She flees to Britain Susy’s DNA, whose chrofor life and the turns out as it should in the end’ is the to attend university, where she warms to mosomes are arranged in resources on motto here, together with an environthe ‘4 H’ roommates (four students whose a ‘utopian ecosystem’, so Earth...” mentalist subtext: “Everything weighs names all begin by the letter H), just to that her blood, in conjuncin the perfect balance where we need be abducted and tossed in the gladiators’ tion with the power stones, to care for life and the resources on Earth arena. Here, she meets handsome Nick enables her power of creation of energy because they are precious.” who might as well be the love of her and mass throughout the Seven Worlds.

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literature Feistier and ‘angrier’ than Susy because always have significance within the plot of her childhood spent in semi-slavery of but nothing relates to my private life.” evil-despite-her-namesake enchantress Eutychia, flame-haired emerald-eyed Lucy Presently, she is polishing the third book is a likeable character embodying the in the series, Incipient Cipher, in which existential crisis of Millennial Lucy searches for the person that girls entering the perilous Therese’s will help her piece up the puzzle. adult world. Therese describes “Lucy is still seeking for the truth symmetrical her as the ‘suffer-in-silence’ cosmology has about the grander purpose. She will type who is content being by learn more about the seven worlds been devised herself, but angry at the world: and how to keep the inhabitants through a “She doesn’t want anyone to safe and energised. Again, she will meticulous dictate her life. She wants to have to go on a quest to seek the attention for seek the right answers but she long-buried ‘Grimoar’, which will the number struggles in assessing what ‘the clarify who her allies are and reveal seven... right choice’ is when everyone their true motives while also deciin the world is so different and pher Susy’s mysteries.” want different things. She only makes informed decisions and she only acts in purTherese, a keen supporter of science, suance of a known cause. This is why she physics and Morgan Freeman’s show doesn’t like the situation in ‘Chromosomica’, Through the wormhole, claims that magic where she finds herself with no other doesn’t exist as such but it is ‘an apparentunder the penname Katerina Martinez. Of choice than trusting someone she doesn’t ly unexplainable power that over-performs course Therese is a fan of Stephenie Meyknow and whose motive is not clear.” when compared to other individuals in the er, J.K. Rowling, E. L. James, Lexi C. Foss, same realm’. “This means that there are Deborah Harkness, planning to soon tuck Therese’s symmetrical cosmology has been special ways of using the forces, herbs, into Isaac Asimov’s sci-fi classics. devised through a meticulous attention for materials that already exist within the the number seven, recurring in the number parameters of the seven worlds, towards A busy working mum, Therese always of rulers, continents and mystical stones the ability to make something appear from makes time both for her writing and for pivotal to the story. “I try to portray all nothing, alter the structure of an item or date nights with her husband: “I use time types of people from the seven continents change a view in someone’s eyes or to make time. I take time to yet distancing them from our world’s mind, which might look like magic plan. If you have a plan, your “When I interpretation, as mine is supposed to be to outsiders.” She declares her daily routine is executed more write, it feels a unique fantasy experience to extend our inspiration for supernatural abilities like I become efficiently than if you have to minds beyond reality,” she explains. “When and superhero bravery mainly comstop and think of what you’re I write about a place, I choose locations a part of the ing from Marvel Comics and DC supposed to do next.” To her, where I have been myself to make the Comics but also from similar films story so that the writing bug means ‘freedom description as truthful as possible, but I and from reading, especially local when I die, I and adventure’: “When I write, also use cinematic and photographic rechusband-and-wife duo Stephanie will have lived it feels like I become a part of ollections for places I haven’t been able to and Lee Dignam’s prolific proa thousand the story so that when I die, I travel to. Places, objects and back stories duction, taking the USA by storm lives.” will have lived a thousand lives.”

And how does she keep tabs on her complex cosmology and small army of characters? “I have an app to record their traits and appearances so they are easily consistent. The problem is to tie all the loose ends before and by the words ‘the end’. I have left out a lot of information or comments deliberately, with the intention to link them to a later event and I must now ensure I can sew them all into place.

Also, if I set a rule or restriction in the beginning of the series, I have to ensure I apply it all the way through. I believe an interesting part of the story is the worlds and their people. They have different abilities, which are compliant or non-compliant with other worlds. The other aspect to look forward to is the small puzzle pieces of the full story that every book in the series has to reveal.”

She is currently working on a fictional drama under the working title of Food Frenzy, so watch out for news in her website tmcaruana.com.

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literature words | Sophie Clifton-Tucker

GET FESTIVE LITERARILY! Gibraltar’s 5th International Literary Festival

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Profiles like big books and I cannot lie. Have Following a stint as BBC Plymouth’s Among the world-class speakers and you read anything gripping recently?

Regional Reporter, Kate joined the BBC esteemed authors to grace our Rock Or are you still on the hunt for your national news. Perhaps what Kate is best for Gibraltar’s 5th International Literary next tome? A good piece of writing can known for, is her aptitude for reporting Festival are former BBC Chief News open your eyes to a new realm of thinking, unwaveringly from some of the world’s Correspondent and all-round inspire a big life movement, and most dangerous ‘hotspots’. While we female-force Kate Adie, the transport you to another place remained on the safe side of the television, A good piece belly-laugh inducing Nicholas entirely for a short while. There Kate’s position as Foreign Reporter saw of writing can Parsons, and intrepid explorer is a distinct beauty to the arts her posted to the epicentre of what would open your eyes Colonel John Blashford-Snell to of both reading and writing; you later become poignant moments in history. to a new realm name but a few. are certainly rewarded for the Through all these times of tribulaof thinking, time and interest you put in. tion, it is clear that Kate’s love of Kate is best inspire a big life her career has remained a fire in her known for Kate Adie, OBE movement... belly. As she reveals in her autobiAs a voracious reader, I couldn’t her aptitude ography The Kindness of Strangers: be more excited to introduce Kate has had an for reporting “One of the curiosities of rioting is this year’s Gibraltar Literary Festival; an illustrious career in journalunwaveringly the extent to which it is fun…” exciting four-day event that will grant you ism over the years. Born in from some of the opportunity to meet your favourite Sunderland and awarded the world’s author, listen to them read excerpts from Join Kate at the Convent at a degree in Scandinavian most dangerous 10:00am on Saturday the 18th for their book(s) and be privy to their thoughts studies by the University of ‘hotspots’.

An Audience with Kate Adie, when across a range of topics, as well as engage Newcastle, Kate soon made she will return to the Rock to diin activities such as the writing workshop her first foray into the world vulge unmissable tidbits about her life and and later peruse a selection of books availof news and reporting by first becoming a work, including information on several of able for purchase on-site, perhaps getting studio technician for BBC local radio, speher bestselling books. one signed by the author themself! cialising in farming and arts programmes.

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out his fruitful career, no doubt with his Join the indefatigable Colonel Blashfordsignature comic timing. Drop in again at Snell for an hour of tales that almost Another returnee to the Gibraltar 12:00pm on Sunday the 19th for an excitseem to require you to suspend disbeInternational Literary Festival is comedy ing performance of the aforementioned lief. 10:00am on Sunday the 19th at the great Nicholas Parsons. Before he empanel game Just a Minute, Convent. barked on his journey to become one of which will see Parsons and Britain’s household names in television, Col. theatre and radio, Nicholas first started out a few of his guests (namely Blashford-Snell Other Key Moments actress and comedian Maureen as an engineering apprentice in the asperblossomed Lipman, Tony Hawks, Felix ous shipyards in Clydeside bordering the Thursday 16th: amongst a Francis and Jenny Eclair) atriver below Glasgow. Son of both a nurse menagerie and doctor, the stage and silver screen was tempt to speak about a specific ● Morning - Schools Fest. This event of wounded topic for 60 seconds without a apparently not in Parson’s blood - but it hint of deviation or repetition, most certainly was in his heart. However, and orphaned is staged across Thursday and Friday morning within local schools; inevitably with hilarious results. his parents were decidedly unsupportive, wildlife... children will have the privilege of exhibiting what Nicholas describes as a listening to a selection of the festi“neurotic dread of a dissolute thespian Colonel John Blashford-Snell, OBE val’s speakers talk across a number of toplife”. The reason for their distaste of the ics chosen to marry with the curriculum. world of arts may have in part been due Described as ‘the last of the explorers’, Col. to his childhood stutter as well as the fact John Blashford-Snell has led a colourful ● 7:30pm, Caleta Hotel - Festival Opening that he was dyslexic at a time where it was life of hair-raising expeditions involving Dinner. Join all the celebrated speakers neither supported nor recognised. Everrapids, hippos and whirlpools the size of and performers at this year’s festival for determined, Nicholas went on to become football fields. Born in 1936 in Hereford, a stunning opening dinner prepared by an impersonator in small repertory theatres England, Col. Blashford-Snell attended after being discovered by Canadian Victoria College in Jersey before signing up Laurence Rees impresario Carroll Levis. What followed to The Royal Military Academy, where he was a stage career in the West End (which served for 37 years. No doubt in thanks to involved a role, among many others, as the his mother, a cherished carer of animals as suspender-wearing stocking-clad narrator well as their parishioners, Col. Blashfordof the ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’), his Snell blossomed amongst a menagerie big-screen debut, his acclaimed of wounded and orphaned role as straight man to Arthur wildlife, which paved the way Son of both a Haynes in the 60s, and today, for what would be a lifelong nurse and doctor, dedication to and enthusiasm his position as the chairman of the stage and the long-running Radio 4 panel for conservation. Over the silver screen was years, the colonel has been game Just a Minute. Nicholas has apparently not worked with an impressive slew on a number of conservation of famous faces including Eric in Parson’s blood missions which include: trailing Barker, Kenneth Williams, Paul and studying of one of the - but it most Merton and beloved Benny Hill. largest known elephant tuskers certainly was in in Nepal known as Raja Gaj his heart.

This year, you have two op(or ‘King Elephant’), efforts to portunities to catch Parsons protect the spectacled bear in in action at the John Mackintosh Hall: At Peru, scanning Loch Ness for its infamous 12:00pm on Friday the 17th you can hear monster, and tracking down a 20ft tall Nicholas recount key moments through‘dragon’ in Papua New Guinea.

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literature ● 12:00-1:00pm, Convent - Downton Abbey lovers rejoice! Lady Carnarvon invites you through the gates of Highclere for an exclusive look at Highclere Castle through her latest book, At Home: Entertaining at the Real Downton Abbey. Her newest publication focuses on the scandals and celebrations of the ‘upstairs’ and ‘downstairs’, transporting you to an era gone by.

“I hope this book gives a glimpse inside a great house, with mouth-watering recipes, eye-catching photographs and fascinating stories about some of the remarkable people who have stayed here.” - Lady Carnarvon

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the chef of the Caleta Hotel. The evening will include a reception, three-course meal and a selection of wine and coffee.

Friday 17th:

“I hope this book gives a glimpse inside a great house, with mouthwatering recipes, eye-catching photographs and fascinating stories...”

● 2:00-3:00pm, John Mackintosh Hall - ‘The Holocaust – Meeting Those Who Were There’.

Laurence Rees has conducted numerous interviews with people who have experienced the effects of the Nazis and the Holocaust first-hand. In this lecture, Rees will speak about four of these people, each one offering a powerful eyewitness testimony on a harrowing moment in time.

Saturday 18th: ● 9:30-5:30pm, John Mackintosh Hall Writing Workshop. Ever wanted to try your hand at penning the next big seller? Led by professional authors Sarah Burton and Jem Poster, this workshop aims to guide and inspire you through a number of writing exercises within a small group of 15 people. Novices and veterans alike welcomed - but book yourself in quick; there are only 30 spaces in total to be nabbed!

Sunday 19th:

● 2:00-3:30pm, The Convent - Min Kym & Ian Brown: Gone: A Girl, a Violin, a Life Unstrung – with Performance. Joined by pianist Ian Brown, South Korean-born Min Kym is here to excite your ears with a performance cataloguing her journey from child prodigy to violin virtuoso, which was interrupted only by the devastation and grief inflicted when her priceless 1696 Stradivarius violin was stolen seven years ago as she picked up a coffee and a bite to eat from Pret A Manger. Here she speaks with BBC news presenter and journalist Gwenan Edwards, whose credits include the BBC Proms, Wales at Six on ITV, and Newsroom South East and Watchdog on BBC1. ● 7:30pm, Sunborn Gibraltar. Alas the sun must set on what promises to be yet another successful literary festival. Join our guest speakers and performers for a stunning threecourse closing meal prepared by the chef of the Sunborn Gibraltar.

Min Kym is here to excite your ears with a performance cataloguing her journey from child prodigy to violin virtuoso...

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Inspired by Gibraltar Some of this year’s acclaimed authors have written and published books based in/on our very own Rock. Historian, educationalist and author Christopher Lloyd coined the now-popular Wallbook; large timeline-style illustrations which can be unfolded into 2m wide wall charts, or read like books. In 2010 he produced The What on Earth Wallbook which attempts to condense the entire history of the world into one concertina-folded timeline alongside more than 1000 pictures and captions. Lloyd’s works have been published in partnership with some of the UK’s most respected organisations, such as the Natural History Museum, The Science Museum, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, The National Trust and the Magna Carta Trust. After visiting our Literary Festival not once but four times, Lloyd has used Gibraltar as his muse for the latest in his series of Wallbooks. The Story of Gibraltar: A history of the Rock will be officially launched at this year’s festival.

Another author who has taken inspiration from our mighty Rock is Robert Daws, who has drawn upon his knowledge of Gibraltar to produce a crime thriller trilogy: The Rock, The Poisoned Rock, Killing Rock. The books perfectly entwine the gripping elements of a ‘whodunnit’ with the beauty and uniqueness of Gibraltar.

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Nicholas Rankin has taken a different stance with his novel Defending the Rock: How Gibraltar Defeated Hitler - the title says it all.

A truly fascinating glimpse into Gibraltar’s history, and how it held steadfast despite its menacing neighbours: Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Vichy France and Francoist Spain.

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literature Bragg, English broadcaster, author and parliamentarian, delivered the Gibraltar Lecture at the Blenheim Palace Festival of Literature, Film & Music. Lord Bragg delivered a talk on what drove William Tyndale to create an English translation of the Bible in 16th-century England, and the butterfly effect this had, and still has, around the world. Lord Bragg was introduced by esteemed historian and previous participant of the Gibraltar Literary Festival, Professor Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch, a British ecclesiastical historian best known for his 2009 works on the lineages of Christianity: The History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years. (www.blenheimpalaceliteraryfestival.com) Lord Bragg will be delivering a talk at Christopher Lloyd next year’s Gibunco Gibraltar Intentional Literary Festival. As Gilbert Licudi QC, and the John Mackintosh Hall.

M. G. Sanchez muses on what it Minister for Tourism has means to be truly ‘Gibraltarian’ and After visiting stated, “It’s a great privilege whether it has been represented (If you have any more suggestions on how for us to have someone of our Literary fairly in the past; a look into politito make these festivals more user-friendly Lord Bragg’s standing delivFestival not cal ignorance and mis-attempts at and accessible to all, the organisers welering the Gibraltar Lecture once but four capturing the uniqueness of our come suggestions: info@gibraltarliterarytimes, Lloyd has at Blenheim and to see his Rock. Sanchez will focus on repfestival.com.) acceptance to participate in used Gibraltar resentations of ‘Gibraltarian-ness’ next year’s Festival. We’re very in his two latest books – the novel as his muse This generous myriad of novelists, hisgrateful to the Gibunco Group Jonathan Gallardo and autobitorians, biographers and public British for the latest of companies for supporting ographical volume Past: A Memoir, figures combined with its historic locations in his series of the Gibraltar Lectures, both at explaining how he combines difand an interesting array of events makes Wallbooks.

Blenheim and in Oxford. The ferent textual ingredients to create Gibraltar’s 5th International Literary Festival festival is growing in stature distinctly Gibraltarian content. the one to attend. Make and our commitment as a government sure to ‘book’ yourself to such a prestigious event is evident, The books in before the tickets are delivering a world class event.”

Ties to the Oxford Literary Festival perfectly entwine sold, or you’ll only have the gripping your ‘shelf’ to blame!

Every year, Gibunco Group of Companies elements of a Improvements (www.buytickets.gi) sponsors a ‘Gibraltar Lecture’ in the green ‘whodunnit’ with room at both the Oxford Literary Festival In an effort to be ‘green’ this year, and the Blenheim Palace Literary Festival the beauty and they have done away with the during the spring and autumn months uniqueness of printing of the substantial festival respectively. Last month, Lord Melvyn Gibraltar. guide booklets, opting instead for a concise four-page Festival at a Glance pamphlet. However, all event information M. G. Sanchez Nicholas Rankin will still be available online via the festival’s website (www.gibraltarliteraryfestival.com).

Robert Daws

Many steps have been taken this year to ensure the Gibraltar Literary Festival website caters to those with extra visual or aural/audiologic needs. Each of the speakers’ online profiles will include a sound bite beneath the short biography where you will be able to hear someone read the text on that webpage. For those suffering from hearing problems, the venues themselves (where possible) will house a screen containing rolling text to the side of the speaker, as well as a British sign language interpreter (BSL).

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INSTA POETRY The age of scrolling literature

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well, the platform has skyrocketed amateur eats, Heaney, Angelou, Owen, some cases…), fitness fanatics gain legions writers to the literary mainstream - the Poe, Shakespeare, Lorca, Hughes, of followers, and artists put their work out Chaucer, Dickinson, Whitman; to larger audiences. Instagram has proven standout example being Rupi Kaur. just a handful of names especially powerful in this way. Its synonymous with the Westformat gives artists the opportunity Her stratospheric rise to currently having The photoern poetic canon. You might to showcase their images, photogtwo collections at the top of Amazon’s posharing recognise all the names, maybe raphers share their work and muetry bestselling list began humbly from the only some, they may take you platform has sicians can share video recordings. confines of her bedroom and with an Instaback to your initial discovery of You would think though, that the gram post. Kaur’s subjects range from the given poetry poetry at school, the tediousfocus on images may detract poets comforting words of love and relationships a muchness of a GCSE English class and writers from the site, but the to serious explorations of substance abuse, welcomed or of curling up with a book on opposite has proven popular. racism and sexual assault. She speaks as a fresh feel. the sofa. For this generation of voice of female empowerment to young people however, their her legions of fans, which stood The photo-sharing The poems are association with poetry could have been at 1.7m on Instagram at the time platform has given poetry a bite-sized, they sparked via a less traditional route: social of going to print. Her work is also much-welcomed fresh feel. fit within the media. influenced by her dual status, as The dusty, dated school books square Instagram she moved to Canada from India poetry is often associated with frame; their is totally separate from the at the age of four. The ideas she The influence of social media is immeafont is carefully explores can be complex and surable and self-promotion through its stylised presentation of verse selected... difficult, but her style is far from created by “Instapoets”. The channels has become on par with the it. She fits the medium expertly, social element. Businesses use it to adpoems are bite-sized, they fit using only lower case lettering, short lines vertise, public figures create and develop within the square Instagram frame; their of single thoughts, and plainly expressing their online “brand”, politicians campaign font is carefully selected, an aesthetic extension of their work. And, when done herself, accompanying some verse with via its networks (to devastating results in 56

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doodles and drawings, giving the colleca number of poetic collections about love, results suggest that the social media poet tions a personal diary feel. There is little all echoing some traditional poetic elehas sparked an interest in the formerly hidden meaning in her work, everything is ment, but altering it to fit the medium. His untapped audience of young, social media simply put, out in the open “Typewriter Series” mimics the obsessed readers. Surely, this spike in readan outpouring of emotions in a font and ink stains of typewriting, ership can only be regarded as positive, She speaks as contrastingly succinct style. As making a formerly elite type of literature a voice of female as if to create a sense of validity such, the verse requires almost often denied by critics to “#inaccessible on an entirely new platform, beempowerment none of the interpretation and stapoetry”. His style, however, is yond the classroom and the often limiting to her legions nit picking the likes of epics much like Kaur’s; unpretentious nature of the Western canon. of fans, which and archaic canonical works language within short lines. He stood at 1.7m on also shares a daily Haiku, again do. Her readers connect with Local actress, Alex Menez, started posting Instagram... her because of it, with postsubverting the modern, digital her poetry online after taking a spoken ings of poems from both of medium through using tradiword class during her final year of her deher collections, Milk and Honey and The Sun tional Japanese poetic form, which dates gree in drama: “I realised that everything I and her Flowers gaining thousands of likes. back centuries. The 17-syllable, three-line felt emotionally and that wracked my brain, Even posting the preview of the cover of poems are sound bites, often non-rhymI could write about and feel a little better her second book drew over 180,000 likes. ing descriptions of love and relationships afterwards”. The budding “Instapoet” said The poems can be as simple as these three scrawled handwritten on scraps of paper she is equally tired of the traditional conlines: “if you are not enough for yourself/ photographed by the writer. fines presented to young people you will never be enough/for someone The juxtaposition of the old when it comes to poetry. “I liked There is little else”, and it is this which has often drawn form versus the medium in hidden meaning the idea of making people aware critique from traditionalists. The uncomwhich he chooses to promote that there are different forms of in her work, plicated verse is seen as defying the it almost counteracts the poetry, that it’s not all about what everything is painstaking poetic process that has often critique from snooty literary you read when you’re at school, simply put, out which doesn’t necessarily have defined the genre. critics. in the open... any meaning [to you]”. And this is something I’ve become especially Yet, Kaur’s contemporaries are all following And something is surely workaware of. As an English literature graduate, a similar path and style, and their popularing, as poetry sales are up 13% in the UK, ity speaks for themselves. Fellow “Instawith over one million poetry books and I do appreciate the excitement that can be found in personal interpretation of a poem poet”, Tyler Knott Gregson has 330,000 collections sold in the last year according or passage and the sense of achievement followers and connects with them through to Nielson Book Research figures. The

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in piecing together that interpretation, in literature suddenly buying Rupi Kaur’s should that movement not be celebrated wading through all of the complexity of the poetry collection, or sharing anonymous and revered? language. But I can also say that some of “Instapoet” Atticus – named by Teen Vogue my most frustrating moments as “the #1 person to follow” - Love The movement spans beyond the realms in my academic experience Her Wild collection on their own of social media apps though, and people Poetry sales were spent being told that no Instagram profiles, raving about are also engaging with poetry away from are up 13% in one knows what James Joyce their new interest to anyone who their screens. Many of the most followed the UK, with really meant throughout his will listen. Kaur’s followers leave poets on Instagram have signed book over one million endless streams of comments on epic novel Ulysses, and that deals, with Kaur featuring on the New York poetry books Sappho’s fragmented poetry her postings, with one user calling Times Bestsellers list the biggest example and collections it “magic!!!” and others thanking could never truly be worked of success. Even more interesting sold in the last her profusely for out because it is not complete. is the demand for the poets to “I realised year...

Millennials want information putting into words tour and perform their work at that everything events across not only their native that’s easy to read, while still their own most inner retaining a poignancy and thoughts. Fans go I felt country but often internationally. (#deep) meaning within a shareable plateven further other times, with emotionally and Atticus has a tour and speaking form. The simple solution offered by the some tattooing the words of dates planned across America, that wracked “Instapoets”, expressing difficult ideas and Atticus’s epigrams and poems Gregson had his tour earlier this my brain, I emotions in a format that is both relatable on their bodies. Our millennial year, and Kaur has taken her could write and recognisable to social media users, instincts to engage with trends tour across continents, spanning about and feel a Australasia, Europe and America. gives them an inimitable connection with via online platforms has found little better...” the predominantly 18-35 year old Instaa worthwhile entertainment The spoken word element to her gram audience. And I’ve seen it first hand, beyond the selfie and deciding poetry is how I personally found with friends who rarely showed an interest which filter will get you the most likes her online. Her viral Ted Talk, where she re-

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literature cited the poem, “I’m taking my body back”, gained over 500,000 Youtube views, and explored an experience of sexual assault and the mental reclaiming of said violated body. Her captivating recital of the work unsurprisingly attracted huge attention, and her current world tour has been a huge success: her London performance sold out within ten minutes.

Millennials want information that’s easy to read, while still retaining a poignancy and (#deep) meaning...

Starting these creative spoken word nights became a way to give not only established writers an opportunity to showcase their work and gage reaction, but also to encourage others to get up and recite poetry for the first time.

Alecio finds the organic setting and relationship between audience and artist creates energy where “real poetry is born”. On the subject of Instagram, he agrees that it is a great platform for artists to put their work on display, and it’s even more promising if the engagement has pushed the interest in the classics too. He says he is still undecided on the positive/ negative balance social media can play in the literary world, but undoubtedly sees value through his uncertainty. “The poet is writing and giving of themselves, and so when I, as a reader, receive it, it starts to belong to me, becoming personal to me. Whether I’m reading it from a book or reading it on Instagram, it doesn’t matter.”

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Spoken word has found a platform in Gibraltar too; The Kasbar, a local vegan café and bar launched their regular poetry slam fixture earlier this year. Low-lighting, low seating, candles and signature cocktails; the setting could not be more fitting for the artsy crowd it attracts. Owner Ronnie Alecio explained the inspiration behind the creative evenings: “In Gibraltar, these poetry nights didn’t happen, and if they did, they were always spontaneous at the end of a night out. People would gather in a circle and someone would start rapping, and then someone recite a poem and it was really funny; some people would just have a crack at it. I would think, ‘There should be a place we can have this with a little more structure but with freedom and no pressure.’”

who perhaps never had an impassioned English teacher to translate and truly open their eyes to the inherent simplicity and understanding hidden beneath the flowery imagery and complex metaphor of a classic.

Fans go even further other times, with some tattooing the words of Atticus’s epigrams and poems on their bodies.

Poetry evening at The Kasbar

Or maybe it’s offering relief to the former English literature student who had almost lost faith in the genre through the tedious study of it. Whichever it is, the numbers suggest it’s working like a charm.

Poetry reading at The Kasbar

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And maybe this is the exact point being made by “Instapoets”, and their shakeup of an ancient genre through the most current of mediums might have just given it the cultural relevance and more varied representation it needed. Their work doesn’t discount the canon, or those who find comfort and joy in the more traditional works. It merely outlines an innovative progression to reaching the scrolling millennial 59

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ROLLING STONES in bright tones by Hanna

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glory of each intricate design, from villages, xactly 1207 stones and pebbles The idea came about after Hanna noticed from the shores of Gibraltar and that her collection of hand-painted stones to night skies, cats, flowers, trees and nearby coasts, beautifully painted in was growing too large – and larger than abstracts conveying Hanna’s dynamic joie vivid acrylics - and arlife - to be kept concealed in a box at de vivre in simple, instantly recognisable patterns that manage, however, to keep ranged in harmonious circles home, and no matter how many of The idea fresh and original thanks to her talented of unity by topic portrayed those little masterpieces she gifted came about constitute an original instalto her friends, more were collected outlook on the reality around her, and her after Hanna lation that understatedly lies and painted with new extravagant untainted sense of colour, juxtaposed in noticed that at the north-eastern corner patterns. So, she started musing boldly contrasting blocks. her collection of Commonwealth Park, to about an innovative way to give it a of handirradiate its vibe of vibrancy new lease of life for the general public Hanna discovered her artistic call when painted stones to enjoy what she’d spent months to and serenity to passers-by. she moved to Gibraltar with her young was growing create. She contacted the family a few years ago, after a busy too large...

Ministry of Culture and career as a marketing guru in Tel The installation is titled She started hey presto, paperwork out Aviv: “Suddenly, I found myself ‘Leave No Stone Unturned’, collecting of the way, she was spending a with plenty of free time on my an inspiring idiom whose Hebrew counterpebbles on lengthy afternoon crouched in hands, as in Gibraltar life is more part ‫ הפוך כל אבן בדרכך‬is literally translated the beach, that corner of the park, laying ‘turn every stone (to look under it)’, so laid back with no races against the fascinated by clock...” so she says she had to find offering a positive message rather than the down pebble by pebble with its painted face up – hence leaving their textures, a way to constructively occupy it forbidding ‘no’ of its English equivalent, sizes and them unturned, to be precise! (her time) and them (her hands). according to Israeli artist Hanna Dahan colours...

She opted for painting, an art she Gamrasni, who donated her artwork to is self-taught about thanks to her the people of Gibraltar last year, designThis arrangement, a sizeable ing, making and laying out the monument, rectangle encased in the pavement and lifelong passion for anything and everytipped to be officially unveiled soon. thing bright and beautiful: “Something I’d protected by glass, showcases the full GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2017

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spirograph-like outlines filled with all the always wanted to do, but never Having cast her first stone in She admits had enough time to seriousthe art world, Hanna joined the colours of the rainbow and more, to create that it soon abstract flowers in busy elliptical doodles, ly dedicate myself to.” She became almost Arts & Crafts Association which started collecting pebbles on she describes as ‘outstandingly geometrically but not robotically constructan addiction, helpful’ in giving tailored exposure ed, that draw the eye to the star feature. the beach, fascinated by their because This isn’t necessarily the central piece, but textures, sizes and colours, and to her artwork. In fact, she has “painting is the way the dollops of paint expanded from modest it is brazenly offset to remind when I feel us that balance is not just about stood out proud on them while pebbles to larger sizes, Some may truly free”. the subject matters effortlessly and is now working with come across as symmetry but more likely about furniture, lampshades embraced their shapes. Her too loud for the the alluring lopsided smile life often bestows upon us. Some and the traditional canvas. Her imagination did the rest and she admits conservative that it soon became almost an addiction, style is characteristic, innovaEuropean eye... may come across as too loud tive and unique, featuring black for the conservative European because “painting is when I feel truly free”.

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eye, but they do stand out indeed as the long as she is allowed to pepper it with her cheerful reflection of Hanna’s Levantine signature gaudy flights of fancy. and multi-cultural upbringing, with a vague reminiscence of flying carpets and Turkish With her stall at the Casemates balcony mosaics and arabesques, Arts & Crafts store, Hanna has and perhaps some jazzed-up firmly established herself as a She has Amish quilt concocted after decorator and a restorer if you expanded from will, when she magically turns a the sinuous haunches of a modest pebbles tired-looking rustic bedside table belly dancer. to larger sizes, or dresser into Aladdin’s treasure Of course, she accepts comchest, but she doesn’t disdain her and is now missions, and no surface is other passion, for her family and working with too small or too large – or too friends’ delight: baking. In fact, furniture, rough - to undergo Hanna’s lampshades and she firstly made herself popular revamping, like her extensive with sweet-toothed Gibraltarians the traditional catalogue proves, and she thanks to the heavenly scent of canvas. relishes the challenge, should confectionery that pervaded the you request a more conserheart of town, slinking out from her vative and figurative subject matter, as closet-sized bakery just off Main Street.

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AUTUMN DATE NIGHT Outfits appropriate for smart/casual dress code

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to look elegant and chic, especially when utumn on the Rock is, without a dresses, and then complain about how doubt, one of my favourite times cold it is all the way home, much to my paired with a high waisted skirt, maybe of the year. As much as I love boyfriend’s delight. Turns out, I’ve simply leather or suede, for a contrast in textures. summer and the lifestyle that been investing in the wrong pieces! we’re afforded as a result of our I love faux fur coats for winter, but in climate, I must say that waving autumn months, I often find them a little This year, I’ve been scouring the They’re goodbye to those scorching racks, as well as all of the forgotten bit suffocating. That is until I found my so simple sticky days hasn’t caused me too pieces at the back of my wardrobe, faux fur gilet; such a genius piece that is but have the much dismay. I absolutely adore a perfect in-between with regards to the in an attempt to master the balance potential to between warmth and date-night autumn fashion because it gives weather, as well as creating some super look elegant aesthetics once and for all. you the freedom to become a litcute outfits with hardly any effort. You and chic... tle more creative in your choices, can wear one over a satin blouse, or a thin and experiment with a different jumper; it’s one of those pieces Layers colour scheme, while still making use of that will never go out of fashion.

Once you some of your favourite summer pieces.

Layers, layers, layers! At one find your point, my autumn wardrobe perfect pair, Boots If there’s one thing I do find quite tricky was pretty much dominated by you won’t about the cooler months, it’s how to make A classic pair of ankle boots seems lightweight knit ribbed tops. Not need another pretty basic right? Once you conmy outfits appropriate for a slightly more only are they easy to layer, but pair of shoes “formal” event where the dress code is sider fit, comfort, budget, quality, they work perfectly for this time in your life... smart/casual. If I’m going out for dinner as well as how viable it is to pair of year when it’s a little chillier with my boyfriend, for example, I tend but not quite coat weather yet. I them with your favourite jeans to wear either some skinny jeans and always thought they were nothing special, and a pretty dress, shopping for boots can a slouchy knitted jumper, or one of my prove a little trickier than you may have but it’s really all about how you style them. summer (and totally weather-inappropriate) They’re so simple but have the potential assumed. But once you find your perfect GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2017

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into your wardrobe via accessories like shoes and bags, or even a silky red cami layered underneath a neutral When longline jacket. you think of

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Blush pink, mauve, taupe; essenWhen you think of denim jackmaybe a nice tially every colour in the nude ets, maybe a nice dinner isn’t dinner isn’t spectrum, have been en vogue the first thing that springs to the first thing for a couple of seasons now, but I mind, but I’d like to shift your that springs to love them because they’re absomindset to a different style for mind... lutely perfect to make a seamless a moment. You may have notransition from a brighter summery ticed that pearls have suddenly colour palette to the muted tones we tend taken the fashion world by storm over the to see throughout the upcoming months. last couple of months. I’ve seen a whole They’re neutral and not overly eye-catchhost of gorgeous denim jackets donned ing but still make enough of a statement with delicate embroidery, funky studs, and for a date or nice occasion. of course, the newly coveted pearls trend recently. Team up with a long-sleeved shift So I said dress and the right accessories, and you’re you’d never Slides & mules good to go. need another So I said you’d never need pair of shoes, another pair of shoes, but Reds & nudes but you do; you do; you need mules. you need Not only do they offer a I was doing a bit of window shopping just mules. perfect balance between as the autumn season began in the UK, summer and autumn but and I was blown away by the sheer number of red pieces in every shop window. It’s they’re also a fantastic alternative for a date night shoe. The choice on the highofficial, red is the colour of autumn 2017. street is vast; from fluffy, to metallic, and embroidered - you definitely won’t be left Conveniently, there aren’t many colours wanting. While mules tend to be heeled, that scream date night more than this one. opt for a funky pair of slides if that’s your I know it can be a little intimidating, but you don’t need to wear a red dress straight preference. out the bat; you can introduce it slowly

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Oversized blazers A blazer for dinner? Isn’t that a bit much?

Nope. Oversized blazers are all the rage this autumn, and again, it’s really all about how you style them. I totally get it; you don’t want to look as though you’re about to shimmy off to the office after your dinner, but blazers also have the ability of making an entire look.

Satin is another huge autumn trend that I’m pretty excited to get on board with.

And in my opinion, a feminine satin cami paired with a checkered oversized blazer and a pair of skinnies is a winning combination for a perfect date night look.

Adding in more textures, for instance a suede or sequined clutch, or even some dainty velvet heels, will take your outfit to the next level.

Whilst it’s fun to keep up with the latest trends, a new season doesn’t mean that all of your summer clothes automatically go out the window. It’s always wise to first assess what you already have in your wardrobe, be it transitional pieces or even some forgotten items from years gone by, before you rush out to the shops and cause some serious damage to your bank statement. An additional bonus is that, should you want to stock up on a few new pieces, we’re lucky that we can start buying autumn pieces just as the mid-season sale hits the shelves! Every little helps, right? Enjoy!

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CARRY ON CAMPING A guide to sleeping in nature

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he crisp autumnal weather of elites. During the Victorian era, the English November starts to draw seasonal would camp on the river Thames during beach dwellers away from the pleasure boating outings. Thomas Harim shoreline and towards the leafy Holding documented his cycling and surroundings of the countryside. camping expedition across Ireland With the stifling heat finally distowards the back end of the 19th The English sipating, Gibraltarians make the century, affording him the title of would camp welcome transition from beach the father of modern camping. He on the river umbrella to tent, or camper van. founded the first camping group, Thames during Wishing to escape into the lush the Association of cycle campers, pleasure flora of Andalucía to flee from which is now more familiarly boating the stress of work and frontier known as the Camping and Caroutings. queues and everyday life for a avanning Club, weekend? Here’s a comprehenand boasts just The Campo sive guide to some of our favourite hidden short of 500,000 memde Gibraltar, camping spots within the region, with an bers. The pastime has and extended insight into how to pack, what to look for, extended now to a myriAndalucía what to avoid, and how to survive in the ad of festivals around the area, offers a wild, from local Duke of Edinburgh Award world, allowing for a fully diverse variety leader Michael Adamberry. immersive experience. In of camping an effort to parody the options... staunchly British tradition Described as an elective outdoor recof camping, the Carry On reational activity, with an emphasis on film franchise released Carry On Camping sleeping outdoors, the practice was popin 1969, as the 17th in the series. ularised in the early 20th century amongst 70

Camping has always been the holiday of choice for my family, Packing the car to bursting point, heading off on the ferry to Calais and driving south to Normandy for a week of itchy grass and burning mosquito bites in the height of summer offered the perfect cheap alternative, giving us kids the opportunity to get some much needed outdoor exercise and some quality family bonding time. The Campo de Gibraltar, and extended Andalucía area, offers a diverse variety of camping options, from the Atlantic beachside resorts of Tarifa and Caños de Meca to the mountainous vistas of Jimena, and the lush brush of the Alcornocales National Park.

Having been involved in the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award for years, Michael is familiar with the joys and tribulations of camping, which makes up a big part of the Award’s work.

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leisure people aged 14 to 24, encouraging the development of essential life skills through extra-curricular activities. Broken up into three awards; Bronze, Silver and Gold, one of the four sections (with five sections at Gold) covered in the award is the ‘Adventurous Journey’. Depending on the level of the award, participants must complete six to eight hours of purposeful activity (activity which is conducive to the group’s set goal for their journey) whilst journeying over the course of their trips. Bronze Award participants camp for one night, Silver for two and Gold for three. ‘Camping is about appreciating the outdoors, enjoying nature, with an element of self-sufficiency,’ Michael tells me. The campers are given a long and specific list of necessary equipment to take on their journeys, Depending including the essentials such as sleeping bags, talcum powder, on the level first aid kit, a water container, a of the award, torch, a whistle, water-proof jacket participants and trousers to name a few. ‘The must leaders do rough it also and sleep depending on the level. We make stays with the casualty and two people go complete six in tents frequently, just like the sure they have all the equipment for help in case of another injury.’ to eight hours necessary if they get lost, and participants. For Gold, we camp in of purposeful teach them how to navigate at the middle of nowhere (subject to The ethos of the Duke’s Adventuractivity... notifying authorities / landowners night. One thing I have ous Journeying is determination, ‘Camping where required to do so), whereas learned as a leader: physical effort, perseverance and in Bronze and Silver, we stay at campsites, make sure you know the area is about co-operation to complete. It is but do not allow use of the facilities in you’re going to, and do your recertainly not casual recreational appreciating order to emulate a completely self-suffisearch beforehand, always have camping. Michael advises me the outdoors, cient experience for the participants. The a contingency plan. If somebody on the difference in necessary enjoying journey has to have a purpose; that could gets injured or hurt, you never nature, with an equipment for those who are be for example appreciating the flora and leave them alone. A group should roughing it. ‘Emergency rations element of self- are very important to take with fauna of a particular area. The journeying never fall below four people. If sufficiency.’ itself is carried out for six to eight hours there’s a casualty, one person you in case you do run out of

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food. They should be low salt, but highde Gredos in Ávila. ‘Avila is a really can take absolutely anything.’

‘If there’s carb foods that won’t make you thirsty reliable place, it’s beautiful. For Gold, He warns of strict Spanish a casualty, like glucose sweets, energy bars and meal we rely on Cevennes, France, and we laws on public barbecuing, one person replacement snacks. Always have plenty we’ve taken them to Germany once with most campsites not stays with the allowing for personal BBQs. of water. You will drink two to so far; I remember doing my three litres a day, and if you’re Gold in Luxembourg during a ‘Some will have communal casualty and ‘The journey hiking in the heat, you could heatwave it was very tough.’ two people go barbecuing areas though,’ has to have a drink almost up to five litres a for help in case he notes. Another popular purpose; that day. If you do run into trouble, alternative to tent camping is Offering his best advice to of another could be for you should have water purirenting out campsite bungarecreational campers who are injury.’ example fication tablets with you.’ The lows; some casually refer to not looking to practice basic appreciating the survival, Michael starts with groups usually carry out their this as glamour camping, or flora and fauna tents, ‘they come in two forms, the simply “Glamping”. ‘To me, camping means journeys around Spain in locaof a particular tions like Gaucín, Montejaque, getting away from the internet and just two-second pop-up tents and the area.’

Grazalema, Navarredonda embracing nature.’ proper Himalayan style tent that

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‘Emergency rations are very important to take with you in case you do run out of food.’

Often camping coincides with other outdoor activities, particularly hiking, canoeing, horse riding, archery or fruit picking.

There are various styles of camping outside of backpacking and social camping, including glamping, combining camping with luxury amenities, bicycle

camping, combining camping with to rent plots in campsites around the multi day cycles, winter camping, region and keep their caravans there, to for those hard-core ski trips and visit. All campsites in Spain offer the basic car, off-road and RV camping, with amenities of showers, toilets and water, the use and comfort of with many offering more luxurious motorised vehicles. Caravanamenities like purpose built bunga‘To me, ning is hugely popular amongst lows or cabins, electricity, laundry camping Gibraltarians, with many opting means getting services and swimming pools.

Choose the best option for you and away from the head into nature, you’re bound to internet and come back rejuvenated.

just embracing nature.’

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worth it. You can brave the morning cold, t seems as though the gods at the end for future Mars missions. The altitude of the earth strove to create their facombined with the large uninterrupted sky, strip off, and relax in a small pool of hot vourite country, throwing extreme land- free from clouds and light pollution, make geyser water. Be careful not to dunk your scapes about like nobody’s business; for the perfect stargazing setting, with a head, your hair might freeze. The rising of the sun is a quick remedy for the freezing from the arid salt flats of the number of observatories cropping north, through active volcanoes up to keep up with rapidly expand- temperatures, and the transformation from Filmmakers cold to hot is complete, too hot if anything. and crystal lakes, onto the fjords chose the spot ing astro-tourism demands. and twisting, icy coastline of to represent the south. Once completed, so San Pedro, a past one horse mining As always with these kind of trips, a few the surface of perfect, they took hold of each days, or even a week long excursion into town, is now the gateway to the Mars... end and fought for the right to the desert will yield the most satisfaction, Atacama Desert for the many claim it their own, pulling and with the best of them taking you across tourists visiting the area each year. stretching the land to a length of 4,300km, From here, your options for sightseeing the border to Bolivia or Argentina for furbut leaving little width. Welcome to Chile. ther exploration. tours are abundant. A typical day trip will see you on the The link The northernmost 1,000 or so kilometres boundless salt flats and onto Heading south, out of the Atacabetween this of Chile, spilling into Bolivia and Peru, is a the vibrantly coloured Flamingo spec of land on ma Desert, but before you reach vast expanse of largely barren land. MounNational Reserve, where a sea the nation’s capital, you’ll find the the map and tain ranges to each side of the Atacama of pink birds among the rocky bohemian, coastal city of ValparaChile is the Desert mean there are patches of land up wasteland makes for a dynamic iso. On entry, it’s easy to see how sweet potato... here which have never seen rain. Its altivisual contrast. The Geysers Del Valparaiso earned the nickname tude and dryness combine to form an othTatio are another popular sight.

The San Francisco of South Amererworldly sight, indeed, filmmakers chose Setting off at 4am may sound unpleasant, ica. The cities share the same ocean, have the spot to represent the surface of Mars, but catching the sun rising over the many numerous artisan shops and eateries, and and NASA use the place to test equipment plumes of steam make the early start well they are both more of a hilly labyrinth of 74

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travel endless breathlessness than anything else (in a good way). You don’t come here so much to ‘do’ as you do to ‘feel’. It’s one of those cities where the charm lies within wandering around the streets, not knowing where you’ll end up, but safe in the confidence the journey will be a pleasant one.

If you ever get too lost, just head downhill and rediscover your bearings observing the vandalism on the walls morphing into complex and fascinating murals. As with most South American cities, you need to be aware of crime. As a general rule in Valparaiso (use the common nickname ‘Valpo’ in an attempt to appear cool), the higher up the hills you climb, the rougher it gets, but you’ll want to take extra care with your wallet wherever you go.

You don’t

Other than walking around aimcome here so lessly, you can walk along the much to ‘do’ as Mudcracks, Atacama Desert promenade for a few minutes you do to ‘feel’. and come across a group of sea As night draws, you may be rest of Chile, try not to waste your days lions battling it out for some wondering where to spend your evening fighting the fatigue inducing monster that space on a bit of concrete in the water. enjoying a tipple.

Well, not too dissimilar to is jetlag. If you plan to stay a number of Half a day can be wasted watching them Spain, most of the club type places won’t days in the city, head to the nearest metro leap into the air, attempting to dodge the open until around midnight, but when they station and get yourself a Bip! travel card, resident sea lions upon landing, only to be do, you’ll be spoilt for choice. With cheap, which can also be used on the busses. pushed back into the water in an endless electronic, students clubs, higher end salsa water mammal-based gang territory war.

There’s something about going Once bored (if ever), you can take a ride on dancing joints, and nifty little jazz bars, you’re bound to find someto a city that makes you want A sea of pink the city’s ascensores up to a pleasant mirathing to tickle your fancy. to find the tallest building, go birds among dor. Indeed, some people make a point of to the top, and have a look at trying to ride all of the funicular railways, the rocky Hop on a bus for 100km or so to stuff from up high. In the Sky all of which have their own names, some wasteland the east, and you’ll find yourself Costanera observation deck you of which are more terrifyingly dilapidated makes for a in the capital city, Santiago, where will be the highest (in the purest than the others. Out of the original 26, dynamic visual sense of the word) person in are the general rules of safety for there are only about a quarter still opercontrast.

South America apply. In what is South America with 360 degree ating today, so get a ride in while you still likely to be your entry point to the views of the city and the Andes can. They’re also pretty practical for when your tired little legs grow useless.

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to the east. I wouldn’t want to be up there wine before it gets exported to your local during an earthquake though… Speaking Mercadona. of which, similarly to the rest of the country, Santiago has a rich Setting off at Head further down the thin strip history, but as it lies on the un4am may sound of a country and things start to merciful Pacific Ring of Fire, it is unpleasant, but get really beautiful. Snow-capped relentlessly struck by powerful catching the sun volcanoes, untouched forests, earthquakes. Consequently, the vast national parks, and serene rising over the oldest (colonial) building you lakes hosting picturesque towns: many plumes of this is Chilean Lakes District. can visit is the San Francisco steam make the Church, which itself has seen early start well its fair share of damage over Probably the main stop for most worth it. the years. The central point of tourists is the town of Puerto the city’s origins, The Plaza de Varas, which looks as though it’s Armas, is a quaint spot hosting a few other been plucked straight from Bavaria and buildings of note including the Metropoliplonked on the edge of the earth. The tan Cathedral and the Central Post Office. architecture hails from German immigrants arriving to found the town in a state-sponThe parks of the city create pockets sored colonisation move, whereby Chile of calm to enjoy the cityscape and the wanted to build residential settlements on mountains beyond. But why stop there? the land to enhance its The Andes are only a day trip away and long term claim to the You can are there to be used for your hiking or area and protect against brave the skiing pleasure. Furthermore, the beach forced colonisation that morning cold, is also within driving distance, and Chile’s was popular in those strip off, and coastline presents many an opportunity for days. Today Puerto Varas relax in a small the avid surfer. For bonus points, try skiing looks over Llanquihue pool of hot and surfing in the same day. Of course, Lake, onto the Calbuco geyser water. it wouldn’t be a travel article without the and Osorno volcanoes obligatory mention of a little vineyard trip, on the other side, which and Chile’s wine is world famous. Jump makes for a rather pleasant base for a few onto one of the many day tours to visit days as you shoot off in each direction for some vineyards and taste some of the local your day’s activities.

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Have an early night, climbing Osorno is one of those silly o’clock starts, and won’t see you back to shelter until around 8pm.

Although you don’t technically need any climbing experience to get yourself up the volcano, be prepared for a crash course in harness and ice axe use, this isn’t your afternoon stroll up the Rock. After a few hours climbing up a glacier, the summit will provide you with great views of the mountains, four or five lakes, and a nice sense of achievement at having climbed up an active volcano. Aside from climbing up icy, conical mountains filled with bubbling lava, there are all the other activities you’d expect from such setting. Kayaking on lakes and rafting through the rivers, trekking through the forested mountains, or just sitting down for a spot of relaxing fishing, there’ll be something to keep you in this town for a good while.

Elsewhere in the region, for those wanting to dip their toe into the area rather than spend a good length of time, Pucon sits on the northern side of the lakes district and can have more of a water activities feel to it, although, there’s obviously a few little volcanos for you to make your way up if you want. After you’ve had your fill of trekking to various waterfalls and lagoons, you can indulge in the town’s adventure activity industry. Few Geiser del Tatio

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places can claim to boast a better aerial Further south still is the frozen adventure to? Well, over 100,000 little birds dressed view for your first experience of freefalling land of Patagonia. Admittedly, 90% of for a dinner party waddle along the shores from the heavens. A skyPatagonia is over the border in Argentiof Isla Magdalena and it is said to be the diving experience over the na, but there’s still plenty to do on the closest thing to Antarctica (without actuThe Andes volcanic peaks and glacial ally going there). If penguins aren’t your Chilean side.

There’s an abundance to are only a lakes can be yours for a see and do down here, so I’ll gloss over thing, how about rough seas and strong day trip away couple of hundred dollars, the highlights. Many tourists fly into the winds? The black cliffs, white icebergs, and and are there although, I prefer the slightsouthernmost city of Punta Arenas, prin- extreme weather make visiting Cape Horn to be used for cipally for its airport, but it does have ly less exhilarating aerial a spiritual experience for many travellers, your hiking experience in the form of a brewery, and can be used for various indeed, much literature can be found on or skiing paragliding, which provides day trips to the following places: the area, including the many struggles sailpleasure. views from slightly lower ors have had with the notorious seas over down, but at a less terrifythe centuries. Cape Horn lies on the A couple of hours by boat ing pace. Trek the area for a few days, go edge of Tierra Del Fuego, which (obfrom Punta Arenas is a dirty Half a day water-skiing, ziplining, and finish off with viously) has an incredible national looking island with a funny can be wasted park ready for your exploration, but a spot of tranquil horse riding through the smell, which you can only acwatching them for many, it’s the gateway to Antarcwoods. Pucon is another town you could cess from December to Febleap into the easily spend a week exploring. tica. The small town of Porvenir is ruary. Why would you want air, attempting a nice place to put your head down after you’ve had your fill of emerald to dodge the lagoons and blue hued glaciers. resident sea

lions upon landing...

For the hikers among us, make a beeline towards Torres del Paine Catedral de Santiago

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Los palafitos de Gamboa, Isla Grande de Chiloé

National Park, where there are a couple After making your way round the many an attempt to flee an island slowly being of popular walks. The quickest of the two natural wonders this place has to offer, you swallowed by the sea, according to the legtakes around five days, but the secan rest easily knowing that end. Apparently, the link between this spec rious nature lovers won’t want less Argentina boasts the majority of land on the map and Chile is the sweet A skydiving than a week to explore the edge of experience over of this majestic land, so plan a potato, which originates in South America, the earth. ‘The Circuit’ is a ten day longer holiday and come back proving that the two civilizations crossed the volcanic walk circumnavigating the entire next year. paths at some stage. Before Christianity peaks and national park, taking you past stunforcibly threw its cloak over the nation, the glacial lakes ning views of the Paine Horns, a island had some interesting beliefs, prinAway from the harsh condican be yours serious of greyish/yellowish rocks cipally, that the dead and the living were tions, and everything else in for a couple unapologetically jutting out 3,000 connected. It was this belief the world, is a remote of hundred or so metres from the ground and that led to the erection of the little island. About as A couple of dollars... dramatically altering the landscape. huge stone statues, the moai, remote as you can hours by boat The walk will also encompass rich which are believed to resemget. Easter Island lies from Punta wildlife and woodland, as well as glistening ble/honour past ancestors. As 3,500km from the motherland, Arenas is a lakes, including one which a massive glatime went on, the island sportwith its original inhabitants actudirty looking cier, Glacier Grey, is slowly self-destructing ed fewer resources and more ally arriving from the west, most island with a into. Very scenic stuff. humans, leading to an overlikely Taiwan (rather than Chile), in

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Patagonia kayaking trip

Over population problem of about 15,000 100,000 little inhabitants. Around this time, the moai were no longer considered the birds dressed medium to contact the dead, and infor a dinner Isla Magdalena stead the inhabitants relied on local party waddle competition and the aptly named hour flight from Santiago, change from the icy heartland of Patagonia. along the god responsible for creating humans, but if you’re lucky, you can shores of Isla Makemake. Today, most of the moai get it for $500. You can visit And so you have it, a true eclectic mix Magdalena... have been purposefully toppled due the moai and other archaeof cultures and landscapes forming a yet to past civil wars. During the 19th ological sites in two or three another part of the world which needs to century, the problems colonialists bring to days, and hop back on a flight be given more time than we foreign lands, such as disease and slavery, without too much disruption to have. Sweep through as part of a Be prepared saw the population plummet to just over your carefully planned trip, and larger trip, or tackle the individfor a crash one hundred, sadly losing much of the although the island relies largely ual gems of the country systemcultural practices and beliefs of the past. on tourism for its economy, you course in harness atically in separate holidays. Just and ice axe use, remember to pack appropriately, won’t find yourself in a sea of tourists. There are also a couple Many people believe that visiting Easter in the summer, it can be rather this isn’t your of beaches, if you’ve come out Island is a costly, timely experience for afternoon stroll toasty, and in the winter it get here to sunbathe. Makes a nice the experienced traveller. Well, it is a five quite… cold. up the Rock.

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VINTAGE AND CRUSTED PORT Captain St James and his two wives

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aptain St James was a very military wives. It had been a bright sunny ship sent him into a deep, blissful sleep. contented bigamist. The Golden day. Maud was happily smiling at the Fleece, plying trade between GiSt James, dreaming he had arrived in North camera. Captain St James looked lovingly braltar and Morocco in the 1950s, Africa and in the arms of his exotic olat the picture sighing contentedly whilst allowed him to keep two wives, stretching his arm under his bunk pressive-skinned wife, woke with a start continents apart, neither one ing an unseen button. Quicker than the I had never and cursed the shrill whistle of the aware of the other. He had the tasted anything speaking tube connecting his bunk eye could follow the silver-framed picture best of both worlds, one fun flipped Maud unceremoniously round and quite so old or to the bridge. Ricco, sounding the skilful baker was magically replaced by loving, wild, devil-may-care both chirpy and mildly envious, delicious and Nita St James, child of the jungle, lover of sort of a girl, the other sober, made an announcement he was wondered what champagne and midnight swimming. Her steadfast and home loving. no stranger to: “Captain! We are alchemist could cleavage, her exotic eyes and mischievous exactly halfway.” turn grape juice smile compelled those who saw the picture “I was at the gates of paradise, into such an to ask who she was. St James would simply I went through, and now it’s St James’ irritation at having his amalgam of smile and continue with whatever matmine,” he tells Ricco, his loyal dream interrupted disappeared inter-at-hand had brought the flavours... second in command. stantly. He turned his head visitor to his cabin. towards the mahogany pan“The most Ricco, of undetermined nationality, heavily elling surrounding his bunk where expensive style Henry St James, I regret to moustached and dressed in a shabby mera silver-framed picture of his wife, of port is one tell you, is a fictional characchant-naval uniform was no slouch when Maud St James, had been skilfully of the world’s ter played by Alec Guinness it came to navigation. It was he who took built into the wall. The picture had simplest of in the British comedy “The over the ship once it left Gibraltar. Captain been taken in the gardens of the wines to make.” Captain’s Paradise” filmed St James would be found in his cabin, lying Convent during a charity event. Mrs in Gibraltar and Tangier in in his bunk dreamily contemplating what St James’ home baked cakes and the 1950s. The reason I am telling you is lay ahead until the heat, the hum of the scones had taken pride of place amongst because if you see the film, it will convey engines and the rhythmic rocking of the the stalls manned by young, enthusiastic 80

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wine better than I ever could, what it felt like setting out from Gibraltar on a sunny July morning when the border with Franco’s Spain was closed and we were young and eager for adventure. Like St James, we sailed for Tangier in the Mons Calpe, the ship’s name. The docks, the clear morning sunlight and jittery crowd as the ship peeled away from the harbour wall, felt exactly as depicted in the film.

Soon enough, we found ourselves in front of Les Sables D’Or. A small, two-storey hotel known for its cleanliness and cheap rates. Its neat, faded-yellow façade had several windows each with small, wrought iron balconies. Pots of red and pink geraniums decorated the railings. In the morning, they would be watered with no thought for passers-by who would look up cursing under their breath.

Unpacking and eager to get going, we soon found ourselves walking to the city centre. Before long, we entered Boulevard Pasteur. Its Art Deco buildings still displaying anti-traditional elegance, if not the wealth and sophistication they conveyed when Tangier was Tangier, an international utopia of illicit pleasures and subterfuge.

Then, as now, tolerance was practiced but never preached.

such an amalgam of flavours and nuances. The wine, our amiable and generous companions, and Tangier, twinkling in the heady darkness below us, made it a night to remember - I still do.

The Oxford Companion to Wine has this to say about Vintage Port: “The most expensive style of port is one of the world’s simplest of wines to make.”

The consumer is expected to mature the wine in bottle for 20 or more years...

Like all ports, Vintage Port is only made in the Douro region of Portugal from a single “vintage year’’. There are over 80 varieties of grapes allowed for the production of port, perhaps the best known include Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz, better known in Spain as Tempranillo.

Later, sitting at the nearby Gran Café de Paris, its Spanish name unchanged since spies sold secrets over bitter expressos and westerners haggled over the cost of gay sex and illicit substances, we struck up a conversation with an English couple sitting next to us.

The beneficio

Vineyards are graded into a comwill allocate plex quality points system. Each To our young eyes, they each vineyard year, depending on the points, the seemed old, in spite that the amount of beneficio will allocate each vineyard neither showed any tell-tale wine they can the amount of wine they can convert signs of approaching midconvert to port. to port. Ostensibly, allocations are dle-age. Their unmistakable dependent on growing conditions. In air of the well-travelled, reality, they may more dependent on how made them appear relaxed and confident. much port from previous years remains George informed us he was a regular visiunsold in Oporto. tor to Tangier sent periodically by his firm, a manufacturer of lace-making machinery, to troubleshoot and provide training at a When harvested, the grapes are pressed local factory. Being childless, his wife Fiona and shortly after, the must will start to always accompanied him on his more exot- ferment vigorously. At the right moment, ic journeys. Asking our opinion on a myriad alcohol will be added and the fermentation of subjects, they listened intently making arrested. A dark red, sweet wine, high in us feel at ease. That evening we dined toalcohol, will result. In theory, capable of gether, it was Fiona’s 40th birthday. George lasting decades. suggested we end the day over a nightcap at their hotel, where he had arranged, with The young wine will be matured in cask some difficulty, for a delivery of something and after two years, for Vintage Port, botrather special. tled, unfiltered and released. The consumer is expected to mature the wine in bottle It was a 1931 Niepoort Vintage Port, Fiofor 20+ years until the wine reaches matuna’s birth year. I had never tasted anything rity. Cheaper ports like Late Bottled Vintage quite so old or delicious and wondered will be kept in cask for six years or more what alchemist could turn grape juice into then filtered and bottled ready to drink.

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Vintage Port is only made in exceptional years when they are “declared”. It is up to individual shippers to declare or not. Few would risk their reputation by declaring poor years. Recent vintages are 92, 94, 95, 97, 00, 03, 07, 11 and 2014.

In Gibraltar, expect to pay north of £50 or £60 for Vintage Port. If your budget doesn’t stretch that far, do not despair - there is a comparable, delicious alternative. It’s called Crusted Port - a recent British invention!

Crusted Ports are blends from several vintages and will not designate a year on the label though there may be an indication when it was bottled. They would have been bottled unfiltered, which like Vintage Port, will require decanting. Like Vintage Port, it has the potential to mature and improve in bottle for decades. All the top producers now make Crusted Ports which can be had for as little as £15 per bottle!

Tasted Recently Niepoort VP 1983 £90 A tad light with pronounced strawberry jam flavours. Nice finish 17.5/20 Niepoort VP 1987 £99 Dark ruby, voluptuous, fruit cake and cinnamon. Long finish. Great producer. 18.5/20 Fonseca VP 1994 £100 Complex and intense but still unresolved. A sleeper. 18.5/20 The Wine Society Crusted Port (Bottled 2007) Delicious, mouth filling and moreish. Long finish. A huge bargain at £13.50! 17.5/20 Grahams Crusted Port (Morrisons) £16.00 Another bargain. 17/20 81

recipes Recipe by Salt&Lavender

PUMPKIN AUTUMN SOUP with cauliflower and ginger

INGREDIENTS 1 medium onion, diced 2 sticks celery, chopped 1 large carrot, chopped 2 tbsps ginger, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 300g vegetable broth 800g pumpkin purée 1 cup water 82

DIRECTIONS ¼ teaspoon dried thyme ¼ teaspoon ground cumin Salt & pepper, to taste 1 head cauliflower, broken into florets Heavy/whipping cream, to taste (optional)

Sauté the onion, celery, and carrot in a large pot on medium heat for 5-7 minutes.

Add the ginger and garlic to the pot, stir, and cook for 2 minutes until fragrant.

Add the vegetable broth, pumpkin purée, water, dried thyme, cumin, and salt & pepper to taste. Add the cauliflower.

With the lid slightly ajar, simmer the soup on medium-low heat for about 30 minutes or until the vegetables have softened.

Purée the soup in batches using a blender. Let it cool. Add water if too thick.

Serve with a swirl of cream if desired.

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1 MINUTE BROWNIE Microwave mug dessert

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

SUGGESTIONS

3 tbsps all purpose flour

In a microwavable mug, mix together all of the ingredients.

Serve warm with vanilla ice cream & enjoy!

3 tbsps brown sugar 3 tbsps cocoa powder

Mix in the chocolate chips.

3 tbsps flavorless oil (canola/coconut/ sunflower)

If you don’t want to cook them off straight away, then place them in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.

3 tbsps water or unsweetened plant milk pinch of salt ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Microwave for 45-60 seconds. Allow to cool for at least 5 minutes.

Cooking time will vary greatly depending on your microwave and the width and depth of the mug.

This is calorie-high dessert due to sugar and oil. To lower these, you can use more natural sugars and oil like coconut.

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Casa Pepe

A delightful terrace, bar, restaurant on the prestigious Queensway Quay Marina. Wonderful location for business meetings, weddings, anniversaries and other special occasions. Specialising in fresh fish caught locally with daily specials including seabass, dorada, sole, and bream, plus a very comprehensive a la carte menu. Also available are tapas and raciones (double size tapas) to share (or not!) prior to a main course.

Mixed paellas also available, as well as fish cooked in rock salt, whole suckling pig and baby lamb to order.

Open: Tues-Sat lunch & evening, Sunday lunch only, closed Mondays.

Casa Pepe, 18 Queensway Quay Marina, Tel/Fax: 200 46967 Email: casa.pepe.gib@gmail.com.

Visit: www.casapepegib.com

The Lounge Stylish Lounge Gastro Bar on Queensway Quay Marina serving best quality food prepared by passionate, qualified chefs. Popular quiz on Sundays from 7pm and a relaxed friendly atmosphere. A separate Lounge Bar Area serving a wide range of hot drinks, wines, beers, spirits and cocktails at reasonable prices, with large TV’s for sports and events coverage.

Open: 10am-late Mon - Sun Be sure to arrive early to ensure a seat!

The Lounge 17 Ragged Staff Wharf, Queensway Quay Marina Tel: 200 61118 info@thelounge.gi

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Nunos Italian

Nunos Italian Restaurant, overlooking the Mediterranean, is popular with hotel guests, tourists and local residents. This 2 rosette rated, AA restaurant is renowned for its eclectic interior, intimate atmosphere and fine cuisine. Savour a wide selection of freshly prepared Italian delicacies, including bread, pasta, meat and fish, followed by delicious desserts. In the summer months, the hotel offers alfresco dining for private parties in the Garden Grill. Sitting nestled in the colonial garden you can enjoy a mouth-watering menu of charcoal-grilled meats and freshly prepared salads in candlelit surroundings.

Open: Mon-Sun 1-3pm lunch, 7–11pm dinner Nunos Italian Restaurant and Terrace Caleta Hotel, Catalan Bay Tel: 200 76501 Email: reservations@caletahotel.gi

Solo Bar & Grill Solo Bar and Grill is a stylish and modern eatery — perfect for business functions or lunches — and part of the popular Cafe Solo stable. Serving everything from Goats’ Cheese Salad, Mediterranean Pâté and Cajun Langoustines to Beer Battered John Dory, or Harissa Chicken, and Chargrilled Sirloin Steak.

This is a delightful venue in Europort with a cosy mezzanine level and terrace seating. Well worth a visit, or two! Available for private functions and corporate events — call 200 62828 to book your function or event.

Open: 12-8pm.

Solo Bar & Grill, Eurotowers Tel: 200 62828

Café Solo Modern Italian eatery set in lively Casem a t e s s q u a re .

Everything from chicory and crispy pancetta salad with walnuts, pears and blue cheese dressing, or king prawn, mozzarella and mango salad to pastas (eg: linguine with serrano ham, king prawns and rocket; smoked salmon and crayfish ravioli with saffron and spinach cream) to salads (eg: Vesuvio spicy beef, cherry tomatoes, roasted peppers and red onions; and Romana chorizo, black pudding, egg and pancetta) and pizzas (eg: Quatto Stagioni topped with mozzarella, ham, chicken, pepperoni and mushroom) and specialities such as salmon fishcakes, beef medallions and duck. Daily specials on blackboard. No smoking.

Café Solo Grand Casemates Square. Tel: 200 44449

Jury’s Café-Wine Bar Next to the Law Courts, with a terrace seating area, Jury’s has a selection of Ciabattas, paninis, baguettes and wraps, plus popular sharing dishes, such as Your Honour’s platter. Jacket potatoes, main courses, pasta and some innocent salads too. For those with a sweet tooth, there are tantalising homemade desserts, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, as well as Lavazza coffees and frappes.

Open: 7am-midnight Mon-Sat, 9am-midnight Sun. Jury’s Café & Wine Bar 275 Main Street. Tel: 200 67898 www.jurysgibraltar.com

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All’s Well

O’Reilly’s

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Lord Nelson

Traditional pub in fashionable Casemates area. Named for the 18th century practise of locking gates to the city at night when the guard called ‘All’s Well’.

All’s Well serves Bass beers, wine and spirits plus pub fare. English breakfast all day, hot meals such as pork in mushroom sauce, sausage & mash, cod & chips and steak & ale pie plus a range of salads and jacket potatoes. Large terrace. Karaoke Mondays and Wednesdays until late. Free tapas on a Friday 7pm.

Traditional Irish bar with full HD sports coverage and Irish breakfast from 8am (Sunday from 9am).

Guinness on draught. Food includes salads, jackets, beef & Guinness pie, Kildare chicken, chicken brochette, gourmet burgers, wraps, children menu, homemade desserts, daily specials and more. And just like in Ireland there’s no smoking inside, so a great atmosphere for all.

Situated in the corner of Casemates Square, the bar is a celebration of the life of Lord Nelson. See the collection of nautical art & memorabilia, including a brass pin from HMS Victory itself.

HMS crews’ breakfast served from 10am, full menu including steak & ale pie, traditional fish & chips & much more served all day until 10pm.

Jam session Thursday, live top local band on Friday & Karaoke Saturday nights.

All’s Well Casemates Square. Tel: 200 72987

O’Reilly’s Ocean Village. Tel: 200 67888 www.oreillysgibraltar.com

Lord Nelson Bar Brasserie 10 Casemates Tel: 200 50009 Visit: www.lordnelson.gi

Bridge Bar & Grill

Star Bar

Located on the w a t e r ’s e d g e , Ocean Village, just across the bridge from O’Reilly’s. This bar & grill is a fusion of an American themed menu with Tarifa chill out style. Open for breakfast from 9am serving healthy options, freshly squeezed orange juice and Italian Lavazza coffee. Try the spicy Caribbean rum ribs, southern fried chicken bucket, the popular Texas burger or a selection of tasty salads and homemade desserts. London Pride, San Miguel & Carling beer on draught, live sports.

Bridge Bar & Grill Ocean Village Tel: 200 66446 www.bridgebargibraltar.com

Gibraltar’s oldest bar, just off Main St. Small cosy and famous for its full English breakfast from 8am (9am on Sunday). A full menu including fish & chips, until 10pm. The home of Star Coffee, draught beers include Heineken, Old Speckled Hen, Murphys and Strongbow cider. Managed

by Hunter Twins from Stafford, England, also home to Med Golf & Tottenham Hotspur supporters club.

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clubs & activities Arts & Crafts Cross Stitch Club: John Mackintosh Hall, 1st Floor, Mon 6-8pm, fee £1.

Gibraltar Arts & Crafts Association: Children: Mon&Fri 12.30-2pm, Mon-Fri 3.45-5.15pm Adults: Wed 5.45-7.15, Sat 10.30 to 12.30, Tel: 20073865 email: gibartsandcrafts@hotmail.com Knit and Natter Group: Tues 11am-3pm, Thurs 5.30-7.30pm, at Arts & Crafts Shop, Casemates balcony. Free to join and refreshments provided. Tel: 20073865.

The Arts Centre: Prince Edward’s Road, Art classes for children and adults. For more info call Tel: 200 79788.

The Fine Arts Association Gallery: At Casemates. Open 10am-2pm, 3-6pm Mon-Fri, Sat 11am-1pm.

The Gibraltar Decorative and Fine Arts Society: Affiliated to UK NADFAS meets third Wed of month at 6.30pm at Eliott Hotel - lecturers & experts from the UK talk on Art etc. Contact: Chairman Claus Olesen 200 02024 claus.olesen@sghambros.com.

Membership Ian Le Breton 200 76173 ilebreton@SovereignGroup.com Board Games Calpe Chess Club & Junior Club: meets in Studio 1, John Mackintosh Hall Thursday, Juniors: 5p.m. - 7 p.m. / Tuesday & Thursday 7p.m. - 10:30 The Gibraltar Scrabble Club: Meets on Tuesdays at 3pm. Tel: Vin 20073660 or Roy 20075995. All welcome.

The Subbuteo Club: Meets in Charles Hunt Room, John Mackintosh Hall.

Dance Adult Dance Classes: Wed evenings at Kings Bastion Leisure Centre from 7-8.30pm. Contact Dilip on 200 78714.

Art in Movement Centre: Hiphop/Break Dance,Contemporary Dance, Pilates, Capoeira, Acrobatics, Street Kids & Tods, Modern Dance. Performance and Film opportunities. Judo & Jujitsu Classes: Tue/ Thur with Sensei Conroy. All ages. Budokai Martial Arts Centre, Wellington Front. www. artinmovement.net FB: Art In Movement A.I.M, tel 54025041 or 54007457 Ballet, Modern Theatre, Contemporary & Hip Hop: weekly at Danza Academy.

Training from 3 years to Adult Advanced.

68/2 Prince Edward’s Rd Tel: 54027111.

Bellydance Classes, all levels, Tue 8-9pm at the Ocean Village Gym (non–members welcome). Contact 54005593.

DSA Old & Modern Sequence Dancing: Sessions at Central Hall Fri 8.30pm, beginners 8pm. Tel: 200 78901 or tony@gibraltar.gi Everybody welcome.

Modern & Latin American Sequence Dancing: Mon at Catholic Community Centre 8pm. Tel. Andrew 200 78901.

Modern, Contemporary, Lyrical, Flexibility, Hip Hop & Dance Theatre: Classes weekly at Urban Dance Studio, 2 Jumpers Bastion.

Tel: Yalta 54012212 or Jolene 54015125.

Rockkickers Linedance Club: Governor’s Meadow 1st School. www.rockkickers.com Salsa Gibraltar Salsa: Tues at Laguna Social Club, Laguna Estate. Beginners 7-8.30pm.

Intermediates 8.30-10pm. Tel: Mike 54472000 or info@salsagibraltar.com Zumba Classes at Urban Dance: Jumpers Bastion, with certified instructor Tyron Walker. Tel: 20063959 or 54012212 or Twitter: @UrbanDanceGib History & Heritage The Gibraltar Heritage Trust: Main Guard, 13 John Mackintosh Sq. Tel: 200 42844.

The Gibraltar Classic Vehicle Association: Dedicated to preservation of Rock’s transport/motoring heritage. Assists members in restoration / maintenance of classic vehicles. New members welcome. Tel: 200 44643.

Garrison Library Tours: at 11am on Fri, duration 1h 50mins. Tel: 20077418.

History Alive: Historical re-enactment parade. Main Street up to Casemates Square every Sat at 12 noon.

Music Gibraltar National Choir and Gibraltar Junior National Choir: Rehearses at the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Tel: 54831000.

The Calpe Band: Mon & Wed. For musicians of brass/woodwind instruments of all standards/ages/abilities 7-9pm. Tel:

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Outdoor Activities The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Gibraltar: Exciting self-development programme for young people worldwide equipping them with life skills to make a difference to themselves, their communities and the world. Contact: Award House, North Mole Road, PO Box: 1260. mjpizza@ gibtelecom.net, www.thedukes.gi.

Social Clubs The Rotary Club of Gibraltar meets the Rock Hotel, 7pm Tuesday evenings. Guests welcome. For contact or info www.rotaryclubgibraltar.com Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes: (Gibraltar Province) meets RAOB Club, 72/9 Prince Edward’s Road ­- Provincial Grand Lodge, Thu/month, 7.30pm. William Tilley 2371, Thurs 8.30pm. Buena Vista 9975, monthtly, Social Lodge. www.akearn1.wix. com/raob-gibraltar, william.tilley.lodge@ hotmail.co.uk, Clive, tel: 58008074 Special Interest Clubs & Societies Creative Writers Group: meets up on Tuesday mornings at 10.30 in O’Reillys Irish Bar and it is free to attend. Tel: Carla 54006696.

Gibraltar Book Club: For info Tel: Parissa 54022808.

Gibraltar Horticultural Society: meets 1st Thurs of month 6pm, J.M. Hall.

Spring Flower Show, slide shows, flower arrangement demos, outings to garden centres, annual Alameda Gardens tour. All welcome.

Gibraltar Philosophical Society: devoted to intellectually stimulating debate. Frequent lectures and seminars on a range of topics.

Tel: 54008426 or Facebook: facebook.com/gibphilosophy Gibraltar Photographic Society: Meets on Mondays at 7:00 p.m. Wellington Front.

Induction courses, talks, discussions, competitions etc. For details contact the secretary on, leslinares@gibtelecom.net Harley Davidson Owners’ Club: www.hdcgib.com Lions Club of Gibraltar: Meets 2nd and 4th Wed of the month at 50 Line Wall Road. www.lionsclubofgibraltar.com St John’s Ambulance: Adult Volunteers Training Sessions from 8-10pm on Tues. Tel: 200 77390 or training@stjohn.gi The Royal British Legion: For info or membership contact the Branch Secretary 20074604 or write to PO Box 332.

UN Association of Gibraltar: PO Box 599, 22a Main Street. Tel: 200 52108.

Sports Supporters Clubs Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Club: Meets at Star Bar, Parliament Lane, when Spurs games are televised - call prior to matches to check game is televised. Great food for a lunch if KO is early or an early supper if the game is later.

Gibraltar Arsenal Supporters Club: Meets match days upstairs at Time Out Café, Eurotowers. Gooners of all ages welcome.

For info/news visit www.GibGooners.com Tel: 54010681 (Bill) or 54164000 (John).

Gibraltar Hammers: Meets on match days at the Victoria Stadium Bar, Bayside Road. All league games are shown live. All West Ham supporters and their families are welcome. For details visit www. gibraltarhammers.com or gibraltarhammers@ hotmail.com Sports & Fitness Artistic Gymnastics: Gibraltar Artistic Gymnastics Association. Tel: Angela 200 70611 or Sally 200 74661.

Athletics: Gibraltar Amateur Athletics Association holds competitions through year for juniors, adults and veterans. Two main clubs (Calpeans 200 71807, Lourdians 200 75180) training sessions at Victoria Stadium.

Badminton: Recreational badminton weekdays at Victoria Stadium (Tel: 200 78409 for allocations). Gibraltar Badminton Association (affiliated to BWF& BE) junior club/tournaments, senior leagues/ recreational. www.badmintongibraltar.com Ballet Barre Fitness: Adults on Wed 10am & Fri 6pm at The Arts Centre. Tel: 54033465 or pilatesgibraltar@hotmail.com

Basketball: Gibraltar Amateur Basketball Association (affiliated FIBA) leagues/ training for minis, passarelle, cadets, seniors and adults at a variety of levels. Tel: John 200 77253, Randy 200 40727.

Boxing: Gibraltar Amateur Boxing Association (member IABA) gym on Rosia Rd. Over 13s welcome. Tuition with ex-pro boxer Ernest Victory. Tel: 56382000 or 20042788.

Cheerleading: Gibraltar Cheerleading Association, girls and boys of all ages.

Chearleading and street cheer/hip hop at Victoria Stadium. Recreational / competitive levels. Tel: 58008338.

Canoeing: Gibraltar Canoeing Association.

Tel: Nigel 200 52917 or Arturo 54025033.

Cricket: Gibraltar Cricket, National Governing Body & Associate Member of ICC. Governs International & Domestic Men’s, Women’s, Boys’ & Girls’ cricketleague & cup competitions and in-school coaching. www.gibraltarcricket.com, info@ gibcricket.com, Twitter: @Gibraltar_Crick Cycling: Gibraltar Cycling Association various cycling tours.

Darts: Gibraltar Darts Association (full member of WDF & affiliate of BDO). We cater for men, ladies & youth who take part in leagues, competitions and a youth academy for the correct development of the sport. Tel: Darren 54027171 Secretary, Alex 54021672 Youth Rep, Justin 54022622 President. Email: info@ gibraltardarts.com Football: Gibraltar Football Association leagues/competitions for all ages OctoberMay. Futsal in summer, Victoria Stadium. Tel: 20042941 www.gibraltarfa.com Gaelic Football Club (Irish sport): Males any age welcome. Get fit, play sport, meet new friends, travel around Spain/Europe and play an exciting and competitive sport. Training every Wed on the MOD pitch on Devil’s Tower Road at 7pm. Andalucia League with Seville and Marbella to play matches home and away monthly. Visit www.gibraltargaels. com or secretary.gibraltar.europe@gaa.ie Hockey: Gibraltar Hockey Association (members FIH & EHF) high standard competitions/training for adults/juniors.

Tel: Eric 200 74156 or Peter 200 72730 for info.

Iaido: teaches the Japanese sword (Katana), classes every week. www.iaidogibraltar.com Iwa Dojo, Kendo & Jujitsu: Classes every week, for kids/adults. Tel: 54529000 www. iwadojo.com or dbocarisa@iwadojo.com Judo and Ju-jitsu: Gibraltar Budokai Judo Association UKMAF recognised instructors for all ages and levels at Budokai Martial Arts Centre, Wellington Front. Tel: Charlie 20043319.

Ju-jitsu: Gibraltar Ju-jitsu Academy training and grading for juniors/seniors held during evening at 4 North Jumpers Bastion. Tel: 54011007.

Karate-do Shotokai: Gibraltar Karate-do Shotokai Association - Karate training for junior & seniors at Clubhouse, Shotokai karate centre, 41H Town Range. Monday: 9:30 p.m. & Wednesday 9:45 p.m.

Karate: Shotokan karate midday Mon beginners, other students 8.30pm. Thurs 8.30pm. In town at temporary dojo or privately by arrangement. Contact Frankie 54038127 or info@fhmedia.co.uk.

Motorboat Racing: Gibraltar Motorboat Racing Association Tel: Wayne 200 75211.

Muay Thai and Muay Boran Club: Tues & Thur at Boyd’s Kings Bastion Leisure Centre at 6:30pm, Tel: John – 54024707 FB: Gibraltar Muay Thai Netball: Gibraltar Netball Association (affiliated FENA & IFNA) competitions through year, senior/junior leagues. Tel: 20041874.

Petanque: Gibraltar Petanque Association.

New members welcome. Tel: 54002652.

Pilates: Intermediate Pilates: Tues & Fri 9.30am, beginners Pilates: Fri 10.50am at the Shotokai Centre, 41H Town Range. Tel: 54033465 or pilatesgibraltar@hotmail.com Gibraltar Pool Association: (Member of the EBA) home and away league played on Thurs through out the season, various tournaments played on a yearly basis both nationally and internationally, Tel: 56925000 gibpool@gibtelecom.net, www.gib8ball.com Rhythmic Gymnastics: Gibraltar Rhythmic

Gymnastics Association runs sessions from 4 years of age, weekday evenings. Tel: 56000772 or Sally 200 74661.

Rugby: Gibraltar Rugby caters for all ages from 4 years old to veterans (over 35’s). It organises competitions and sessions for Juniors; 4 x Senior Clubs; Veterans team; Touch Rugby and a Referees Society. Email admin@gibraltarrfu. com or visit www.gibraltarrfu.com Sailing: Gibraltar Yachting Association junior/ senior competitive programme (April - Oct) Tel: Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club at 200 78897.

Shooting: Gibraltar Shooting Federation. Rifle, Europa Point Range (Stephanie 54020760); Clay pigeon, East Side (Harry 200 74354); Pistol, near Royal Naval Hospital (Louis 54095000).

Snooker: Members of European Billiards & Snooker Association - facilities at Jumpers Bastion with 3 tables. Professional coaching for juniors/seniors. Organised leagues/ tournaments and participation in international competitions. Tel: 56262000 / 54000068, or info@gibraltarsnooker.com Squash: Gibraltar Squash Association, Squash Centre, South Pavilion Road (members WSF & ESF). Adult and junior tournaments and coaching. Tel: 200 44922.

Sub-Aqua: Gibraltar Sub-Aqua Association taster dives for over 14s, tuition from local clubs. Voluntary sports clubs: Noah’s Dive Club and 888s Dive Club. Tel: 54991000.

Commercial sports diving schools available.

Time - Thursday 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m..

Telephone, Jenssen Ellul - 54027122 Swimming: Gibraltar Amateur Swimming Association (member FINA & LEN) opens its pool for leisure swimming. Junior lessons, squad for committed swimmers, water polo.

Pool open Mon&Thurs: 7-10am, 12.30-4pm.

Tue, Wed, Fri: 7-10am, 12:30-5pm. Sat: 3-5pm. Sun: closed. Mon to Fri from 5-6pm groups training. 6-7.30 squad training. Mon, Wed, Fri 7.30-8.30 swimming joggers, Tues & Thurs 7:30-8:30 junior Water polo. Mon, Tues & Thurs 8:30-10pm Adult water polo. Tel: 200 72869.

Table Tennis: Gibraltar Table Tennis Association training and playing sessions, Victoria Stadium, Tues 6-10pm and Thurs 8-11pm with coaching and league competition. Tel: 56070000 or 20060720.

Taekwondo: Gibraltar Taekwondo Association classes/gradings Tel: Mari 20044142 or www. gibraltartaekwondo.org Tai Chi: Tai Chi for children and adults.

Mon-Thur 6.30-8pm at Kings Bastion Leisure Centre and Sat 9am-1pm at the Yoga Centre, 33 Town Range. Tel: Dilip 200 78714.

Tennis: Gibraltar Tennis Association, Sandpits Tennis Club. Junior development programme.

Courses for adults, leagues and competitions.

Tel: Louis 200 77035.

Ten-Pin Bowling: At King’s Bowl in the King’s Bastion Leisure Centre every day. Gibraltar Ten Pin Bowling (members FIQ & WTBA) leagues, training for juniors and squad. Tel: 200 52442.

Triathlon: Hercules Triathlon Club organises swimming, running and cycling training sessions and competes regularly in Andalucia and Internationally. Contact chris.walker@york. gi or Facebook “Hercules Triathlon Club” Volleyball: Gibraltar Volleyball Association training, indoor leagues, beach volleyball competition, 3 v 3 competition, juniors and seniors.

Tel: 54001973 or 54885000.

Yoga: Integral Yoga Centre runs a full programme of classes from Mon-Fri at 33 Town Range. Tel: 200 41389. All welcome.

Theatrical Groups Gibraltar Amateur Drama Association: Meet at Ince’s Hall Theatre Complex, 310 Main Street. Tel: 20042237.

Trafalgar Theatre Group: Meets 2nd Wed of month, Garrison Library 8pm. All welcome.

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Support Support Groups Groups ADHD & Learning Difficulties Meetings at Fellowship Bookshop Catholic Community Centre, Line Wall Road. Coffee, chat, books and info on display. Tel: 54027551 or 54014476.

Alcoholics Anonymous meet 7pm Tues & Thurs at Nazareth House Tel: 200 73774.

A Step Forward support for single, separated, divorced/widowed people, meet 8pm Mon at St Andrew’s Church.

Mummy & Me Breastfeeding Support Group those who are pregnant, breastfeeding or have breastfed to get together for coffee / support.

Business Information Financial Serv. Commission Tel: 200 40283/4 Chamber of Commerce Tel: 200 78376 Federation Small Business Tel: 200 47722 Company Registry.Tel: 200 78193 Useful Numbers Airport (general info.).Tel: 200 12345 Hospital, St Bernards.Tel: 200 79700 Weather information.Tel: 5-3416 Frontier Queue Update Tel: 200 42777 Gibraltar Museum Tel: 200 74289 18/20 Bomb House Lane 10am-6pm (Sat 10am-2pm). Admission: Adults £2/ Children under 12 - £1.

Exhibitions also at Casemates gallery.

Gibraltar Garrison Library Tel: 200 77418 2 Library Ramp Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm. Free Library tour offered every Friday at 11am. chris.tavares@gibraltargarrisonlibrary.gi Registry Office Tel: 200 72289 It’s possible to get married within 48 hours. A fact taken advantage of by stars such as Sean Connery & John Lennon.

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Partners and older children welcome. Meets 1st Wed / month at Chilton Court Community Hall at 1.30pm. Enquiries and support 54014517.

Childline Gibraltar confidential phone line for children in need. Freephone 8008 - 7 days a week 5pm - 9pm Citizens’ Advice Bureau Open Mon-Thur 9:30am-4:00pm, Fri 9:30am- 3:30pm. Tel: 200 40006 Email: info@cab.gi or visit at 10 Governor’s Lane. Free & confidential, impartial & independent advice and info.

Rock Tours by Taxi Tel: 200 70052 As well as offering normal fares, taxis provide Rock Tours taking in the Upper Rock, Europa Point etc.

John Mackintosh Hall Tel: 200 75669 Includes cafeteria, theatre, exhibition rooms and library. 308 Main Street 9.30am 11pm Mon-Fri. Gibraltar Public Holidays 2017 New Year’s Day Commonwealth Day Good Friday Easter Monday Workers Memorial Day May Day Spring Bank Holiday Queen’s Birthday Late Summer BH Gibraltar National Day Christmas Day Boxing Day

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COPE Support group for people with Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia or Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Meetings at Catholic Community Centre Book Shop at 7.30pm first Thur of each month. Tel: 200 51469 Email: copeadsupport@hotmail.com Dignity At Work Now Confidential support and advice for those who are being bullied at work.

Tel: 57799000.

Families Anonymous Support group for relatives and friends concerned about the use of drugs or related behavioural problems. Meet weekly on Thurs at 9pm at Gladys Perez Centre, 304A Main Street, Tel: 54007676 or 54014484.

Gibraltar Cardiac Rehabilitation and Support Group meets on the first Tues of every month at 8.30pm at John Mac Hall, except for Jul & Aug. Gibraltar Dyslexia Support Group 72 Prince Edwards Rd Tel: 200 78509 Mobile: 54007924 website: www.gdsg.co.uk Gibraltar Marriage Care Free relationship counselling, including pre-marriage education (under auspices of Catholic Church, but open to all). Tel: 200 71717.

Gibraltar Society for the Visually Impaired Tel: 200 50111 (24hr answering service).

Hope miscarriage support Tel: 200 41817.

Mummy & Me Breastfeeding Support: Meets every Thursday 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Narcotics Anonymous Tel: 200 70720 Parental Support Group helping parents and grandparents with restrictive access to their children and grandchildren. Tel: 200 46536, 200 76618, or 54019602.

Psychological Support Group, PO Box 161, Nazareth House. Meet Tuesdays at 7pm, Fridays 8pm. Tel: Yolanda 54015553 With Dignity Gibraltar support for separated, divorced/widowed or single people. Meet Weds 9pm, Catholic Community Centre, Line Wall Rd. Outings/activities.

Women in Need Voluntary organisation for all victims of domestic violence. Refuge available. Tel: 200 42581 (24 hrs).

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BREAKFAST TABLE TALKS about academics and alcohol

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Since their flight from Mount Olympus - from the clamour of passing refugees, the crumbling Greek economy, and the diminishing numbers of the faithful whose offerings until recently had kept the gods in the magnificent style to which millennia had accustomed them - breakfast had become the sole meal at which they all sat down together.

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Hebe nodded a knowing acceptance of his reasoning.

‘Can give you a nasty hangover, too much Medoc, kick of a mule,’ said Dionysus, his interest piqued. He knew all there was to know about hangovers.

‘Hangovers will soon be a thing of the past,’ Apollo joined the discussion. ‘There’s this Professor David Nutt at Imperial College London who claims to be on the verge of marketing an “alcosynth” - something which has the same effects as alcohol, but doesn’t poison the liver or lead to a morning-after hangover. He’s been trying to invent it for the past 20 years and, at last, has made a break-through, They say it threatens the whole basis of drinking, and won’t be welcomed by the booze industry...’

‘Proves what I said,’ rumbled the Father of the Gods. ‘Another bloody academic with too much time on his hands and neither inclination nor motivation to do an honest day’s work,’ continued the inveterate idler (whose only attempt at work - as a ‘human statue’ in Gibraltar’s Main Street - had lasted for less than a week). ‘And with a surname like Nutt, what do you expect.’

Hebe, who had maintained her legendary interest in wine even after exchanging her role as cup-bearer to the gods for her position on the management team at Hambros, leant across the table to retrieve the crumpled sheet of newsprint. She smoothed it out and silently read:

make him Prime Minister, but knows he can’t deliver. A crypto-communist Trot, the stupid git...’

“Another

bloody academic with too much time on his hands and neither inclination nor motivation to do an honest day’s work...”

The cork versus screw debate has raged in the wine industry for decades, with experts, sommeliers and producers from across the world deeply divided in their opinions. The experiment is claimed to be the first empirical demonstration that a cork closure provides a more positive drinking experience.

Author of the report was a Professor Spence an experimental psychologist.

‘Where DID he get the money from,’ she wondered aloud.

‘Probably from that money tree which British politicians keep talking about,’ said Poseidon, who had recently done the rounds of party conferences pressing the flesh as he continued his efforts to have Britain’s nuclear submarine programme scrapped. ‘You know - the tree Jeremy Corbyn is going to shake to fund all the things he has promised the Brits if they GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2017

‘I thought you admired Corbyn,’ Artemis raised a quizzical mascara-ed eyebrow.

‘No! I can’t stand his politics, his anti-Semitism... but I like his ideas about scrapping submarines and reducing the Royal Navy’s fleet.

It’d improve the water quality no end. Even fools occasionally get things right, darling.’

‘And, that woman wouldn’t have lasted long in Gibraltar. Everyone down there calls you “darling” or “love” - nurses, waitresses, shop assistants... I bet even a Gibraltar policewoman arresting a tobacco smuggler or robber would say “Sorry darling but you’re nicked!”’

‘The woman is probably another bloody academic,’ muttered Zeus, who had finished breakfast and was ready to get on with the serious business of the day - watching Gibraltarians going about their daily grind.

‘She’s probably a disciple of Germaine Greer.’

‘Professor Greer is brilliant, fabulous; ‘Who are you calling “darling”?’ Artemis where would Women’s Lib be without her! bristled. ‘That’s an offensive and sexist She has really changed the way the world remark and, if you weren’t my brother, thinks, and...’

I could expect a fulsome written apology and possibly “That’s an damages - like that woman in Yes. A typical start to the day, offensive and England got. She was upset sexist remark and, thought Athena... and started to when some shopkeeper whom if you weren’t my clear the table. she didn’t know called her brother, I could that, and reported him to the expect a fulsome equality commission, or police written apology...” or local council...’

‘You’ve got to be joking,’ said Hermes, flicking a speck of coco-puff from his tie.

‘Read it in the Sunday Telegraph.’

‘You shouldn’t believe everything you read in newspapers,’ her brother retorted.

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‘NO MEANS NO’ GROUP Proactive approach to child abuse

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rom the moment we first hold our of sexual offences on schools premises daughter drives her to raise awareness and newborn in our arms, we make a have increased including rapes on school look for solutions. Inadequately short senvow to do our utmost to love and grounds. tences, repeat offenders, child protection protect them. We instinctively keep and a culture of victim blaming are among them close to us, and as they the many issues the committee wish to Do we face similar problems in Sexual grow bigger, we meticulously tackle. “The beauty of Gibraltar is that Gibraltar? Regardless of its size, big select their care givers. because of its unique status and size, we violence is an or small, sexual violence is an issue can determine the kind of place we want we need to be vigilant about and issue we need to be. We can make a society where sexual On their first day at “big school” to be vigilant aware of. Most importantly, what violence has no place.” we often shed a tear watching can we, as parents, do to protect about and our “babies” take their first our children? aware of. significant step towards indeYour Let’s talk PANTS pendence; a big, wide world underwear No means no largely outside of our control. However, we covers up your As parents, there are different reassure ourselves that school is important approaches we can take to New pressure group No means No private parts for their development; they are safe assist children even as young as held their first AGM in October to and no one around trusted adults, but are they? pre-schoolers. The NSPCC UK promote their campaign against should ask to have created the Let’s talk PANTS sexual violence in Gibraltar. see or touch approach.

BBC Panorama recently reported that in the UK, child on child abuse has risen 71% them.

I asked Founder Member and since the academic year of 2013-14, with Privates are private Chairperson Nyree Turnock Robsuggestions that these statistics are just inson what had motivated her to start the Your underwear covers up your private the “tip of the iceberg”. The number of committee which they eventually wish to parts and no one should ask to see or reported rapes among under 18s rose 46% become a charity. She shared that recent touch them. Sometimes a doctor, nurse or over the same time period and reports stories in the media as well as having a 96

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parenting family members might have to. But they should always explain why, and ask you if it’s ok first.

Always remember your body belongs to you Your body belongs to you. No one should ever make you do things that make you uncomfortable. If someone asks to see or tries to touch you underneath your underwear say “no” and tell someone you trust and like to speak to.

No means no No means no and you always have the right to say no - even to a family member or someone you love. You’re in control of your body and the most important thing is how you feel. If you want to say “no”, it’s your choice.

Talk about secrets that upset you There are good and bad secrets. Good secrets can be things like surprise parties or presents for other people. Bad secrets make you feel sad, worried or frightened. You should tell an adult you trust about a bad secret right away.

The best thing we can do is to empower our children with knowledge, teach them respect and ultimately lead by example.

Speak up, someone can help Talk about stuff that makes you worried or upset. If you ever feel sad, anxious or frightened, you should talk to an adult you trust. This doesn’t have to be a family member. It can be a teacher or a friend’s parent - or even Childline.

It’s good to talk For older children in Gibraltar, Childline is a great resource with features such as “live

chat” which allow teens to find support with a medium comfortable to them.

While Childline ensures there is support for children and teens, young adults have limited options. No means No chairperson Nyree shared “One of the main things that came out of the annual meeting was that we need a support group. Some survivors were present who have no access to help locally.”

With organisations like Childline and No Means No, there has never been better

awareness in Gibraltar of what is a very serious issue. The stigma is being broken and alongside that conversations are being started.

As parents, the best thing we can do is to empower our children with knowledge, teach them respect and ultimately lead by example. If we want to buck the trend occurring in the UK, we need to take a proactive approach and be part of the change, raising a generation of adults with an understanding of consent, respect and kindness.

If we want to buck the trend occurring in the UK, we need to take a proactive approach and be part of the change...

If you are interested in joining or finding out more about the No means No committee you can email them on endsexualviolencegib@hotmail.com or like their page on Facebook.

For further support for teens and children visit Childline.gi which also provides basic information on how to recognise sexual abuse.

Polly Lavarello Editor Mum on the Rock

Email: polly@mumontherock.com Web: www.mumontherock.com GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2017

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