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SEPTEMBER ISSUE

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eptember is an interesting month for us here in Gibraltar. It kicks off with a massive music festival which is the talk of the town and has everyone debating who their favourite act to perform is (p.18). This then morphs into the National Day celebrations, and this year, they are bigger and better than ever. On the 10th, Gibraltar will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the important historical event that was the 1967 Referendum. This event will be remembered as the day that Gibraltarians loudly and clearly voiced their desire to remain British. Red, white and blue adorned every street and, with the world watching, history was made. Mari Montegriffo, Gibraltar’s first female mayor, was kind enough to lend me a photo album featuring her father, Chris’, photographs published in ‘Captured Times’, a few of which are included in this edition for you to enjoy, along with an article by Mark Montegriffo recounting the events of 50 years ago (p. 35).

Keeping it in the family, another Montegriffo - Amy this time - has written an interesting book called ‘Mother’s Milk’ in which she tells gory stories of motherhood (p. 57).

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Categorically, do not read this to your children unless you are prepared to make them cry, you have been warned. This is, unless you are Mark Dallison, the popular actor who enjoys playing the bad guy and takes more pride in making his audience weep than in making them laugh (p. 60).

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Parents send their children to schools, sometimes for the first time, like Polly (p. 96) who, inspired by this important event in her family’s life, decided to research what the best months to have a sporty child are, and September ranks quite high on that list…

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Graduates embark on the job hunt, sometimes, again, for the first time, and Sylvia has compiled a list of tips on what you need to know before you don that suit or uniform (p. 28).

So, this month is pretty jam-packed, not only with events but also with letters - did you realise September has the longest name out of all the months, with nine letters?! It is the ninth month of the year, and nine is also the number of hours we spent colouring the cover photo, so I hope you all like it. Happy National Day!

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Students go off to university, also sometimes for the first time, and for those, Molly has prepared a few pointers to help them prepare for the foreign experience of going away to study, with some tips on coping with the lack of cheap booze and food cravings (p. 41).

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contents 8 NEWS 16 Around town 18 Hello there: artists

BUSINESS 21 24 26 28 30 32

Yachting Industry - Good for business on the Rock Implement Innovation - Grow your business innovatively Wavecrest - Homegrown technology startup First Ever Job - Tips about work you ought to know Family Offices - Asset Management and beyond Property Development - Tips on how to start

LIFE 35 41 45 48 50

50 Years Later - The day we denied Franco Fresher Experience - First world (student) problems...

Judge Janet - The Rt. Hon. Dame Smith DBE Event Production - Jordan Lopez takes the lead Bluefin Tuna - The importance of protection

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Contributing writers: Ian Le Breton, Eran Shay & Ayelet Mamo Shay, Brent Almeida, Sylvia Kenna, Yan Delgado, Jorge v.Rein Parlade, Mark Montegriffo, Molly McElwee, Mike Brufal, Richard Cartwright, Lewis Stagnetto, Elena Scialtiel, Julia Coelho, Chris Peach, Sophie Clifton-Tucker, Chris Hedley, Andrew Licudi, Peter Schirmer, Polly Lavarello.

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53 Almost A Capella - A standalone voice of fine arts...

57 Motherly Obsession - Amy Montegriffo’s milk-curdling tales 60 Making Them Weep - Mark Dallison: feels good to be bad

LEISURE 63 68 70 74 80

Street Styling - Staples that won’t lead you astray Gotland Games - 26 medals from Sweden Tabernas Time Travel - Have a wild time in the West Vegas & San Francisco - Best for flying in and out Best Bellini - Shoes, widow and Prosecco

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REFERENDUM 50 MEMORIAL EVENT

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eferendum 50, a memorial event to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum will take place at Casemates Square on Friday 8th September at 8pm.

The event will feature local talent and personalities and will aim to blend a serious political message with music and dance in order to tell the story of the referendum.

The Government will make available seating to the general public on a first come first served basis and there will be reserved seating for elderly also on a first come first served basis and an area for persons with disabilities. The Referendum took place 50 years ago, which means that those aged 21 or over who cast their vote at the time are now aged 71 or above.

It was precisely the festive, family atmosphere, that was a hallmark of the weeks and days leading to 10 September, that the event at Casemates hopes to recreate. It will feature performances

by Omnibus, GAMPA drumline, Chloe Martinez, Gibraltar Academy of Dance, JF Dance, Stylos Dance Studios and many others.

These thematic artistic performances will be mixed with political messages of the time including personal testimonials.

There will be extracts of relevant historical material read out during the event, including an extract from the speech given in the House of Commons on 14 June 1967 by the then UK Minister for the Commonwealth Judith Hart who announced that a Referendum would take place in Gibraltar later that year.

The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, who has been leading on the commemoration of the referendum, said: “It is important that younger generations understand the trials and tribulations that their ancestors lived through because this kind of shared historical experience has contributed to cementing the solid sense of Gibraltarian identity that we have today.”

REFERENDUM STEPS RE-PAINTED

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s part of the build up to the 50th anniversary of the Referendum in 1967, the Youth Service re-painted the steps leading up to the Upper Rock with the original Union flag that became a symbol of Gibraltar’s wish to remain British forever. The emblematic photographs taken on the steps in 1967, showing the community spirit prevalent at the time became a symbol of the right to selfdetermination for Gibraltarians.

On the two previous occasions when Devil’s Gap Road, commonly known as “Referendum steps” were painted, it was carried out by the residents of the area but in this instance, it was important that the link between our youth and previous generations who did so much for us was reinforced, so the Youth Service took the task on as part of their community involvement initiatives.

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A group of 15 people aged between 12 and 18 from the Youth Service were selected to participate. They have been learning about the significance of the 1967

referendum vote and are very excited to play their part in the renovation of these iconic steps.

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC BREASTFEEDING

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inister for Equality, Samantha Sacramento, has published a Bill that makes specific amendments to the Equal Opportunities Act 2006 to support and protect mothers who breastfeed their children in a public place without discrimination.

Minister Sacramento said “Breastfeeding is of course absolutely natural, the health benefits are widely known and accepted. Even though the benefits of breastfeeding are generally accepted, negative attitudes to breastfeeding in public can pose a barrier making women feel uncomfortable and unsafe to do so.

As part to its initiative to encourage more women to breastfeed on demand, I feel that it is important to create an accepting environment in public. The introduction of this legislation is a proactive and

necessary approach to ensure that women can breastfeed in a café or restaurant without the embarrassment of the owner of the establishment asking them to stop. Businesses would be wise to exercise caution against falling foul of the law, treating a woman less favourably because she is breastfeeding constitutes discrimination.

I support the excellent awareness initiative by the Gibraltar Breastfeeding Association and the promotional work that they do, and particularly, their new initiative for local establishments to sign up to the “Breastfeeding Welcome Scheme” where they are advising and encouraging establishments to accommodate breastfeeding women in a welcoming environment.”

CORRECT DISPOSAL OF BULKY ITEMS AND REFUSE

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s part of the government’s continuing waste awareness campaign, residents are reminded that the correct location for the disposal of bulky items (furniture, domestic appliances etc.) is the Eco Park on Flint Road, just off Devil’s Tower Road.

There has been an increase in the amount of household refuse and bulky items being deposited outside refuse cubicles/ bin holding areas. This practice is illegal and not only makes our environment look dirty and untidy, but also poses a serious health hazard to others.

The Government of Gibraltar asks that general household waste is disposed of correctly, inside refuse cubicles, or in respective recycling cubicles.

CCTV cameras are being installed around Gibraltar and any persons found littering could face a fine of up to £250.

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GIBRALTAR’S FINTECH SECTOR MOVES FORWARD

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apo (Gibraltar) Limited announced the grant of its E-money license by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) and the commencement of its business from Gibraltar. The government’s proposed framework for the regulation of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) has attracted much international attention and the attraction of Xapo, a premium global Fintech business to Gibraltar augurs well for our continued development in this space.

Albert Isola, Minister for Commerce commented, “Xapo have shared their expertise with us and the GFSC in the development of our DLT regime from its inception two years ago, and I am confident that they will continue to contribute to the development of Gibraltar as a centre of excellence in this exciting sector.’

Wences Casares, CEO of the Xapo group and a recognised international expert in this field also commented, “We are delighted to have received our license in Gibraltar. After an extensive jurisdictional analysis we chose to make Gibraltar our home in respect of the exciting opportunities that our e-money license brings the group, and we look forward to being part of Gibraltar’s continuing growth as an international financial centre and Fintech hub. Looking back at Xapo as a Palo Alto startup in 2013, we have come a long way and are excited about the future.

Xapo’s vision is one of free, instant and global value transfer and the development of inclusive financial services.

I would also like to thank Joey Garcia and the team at ISOLAS and the Gibraltar

Financial Services Commission for their pro-active engagement and support in our application process”.

HM Government of Gibraltar continues to believe that its proposed DLT regulatory framework will provide an environment for quality and premium firms to operate from Gibraltar as it leads the way in balancing the needs of this innovative sector with the interests of consumers and the good reputation of our jurisdiction.

SIX NEW PARTNERS AT HASSANS

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assans International Law Firm announced six partner promotions bringing the total number of partners at Hassans to 46. The new partners are:

Justine Picardo; practices within the firm’s Corporate and Commercial Department and focuses on transactional work using Gibraltar based structures.

Aaron Payas; an experienced funds lawyer and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. He was this year specifically recognised as a “Next Generation Lawyer” by the leading legal directory, Legal 500 EMEA.

Francis Carreras; played a vital role in the regulatory team for Gibraltar’s QROPS industry. He is the Vice Chairman of the Gibraltar Association of Pension Fund Administrators and part of the Executive Committee and jointly responsible for shaping the future pension legislation in Gibraltar.

Anne Rose; specialises in civil litigation. She was also recognised by Legal 500 EMEA as a “Next Generation Lawyer” stating that she; “is highly recommended for her work in shipping litigation and ship arrests”.

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Francis also specialises in corporate and personal tax structuring, relocation matters and handling local tax investigations. His

expertise extends to advising on Category 2 Status and/or High Executive Possessing Specialist Skills (“HEPSS”) applications.

Wayne Fortunato; specialises in trust management and administration and assists the Head of Department in the running of the Trust Department at Line Group, where he is a director and an authorised officer of a number of the firm’s trustee companies. Wayne also leads Line Group’s FATCA/CRS team.

Kieran Reyes; his main current practice area is corporate and commercial law, but he draws on the benefit of his wide-ranging past experience to provide clients with a more rounded insight, analysis and assistance.

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FIRST BITCOIN ATM AT WORLD TRADE CENTER

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ibraltar’s first Bitcoin ATM (BATM) is now installed in the reception of World Trade Center Gibraltar. People working and living in Gibraltar, as well as those visiting can now purchase the cryptocurrency using cash and mobile phone wallet apps. The BATM accepts GBP, GIP and EUR notes, so a fraction of a Bitcoin can be purchased for as little as £10 or 10€.

Bitcoin ATMs are regarded as the beacons of the cryptocurrency industry, which has become a worldwide phenomenon. Bitcoin has reached its all-time highest price in the last few days. In January 2009 when Bitcoin was first launched, 1 Bitcoin was worth $0.0001, today it’s worth a massive $4,000. Leading analysts predict that value will hit a 6-digit number in ten years’ time.

World Trade Center Gibraltar’s health food restaurant already accepts Bitcoin. Dan Thomson, owner of Supernatural, located

on the mezzanine floor of the World Trade Center stated, “It was a natural progression to start to accept a modern currency and as the first retail business to do so in Gibraltar, we hope it will raise awareness and encourage other retailers and customers to begin to use the currency too.”

The Government of Gibraltar plans to introduce legislation in 2018 for the provision of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), including Blockchain, Bitcoin and other leading emerging eMoney innovations to regulate and facilitate this rapidly expanding sector of FinTech companies, many of which have already been attracted to World Trade Center Gibraltar.

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EXCELLENCE PRIZES FROM KUSUMA TRUST

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pplications to compete for a Kusuma Excellence Prize are now open.

The Kusuma Trust provide Excellence Prizes to high achieving students who perform exceptionally well at A Level or undergraduate level and have obtained a place at a leading university. The prize is an incentive for high achieving students to pursue their chosen subject and have the best possible opportunities to study at the best universities. Up to three prizes of £3,000 will be awarded in one or more of STEM, the humanities, arts and sports.

Please visit the Kusuma Trust website for more information: www.kusumatrust.gi.

MED GOLF END OF SEASON

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he finale of the 2016-17 Med Golf Season was hosted by La Cańada in July. It was a double event at which every player contested the Omega Pharmacy Trophy, and the top 20 in the Jyske Bank Order of Merit (OOM) championship rankings shot-out for the Player of the Year Trophy and to win a place in the top ten that qualify for the Med Golf Masters.

The best pair was Louis Calvente and Martin Burns with a combined score of 71. Martin also won a category prize and Louis won the best gross score of level par on the five par 3 holes.

While the weather was hot, there was no wind to exaggerate those challenges so almost perfect conditions for golf.

The competition was played in the usual individual Stableford format and a field of 53 players set off under the shot gun at 9 am.

The Longest Drive was won by John Hunter.

The race for the Omega Pharmacy Trophy went down to the wire and was won by Dave Pinniger with 38 points by virtue of his lower handicap from Richard Atkinson, also with 38 points. Dave won the Trophy, two free green fees on the San Roque Old course and featured strongly in the nearest to the pin prize list. Richard also won a Category prize.

Category 2 (handicaps 13 to 22): the runner up was Matthew Hunter with 36 points and the winner was Richard Atkinson who came so close to winning the Omega Pharmacy Trophy with 38 points.

The Best Gross Trophy, for which every hole must be scored, was won by Sandy Casofsky with a score of 78. Sandy was also the Category 1 winner (for the second tournament in a row), the best senior and picked up a nearest to the pin prize.

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Category 1 (handicaps 0 to 12): the runner up with 32 points was Matthew Charlesworth. The winner was Sandy Casofsky with a score of 37 points.

Category 3 (handicap 23 and above): Tim Mitchell was the runner up with 35 points and the winner was Martin Burns.

Nearest the pin winners were: Kevin Jones, Sandy Casofsky, James Lax and Dave Pinniger. Nearest to the pin in 2 on a par 4 was Dave Pinniger who was also nearest to the pin in 3 on a par 5.

Jyske Bank Order of Merit.

The top twenty players at the start of the day were grouped together at the rear of the field as they shot out for the Player of the year Trophy. To eliminate vagaries in course and weather conditions, the OOM is scored on a points system (similar to Formula one) where championship points are awarded according to rankings on the day. Rankings are based on the best 5 results with the worst result being discarded as the season progresses.

Beating off all opposition to be the most consistent player of the season, the leader in the Jyske Bank OOM rankings, winner of the Player of the Year Trophy and one year’s membership to Estepona Golf Club (donated

by Rory & Amanda Leader) was Matthew Warner.

As the top player we congratulate Matthew Warner, Med Golf Player of the Year 2016 - 17 The first event of the Med Golf 2017-18 Season will be at Dońa Julia on Sunday 17th September.

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MAMA LOTTIE’S HEALTIER RECIPES

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ama jumps back into the kitchen to bring you fresh new recipes and flavours inspired by Gibraltar’s heritage.

Using ingredients that make up most of Gibraltar’s culinary melting pot, they’ve brought together a fusion of the traditional and modern.

From vegetarian alternatives to adaptations of the most common dishes you can expect to find on the Rock.

Mama shares some of her favourite simple recipes to inspire you back into the kitchen, so you can cook up fresh and tasty meals every day, no matter your skill level. “With everyone looking at healthier alternatives to mealtimes, I took on the challenge set by many to try and modernise traditional recipes to suit everyday life” By taking many of the main ingredients used in Gibraltar’s recipes, bringing some more colour and learning from the various cultures that make up

Gibraltar, they’ve managed to put together a selection of 100 recipes you can make at home almost every day.

Food doesn’t have to be complicated and that healthier alternatives do not have to be boring. Gibraltar’s culture is adapting to trends seen online and people are becoming very body conscious and fitness obsessed so it’s only a mater of time until our traditions adapt with it. In the latest book, Mama tries to marry tradition, diets and trends harmoniously.

In addition, Justin joins us back on screen with Mama Lotties’ Third GBC series. This year’s theme will be ‘Everyday Cooking’ where Justin will be joined by members of Gibraltar’s community to help him make three easy everyday recipes that you can adapt and fit into your lifestyle. This year, the show will offer viewers vegetarian and vegan alternatives, gluten free and

dairy free treats and ultimately traditional home recipes made fresh and easy. Join Justin and his guests every Tuesday night, repeating Thursday and Sunday, or follow him on Youtube to catch up online: www.

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MAXI PRIEST FEATURES GIBRALTAR IN HIS VIDEO

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ollowing his many visits to Gibraltar, Maxi Priest has co-written a song about the Rock. During his time here, a video was produced showing much of what Gibraltar has to offer as a tourism destination.

The artist also held a concert in Gibraltar last year, which is featured in the video.

The song was an idea put forward by Maxi Priest himself and the video was produced

by Wright Tech Media of Gibraltar, in cooperation with the Gibraltar Tourist Board.

Minister for Tourism, Gilbert Licudi, QC, said: “It is encouraging to see an artist like Maxi Priest having such an affinity for Gibraltar and seeing him produce a song for us. The video is a fantastic marketing tool that showcases some of Gibraltar’s most popular sites in the context of the song.”

In another video, at their studio in London, Maxi and Livingstone look into the reasons and background behind the writing of this song. Maxi goes on to explain how he first heard about Gibraltar when he was a

youngster in the West Indies and how he has come to love Gibraltar and its people for the passion they share for his music.

The videos are available to view online at: www.facebook.com/visitgibraltar.

UNDERSTANDING AUTISM SECOND INFORMATION SEMINAR

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he Ministry of Equality, in the context of its autism strategy, announced that it will deliver the next information seminar, as part of its Understanding Autism series, starting on the 19th September. This seminar will focus on “What is Autism?” and is a follow-up to the seminar titled “Parental Strategies; Managing Behaviour” delivered earlier this year.

Seminars under the Understanding Autism series are specifically targeted at parents and carers of people with autism. Their aim is to provide useful information which can further enhance the care already given by professionals, parents and carers. The seminar will provide a description of autism and the speaker will relate her experiences as a professional and as a parent of a young adult with autism spectrum disorder. The talk will also cover cause and diagnosis, the challenges of autism and creating a therapeutic environment.

The upcoming seminar will be delivered

by Linda Woodcock who also delivered the seminar at the end of March. Ms Linda Woodcock is a Studio lll UK trainer and has a BSc (Hons) Applied Social and PG certificate in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities with Severe and Complex Needs. Ms Woodcock is also the co-author of ‘Managing Family Meltdown: The Low Arousal Approach to Autism’. The seminar in March was incredibly successful.

Taking note of feedback suggestions received from participants of the March 14

seminar, the Ministry of Equality has organised two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The idea of having an additional session in the afternoon is to cater for parents who are unable to attend the morning session.

Anyone wishing to attend the seminar needs to register their interest with the Ministry of Equality. Participation is free, and given the interest and demand already expressed, available seating will be on a first come, first served basis to those registered.

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UOG AND DELEGATES ATTEND CLIMACT MEETING IN FRANCE

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he ClimACT initiative, funded by the European Commission under the Interreg SUDOE programme, seeks to advance the transition towards a low carbon economy. Its focus is on the research and application of measures that can transform education institutions and their practices. Ultimately, the initiative is looking to reduce the carbon footprint of education, address climate change and thus make a contribution to commitments made in the UN Paris Accord.

The initiative is led locally by the University of Gibraltar and developed in practice with HM GoG Department of Education (DOE) and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Climate Change (DECC).

The Gibraltar delegates travelled to the University of La Rochelle, France at the end of June to attend a progress meeting that brought together nine partner institutions from Gibraltar, France, Portugal and Spain.

The Gibraltar partnership presented its work on the project to date outlining its two track approach. The DECC has been conducting on-site environmental audits in local schools, assessing schools’ performance in parameters related

to energy, water usage, comfort and indoor air quality, waste management, transport patterns, green spaces and green procurement practices. In parallel, a working group of educators from Gibraltar’s First, Middle and Secondary schools has been convened by the University of Gibraltar, with the objective of identifying educational activities and methodologies that can make use of the data collected by DECC to raise environmental awareness, engagement and transform practice. This education for sustainability strand was of great interest to international partners.

The ClimACT meeting also provided the

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Gibraltar delegates also visited an ecofriendly garden that provides hands-on educational activities to schools that wish to put into practice lessons learnt in the classroom. The visit ended by attending a board games display in sustainable water management for Higher Education students at the University of La Rochelle.

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hello there

Kiryn Farrelly, 11 Senior School Student

Dan Judson, 26 Radio Presenter

I think it’d be great to see the Canadian rapper, Drake. I like all his songs and also the ones he does with Nikki Minaj. They are fast-paced and energetic which would get everyone moving. His style and technique really appeals to me as I’d love to be a rapper myself. I’m always singing his songs whether they are being played or not, makes me feel great.

It’ll come as no shock to people who know me that my choice has to be a true 80s classic - Erasure. With their distinctive sound and so many great hits, they are easily identifiable within the first few bars. Andy Bell and Vince Clarke would, without a doubt, put on a show hard to beat… and those who are aren’t convinced I’m right would soon be converted and happily dance the night away.

WHO SHOULD

Phill Stott, 55 Driver at The Beacon Press

Edwardo Ojeda, 25 Manager at Music Corner

For me, because they’re such a fantastic band to see live, it would be the English rock band, James. I can’t pick a favourite song because they’re all so good. They’ve been around, off and on, since the 80s in one form or another, yet still deliver at every performance. They’re great showmen, with great voices so for me, they’d be a great addition to any festival line-up.

For me, and I suspect for a large number of people, it would be the man behind 24k Magic, Mr Bruno Mars. How incredible would it be to see him here! He’s an international star with a unique style, yet always manages to find a new way to entertain his fans.

His show would be second to none, with his talent, stage presence and appreciation for his fans making him THE perfect artist.

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Emily David, 20 Student

Amy Wink, 12 Student

I choose Eminem. Having been through a lot over the past few years, I find that his lyrics strike a chord with me. He’s the fastest rapper in the world with a huge fan base, he’s the best.

Lyrics mean something to him, he understands and would bring something exciting to the Rock. I have two favourite songs; “Lose Yourself” and “Best Friends” with Yelawolf.

For me it’s Bieber!!! It has to be Justin! He’s just so great. He’s good-looking, talented and I think there’s a lot of other people would love to see him live. Being a dancer, I love music; I can dance to my favourite remix of Despacito featuring Bieber though I’m really into his album ‘Purpose” at the moment. It would be quite nice if he wanted to live here for a while too!

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I don’t even have to give this any thought, it would be Adam Levine from Maroon 5 singing my fav song “Animals”. If you’ve not heard it, you should stop what you’re doing and listen to it now!

Apart from being extremely exhilarating and entertaining, most people know the songs and would have a great time singing along.

I would really love to get up close and personal with him!

I would love to see any R‘n’B/soul singer from the 80s but especially George Benson. Just hearing this music genre immediately takes me back to happier times when I used to go out dancing and socializing with friends and family. I can honestly say there’s not one of his songs that I could pick out as a favourite, each piece means something to me.

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tensions to the existing facilities or, indeed, pare a thought for Gibraltarians rather than float. I’ve done my fair share of living in the UK as you welcome piloting small aircraft and captaining boats brand new marinas were built, they would in September. There, the days are back in the day, but the sky wins over the soon be full to capacity. already noticeably shortening with water for me any time. After all, you can each passing week, and was spend all day pootling around in a The reasons aren’t hard to fathom. Gibralthat, just maybe, a hint of rain yacht – and get precisely nowhere, tar just about has it all when it comes to We live in in the wind? Oh dear. Back to particularly, if the tide is against the marine leisure industry. The location of a tiny space the gloating season. Looking out you. Pootle about carelessly in an course is unbeatable. Imagine it. Totally sebut boast from my terrace over Marina aircraft and the consequences are cure, a commanding position at the mouth no less Bay, sitting in bright, warm sunhighly likely to ruin your day! Maybe of the Mediterranean, exciting new ports than three shine, what of the view? Yachts. that is precisely why people love in North Africa within touching distance marinas.

Hundreds of yachts. All shapes yachts. I do too, but for a far more and one of the great oceans just a few and sizes, bobbing (if that is a practical reason – the miles away. An international airport nautical phrase) on the crystal waters. And business they bring to our Rock. thrown in and what else was it? Oh Gibraltar so on.

Read on. yes, the climate – which is how I just about has started this piece. it all when it OK, enough of the Tourism DepartFrom a business viewpoint, ment-inspired spiel – although it is all I estimate the value of the comes to the This location has ensured that perfectly true. To business and, specifically private marine industry to our marine leisure Gibraltar has always punched well this month, to the yachting business and local economy in two completeabove its weight in terms of its industry. how Gibraltar benefits from this growing ly separate ways (although they maritime history. Although we see industry. are closely linked). First, there far fewer naval visitors than in the is the visible. We live in a tiny space but days of yore, the strategic advantages that boast no less than three marinas. That’s an appealed to naval commanders still pertain Regular readers may recall from previawful lot of boats. And I’m sure that if extoday for the leisure mariner. ous columns that I prefer things that fly

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It doesn’t end there. Once in Gibraltar, fuel is considerably cheaper, despite the pound’s fall in value over the last year or so.

Supplies of all kinds are also readily available and there is hardly anything you cannot find here.

And remember, there is no VAT!

This location has ensured that Gibraltar has always punched well above its weight in terms of its maritime history.

The economic advantages of all this activity are obvious. Visiting yachts in particular should be made especially welcome by all of us. Think of the opportunity. Apart from fuel and supplies for the vessels themselves, yacht captains and crews stay and

spend some of their earnings here, be it in the bars and restaurants or some well-earned retail therapy after all that time aboard.

although it may be an unfortunate expression to use in nautical terms, this is just the tip of the iceberg. There are countless other business opportunities lurking beneath the surface.

I referred earlier to the two Gibraltar is part of the Red Ensign Group, the elite of shipping registries, which separate ways in which the comprises the UK, its Crown Dependenyachting industry plays a vital part in our economy. cies and Overseas Territories.

Supplies of Everything above can Indeed, as a ‘Category 1’ membe seen by the public. After all, all kinds are also ber, Gibraltar can register ships we cannot miss the fact that the readily available of unlimited tonnage and type. I marinas are full and who cannot may return to commercial shipand there is be impressed by the increasing hardly anything ping in a future piece, but for number of ‘super’ or even ‘mega now, we’ll just stick to yachts. you cannot find yachts’ that visit every year? But, here.

The Red Ensign or ‘Red Duster’ is, of course, familiar to all and much respected worldwide. In fact, the flag that flies from Gibraltar-registered yachts should be the ‘defaced’ ensign that features ‘the Union Flag in the canton and the badge of Gibraltar in the fly’.

The Gibraltar Yacht Registry is a thriving business and there are a number of local service providers who can assist in the process. Apart from the prestige and international recognition that derives from the flag itself, other practical advantages arise – the English language and a globally respected Common Law legal system.

Any title issues should therefore be easier to manage and, should difficulties occur anywhere in the world, flying the Red Ensign allows access to British embassies and consulates where assistance will be provided.

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Apart from the registration process, a GiEU resident can operate in EU waters to further develop the yachting and Super braltar company can also be used to hold VAT-free for up to 18 months. It must Yacht sector in Gibraltar by creating the ownership of a yacht. There then leave the VAT area and right business conditions for its success are several advantages to this: obtain some form of documentary That will be good for the industry and for Apart from limited liability should anyall the rest of us because more yachts – the registration evidence that it has done so at the thing go wrong, or ease of sale end of that time. This can of course and their crews – will be encouraged to process, a through the simple transfer be arranged in Gibraltar itself, or in visit and stay longer.

Gibraltar of shares in the yacht-owning Morocco or further afield, if precompany can company. Insurance can also ferred. Changes brought in last year My good friend Gabriel González, the also be used to now mean that when re-entering be arranged locally to cover GYBDA’s general secretary, reminds me hold ownership the EU, an oral declaration must be that the association will be representing the yacht, its crew and all othof a yacht. er aspects of its operation. made; this can be done most easily Gibraltar at the Monaco Yacht Show at the in one of our neighbouring Spanish end of this month – proof indeed that our marinas – Alcaidesa Marina I mentioned earlier the lack of VAT in jurisdiction is playing at the top just across the bay is ideal.

Gibraltar in the context of purchasing fuel table in this game. Check out GYBDA will and supplies. The same exemption applies their website www.gybda.com be representing to the yachts themselves. Strict rules apply Too often in Gibraltar we are acGibraltar at to the ‘temporary importation’ of a yacht cused of not promoting ourselves When next you visit one of into European Union waters but, with with sufficient vigour. This cannot the Monaco our local marinas, stop a while. proper advice and execution, the prospect be said of the local professionals Yacht Show at Look around and see how is hugely attractive. involved in the yacht industry. The the end of this many Gibraltar-registered Gibraltar Yachting Business Develvessels you can see – and month... opment Association (GYBDA) was In essence, it works like this. A Gibralbe proud. The leisure marine officially launched in May last year tar-registered yacht owned by a nonsector provides vital additional income and value to our diversified economy. We should all embrace this exciting industry and welcome more yachts – and their crews – to Gibraltar.

Ian Le Breton Corporate Services Director, Sovereign Group +350 200 76173 ilebreton@ SovereignGroup.com GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2017

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IMPLEMENT INNOVATION Growing your business in innovative ways

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he successful exploitation of new ideas is crucial to a business being able to improve its processes, bring new and improved products and services to market, increase its efficiency and, most importantly, improve its Most people profitability. are afraid of

Change and like

For a start, it is important to be clear about the difference between invention and innovation. Invention is a new idea. Innovation is the commercial application and successful exploitation of the idea. Fundamentally, innovation means introducing something new into your business. This could be:

• As part of our business to stick with consultancy, we often the way they encounter businesses have been doing in Gibraltar that want to things for years. grow their turnover and improve their profitability, yet are traditional in their approach to business and are very hesitant when it • comes to embracing innovation. Indeed, most people are afraid of Change and like to stick with the way they have been doing things for years. However, with our moto being “helping our clients to grow in innovative ways”, we often encourage our clients to think outside the box and bridge • the gap between tradition and innovation.

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the business from its competitors and increase the perceived value to the customers and markets Innovation can mean a single major breakthrough – e.g. a totally new product or service. However, it can also be a series of small, incremental changes. Whatever form it takes, innovation is a creative process.

The ideas may come from:

improving or replacing business processes to increase efficiency and productivity, or to enable the business • to extend the range or quality of existing prodWe often ucts and/or services encourage our developing entirely new and improved products and services - often to meet rapidly changing customer or consumer demands or needs

clients to think outside the box and bridge the gap between tradition and innovation.

adding value to existing products, services or markets to differentiate

inside the business, e.g. from employees, managers or in-house research and development work; • outside the business, e.g. suppliers, customers, media reports, market research published by another organisation, or universities and other sources of new technologies;

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losing market share to competitors

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falling productivity and efficiency

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losing key staff

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experiencing steadily reducing margins and profit

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going out of business.

Here are ten tips on how to operate innovatively and strengthen your business: Pinpoint your Unique Value Proposition (UVP). These days it is often more about being unique than being valuable. A UVP sells a product or service because it differentiates it from other products or services that are available. Skip the better, faster, or stronger; you need to be the best, fastest, or strongest to truly stand out.

Reach your target audience intimately through interaction. Target marketing has moved to a whole new level both geographically and demographically. With social media, you can interact more precisely and create custom products and marketing to be almost all things to all people. The broad-brush push-marketing is no longer competitive.

Modernise the user website experience. appeals to every customer. Optimise for The standards for user-friendly continue them, and you will be a winner today, as well to move up. Make sure your users don’t as in the future. It starts with a willingness have to think, and participating in your call to engage, listen, and learn without fear. to action is intuitive and organic. Modern web layouts flow smoothly and quickly for Embrace giving back to the world commuan easier to read, satisfying experience. nity. Bring new awareness to Make sure How many website visits have you your business by promoting a aborted in frustration? your users higher goal, which will garner additional respect and new don’t have Build word-of-mouth into your product Incorporate live chat into every online to think, and business from your supportor service. The very best marketing is service. No one wants to call a help participating ers. The first steps are effecword-of-mouth from your very happy cusline anymore. Online shoppers like tive communication to your in your call tomers. You need to give them something online chat, because it makes the expeclients, employee participato talk about and incentives to be brand to action is rience more like in-store shopping. The tion, and partnering with other ambassadors. These include an aura of exintuitive and organizations that have similar same applies to other aspects of conclusivity and cultivating an “under-the-raorganic. initiatives. sumer experience: customer questions dar” vibe that pushes people into one-upanswered, problems fixed, and aggravastyle revelations. tions soothed, to close more sales.

If you are not happy with how fast your These days business is growing, pick one of these areas Proactively seek out win- it is often more to focus on first, then a second and third.

Understand the power of online rewin alliances. Voluntary Don’t try to do everything at once, and views to your advantage. Stop fearing about being open-ended alliances don’t expect that you can do it once and bad reviews, and see any review as an unique than are more important than forget about it. If you don’t know where to opportunity and an asset. Respond to being valuable. ever, and easier than ever. start from, get in touch with us and we will reviews to give a personable picture of Consider collaborating advise on the best approach. Your business you, your company, and your products. via shared marketing efforts, trade-show is a living entity, just like you are. Treat it People want to go with tried-and-true booth space, co-branding promotionchoices, and many positive reviews will off- with ongoing respect and attention, or the al products, referral agreements, and growth you expect and deserve will fade as set that occasional negative one. cross-linking web sites. With informality, the world changes. these must be win-win relationships.

Optimise how you website looks on mobile devices. Mobile will soon be the number one way people do web browsing, as it already is for e-mail. Yet nearly half of all small businesses still lack any website, much less a mobile-friendly one. Modern websites adapt to the mobile environment, or you can provide a separate mobile site at low cost.

Eran Shay, Managing Director & Ayelet Mamo Shay, Business Development See the world through the eyes of GenerDirector of Benefit Business Solutions Ltd. ation Z. The newest generation has never (+350) 200 73669 lived life unplugged, and their blend of general@benefitgibraltar.com innocence, simplicity, and pure excitement GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2017

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startup words | Brent Almeida, WaveCrest Group

WAVE CREST

Homegrown technology startup

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While no two startup experiences are alike, aveCrest is a homegrown Gi- on the additional responsibilities of Chief and no single case study can fully prepare braltar technology company Operating Officer to lead the company whose software solutions through a restructure and turnaround you for the actual experience of building a enable its global process before assuming the company, there are a few factors that are absolutely critical to positioning your new business partners to make multiChief Executive Officer role later There are a business for success, whether that busicurrency, crossborder payments that year. few factors that ness is a local retail shop or a global techmore quickly, conveniently and are absolutely cost-effectively to their emnology empire. Contrary to popular belief, People often ask what it takes to critical to ployees, contractors, affiliates coming up with an idea for your business is grow a startup into a successful positioning your business as if there is a checklist actually the easiest part of the process. It is and customers. The company new business what you do to execute on that vision that employs over 150 people across or set of rules that exist to folfor success... will set your business apart. But even bemultiple subsidiaries, including a low. The reality is that every enfore executing your startup’s growth plan, Gibraltar-licensed E-Money Intrepreneur and startup journey stitution and additional locations in the US, is unique. In WaveCrest’s it’s worth thinking through these critical factors for success: Lithuania and India. WaveCrest processes and my case, like most If you ask most several billion pounds of transactions others, the path is not a business leaders, through its technology platform on an anstraight or smooth one you will find Is running a business right for you? nual basis and is making a name for itself in and it took over six years that they have the European fintech industry with a rare of frustrations, challenges, Entrepreneurship is by no means the sacrificed these combination of triple-digit annual revenue setbacks and even failures only path to a happy, fulfilling life for things but do not everyone. Most successful entregrowth and profitability. before we found our footmiss them. ing and started turning a preneurs are ultra-competitive, very I joined the company in 2010 as the first profit. So, if there is such ambitious and have a determination non-founding employee in the role of a blueprint for guaranteed success, we to succeed that almost always results in certainly did not have access to it.

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startup of life. On the other hand, some work only to pay for life’s necessities and prefer to completely switch off when they leave their job. And there are of course many others who find some manageable balance in between. There is no right or wrong answer and different people find the right mix that makes them happy - but the important thing is that your actions are consistent with your expectations. If you value being able to leave the office at the same time every day or completely shutting off every night and weekend then starting a business of any kind is probably not right for you. You will need to be prepared to give up some things that others probably find necessary, whether that is watching all of your favorite television series or sports, the frequent social drinks and dinners or some other hobbies. If this sounds painful to you, then again, starting a business may not be for you. The funny thing is that if you ask most business leaders, you will find that they have sacrificed these things but do not miss them. They would rather Brent Almeida, CEO of WaveCrest Group be working on beating their business competitors than watching their favorite team Are you in the right market?

Think. Plan. EXECUTE! compete; they would prefer to be talking business over drinks and dinner with You have your idea and You have your idea. You’ve researched It is always colleagues or mentors, whom they conmaybe you have your your market and you even have a partner better to own partner but where should sider their friends; and they get more joy who you trust. So what now? Get to work! a smaller piece you actually start your out of overcoming a business challenge There are always going to be “what ifs?” of something than any other hobby could provide. company? So many and doubts from yourself, your friends, successful people just assume that your family and people who don’t want it’s easiest to start where to see you succeed. It is very easy to get than 100% of Do you have the right team and are they live or where they stuck over-analysing or over-planning but nothing. they incentivised properly? are already comfortable the real learning doesn’t even begin until Unless you are a self-employed freewithout thinking through you are actually out there interacting with lancer or consultant, you will have to the nature of the business they are trying the market. Whatever it is you are building depend on partners and employees to see to build. Different jurisdictions around the as a product or providing as a service, the your business dreams through to reality. world have different market dynamics, sooner you can have something tangible Whether you bring a partner in to help you support infrastructure, regulations and tax to put in front of your customers and get in the early days of your startup depends regimes. While some businesses can be feedback on, the sooner you will be able on your specific skills and the requirements started anywhere, others require the right to adjust and improve. No business starts of your business but eventually, you will mix of these and other factors. The beauty off perfect but the best are agile and adapt get to the point of building a team. Who of today’s world is that we can easily quickly to the market’s needs. Once you have a product or service that is solving a you allow into your business and how you move around to ensure that we are in a real problem for paying customers, make motivate them to buy into your vision location that works for us personally and and strategy is the single most important makes sense for our business. Social media sure you set aggressive goals for yourself and gather as much data as thing you will do as you build your startup. also makes connecting with you can to monitor where you You will most likely spend more time with mentors easy and networking No business are doing well and where you these people as you do with your family events, like those run by Startstarts off perfect are falling short. Setting a clear and you should treat them that way. Be up Grind Gibraltar, help comclear about what it is you need from them panies quickly make business but the best are strategy with quantifiable goals and be open to listening about what is connections in a new jurisdicagile and adapt will allow you to measure how well you are executing and make important to them as well. Make sure that tion. In the case of Gibraltar, quickly to the you have an incentive structure in place there is obviously a small, local market’s needs. constant adjustments to optimize and improve your business. that aligns the company’s objectives with market of buyers and limited their own. The more ownership they feel natural resources or producover what they are doing, the more effort tion facilities so certain businesses simply I will be participating in a fireside chat at they will put into executing your strategy, don’t make sense. But the support infraStartup Grind Gibraltar with Denise Matso in many cases, giving key partners or structure, innovative regulatory regimes, thews on the 7th September. All proceeds staff actual ownership is the right thing to low tax, and ability to attract crossborder from ticket sales will be donated to the do. No entrepreneur wants to give up their workers makes Gibraltar a great hub for a Guardian Angel Foundation: www.startupown equity but it is always better to own a software or technology business that has grind.com/gibraltar. smaller piece of something successful than global ambitions.

100% of nothing.

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FIRST EVER JOB Tips about work you ought to know

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Find out how your job fits into the bigger oining the workforce for the first You are the only one who cares about picture time can be a bit of a surprise. If you your career have just finished college, school or When new people are hired by a compaThe truth of it is that companies exist to university and are starting your new ny, they are not always shown how their make money or serve a specific cause: it job, here are some tips on how specific role helps the company is not their mission to think about how work is different to what you You are as a whole. When you come they can best serve an employee’s career. have experienced up to now. in as a new person, you are very Sometimes, that could mean working out leaving a world focused on what you do, and how you want to grow in your career and where you know Leaving full-time education is because you are learning it for identifying how you will progress. Reall the rules and an exciting (and sometimes sad) the first time, it is hard to see member you are leaving a very structured entering the new time. You are leaving a world a bigger picture. If you can unenvironment with specific guidance on world of work. where you know all the rules derstand the bigger picture you how to succeed and this will not be the and entering the new world of may be able to be more case when you start working. work. When you enter this new world of effective in your role.

You will need to put your own If you can work, it will not always be clear what is structure in place. understand the expected of you and you may struggle to Understanding how your role fits bigger picture understand the rules, especially because into the bigger picture will also you may be none of them are written down anywhere.

It’s up to you to work it out help you find more meaning in your This is because those who have work able to be more When you are in full-time eduwork, because you know why what experience don’t really consider these rules effective in cation, you are given a syllabus you do matters, even if it seems anymore, they just seem obvious to them. your role. of readings, assignments, and you are a tiny cog in a big machine. exam dates. You know exactly You are more likely to be satisfied You can learn these rules by trial and error what you are supposed to do by which and engaged in your job and, remember, or by watching colleagues or, you can carry you spend a lot of your life at work so date, and you have a person who tells you on reading and get ahead of the game. what you need to learn, and who points being happy there is very important.

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business you in the right direction. This doesn’t always happen at work.

One of the best things you can do is find out which people know how to do the things you need to know and build a good relationship with them. You will not have someone sitting with you all the time showing you what to do. You will be expected to complete your tasks on time and accurately. Therefore, having friends you can go to who can support your learning will help you work out how to do your job well.

Your employer does not have to consider your interests This one is perhaps the most difficult to get your head around, but apart from what is required by law and what’s stated on your employment contract, your employer doesn’t owe you anything. As an employee, your job is to bring It is not value to the company, and at companies’ times, that might mean putting mission to think their needs ahead of yours.

about how they can best serve an employee’s career.

In school, you are looked after by the system and your interests are taken into account all the time. In work, you are the worker and the company’s interests are more important and they will want to see how you can help the company succeed.

Feedback may not be regular

Full-time education feedback is structured in a such a way that immediate feedback is built into the grading system. But in the workplace, you are not graded on everything you do and so you will not know how

well you are doing all the time.

Not knowing how good or bad you are doing you job can be a bit of a surprise to begin with.

You are there to do your job This might seem obvious, but often new people have a desire to go “above and beyond” what’s required and this can result in having too much to do and compromising the work that they were employed for in the first place.

To find out how you are doing you may need to ask for feedback. Picking the right time is important and asking the right You may be good at lots of things but questions. If you ask after every when you first start a new job, you need to task “Am I doing ok?” you may not get the focus on your tasks. Sometimes, you will best response. It is far better to ask your like to take on extra responsibilities manager how well you did at to be helpful and not realise how a specific task and ask how Not knowing much work it will be. Then, you find you could do better next how good or yourself not being able to complete time. This will give you a bad you are your own job and your boss may clear idea of your manager’s doing you job begin to consider if you are the right expectations and show that person for the role. So, it is nice can be a bit of you are looking for feedback to be helpful but try to hold back a surprise to to improve. until you have your own work under

begin with.

control.

It is important to ask questions during the interview process and talk to other employees to find out what it is really like to work at the company before you start.

It is essential to really understand your role, what that entails, and whether it aligns with your priorities in life. Good luck!

Sylvia Kenna Director The HR Dept. +350 5403 5987 sylvia@thehrdept.gi GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2017

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business words | Yan Delgado and Raymond Kirsche, Hyperion

FAMILY OFFICES Asset Management and beyond

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The following intends to shed some light or many years, there has been some The expression Family Office covers all on the origins of Family Offices and some sort of ‘enigma’ surrounding the forms of organisations and services inbasic concepts behind them. term Family Office. In parallel, the volved in managing large private fortunes. last decade has seen tremendous To honestly call itself a Family Office, an growth in the number of organisation needs to provide more What is a Family Office?

Family Offices globally. With than just the standard wealth manIn 1882, the continuing wealth concenagement functions.

There are two main types of Family Office; Rockefellers tration, the natural desire of Single Family Office (SFO), serving one ulfounded their families is to pass on assets The definition is still unclear for many tra-affluent family and Multi-Family Office own Family to the next generations and and this is largely attributable to the (MFO), which serves several families simulOffice, which is in the face of increasing fact that there is a lack of clear directaneously. Publications on the subject are still in existence globalisation, there is every tion of what a Family Office constirelatively old and few studies are available and provides reason to expect more Famtutes, in addition, it since 2012. Cap Gemini in The Global services to ily Offices to be established. is not a licensable State of Family Offices, 2012 indicated The other families. or protected activithe types of Family Offices needed expression With their sixth century ty. As a result, many based on assets and costs (see table).

Family Office roots, the modern concept of the Family traditional niche financial covers all forms Office was developed in the 19th centuadvisers have taken up of organisations Why set up a Family Office? ry, when the family of financier and art the term ‘Family Office’ and services collector J.P. Morgan founded the House for marketing purposes, There are numerous good reasons for involved in of Morgan to manage the family assets. In though in essence, they setting up a Family Office or for joining managing large other families in a Multi-Family Office 1882, the Rockefellers founded their own have remained investFamily Office, which is still in existence and ment advisers, deal private fortunes. set-up. They should all contribute to provides services to other families. networks or brokers. the facilitation of the inter-generational

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business Family Office Type

Assets (millions)

Overhead cost per year (million)

Administrative (basic)

USD 50m to USD 100m

USD 0.1m to USD 0.5m

Hybrid

USD 100m to USD 1 billion

USD 0.5m to USD 2m

Fully Integrated

>USD 1 billion

USD 1m to USD 10m

transfer and help manage the complexity related to the growth of the wealth.

1. Governance and Management Structure A bespoke system of values for the longterm in order to avoid family conflicts, with transparent and confidential management under the same structure.

2. Alignment of Interests The Family Office works for the client and is paid by the same client.

It follows the interests of the family.

ments and external managers; •

consolidating all positions.

Beyond the money… when a Family Office becomes a real Family Office When it;

At the heart of any Family Office is Investment Management.

3. Potential Higher Returns Asset Management, Investment Management and Financial advice across banks and asset classes help maximise the returns and lower risks.

4. Separation The Family Office allows for the separation with the family business and offers objectivity to the family.

5. Centralisation The operational consolidation of risks, performance management and reporting, allows the family to make quicker and efficient decisions.

The coordination of other initiatives within the spaces of non-financial assets, philanthropy, estate planning etc. help the family to meet its mission and goals.

What does a Family Office do?

At the heart of any Family Office is Investment Management. It is not about managing part of the assets and delivering a performance, it is not about products, rather, it is about risk diversification and ‘peace of mind’.

• Continuously bridges between you and service providers (lawyers, real estate agents, bankers, accountants), getting best results from them, on time and within budget.

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Provides access to other asset classes (real estate, commodities, private equity, diamonds, art etc.).

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Addresses personal needs by providing high level, integrated ‘life style’ services.

have noticed that there is no development of Family Offices in emerging markets.

The presence of generalists will help in avoiding conflicts of interest with stakeholders (banks, lawyers, real estate agents).

It is extremely important, given the confidentiality needs of a wealthy family, that the selection of a Family Office should be based on competency and trustworthiness.

High staff turnover is to be avoided.

The Investment Management must be global, in the form of an advisory mandate, and benefit from partnerships with universal banks (access to all types of financial instruments) and in a regulated financial centre. Access to products, markets and IT tools and platforms (custody, consolidation, risk management, trading) will do the rest.

The family, with the assistance of their Helps the family organise affairs in Family Office needs to establish a comprean efficient manner, allowing family hensive overview of its situation, determine members to focus on the priorities, the services needed The concerns their business / life style and the beneficiaries. and enjoy the benefits of the set-up of of their wealth.

Ultimately, what makes for a suca Family Office cessful Family Office is the ability for are mainly it and the family to assess regularly linked to costs You and your Family Office and regulations. the mission and the goals effectively, The concerns of the set-up respond to changes and align itself of a Family Office are mainly wherever needed. linked to costs and regulations. Both have to be analysed and budgeted for carefully, In Gibraltar, during the last seven years, Hybut joining an existing Multi Family Office perion Group, have successfully developed helps address many of these concerns. a Multi Family Office in order to address the concerns of families. Hyperion was A Family Office should operate from a cen- founded in 2010 by Raymond Kirsche and tre, such as Gibraltar, where sophisticated welcomed Yan Delgado and Frederic Ohana markets and legal structures are in place. in 2012 and 2013 respectively. Just recentThere is a definite risk associated with the ly, Yan Delgado has been appointed CEO choice of the jurisdiction, for example, we in order to take the group to the next stage.

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The Investment Management philosophy of a Family Office implies: •

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PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT Tips on how to start

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tion is to employ a builder from across the business provided you know what you border which could sometimes be cheaper are doing. Basically, you should buy a well-located property in serious need of but you should be able to speak the lanrestoration work. Make sure the location guage or have your consultant do that for you. A local architect is of invaluable help has a decent access and the building looks but merely for the technical side of things. acceptable and is in good condition. Hire Low corporation tax (Together with Bulgara well-established surveyor to run ia, Hungary and The Repuba thorough check of both the proplic of Ireland, Gibraltar has a Once all these figures have been worked You should erty itself and its main building. This out and you have signed a contract with similar low corporation tax buy a wellwhich makes it attractive.) located property could save you thousands of pounds the builder of your choice, you should and headaches in the long run. Once as soon as you can find the best estate in serious need No Capital gains tax you know about the condition of agents to start marketing the product for of restoration the building, then you should get you. Efficient marketing does produce, No Inheritance tax work. different estimates from a number of in most cases, good dividends and there builders who will eventuis nothing more positive than It also has a system which is ally carry out the work for you. having sold your project or very user friendly, an excellent infrastrucA local This stage is the most complex future product to be restored ture together with a handy international architect is of as there are some expensive to a client who starts paying airport. All these reasons plus a balmy invaluable help builders about. It’s advisable to you from day one. Some good Mediterranean climate more than justify but merely for get a local business advisor who marketing skills will work wonthe investment; here are several options the technical can check this out for you and ders: get an artist impression of that could be considered. side of things. look after your interests so you how it is going to look like once do not overpay. The idea of havcompleted. Get your architect The first and simplest is buying old proping at least three estimates will help you to to do a well described list of finishes and erty to restore and sell on. This is by no get a real feeling of the prices. Another op- create a simple, neat website. This will means easy but it is always a winner of

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into the pot. This is the crucial point when look highly professional and will get your runs smoothly like a well-oiled engine. This the bank or building society comes into prospects very keen. You must do a first will help make your venture successful. the scene. And it will ease the class job. Nowadays nobody settles for sales transaction. Bear in mind second rate anything. Even if you are in All this takes time, effort and many The first time that the last recession or credit the lower side of the market, every client commitments but what business is always more wants clean, chic and neat products. This is crunch of 2008 was primarily challenging but does not take all those ingredia banking and financial crisis quintessential if you are looking for results. good fun as well ents? The first time is always more An important factor to consider is the price and the credit squeeze put a challenging but good fun as well and a brilliant massive amount of people out bracket of your area. You should always try and a brilliant antidote against antidote against inactivity and boredom. I can still of business as the banks were to offer value for money and never overinactivity and not lending. So get the finance price your property. Once your property recall an old times Greek client boredom. is sold, you will just have to follow the sorted for future buyers. who started out doing small deals normal procedure. Ideally, in this effortless here and there in London and society of ours, you want to give your Gibraltar is a small market, composed by Barcelona using savings from his restaurant prospect a completed product several markets, which gives it a business. Now, he runs a multimillion fund with finance as an inclusive opprivileged situation even in trouwith prime property in the top UK cities Even if you tion. Remember, people simply as well as in Spain and Portugal where he are in the lower bled times. But property choice love to make money without is limited. Do not be taken apart carefully chose the best pickings at low side of the having to put all their savings because of this fact, au contraire, prices. And he made vast profits subsemarket, every this could benefit you if you play quently. The bottom line is there is always client wants your cards right and are patient. a starting point so make sure you are proclean, chic and ductive from day one. Thereafter, you can neat products. Find yourself an efficient estate choose your next path to follow. agent whom you can trust and with whom you can build a long-lasting relationship. They will be responsible for finding you the best and freshest deals so make sure not only to pay them properly but to compensate them when they bring Jorge v.Rein Parlade you the best deals. Whatever you do, make MBA sure you are always top on their customer Business Consultant list. The backup of an efficient business consultant is crucial. Not only can they Tel: +350 54045282 guide you in your new venture from A to Email: jorgeparlade@ Z but also can help you manage your projicloud.com ect keeping an eye on the builder and the architect alike as well as making sure it all GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2017

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The day we denied Franco

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were in contradiction to the relative stat this juncture, it is hard to deny atic of our identity as a British Gibraltarian bility of the North American and European that the most crucial political people – and for good reason too. challenge is Brexit. The UK nareconomies. With the UK governments rowly voted in favour of the time pressured on an inexorable For the first time since the Second number of challenges away from home, of leaving the EU, while GibralWorld War, the 1960s brought a Gibraltar it seemed like the perfect opportunity for tar almost unanimously voted to wave of volatility in global politics. has found General Franco, Spain’s fascist dictator, to remain – such is the misfortune The UK economy, and other westa way to of the underdog. Indeed, the push for what would have been among ern Keynesian economies, had ‘nevstand up for link with the United Kingdom his proudest and callous achievements – er had it so good’ in the words of itself like Spanish colonisation of Gibraltar. was vital in getting us access Conservative Prime Minister Harold the David of Macmillan. The succeeding Labour to the European Union origiinternational government saw a majority nally and, as happened during The dictator saw Gibraltar as a relations... the evacuation and the closed in Westminster and overripe fruit that hung low enough The dictator border years, Gibraltar has to pick but not too high that saw a swathe of liberal sosaw Gibraltar had to struggle or thrive under situations it would be worth a war over. cial reform under Home Secretary as a ripe fruit virtually beyond its control. Despite this, at Franco’s foreign affairs minister Roy Jenkins and Prime Minister that hung low each juncture, Gibraltar has found a way to Harold Wilson, just about catchenough to pick Fernando Castiella managed to stand up for itself like the David of intergarner support on the internaing up with the ‘swinging sixties’. but not too national relations, even when the support Abroad, however, the decade was tional stage for Spain’s view that high that it from the UK has been occasionally limp.

Gibraltar was a British fortress a period of marked controversy; would be worth on Spanish soil. As is the case The truest example of Gibraltarian solidarand no war was more controvera war over. ity and unity came 50 years ago with the at present, there was a certain sial than Vietnam. From the Bay Gibraltar Sovereignty Referendum on the suspicion towards London that of Pigs invasion to the start of the 10th of September 1967. It is hailed as a Gibraltar’s desires would be subordinated Troubles in Northern Ireland and the Six central event in our narrative and emblemDay War in Israel, the high levels of conflict in order to maintain friendly Anglo-Spanish GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2017

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Gibraltarians voting in the Referendum at Glacis Road Med Rowing Club polling station

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Lucy Montegriffo voting in the Referendum

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Hassan and Isola had to deal with the likes of Castiella before at the UN level to great effect but the resistance had to be extended.

Referendum fever in 1967 when Gibraltarians showed their sentiments to keep the Rock British The day that Spain closed the frontier on the 8th June 1969

relations. Gibraltar’s population has forever been too small to have any effect on a UK government’s utilitarian calculations and was seen Britain’s allies as an unnecessary remnant of the old Empire. In fact, there was a growing sentiment in the UK that refusing to talk to Spain on sovereignty would be counter-productive, making damaging Britain’s case internationally. But that suspicion from the Gibraltarian people did not nearly match up to the opposition on the Rock against a Spanish dictatorship, three decades into its fascist regime.

Gibraltar’s coalition government was led by the AACR and contained a mix of the party’s mainstays such as Joshua Hassan, Albert Risso and Aurelio Montegriffo, along with independents such as Peter Isola and Sol Seruya. With Sir Joshua Hassan as Chief Minister, they saw Gibraltar’s security through a twin-track policy: developing a larger degree of economic self-sufficiency, and pressuring the British government when proposals were offered to Spain. Hassan and Isola had to deal with the likes of Castiella before at the UN level to great effect but the resistance had

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history to be extended. With frontier restrictions imposed, Gibraltar nearly faced a precursor to the closed border years. In order to get the Spaniards to the table, Prime Minister Wilson agreed to re-open negotiations without excluding sovereignty discussions, which proved to be a hasty call in getting a fascist government into talks without reservations. Madrid saw this as an act of weakness but failed to capitalise on what they thought was a winning position.

Because they thought they were on track, they felt they had no reason to reciprocate the gesture of goodwill from the British; and the British underestimated Gibraltarian people’s determination to rise above Spain’s coercion.

The United Nations speeches by Hassan and Isola to the Fourth Committee of 1966 drew the battle lines leading up to the referendum. Hassan, who was granted 15 minutes by the chairman, highlighted Spain’s economic coercion and xenophobic media campaign which was hardly in keeping with the Spanish claim that Gibraltarians would enjoy a far better future under Franco. He revisited Gibraltar’s three options in the United Nations Charter: integration with a sovereign state, independence, or free association with a sovereign state. Integration appeared at odds with Gibraltar’s developing identity and its democratic and constitutional advancement.

Independence was not much of an option because of Gibraltar’s size, incomplete economic self-sufficiency and an unreliable neighbour, to put it mildly. He submitted to the Committee that Gibraltar’s choice was free association with Britain, which was projected a year later through the sovereignty referendum.

After five rounds of Anglo-Spanish talks, it was made obvious to Britain that Spain’s final attempt at strangling the Rock was from the sky, inflicting further harm on Gibraltar’s economy with the air exclusion zone. With the talks being viewed in the UK as procrastination by Madrid officials, Judith Hart MP rose in the House of Commons in June 1967 to announce the government’s intention to hold a referendum for the people of Gibraltar to have say on which course would serve their interests best: to pass under Spanish sovereignty, or to voluntarily retain their link with Britain, with democratic local institutions and with Britain retaining its present responsibilities.

On the 10th of September, Gibraltar was unequivocally clear with 12,182 votes for free association with Britain and merely 44 votes for Spanish sovereignty.

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nied Franco, as a democratic vote declined the advances of a dictator. The political mobilisation in those circumstances and the significance of democratic defiance trumping fascist fanaticism ought to be a source of pride for generations of Gibraltarians to come. Because there have been occasions where we had to unite, mobilise and fight when our backs were shoved

against the wall. Being Gibraltar and everything that comes with it, we will likely find ourselves in similar situations again. At that juncture, the only thing left is courage and will. The 1967 referendum is among the events one can point to that should not fail to inspire that very courage and will when the requirement re-emerges.

Last ferry from Algeciras on the 27th June 1969, shortly after the frontier closed

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life words | Molly McElwee

FRESHER EXPERIENCE

First world (student) problems don’t get more llanito than these...

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Of course, we Gibraltarians are British, but s we enter September, it is once of sorting out accommodation, organising the whole idea that Gibraltar is a ‘Britain in again time for a budding, excited your flights, making sure you take all the group of 18-year-olds to make relevant paperwork with you, sorting out the Sun’ is nonsense. Our cultural identity the big step to a UK bank account, etc. No, I’m is so different to that of British people; life in the UK can take a lot of getting used to. university. Leaving home, talking about the little things you’ll Our cultural and leaving Gibraltar, for the miss, the cultural quirks that will identity is so first time can be daunting Stefano Blanca Sciacaluga, a languages different to that only become apparent when you of course, and the teens will leave our sunny nest and arrive in student who lived in Portsmouth for his of British people; have plenty of jitters as they unfamiliar (probably grey, maybe undergraduate degree said, ‘You think you life in the UK get on the plane, enjoy the wet) surroundings. The first world know English people but then you realise can take a lot of problems, somewhat unique to the they’re all weird!’ Stefano said the hardest last of their home cooked getting used to. meals for the term in their average Llanito fresher if you will, thing was getting used to the very different trusty Tupperware, and evenand completely ridiculous when way he felt they do things in the UK, from tually, say goodbye to their parents (who you say some out loud. eating dinner at six o’clock, to their have bought them way too much food and stubborn use of imperial unit meaTo our, gone a little mad in both Ikea and Primark). surements to driving on the wrong And who better to impart perhaps more side of the road. And the issue is their wisdom than those reserved, that you will be in an overwhelming As the new batch of Gibraltarian freshwho have come before, the British cousins, freshers of time gone by. The minority in your thinking that it’s ers start their journey into the unknown we can be a ‘weird’, as Stefano puts it. When the (perhaps surrounded by a group of other more people I spoke to about bit much upon writers of Youniversity, the Gibraltaritheir experience of their first Llanito freshers, as we often travel in first meeting. an student handbook, surveyed local packs), I thought it was best to warn them year of undergraduate life, the students, the most significant issue of the trials and tribulations they are set to more I realised how no matter or problem associated with being at uniface. I’m not talking about all the practical, what part of the UK you had ventured to, many of our experiences were very similar. versity was “adjusting to a new lifestyle” or real-life issues you might have, in terms GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2017

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life and every student’s dream of a dirt-cheap lunch you don’t have to make yourself.

Speaking of food, complaints about the difficulty of adjusting to a life without our beloved Llanito staples were emphatically raised by the majority of the students I spoke to. Sarah Polson, formerly a law student at Portsmouth, said, ‘Not having my mama to cook my torta de patata or croquetas was a big problem.’ Drama student at St. Mary’s Alex Menez also spoke of the struggle, and was even driven to write a poem especially for Calentita night about missing the taste of home, in her ‘An Ode to You, Abuela’. In it, she is in her university halls’ bedroom craving her grandmother’s food; You’re over 1000 miles away / And I can’t just fly you over to feed me. Our love for a home cooked meal is undoubtedly not dissimilar to the rest of the students at our halls from all over the world, so not culture. So even among the practical issues which we wear on our sleeve (or up on our exactly unique to the Gibraltarian. HowevI mentioned earlier, cultural and lifestyle bedroom wall, castle and key flying high), er, the importance we place on food down which contrasts starkly to British changes still served as the here in the Mediterranean, and the way it worry and problem dealt with self-deprecation.

Our temperament is intertwined with our family values, I feel, It’s not just and general makeup is so unlike by the most students, albeit is a little different. Alex writes; Your garlic home cooked those from the UK, it can definitely from a small sample. smelling hands and extra soft skin, / Your treats that take some getting used to. Adaptwobbly calentita and sewing tin, / Your dense the incoming ing to the change in some cases torta acelga and silver perm, / Your chicken Stefano quite bluntly highfreshers will be is probably a good idea to avoid sopa’s magical ability to kill my germs. She lights just how far from our missing, but constant annoyance (and eating weaves her love of the food and, in this UK counterparts we can seem, dinner alone every night), but recog- case, her abuela’s features together to also products and Rebecca Vila, who was a show just how entwined they are. So comlaw undergraduate at Bristol, unavailable in nising a few of the things that unite us would bode well too. You also bine homesickness and hunger, and you’ve felt this especially. ‘People at the UK. never know, you might got a lot of Gibraltarians wishing uni kept telling me off for be“I was even start to embrace the matriarchs in their life were ing super loud, as they didn’t some of the customs once in their messy halls’ kitchens, the understand it was because I’m Mediterconstantly unbeknown to you. My own smell of fritura or a big pot of rosto ranean’. To our, perhaps more reserved, violently personal favourite is the simple wafting in the air.

British cousins, we can be a bit much upon accused of charm and satisfaction of the first meeting. This also translates to our being a liar humble meal deal, a muchenthusiastic kiss on the cheek greeting And it’s not just home cooked because loved British staple found in (I’ve had a few awkward moments here), treats that the incoming freshers obviously, I every major chain supermarket, and even our “proud Llanito” mind-set will be missing, but also products was actually unavailable in the UK. Rebecca Welsh not said, ‘The most “extra” thing I can ‘GibraltAN’...” think of [is] not having pipas and saladitos. It honestly made me sad all the time. And Mister Corn, but I found a Spanish shop in third year that sold them.’ This tricky business of accessing the products of home stem beyond just this, as people pack their suitcases laden with tomate frito, chorizo, Serrano ham and pan rallado just as you would your clothes. I’ve even known friends to pack freezer bags of pinchitos or their mother’s shepherd’s pie and lasagne, sacrificing those precious kilos for an extra couple of weeks with the taste of home. Daniel Benitez, an IT and web development student at Leeds during his undergrad, said one of the issues he encountered on a termly basis was, ‘running out of Sun Colas in the first two weeks because [I] basically couldn’t carry more from the departure lounge.’ The Sun Top is a fundamental part of the Gibraltarian 42

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we form our sentences is very different to people in the UK, like for example with the phrase, “see you now”, they don’t get that it’s not literal.’ Literal translations, just like connecting words we use like ‘pero’, or sentences ending with ‘no?’ will often be repeated by bemused university friends, as And beverage issues go much further, with some habits are just difficult to shake. And the stakes becoming increasingly high on your Gibraltarian-ness could even become the subject of spirits. No, I don’t speak of the leading identifiable feature you poslifting your emotional spirits during exam sess, as Alex and many others experienced: time or during deadline week, I mean all ‘In my first week, I had lost the pre-drinking supplies universal Connecting my name and was reduced to to the student kitchen cupboard.

With the average one litre bottle of words we use being called ‘Gib’ or ‘Gibraltar’ for three whole years.’ How we branded vodka costing more than like ‘pero’, or cope, I will never understand. double what you would pay in Gisentences braltar International Airport’s deparending with Alex Menez reciting her poem ture lounge, the UK is a bleak place One problem universal to the ‘no?’ will often for the student who knows the Gibraltarian student in the UK, be repeated (where’s your moped when you need it?!), grass really is greener back home. and impossible to ignore, is the by bemused try commuting in sub-zero temperatures and ‘When I had to pay £15 for a vodka stark contrast in temperature. university freezing sleet. I, for one, can’t wait. coke, that hit me hard,’ photography September will see Gibraltarian friends... undergraduate at Kingston Gabriella students experience a sudMartinez reminisced. Daniel echoed den reality check in the form Of course, these “problems” are only the these sentiments, describing the horror of of clouds, more clouds and a lot of rain. issues of a group used to the cushy life we’re running out of ‘Gibraltarian alcohol’. The The first time you hear temperatures of so blessed to live in our little bubble here prices in the UK drive students to cram as around ten degrees described as “warm” in Gibraltar, and are an indicator of all the many bottles (as they are legally allowed) may be your breaking point (probably late benefits of our home. It’s not all doom and in their carry-ons and suitcases, and trying November). The immediate switch from gloom up north, I promise. You’ll no doubt to stretch out how long they last. But alas, sun-kissed to soaked will come as a shock, meet the most diverse group of people with freshers’ week commitments and the no matter how prepared you are (electric you’ve ever come across, hopefully make average ram-packed social schedule of blanket owners, I’m looking at you). As the lasting friendships, love the city you live in, a first year student, the alcohol will very days get significantly shorter, frosty breath learn to look past the grey sky, and even soon run out. So until you have a relative settles and layer upon layer of clothing enjoy studying for the first time in your life! visit who can bring you a new stash, or does little to calm your chattering teeth, But we wouldn’t be Gibraltarian if we didn’t your next flight home, you’ll be looking at the nostalgic social media posts will begin voice a few complaints, because life can still an extortionate pre-drinking habit, Aldi’s to flood onto our feeds. Throwback photos be hard when your tuition is paid for and own brand vodka (good luck with that of the beach, salty tresses and you have a grant to live off for The immediate hangover), or beer/wine for the rest of the swimsuit life (with accompathree whole years (or six or seven switch from sun- if you play your cards right)! So, term. Oh, how we suffer. nying #LifeIsBetterWithATan #SummerLoving #WhereIdRathkissed to soaked enjoy incoming freshers, because erBe) will begin to surface, as when it’s over, it’s over, and you Expressing this suffering might also prove will come as a the bleak British winter sets difficult, as you will definitely come across shock, no matter won’t know what you had until in. And as if having to comit’s gone – or you could just do a a lot of confused looks when you open how prepared mute at all wasn’t bad enough masters/PhD/second degree. your mouth. The indeterminable Gibraltaryou are... ian accent, in its variations and intensities, is a subject of huge interest from the average flatmate during freshers week, and almost everyone you meet will try (and fail) to place it. South African, Irish, Spanish and Aussie (in their defence, they were intoxicated at the time) have all featured in my list of answers for the ‘Where do you think Molly’s from?’ game my close friends at university liked to play with strangers.

But none was as popular as Welsh. ‘I was constantly violently accused of being a liar because obviously, I was actually Welsh not “GibraltAN”,’ an exasperated Alex told me. I have even heard of Gibraltarian friends studying in Wales being mistaken as Welsh by actual Welsh people. Beyond the then inevitable struggle of explaining where Gibraltar is/sovereignty question/ and now what Brexit means for us (can’t wait), there are also the little phrases which separate us. Sarah said, ‘the way GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2017

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JUDGE JANET

The Rt. Hon. Dame Smith DBE

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ame Janet Smith, now 76, is the she read for the bar working at home and Janet remained in Chambers in Manchesfirst woman to be appointed to using correspondence courses. She found ter for 20 years. In the early days, she did the Gibraltar Court of Appeal the main difficulty was not having anyone a wide range of civil, family and criminal following a highly sucto talk to about the law. To her work but after a few years, specialised cessful career as a barrister and dismay, she found that, for her in personal injury and clinical negligence She was judge in England. She was born in final year, the rules were changed cases. She became an assistant Recorder discouraged Stockport and lived most of her and she had to study in London in 1984 and began sitting part-time in the by a careers life in the North West of England. at the Council of Legal Education. Crown Court and County Court. Afofficer who She went to Bolton School, then Her husband was very supportive ter only 14 years at the bar, in 1986, she said that the and they employed a nanny for was appointed a QC. Modestly, she puts a direct grant institution. law was a this down to being older and more mature the weeks that she was away. man’s world. than those who qualified at the same time At 18, she was offered places at as her. She became a recorder in 1988.

She was called to the bar in 1972 Oxford and Cambridge Universiand, with the help and guidance of friends, ties but instead she got married and had joined chambers in Mana family. By the age of 22, she had 2 boys During her six years as a silk, she chester where she had and a girl. She now has five grandchildren developed her practice in personal She developed a pupillage with Chrisand four step-grandsons. injuries, medical negligence and indusher practice topher Rose, who later trial disease cases. Most of her work in personal became Lord Justice was in the High Court in Manchester, She had aspirations to be a barrister when injuries, medical Rose and Vice President Leeds, Birmingham and Newcastle with she was at school but was discouraged by negligence and of the Court of Appeal occasional visits to the High Court and a careers officer who said that the law was industrial disease Court of Appeal in London.

Criminal Division. He a man’s world. It was not until she was 28 cases. was a brilliant and genthat she returned to the idea of a career at erous pupil master and In 1991, she chaired an inquiry into the bar. With three young children to look gave her much help and encouragement. the ill treatment of autistic children at after, it was not easy to go to university so GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2017

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life profession. However, immediately after her appointment, she discovered that the people of Hyde were most concerned to know exactly who Shipman had killed. She felt that the families were entitled to know that as soon as possible. Her terms of reference were extended and 18 months later, she was able to tell the family of each of Shipman’s patients who had died while under his care whether or not the death had been natural or had been caused by Shipman. She concluded that Dr Shipman had murdered at least 218 patients since the early 1970s and that there was a real suspicion that he had murdered as many as 270. She feels that, in many respects, this was the most important aspect of the Inquiry’s work, as the uncertainty in which the families had been living since 1998 was extremely distressing.

She then turned her attention to the systems failures which had allowed Shipman’s killings to go undetected for 24 years. In Scotforth House, a local authority school appointments were made. In 2002, Dame her reports spanning 2003–2005, she in Lancaster. Her investigation showed Janet was appointed to the Court of Apmade many recommendations for changes peal. Progress for the appointthat the headmistress had and reforms. She remains disappointed ment of women has been slow become over-stressed and Dame Janet was that so many of the recommendations and when Dame Janet retired had resorted to physical have not been implemented. For example, asked by the Lord in 2011, only about 10% of the she recommended important changes chastisement in a misguided Chancellor to chair judges of the High Court and attempt to control the chilto the systems of death and cremation a Public Inquiry Court of Appeal were women. dren’s challenging behaviour. certification. “Death certification has not into the activities The parents were naturally changed at all. There has been a pilot of the serial killer outraged and there had to be In 2001, Dame Janet was asked scheme along the lines I suggested which I Harold Shipman... a complete change of regime. by the Lord Chancellor to chair understand has worked quite well, but has a Public Inquiry into not been put into effect.” There the activities of the serial killer In 1992, she was appointed to the High She have been some improvements Harold Shipman, a well-respectCourt Bench (Queen’s Bench Division). At concluded that to the cremation certification ed general practitioner in Hyde this time, there were very few women in process and significant improveDr Shipman near Manchester. Initially, her that position. Only six had been previhad murdered ment in Coroners’ services, due terms of reference required her ously appointed and two of those had largely to the appointment of a at least 218 to examine the systems of death retired. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Mackay Chief Coroner. Perhaps the most patients since important effect of the Inquiry, and cremation certification, corof Clashfern, was anxious to increase the the early oners’ services and the monitornumber of women on the bench and, she says, has been to assist in 1970s... ing and regulation of the medical during the next few years, several more the change of culture within the Taking silk, April 1986

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life General Medical Council, the medical profession’s regulatory body. She does not claim to have brought that change about but she believes she helped to push it in the right direction.

In 2002, Dame Janet was appointed to the Court of Appeal where she worked until her retirement in 2011. During her time as a judge, she undertook many additional duties. She was the Presiding Judge of the North Eastern Circuit, Chairman of the Security Vetting Appeals Panel, Chairman of the Civil Committee of the Judicial Studies Board and President of the Council of the Inns of Court. She was Treasurer of Lincoln’s Inn in 2012. She has honorary degrees from Manchester Metropolitan University, LancastShe was er University, the University of invited by the Manchester, The University of BBC to head a Law and Bolton University. She review into Jimmy was Chancellor of Manchester Savile’s sexual the abuse to occur; some Maurice Kay (The President of the Court of Metropolitan University from misconduct while were afraid to let their parents Appeal of Gibraltar) on that panel. The sys2003 until 2009 and in 2013, know what had happened tem of selection replaced the old system of at the BBC. she was elected to an Honorary to them.

She also found ‘private soundings’ which operated in EnFellowship of Hughes Hall, Camthat some members of staff gland and Wales for many years. The new bridge University. From 2007 to 2014, she were aware of (or suffered from) Savile’s system is evidence-based and is designed was chair of the Buxton Arts Festival. inappropriate conduct but did not report to be fairer and more transparent. this to senior management because there Following her retirement from the Court was a “culture of not complaining” and a Dame Janet has made one visit to Gibralof Appeal in 2011, Dame Janet has been culture of deference towards celebrities, tar in April 2016 and was most impressed quite busy. In that year, she succeeded known in the BBC as “the talent”.

She by all she saw, in particular, the quality of Lord Brennan as the Independent Assessor described an atmosphere of insecurity still the advocacy of those who appeared. She of Compensation for Miscarriages of Jusexisting at the BBC. Some members of hopes to be a member of the Court of tice and continued to sit part time in the staff interviewed for the inquiry did so only Appeal when it sits in October.

Court of Appeal. Then, towards the end of after being assured that their names would 2012, she was invited by the BBC to head not be published as they feared In between all this, Dame a review - effectively an inquiry – into Jimreprisal.

In connection Janet loves gardening with her my Savile’s sexual misconduct while at the husband Robin at their home in with his work at BBC. She was also asked to examine the One of her continuing occupaBolton and in France where they the BBC, Savile culture of the BBC to see whether there tions is that she is a member of have a cottage. When in Lonwere factors which had enabled Savile had sexually the panel which selects those don, she sees her grandchildren, to continue abusing young people for so abused 72 who are to be recommended to gardens on her son’s allotment long without being reported and detected. people, male and the Lord Chancellor for appointand goes to the theatre and the The review had no statutory powers and female, of whom opera whenever she can. It is a ment as Queen’s Counsel.

By she was dependent on the willingness of 8 were raped. coincidence, she succeeded Sir full life and a happy one. witnesses to come forward voluntarily.

Given the nature of the evidence she had to hear, the proceedings had to take place in private.

The BBC published her report on 25th February 2016. She had found that, in connection with his work at the BBC, Savile had sexually abused 72 people, male and female, of whom eight were raped. One of the rape victims was only eight years old. She said that Savile had abused people at “virtually every one of the BBC premises at which he worked”.

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ummer will shortly begin to wane and outdoor gigs, large or small, have been plentiful but that’s not to say events will decrease in the coming autumn and beyond... About to make a “Long gone big splash now, two big are the days ones: the MTV Gibraltar when a couple Calling Music Festival of speakers and and our annual National a microphone Day celebrations. This on a small stage year, there’s an added did the trick.” event coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Referendum, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra is performing for us at the Victoria Stadium... What a treat! A few weeks go by and we have the Gibraltar Theme Painting Exhibition. Moving on into the ‘darker’ months, we can expect the Gibunco Literary Festival in November, all the smaller attractions popping up at the John Mackintosh and Ince’s Hall and then it’s Christmas – Panto season, magic shows and more... busy, busy busy!

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measures which have to be put in place The word ‘organisation’ is sticking in my even before plugging in a microphone!” brain. Who gets the ball rolling to produce a show or an event? Where does it all start? It usually falls on the lap of one of Jordan’s interest in production managethe Rock’s production companies. You ment took root at a very early age... “When may be a brave soul and want to have my parents took me to see a show, the a bash at it yourself, but be warned, actual event became secondary. I was experience and professionalism for this more interested in the logistics of how the type of job – even locally nowadays - is whole thing was put together, how the paramount; “I’m just slightly exaggerating stage was constructed, where and how when I say there are a million things to tie speakers were placed. I was interested in up when putting on a show,” GibMedia the technical design of it all. That stayed Director, Jordan Lopez tells me, “The bigwith me to the present day. I moved on to ger the event, the more you need helping out at shows put on by to think about and when guest the then Students Association “I was more artists from abroad are booked, and eventually moved into GBC interested in your list of ‘things to do’ increases the logistics of where I learnt a great deal as a substantially! Long gone are the Programme Control Operator how the whole days when a couple of speakers (PCO), Audio Visual Assistant thing was put (AVA), cameraman and alland a microphone on a small stage together...” did the trick. These days, a large sorts.” He even had a go at stage, professional sound and lightpresenting radio and television ing equipment are extremely important if programmes, so gaining experience in the you want your show to be a success, and genre certainly came in handy for what that’s not including the health and safety was to come in the future. At GBC, Jordan GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2017

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met Stage One’s, James Neish, assisting and, Jordan declares, “What about our new First and foremost, he tells me, there’s him in many important productions and theatre? The Queen’s Cinema is long gone the business of securing funds which, I with whom he works closely these days; “I would assume, means obtaining governand there doesn’t seem to be any news on used to help James with his shows espement grants, if they’re available, attracting the very much needed new building, an cially with the lighting side of things which sponsorship deals and so on; “Yes, to begin indoor venue for visiting acts to perform is what I do a lot of now on with, you need to split your budget under and the many local productions that his productions and events.” are frequently being staged.” Too true, different headings, so much for this and “You need so much for that. Then, negotiating with by the time a new one starts to be to split your agents on performers’ fees and details of Jordan set up his own combudget under built and up and running, it’ll be well their technical and other requirements – overdue! pany in 2004 and since it was different which they call a ‘rider’. Next, there are the launched as a limited company headings, so technical and other infrastructure requirein 2007, GibMedia produced Glancing at the event calendar for much for this the coming months, there’s a lot to ments for the show, not to mention those a fair amount of successful and so much choose from for punters to attend ‘hidden items’ you may not initially think events. He acknowledges for that.” about like food, transport, security, escorts, the local scene has improved and for producers-cum-production ushers on the night and accommodation to in leaps and bounds when it managers to get involved in, although provide if staying overnight. comes to show production on the Rock. A much of the work would have been “There’s There’s a lot to think about.” demand has been created which didn’t exdone and dusted weeks and months a need for ist before. Travelling abroad, as so many of ago, but there are always loose ends us do to see shows in London, Amsterdam that need tidying up in order to put Yes, it’s all a lot of hard work more creative or Barcelona has meant the same standard the production to bed. There’s no but hopefully, very little individuals is expected when top stars perform here; heartache and the shows doubt producing these shows can be to come “Visiting these places has meant learning a mammoth undertaking, especially will be incredible! The fruits forward and from what is out there for show producers of those efforts will be there the big ones, and GibMedia Director get involved also, which means ideas and improvements knows only too well what’s involved for all of us to delight in in production can be incorporated into our own producbut despite the hard work, it can also when the productions come tions where possible,” Jordan asserts. turn out to be an exciting venture. He management,” our way. Now and for the has just finished his ‘Summer Nights next few months, there’s on Tour’ project and there are others in the plenty to indulge in and relish; make sure However, there’s still some way to go, pipeline I’m sure; that’s when the planning you don’t miss out! not just on the technical infrastructure and headaches begin all over again! side, which is slowly being achieved with regards to stage construction, sound and lighting equipment, visual effects and health and safety, amongst other requirements; “I think there’s a need for a sort of technical GAMPA for performers to learn about the use of mics for example, the different types of mics there are, how to hold them, where not to stand to prevent feedback, what is a monitor, what’s it for, etc etc. It’s the unglamorous side of being a performer. Also, there’s a need for more creative individuals to come forward and get involved in production management,” GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2017

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environment words | Lewis Stagnetto, The Nautilus Project

BLUEFIN TUNA The importance of protection

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by limiting dominance of any particular n the last few weeks there has been Bluefin tuna, Thunnus thyunns, typically species below it in the food chain. a bit of a stir about the suspension of come into coastal regions once a year, to tuna fishing by the Department of the breed. Females become sexually active Environment. Since the fishing season between eight to twelve years old and But, as has become an all too familiar opened over four weeks ago, local anglers can produce in excess of ten million eggs story, these animals are listed as ‘endanhave landed over nine in a single season. Most of these gered’ on the IUCN Red List. To be clear, tonnes of tuna. This year, a eggs will not survive long enough the endangered status means that the They are local quota increase is being to reproduce themselves and the animal “faces a high risk of extinction in warm blooded considered, from 13 to 15.5 combination of these facts makes the near future”. Other animals which are predators whose tonnes, along with a numthem very sensitive to over fishing. rated at this level include the blue whale, life expectancy Further, the larger the females are, ber of new fishing licences. the Asiatic elephant, Asiatic tigers and the can reach up to the more eggs they produce, which But what is this spat about whale shark.

40 years. and why does it matter? makes preserving the large specimens that little bit more crucial.

So, the suspension has been put into place Tuna or Thunnus, gets its name from because based on current projecancient Greek which means “quickly dart”.

As predators, they supress tions, the local quota of Atlantic Most of They form part of the family Scombridae populations of their prey which these eggs will bluefin tuna will be met before the and are closely related to mackerel. They has been shown to be an season is over. On the face of it, not survive are warm blooded predators whose life important factor in maintaining the position doesn’t make a whole long enough expectancy can reach up to 40 years. They a healthy ecosystem balance. lot of sense because ICCAT has to reproduce have fusiform bodies with eyes that are Much like the re-introduction increased quotas for all members themselves... flattened against the body to further reof birds of prey into the Upper this year and our Department of duce any drag whilst swimming. As pelagic Rock Nature Reserve has the Environment is considering a dwellers, they are exceptionally strong helped to control seagull numbers, these similar increase in line with these recomendurance swimmers. fish serve to protect diversity and numbers mendations – surely these factors demon50

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environment important commercially. In fact, financially, it’s the biggest slice of profit compared with any other commercial fish. The ICCAT quotas are always under pressure to be lifted for this reason. But Gibraltar are not a member of ICCAT! No, we are not, but we do follow their guidelines pretty much as if we were in it.

Last month, the season re-opened, presumably, until the quota is reached or possibly even extended. The question should be why are we allowing the fishing of a species which is categorised

strate that tuna numbers are back on the rise? Right? Well, not exactly.

more individuals to be removed in order to exhaust the quota. For the sake of clarity, imagine the quota is ten tonnes and anglers are catching a half tonne fish each time. The quota would be exhausted after 20 fish had been caught and the standing stock is 20 individuals down. Now, let us assume the same initial starting conditions but this time people are catching 50kg fish. In this example, we are now removing 200 individuals from the standing stock. Assuming a 50:50 of males : females, that’s 100 potentially reproductive females which are no longer adding to the standing stock at every yearly breeding cycle. The problem is as clear as day.

Bluefin are the largest species of tuna with the largest individuals historically reaching close to 700kg.

Bluefin are the largest species of tuna with the largest individuals historically reaching close to 700kg. The occurrence of these monsters has been steadily declining with increase in overfishing. This is partly because many individuals don’t live long enough to get that big! As we said before, these are also the most reproductively important to stable populations and with their decline also comes a drop in reproductive potential. This makes the population ever more sensitive to overfishing.

A subtler issue is that as the average size within the populations reduces, it allows

So why has ICCAT raised the quota then?

Simply put, the tuna fishing industry in the Eastern Atlantic is very

Why are we allowing the fishing of a species which is categorised as endangered at all? as endangered at all? As a final thought experiment, I would ask you to think about how you would feel about India opening trophy hunting season on Bengal tigers or if Japan’s whaling fleet commenced hunts for blue whales. I suspect people would be outraged and rightly so. It is interesting then, that in our own back yard we don’t suffer the same outrage for an equally endangered species.

As a matter of fact, we are considering increasing the quota!

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ALMOST A CAPELLA A standalone voice of fine arts and romance

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lets pure colour do the talking in straight bstract artist Capella Van Ryan Her artistry is a nonchalant nod to the or curve lines or in solid building blocks is returning to Gibraltar where pseudo-figurative abstract style that she and her husband Colin allows the onlooker to appreciate reminiscent of wild child were married 13 years ago, to landscapes hidden in the vivacious play in an 80s make-up Her artistry renew their vows and to hold a painting and energetic brushstrokes strewn in is a nonchalant artist’s beauty case. exhibition, which she is tipped to launch all the directions of her heart’s desire, nod to the on the very day of their anniversary, in order to pile up texture and threeIntroducing herself in her pseudoth 24 September. Titled ‘The Way We dimensionality for the focal point of virtual business card as figurative Were’, the solo is unveiling a number any subject matter. This avows itself ‘author, model, represented abstract style... abstract artist, public figure of exclusive never-seen-before pieces passionately, and tells tales of taninspired by the Rock and its significance coloured stalactites, golden sunset over and dance, yoga and Pilates to the well-travelled Irish artist, and she glassy bays, foamy ship wakes in the deep instructor’, as well as ‘humanitarian’ for her is keeping them hush-hush, blue, and even dramatic indefatigable charity work, busy Capella avoiding posting online until the volcanic eruptions on the published her debut novel The Snowboat in “I’ve waited until very day, previewing them in background of tropical 2015, planning to make it the first instalment now to put this Gibraltar before moving on to Hawaiian skies.

Sometimes of an ambitious love & death decalogy that loving collection the launch at itinerant exhibitions Capella tips the scales follows the thorny and sorrowful journey of together, because in Manhattan, Los Angeles and towards full figurative with a murderess from abused wife to her unique it reflects my London. “I’ve waited until now to her fields of spring flowers, path towards liberation and redemption. put this loving collection together, husband’s and mine autumn countryscapes in The unconventional marriage of horror and 13 year together.” because it reflects my husband’s which you can almost hear romance, or perhaps ‘anti-romance’ is set and mine 13 year together.” Lucky the russet leaves crunch in enchanted wintry Switzerland, where the 13 for her: “Now that we’ve finally made it under your feet, and wintry wonderlands snow muffles her outcries but is eventually to the ‘teen’ segment of our life, I want to where colours are frozen azure. Other stained maroon with her first gruesome celebrate it with its representation.” times, she swings towards full abstract and assertion to catharsis.

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The protagonist, Nicolette, is introduced as a price, especially for Nicolette who might ‘a woman who wasn’t always have been remained naive at heart every man’s dream’, but who and perhaps delusional, despite Gibraltar is knows exactly what she wants her cynic quest for perfection, the location so when a wealthy businessman and how to get it. Her watching for Capella’s from the background what proposed just days after meeting makes a woman desirable to her, she falls in love with the very standalone all men eventually teaches her idea of being in love and being ‘almost how to master her appearance autobiographic’ loved, the illusion of feeling ‘more and mannerisms to perfection, important than money and work novel... so that she becomes the to a man’, and she accepts lightly, showstopper any time she because she is consumed with the yearning of making it work and the faith enters a room. But perfection comes with

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that love will blossom. But the honeymoon standalone ‘almost autobiographic’ novel This topic is particularly sensitive to the period is over too soon and, trapped in ‘City by the Sea’, whose title is still tightly 32-year-old artist who lost her birth a physically and emotionally under wraps although publication mother to breast cancer at a young age, abusive relationship depicted is expected in early 2018, that and resorted to creative writing as a form The in imaginative detail, she takes will retrace her footsteps on of therapy and escapism. Later, she started 32-year-old matters in her own hands to the Rock and will acknowledge her career as a paramedic instructor and artist lost her drastically end it, only to tumble memories made and people met moved on to personal training, founding birth mother over heels into a second selfduring her stay. To mention one her own company in the United States to breast destructive relationship. for all is Maricela Hook, with and eventually became an accountant. Her cancer at a whom Capella has forged a solid professional life always allowed time off to young age... friendship and whom ‘travel the world in search of location Capella anticipates how the she actually regards and inspiration for her next novels’. second book of the series, The She started as her ‘adoptive mother’ Austrian Express, to be released later this her career as after Maricela attended her year, will retrace Nicolette’s fleeing steps Capella has previously exhibited in a paramedic registry wedding. “She and I eastbound across the Alps, and eventually San Diego, at the Spectrum Red Dot instructor have kept in touch, and I will her seeking sanctuary in Gibraltar, of all in Miami and Artexpo in New York, and moved on the Mall Galleries’ Federation of be returning soon to visit her. places, in the noir Queen of Death. to personal Therefore, it feels as though British Artists, the Agora Art Gallery training...

I have family there, as she is in New York and the San Francisco Besides the inspiration for a collection of the dearest person I’ve ever Museum of Modern Art. View poems to be released next February with been blessed to meet.” her artwork on www.artavita.com, www. the working title ‘Reflections of Yesterday’, aer4you.ie and www.agora-gallery.com.

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literature words | Elena Scialtiel illustrations | Natalie Massetti

MOTHERLY OBSESSION Amy Montegriffo’s milk-curdling tales

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he mother of all horror storytelling, what’s best for their children and consisMothers’ Milk is an unsettling astently act upon it. sortment of short-circuited motherhood, as it relates the potential “Mother is a verb: it is something you do, worst-case scenarios of helicopter-mothnot just what you are,” claims the teasering pushed too far with morbid er printed on the back cover sense of humour and stark featuring the close-up of an She chose narrative style echoing the one aqua-blue pacifier splattered to write about pursued by French Naturalism in with lumpy drops of a maroon motherhood its matter-of-factly detachment, exactly because liquid, in a composition created thanks to a svelte clinical but not by the author and Gabrielle she is not a cynical prose and agile dialogue.

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Hugot. Amy adds: “Mothers’ Milk Thrice a winner of the Autumn is about mothers who don’t Poetry Competition as a teenager and Cre- ‘mother’ well. It’s a series of gothic stories ative Writing graduate from the University that show you how not of Kent, fresh of her PGCE at Canterbury’s to mother. I’ve used lots “Mother Christ Church, 22-year-old Amy Montegof vivid, haunting, gory is a verb: it is riffo says she chose to write about mother- descriptions of sensitive something you hood exactly because she is not a mother. subject matters. The do, not just Interestingly enough, everyone seems to characters’ actions are what you are.” have an opinion on how to raise someone deeply disturbing and else’s children, and so she thought to add every child in the book her ironic voice to the chorus with warped suffers in some unfortunate manner. That’s examples of mothers who know exactly why I wouldn’t want any child to read it!”

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In fact, Amy has managed to pack in her compact booklet an alarmingly varied parade of sociopaths portrayed in dismayed upsurge, where the common denominator is the confidence of being the perfect mother who tries her hardest at loving her children. “Inspiration came from a multitude of places: from conversations, news and books I’ve read. The plots are definitely not inspired by my own life, thank goodness! Whilst some stories do have elements of truth in them, of extreme cases lifted from newspapers, they are all dramatised and exaggerated. Please don’t believe that the examples of mothers I tell about are in any way average!” the author says. “Each story is named after a quality a mother should have, and each story carries a grotesque twist on that theme.

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literature Together with Loyalty, the author’s favourite, Nutrition and Love are in my opinion the two stories that best stand out, because they don’t focus just on the mother-child relationship, but span other issues within the family - or lack of thereof. With wicked wit, the opening story describes an exclusive cooking class where an élite of housewives compete for a self-assured domestic goddess’s approval. All seems baked to golden perfection until the startling ending, when the Stepford Wives

Loyalty.” Unlike the other stories, Loyalty isn’t just about a mother-child relationship, but more about a love triangle sparking extreme sibling rivalry between teenage daughter and toddler son, culminating in a gory take of tilting at windmills.

morph into Sweeney Todd’s Mrs. Lovett at the grand finale show-and-tell of their boldly acquired culinary proficiency.

In Love, the author lucidly discusses the extreme lengths of psychosis to which a fragile mind may be driven by frustrated maternity. I must admit that, despite being an avid consumer of noir both in print and on screen, with this one, I had to put the book down, close my eyes and wait for the spine chill to subside before careering through the

The characters’ actions are deeply disturbing and every child in the book suffers in some unfortunate manner.

Nutrition is a sizzling mouth-watering twisted tale that will leave you hungry for more and will urge you to munch through the whole book in one sitting, unless the stomach-churning shock of Love puts you off for good half-way-through! Alas, don’t surrender, or you won’t make it all the way through Devotion, which closes this gallery of mummy-dear dysfunctional portraits with a good-faith misjudgement of biblical proportions: a bigot mother, aptly named Eva, is enthused to immortalise her son’s purity by the example by his teddy bear’s namesake Abraham. The ultimate endecalogue of motherly love gone sour, Mothers’ Milk commands the cardinal virtues for nurturing, protecting, supporting, moulding the young into responsible adults ready to fly the nest – if they make it to adults all in one piece, without emotional or physical scars, that is!

“Each story is named after a quality a mother should have, and each story carries a grotesque twist on that theme.”

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literature macabre crescendo, told with forensic élan, about the tragic irony throttling an entire police force that is clueless in dealing with this unaccountable serial infanticide and the trail of desolation she’s left around, towards the heart-wrenching clause ‘the only dry eyes belonged to her babies’. If Amy were fencing, this would be her winning lunge straight into the reader’s heart.

Macabre recurs in other stories like Adaptability, about a set of twins growing too fast for their mother’s taste, or the fine example of unconditional Support offered by a mother to her introvert son in his sinister struggle to socialise with other kids, ‘successfully’ resulting in him growing up to be a teacher and an orphanage director.

A committed mother of a pretty little girl pushes the boundaries of resourceful and fool-proof Protection from paedophiles and predators, on the very day she blooms into a gorgeous teenager.

Communication unbiasedly discusses The author the thorny topic of minors splashed lucidly discusses the all over social media, depicting the extreme lengths of baby bloggers’ virulent war to go vipsychosis to which a ral; Commitment offers a homophobic fragile mind may be mother’s bizarrely sensible solution driven by frustrated to her son’s coming out; Discipline maternity. cruelly dons a new meaning to au-pairing for the spoilt brat’s dreaming of Amsterdam holidays; and finally, Encouragement proves how too often the perfect child is as-good-as-dead lonely.

Stylistically impeccable, fictionally inventive, pedagogically provocative, mischievous and cheekily fun, Amy’s book is a wakeup call to all Mother-Hens out there not to degenerate into Mommazillas, albeit Amy hastens to disclaim, in the opening dedication as well as the closing acknowledgements, that her own mum is anything like these women.

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Now on sale at local bookshops, on Amazon, Blurb and Waterstone with the pitch ‘a collection of stories about motherhood that you cannot read with your children’, it was launched in Kent as part of the author’s coursework, and it features pencil illustrations by Amy’s sister

Natalie Massetti. “She has the style I was going for, so I asked her to collaborate to my project. I discussed my ideas with her and she visualised them on paper. She was absolutely fantastic drawing illustrations that add a lot to my book.”

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MAKING THEM WEEP Mark Dallison: feels good to be baddie!

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then the production is not doing well - and Maybe because I am tall, maybe his passion for amateur dramatics back because of my pulling faces, mayhome, Mark semi-retired three years ago successful comedy usually boils down to be because of my ornate Captain to the Rock, where he is now a licensed timing. “Timing is the essence in comedy Hook costume, but it tour guide (“A sharp career change for more than any other genre, and ill-timed delivery can ruin even the funniest script,” worked! I scared the kids at which acting skills do come handy”).

“Being jeered he says. He offers the example of the the last Three Kings’ Cavby a vociferous He joined Angela Jenkins’s Rock alcade, where the Trafalgar Theatre and he played various roles panto-like show staged last July for the audience is Theatre Group participated in the past three Drama Festivals. His Trafalgar Theatre Group summer picnic, rewarding. with a walking float of asfavourite was Blackadder, a tribute to The Three Musketeers, in which Mark, Steve The louder the Lawson and Harriet Seed played all the sorted pantomime characthe endearing clumsy rogue brought jeers, the more parts, having to dash behind the scenes ters. And I did it again later to life by rubber-faced British actor rewarding for for quick changes, and be on the ball when in January, on stage, as the Rowan Atkinson. As it often hapthe actor.” much booed Prince John pens with local groups, Rock Theatre uttering their pertinent lines in the right in Robin Hood. I enjoyed it ‘loaned’ him to TTG for the panto, and timbre of voice and accent. “Timing really was everything, especially when we very much, and would definitely play the now he’s a member of both. villain again,” cackles seasoned amateur had to deliver lines together. Making Making actions look accidental takes a lot of actor Mark Dallison, with a glint in his eye.

Mark has played a variety of someone laugh rehearsal as well as understanding “Being jeered by a vociferous audience is roles but he enjoys comedy requires way rewarding. The louder the jeers, the more each other as actors.” best, perhaps because he’s more talent rewarding for the actor. I would also like to got the looks for it, as he than making play the panto dame - that is a challenging According to Mark, a good actor must claims, or simply because them weep. role that every comedian should try.’’ not just commit to memory his or her making someone laugh requires way more talent co-stars’ parts in order to anticipate After a 30-year career as a travelling than making them weep. If they laugh when it is their turn to speak, but also to allow the rest of the cast taking centre businessman, while he actively cultivated when supposed to weep and vice versa, 60

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scene stage when required to perform their part effectively, hence making the entire play work. A good actor knows how and when to step up and how and when to shut up.

Nobody should upstage anybody, whether maliciously or maladroitly, that’s why good comradeship at rehearsals must be fostered by the shrewd director so that the production doesn’t crumble because of eventual primadonna egos. “Not only do you have to wait until someone else has finished before blurting out your lines, but when you are not the focus of the action, you should never steal their attention from another character with unscripted gestures or expressions, unless the play specifically calls for it, as may be the case with farces or coarse plays. A good actor must know when to step out of the spotlight and allow others to shine, in the true spirit of teamwork.”

Of course, a lot can, and sometimes does, go wrong in amateur theatre, and the audience is not always as magnanimous as one may expect from the modest admission fee. Mark recalls with horror a show from 20 years ago when one of the leading actors forgot many of his lines.

He was also slightly deaf so the A good prompt had to shout for him to passion, no matter what career one actor knows hear, which ruined the show. how and when pursues for one’s bread and butter: Mark hastens to add that this once an actor always an actor, at to step up and doesn’t often happen in Giheart and on stage. There are parts how and when for all ages and types, and backbraltar, where productions are to shut up. limited in number and generally stage help is always needed with well-rehearsed. On that topic, costumes, sets and he laments how the theatre season is ‘so prompt, for a true drama Theatre very compact’ here, besides some sporadic king or queen to uphold is a lifelong productions staged for very short runs, their theatrical reign when passion, no and it is concentrated in a single week, the memorising lines becomes matter what Drama Festival. This can cause an overharder. While it is difficareer one dose effect for some people bombarded by cult to make a living as a pursues for the too intensive theatre experience, later professional actor, amateur one’s bread left craving for encores in the following dramatics is an ideal way and butter... months when reruns could be staged for to be cast in covetable those who missed out the premieres. roles: “You can be any type of character, and play several different ones per year,” he advises. “Some profesThough appreciating that the Ince’s Hall sional actors become famous and make a and the John Mackintosh theatres are too fortune, but most do not, and even those big to be sold out for more than a few who do can become disillusioned with it. performances, he hints that most amateur One of my school friends did become a theatres in the UK have no more than 150 professional actor, he even got into a West seats, so they are easier to fill. No theatre End show, but left after two years because group would be flattered to perform to he became so bored with doing the same a nearly empty theatre, so Mark echoes thing, week in week out. He also appeared calls for a smaller venue made by others in several small roles on TV, but struggled theatre lovers. “We only had 48 tickets per to make enough money, and eventually set night for the summer show in the courtup teaching drama to children.” yard. Other groups have also performed to smaller audiences in the GADA premises. It is hoped that this will continue as The Fellowship Players in Walsall, West this more intimate space is ideal for many Midlands, where Mark performed for over plays, meaning that more drama can be 30 years, shared the Grange Theatre with performed locally.” the Grange Players, alternating shows and offering a new play almost every month.

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perimental and perform all types of shows.

I am a fan of the summer variety shows and believe that these would work well in Gibraltar. There is an enormous amount of talent here, Gibraltar punches well above its weight in many areas, particularly song and dance. Some of the youth performances at the drama festival are world class, so we need to encourage all these young singers, dancers, actors and comedians to try ‘amdram’. Perhaps a variety show with songs, sketches, dance, comedy and cabaret might tempt more of them to join in outside of school and the Drama Festival.”

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Staples that won’t lead you astray

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ing. But no matter which trends are en treet-style continues to be one of certain “genre” that it is so popular. The vogue, you’ll see certain key pieces appear the most sought after aesthetics irony is that street-style has become a in the fashion industry. Originally major trend in itself. You need look no furin street-style blogs time and time again. emerging from grassroots streetther than Kanye West’s ‘Yeezy’ collections, These are the pieces that simply cannot go out of fashion, and there is no better proof wear associated with youth which I must say are a little too of this than their longevity. culture and inner-city urban dystopian/shipwrecked vibes for The areas, street-style has evolved my liking, but many other designers irony is that a great deal over the past few have followed suit and catapultIf you need a helping hand, here are a few street-style years. With the meteoric rise of ed street-style into a completely street-style staples that won’t lead you has become blogging and social media, it has different stratosphere. astray! a major trend become infinitely more promiin itself. nent and has a wider scope than I’m sure many of you There seems Leather jacket ever before. Twice a year, for the have heard the term to be such summer and winter fashion weeks hosted ‘model-off-duty style’. There The best thing about a leather an intense in New York, London, Milan and Paris, seems to be such an intense jacket is that it’s one of the most fascination bloggers, influencers and models alike, fascination surrounding models versatile pieces you will ever wear. surrounding who are handed front-row seats to shows and what they wear. They comPair yours with a baggy t-shirt and models and purely because of their social impact, dress mand the catwalks all over the some skinny jeans, or equally, with what they to the nines in their coolest “garms”, conworld, yet also master fashion a silk necktie and floral mini dress; wear. sequently influencing the trends that are in their everyday lives, leaving nothing complex or avant-garde, set to become huge that season. the rest of us keen for more, but still so chic. I don’t know what and eager to imitate. From mix and match it is about them, but they never fail to turn Based on a simplistic, unaffected, “just florals and retro tracksuits, to yellow-tinted heads: there’s just something about somerolled out of bed” concept, it is precisely sunglasses, this year’s street-style trends one wearing a leather jacket that exudes are a mixed bag, and as always, ever-evolv- confidence and effortlessness. From studs because it does not correspond to any

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fashion to ribbed shoulder padding, there are so many different styles you can opt for.

Leather trousers are also an awesome street-style look! They can be pretty daunting, but all you really need to do is incorporate them into simple outfits, as you would a pair of jeans. Watch a simple look be elevated to the next level thanks to these babies!

All black

the scene a few years back, it felt so wrong (yet so right), and was met with a great deal of snark and criticism. Now, it’s become a part of the everyday and embraced by all street-style The best royalty. thing about

a leather jacket is that it’s one of the most versatile pieces you will ever wear.

One of the recurring themes of the streetstyle outfits I see plastered all over the internet, is all-black. Simple! An outfit dominated by black, be it mixing in different textures or styles, is a winner every time.

I find that all-black outfits, in particular, look incredible with accessories. A black band tee and skinny jeans paired with some silver or printed boots and a choker necklace; so effortless and simple yet so fashionable!

Double denim When the double denim trend burst onto

If you’re a novice in the double denim department, and find it a little daunting, don’t worry, it’s completely understandable. Try and keep your denim light and in a similar shade. Practical, stylish and versatile, blue double denim is a force to be reckoned with when it’s done right. It’s as simple as teaming it up with a plain t-shirt and some funky trainers, and your outfit will speak for itself.

Trainers

Usually, I like to wear a simple outfit and team it up with some funky colourful trainers, but if that’s not your vibe, you can let your outfit do the talking and opt for a more classic and minimalistic pair.

Offbeat accessories

Never underestimate the appeal of a quirky piece or eccentric accessory! I’m always banging on about accessories, but I truly believe that they have the power to make or break an entire look. In terms of staples, a cool pair of sunglasses, a beanie hat, or studded backpack are the items that will never go out fashion. I love it when somebody isn’t fussed about what people think, and confidently rocks a pair of Star Wars The great trainers or kids’ unicorn backthing about pack down Main Street.

trainers is that

Trainers used to be a bit of a fashion they can lend faux-pas, but in the past few years Sometimes the best fashion the perfect moments are those that bring they have skyrocketed to the top of amount of cool a smile to your face. Fashion the unwritten list of street-style esto any outfit... is supposed to be fun. Too ofsentials. The great thing about trainten we take ourselves too seers is that they can lend the perfect amount of cool to any outfit, whether you riously, and think we’re supposed to dress want to wear them with a feminine dress a certain way, for our age, our gender, or on a night out or some leather leggings. even our culture. But a touch of individuality is always welcome and refreshing!

Double denim

Missguided Barbie Distressed Denim Jacket ASOS £60

Liquor & Poker Boyfriend Jean with Stepped Waist ASOS £35

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Miss Selfrdige Embroidered Faux Leather Jacket ASOS £39

Mango Embroidered Detail Leather Look Jacket ASOS £48 Boohoo Leather Look Zip Detail Trouser ASOS £15

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fashion Trainers

DOUGHNUT Bow Trainers ASOS £15

K-Swiss Clean Court Trainers In White And Black ASOS £50

DAWN Star Trainers ASOS £25

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fashion All black

Puma X Fenty Jelly Slider Sandal

REACTION Hiker Ankle Boots

ASOS £65

ASOS £35

Mini T-Shirt Dress with Button Sides ASOS £20

Offbeat accessories

90S Round Sunglasses With Yellow Coloured Lens ASOS £12 Sacred Hawk Stud & Tassel Backpack ASOS £40

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sport words | Chris Peach

GOTLAND GAMES 26 medals from Sweden

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he 17th Island Games were hosted this year in Gotland, Sweden, at the end of June. This was the second time that the island has hosted the games, the first being in 1999. The main venue was the Gutavallen stadium in Visby. A total of 23 islands took part in the games this year including Gibraltar and saw some 3000 athletes participating. When all the excitement was over and our athletes returned home, I had an opportunity to speak to two of them.

Ivan competed in his first Island Games training and the level of commitment that three years later in Guernsey and has com- everyone put in. Robert worked the team peted eleven times since. His last Island hard in fitness and Ivan believes that this showed in their performances at Games as an official player the games. The team had a tough were Bermuda 2013. NowIvan said it adays, he is the president of week, they had to play almost every was a pleasure day and players who reach the finals the GBA and Team Manager to see the play every single day. As soon as the assisting the National Team team got to Gotland, they had two Coach Robert Brooks. team training training sessions; one late on Friday and the level The selection and training of commitment as soon as they managed to recover their luggage and one on Saturday for the Gotland Island Games that everyone afternoon before the opening cerebegan as soon as the 2015 put in. mony, followed by two days of team Jersey games finished. The Ivan De Haro is a man of many talents; competition on Sunday and Monday. team that represented Giyou might say he is an “Ace” braltar in Gotland trained very hard when it comes to badminton.

This There were 14 teams competing. Our for two years. They were on court aim was to achieve as high a position as motivated Ivan at least four times a week training He started playing badminand playing and then there is the off possible in order to get a better seeding to take up the ton at the tender age of 13. for the next Games to be held in Gibraltar. the court work.

Ivan praised Alison sport and he He entered a tournament The team beat their own expectations by Jessen who had to work extra hard won his first organised by the late Mario to get her fitness, speed and racket aiming optimistically for 8th place. They Mosquera and to his own tournament the skills back to where they were last were up against a tough Jersey team who surprise, reached the semi-fifollowing year. year after having baby Thomas. had won a silver medal, but wins against nals. This motivated Ivan to Bermuda 4-1 and Menorca 3-1 pushed our take up the sport and he won side into a very respectable 7th place.

Ivan said it was a pleasure to see the team his first tournament the following year.

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sport Individual events took place on Tuesday and Wednesday. In total they won ten matches and lost 13.

The players then managed to relax and enjoy the end of tour dinner and the closing ceremony party after two years of hard work. The squad has been enjoying a summer break but the process will start again in September. This time, the motivation should be higher as the Games take place in Gibraltar.

Next under the gun; Jonathan Patron is no stranger to gold when it comes to the Island Games.

There are Jon first became interested in pistol shooting when he was just 14 years old. By the time he was in his mid-20s, he had become quite the gunslinger and took part in his first Island Games in 2007 in Rhodes.

Since then, he has taken six medals.

plans to build a 50 metre range as part of the government’s commitment to sport...

When asked how he felt about his own performance in Gotland, Jon said he performed well in some heats and not so well in others but was happy with his performance overall and happy to boost Gibraltar’s medal tally.

Jon shoots the ISSF discipline 10 metre, 25 metre and 50 metre ranges (ISSF stands for International Shooting Sports Federation) and did Gibraltar proud by taking gold on the 50 metre range.

I’m told that the 10 and 25 metre ranges we have in Gibraltar are state of the art and one of the things Jon is looking forward to, is showing these off when the Island Games are hosted in Gibraltar in 2019. However, we don’t have 50 metre range here. Jonathan was worried he won’t be able to defend his title on home soil unless a 50 metre range is built in time, although it is my understanding that there

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are plans to build a 50 metre range as part of the government’s commitment to sport in Gibraltar.

Jonathan said we had quite a large team this year with eleven people competing, no doubt a sign of the growing interest in shooting in Gibraltar.

“You’ve

On the ISSF side, the always got team comprised of: your day to day Daniel Payas a strong life here which up and coming shooter, Louis Baglietto who you can detach has been a shooter yourself from for a long time, Jansen when playing Olivero who shot rapid away.” fire with Jon. For anyone who thinks pistol shooting isn’t for girls, think again. Shooting for the ladies were new shooter Bettina Manner and 16-year-old Sasha Alexdottir, taking part in just her second Island Games winning three medals this year.

Shooting on the IPSC side (International Pistol Shooting Confederation): Stephen Borge who took individual silver and team bronze medals, Mario Apap, John Holmes and Tony Desoto.

Jon also wanted to make sure the support team got a mention; Philip Payas, the team manager who Jon joked diverted all the stuff the team didn’t need to know about. Thanks also to the physio and to Steve Pengelly, the team GB coach who helped coach the Gib team while they were there.

Jon is looking forward to welcoming the friends they’ve made over the years to Gibraltar in 2019. I asked him; what downsides are there to playing at home? He said “you’ve always got your day to day life here which you can detach yourself from when playing away”.

With the current influx of people picking up the sport, the future of shooting in Gibraltar looks very good indeed.

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words | Sophie Clifton-Tucker

Have a wild time in the West

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or ‘Macaroni westerns’) are European prof you’ve ever wanted to know what it the Tabernas Desert their home and have ductions characterised by their cowboys feels like to be transported back in time flourished despite living within the driest and gunslingers, bandits and outlaws, and to a bleak dusty world of region in Europe. Here, you’ll find outlaws, shoot-outs and the resilient sea lavender (Limonium stetsons and spurs. With its striking simThese three cabaret shows, look no further insignis) dancing just out of extincilarity to the North American Wild West, film studios the Tabernas Desert seems an obvious than the Desierto de Tabernas. tions reach, as well as the toadflax have grown This European desert is a mu(Linaria nigricans lange) as it envelops choice of location for this genre of film. into the tourist nicipality of the southeastern the surreal desolate landscape in a attraction province of Almería and home vanilla-scented sheet of white flowThe Wild West town of Fort Bravo is situthat is known er during winter months. Amongst to three theme parks that are ated just two kilometers west of Tabernas; today as ‘Mini the moist riverbeds, you might also (quite literally) straight out of a a town complete with a saloon, stockaded Hollywood’.

Clint Eastwood movie. These catch a glimpse of some of fort, prison, Mexican pueblo, three film studios have grown its inhabitants; largely reptiles Native American teepees and You will be into the tourist attraction that is known and amphibians. Tilt your head to even its own cavalry. The long able to spot today as ‘Mini Hollywood’. Fort Bravo, the heavens and you will be able to journey to Fort Bravo is an one of the Oasys and Western Leone have all been spot one of the many birds of prey adventure within itself; an admany birds of shoot locations for hundreds of Westerns that use Tabernas as their hunting venturous ride through an arid prey that use valley brings you to this little including ‘A Fistful of Dollars’ and ‘The ground.

Tabernas as Good the Bad and the Ugly’, as well as town located next to a canyon. their hunting If you get the sense that you’ve ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, ‘Indiana Jones’ and In the early 1900s, this barren, ground. even an episode of ‘Dr. Who’ AND some just walked straight onto a semi-arid landscape provided a backof sixth season of ‘Game of Thrones’!

Hollywood set, it’s probably drop for a genre of film which soared because you have. Originally built as a set in popularity during the 1960s. ‘Spaghetti for one of famous director Sergio Leone’s A variety of flora and fauna have made westerns’ (also known as ‘Italian westerns’ 70

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leisure movies back in the 1960s, Fort Bravo has been used and reused for numerous other movies, television series and advertisements. Leone, son to one of Italy’s cinema pioneers, is often credited as the founding father of spaghetti westerns such as ‘A Fistful of Dollars’, which sees a young and rather dapper Clint Eastwood as ‘The Man With No Name’; a mysterious drifter who finds himself in the middle of two belligerent gangs of smugglers and pits them against each other for his own financial gain. Fort Bravo is still an active film-set today meaning parts are often shut-off, so while you’re still able to catch a cabaret show and a bite to eat, the next town over is where the real magic happens.

‘Spaghetti

Oasys is an amusement park westerns’ are covering 30 hectares, within European which you will discover a westproductions ern village, pool area and a zoo. from across the conticharacterised Perhaps most impressive is the nents. If this isn’t enough by their 4,000 trees and 20,000 plants to fill your boots, there cowboys and that are home to some 800 is also a mock bank raid, gunslingers... animals from over 175 different a 20-minute shootout species (many of them protect(complete with uncered, and several of them endangered). For emonious hanging) and can-can some Instagram-worthy shots, there is a show in the Yellow Rose Saloon. cactus garden housing some 250 species Yee-haw! The Museo de Cine is

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If you get the sense that you’ve just walked straight onto a Hollywood set, it’s probably because you have.

worth a visit to have a look at the old projectors and film accessories, and to peruse its extensive poster collection of all the movies that have been shot there to date.

The last in the Mini Hollywood trilogy is Western Leone. The

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village was originally crafted for towards the desert. Before leaving, pebbled beach. For something a little more Fort Bravo the filming of the epic-westpop into the photo studio and don deluxe, head to Hotel Rural Hospedaría del is still an ern starring Henry Fonda and some contemporary garb for a pho- Desierto; a 3-star hotel surrounded by olive active film-set tographic memento which would Charles Bronson: ‘Once Upon trees, complete with outdoor swimming today meaning make a great (read: hilarious) gift a Time in the West’. A tale of a pool, sauna, à la carte restaurant, and just parts are often for someone back home. widow whose life and land is a 30 minute drive from Fort shut-off... threatened by an encroaching Bravo or 20 from Oasys. For There is a railroad, and the gunslinger a true taste of the wild west, If you’re looking for a place to cactus garden tasked with taking out anyone who stood you can also opt for a rural stay, what better way to take in the housing some in its way. Aside from the obligatory cabin or bungalow on the dramatic landscape than by camp250 species western shows, you can also make like a grounds of Fort Bravo itself. ing? 5km west of Almería city by the from across the cowboy (or cowgirl! Cowperson?!) and go coast lies Camping La Garrofa, a small, continents. on a horse ride around the village or out quaint terraced campsite on its own Interestingly, it’s said that

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After the film crews had packed up and set for home, some stayed behind in the vain hope of profiting from a slice of the tourism pie that flourished following filming. Unfortunately, this was short-lived and the pie soon deflated. It’s a slower way of life for the left-behinds these days, but Mini Hollywood is still an impressive piece of cinematic history that’ll provide a fun day out for western Aside from worshipers and nature the obligatory lovers alike.

It’s worth giving some of the old Western masterpieces a (re)watch before you go. Once there, immerse yourself in the sets from times

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gone by and feel part of these classic movies. Roam the dusty streets where Clint Eastwood captured many outlaws - and in the process, many hearts - while a re-enactment of Jesse James’ final

moments goes on around you. Just don’t forget your (cowboy) hat and sunscreen; the desert heat can be an unforgiving pardner.

It’s said that many of the actors and stuntmen from Leone’s reign still reside in Tabernas today.

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VEGAS & SAN FRAN Best for flying in and out

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being the most prominent. California was ast month’s issue on an American crumbled to the ground, taking out gas also the first state to legalize marijuana for road trip, while interesting, inforlines, which started raging fires. In the mative, and very well written, had a end, over three quarters of the city was medical use over 20 years ago, and today distinct lack of arrival and departure destroyed. However, reconstruction was it is legal to use recreationally. cities. How can you start an American road swift and comprehensive. San Fran went trip without flying in and out on to survive the Great DepresIf you weren’t already convinced, there of the country, and is it even a sion and World War II before a is an abundance of reasons to visit this This coastal, road trip if you arrive and leave wave of immigration, a solid gay bustling city. Traversing the place can be cosmopolitan from the same city? Considering rights movement, and a couple of tiring due to its surprisingly steep hills city offers the the vague Eastern movement tech based industry booms have (most famously Lombard Street) but once perfect welcome made it the city we know and last month’s route followed, I you reach the water, things become fairly to California. would suggest flying into the love today. flat. Fisherman’s Wharf offers a ever-evolving, San Francisco. wide variety of entertainment, It’s one of This coastal, cosmopolitan city ofthe few cities restaurants, and shopping, after ‘San Fran’ became part of the United fers the perfect welcome to Califorin the English which you can stroll down to Pier 39 and watch the sea lions States in 1858, and the ensuing gold rush nia. It’s one of the few cities in the speaking lazing around on the wooden saw explosive growth in the city’s popuEnglish speaking world (I’ve been world that planks. My personal favorite lation. Industry and population continued to) that has signposts in English and has signposts attraction of the area is Musée to grow for about 50 years, the prosperity Chinese, due to their large Chinese in English and Mécanique, a Museum exhibitof the city was palpable, the mansions and community. This has its many upChinese... ing hundreds of old mechanical swanky hotels were abundant, the city’s sides, one of which is the awesome arcade games. The museum status was on the rise and nothing could food in the city’s Chinatown, which is free, but bring a pocket full of coins as stand in its way. Almost nothing. Mother is well worth a visit. San Fran is perhaps you’ll want to try all the weird and wonderNature decided to shake the earth with most famously known for being the LGBT such ferocious force, that many buildings capital of the world, the Castro District ful contraptions this place has to offer.

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Musée Mécanique

Once you feel sufficiently sated/ Bring a creeped out, the view outside ofpocket full of fers two more famous landmarks. coins as you’ll Looking straight out across the want to try all bay you’ll find Alcatraz, which, if the weird and you have time, you can visit on a wonderful day tour for around $40. Once on contraptions the island, you’ll have some great Lombard Street this place has views of the bay and the city to offer. (take the night tour to see the city swell, and strong currents, you’ll be happy drive across Golden Gate Bridge lights illuminate the area). There is to be on land. But wait. What’s that in the on your way out of San Francisco, an optional audio tour, which you can take distance? Apparently, some nutters brave but many chose to visit the thing as part of or leave, but be warned that upon leaving the treacherous conditions in order to surf their city stay too, being as iconic as it is. it, you’ll fast become aware of the fact the very unique location. For the postcard Viewpoints of the bridge are varied and in that you are just walking around an empty view, you’ll have to cross the bridge and abundance.

My personal favourite is also prison. The main reason people visit the jail use those legs of yours to get up to Batis its notoriety, highlighted by the tales told the most convenient from Fisherman’s tery Spencer, where you’ll have a chance by the prison guards and former inmates in Wharf. A scenic walk along the water will to shoot the bridge from an elevated land you at Fort Point, where you’ll find the audio guide. Book in advance. vantage point, with the city of waves crashing against the feat San Fran is San Francisco as your backdrop. of engineering as you stare up at Back on the mainland and staring back out perhaps most Just lovely. Golden Gate Bridge it from underneath.

As you stare at the island from whence you came, in also holds an unwanted record, out pensively at the waves, formfamously known your periphery to the left, you’ll recognise ing on a break lined with rocks, as the barriers of the pedestrifor being the a mass of rusty-orange cables and steel at the mix of tanker wakes, ocean LGBT capital of an lane are relatively low, this in the shape of a bridge. You’ll most likely

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has unfortunately and rather harrowingly become the world’s favourite suicide spot.

Back at the turn of last century, there desirable LGBT communities in the world. was a district in San Francisco called Little Scandinavia, due its large populaToday, this truly cosmopolitan district sees The main tion of (you guessed it) ScandinaTraversing the city’s hilly streets a high footfall of tourists stopping in at the on foot can lead to breathtaklocal shops and cafes, as well as attending reason people vians. During WWII, the United ing views. For those with strong the street parties that crop up throughout visit the jail is States army unceremoniously kicked thousands of gay servicemen legs, cycling around can be a lot the year. Those who feel they can’t be its notoriety, out of the army who were fighting of fun, struggling up steep hills themselves within their own community highlighted by in the Pacific Ocean theatre. These before nipping into a hipster flock to The Castro’s famous all-welcoming the tales told servicemen and others gradually cafe or pretending you can neighbourhood. by the prison started to move into what was once afford that faux fur jacket in the guards...

Little Scandinavia, as its latest boutique. If you want to What’s the point of going on holiresidence had moved to go full American, you can hire day without partaking in a spot of Golden the suburbs in great numbers, a segway and glide around effortlessly. wine tasting? Fear not, the Napa Gate Bridge leaving cheap housing opportuFailing to make a decision on these opValley is within day trip distance also holds an nities. By the early 60s, the first tions, you can always fall back on a pretty and there are numerous tours to unwanted gay bar opened in what was comprehensive public transport system. choose from, after all, who wants record, as the now called The Castro, which However you choose to get around, you to drive to a winery? Stop for barriers of the pictures of the vineyards arranged with the help of the summer might want to consider one of the ‘Go San pedestrian lane in perfectly straight lines as the of love in the 60s, would go Francisco’ cards, which offers a variety of are relatively on to flourish into one of the options in the form of a card to get you roll over the valley before nipping most prolific, revolutionary, and low... into multiple attractions around the city. into the winery for a tour and a tipple. Three or four wineries later and you’ll be glad you didn’t drive yourself Alcatraz at night there as you snooze in the back of the minivan back into the city.

With San Fran being the perfect start to your road trip, where would be the perfect

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finisher? Somewhere you can stick it all Sphinx, and a miniature Venetian canal Vegas. It actually falls under the township on black and have a chance of doing the all within walking distance of each other. of Paradise (like a fair bit of the strip). trip again of course (gamble The lights, water shows, and rides responsibly). On your way into overwhelm the senses leaving you Staying on the main strip is likely to cost You Las Vegas, you’ll notice things you somewhere in the region of $100 may end up like a deer frozen in awe/confusion/ gradually becoming Vegasised. fear. Interestingly, the city is only just 150 per night, unless you venture further accidentally Perhaps you’ll stop for a coffee over 100 years old, and some of its toward the end where you can expect buying or some petrol and notice a initial tourists used to enjoy a spot prices to halve. If you’re not bothered row of one armed bandits along tickets for an of atomic-bomb-explosion watching, about staying in the middle of everything, ‘adults only’ however, this has since the back wall, which, strangely, other hotels a few streets from show. will always have a few dejected been deemed too dangerthe area go for around $20.

The fact that gamblers at the helm. Maybe ous/idiotic. On the way in, there’s so much In any case, there are always it’s sometimes nice to gamble in a petrol you might be looking forward to more to do here massive reductions going on all station, give it a shot, let us know. seeing the famed Welcome to hotel rooms in an attempt to lure usually goes Las Vegas sign, well, it’s not in you into their casinos. Keep an unnoticed.

After a fair few miles of desert, you’ll notice a sprawling mass of suburbs building Castro Street of into the ultimate crescendo that is Las Vegas Strip. The Strip is generally the area people make a beeline to for their lodging, entertainment, and feasting needs. And it’s easy to see why. Who needs to travel the world when you can see the Eiffel Tower, a pyramid complete with accompanying

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eye out for deals and try to arrive mid-week to avoid the weekend surcharges.

Staying on the main strip is likely to cost you somewhere in the region of $100 - 150 per night...

Personally, I’m not one for clubbing, and the clubs in Vegas are as plentiful and glamorous as they are expensive. If you want to stand in line for a very long time to pay ridiculous entry fees and drinks prices, you might want to try this money

saving tip first: before heading out, are going to want to see a show. The sit down at a casino machine and bet choice can be overwhelming. Sit down, $0.20 on red or black, a waitress have a coffee and decide which will arrive to take your order for show is most likely to interest From complimentary drinks. Order, tip you, otherwise you may end magic and (to ensure speedy service), drink, acrobatics to up accidentally buying tickets gamble, repeat. This system for an ‘adults only’ show. From comedy and is far cheaper and less painful magic and acrobatics to comedy music, you’re and music, you’re bound to find than ordering from a nightclub bound to find something to suit you, and in bar. Other than drinking and gambling, Vegas is famed for its high something to general, they are well worth suit you... quality entertainment, most people going to.

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Dig This

The Midnight Bath act from Zumanity

case the sharks like the look of a bunch of casino. They’ve also fairly recently added As many people visit this sinful city in divers dressed for a 15th century a ride with, wait for it, an extremely steep the desert searching for a battle, they also feed the bitey negative 1.5G drop, 240 degree reverse tipple and flutter, the fact that Dig This little guys a precautionary meal roll, barrel roll, donut roll, and an inverted there’s so much more to do allows you to before you head in. Nice and safe. drop. Now, I don’t know what any of that here usually goes unnoticed. A drive around in actually means, or how to begin manifestfew quirky museums are to be these monster I quite often see construction toys ing it into a tangible ride, but it sounds found in the surrounding area, machines, pretty crazy. Downtown you can have a go with most people favouring the in children’s toy shops, diggers, at flying over the heads of bemused tourNational Museum of Organised digging up dirt bulldozers and that kind of thing, Crime and Law Enforcement, and completing and I think to myself, why? It must ists as you are propelled down the street colloquially known as the Mob various tasks... be fantastic to still have the imag- from 115ft in the air by a zipline masquerMuseum. Those who know of ination of a child, to think that you ading as a giant slot machine holding a martini glass. Whatever happened to the the glorious Pinball Hall of Fame actually work on a construction teacup ride? will make the short five kilometre trip from site, that you are actually driving these The Strip to indulge in some vintage pinball things. In this crazy, modern world, imagimachines and arcade games. Hours of fun. nation is redundant. Dig This allows you to After having taken in some of these ridicdrive around in these monster machines, ulous sights and partaken in a few bizarre digging up dirt and completing activities, you may be in need of a Are you a certified diver but bored of all various tasks such as stacking lie down, so you’ll be glad to know the wondrous beauty the open ocean has Downtown huge tyres. It’s fairly expensive, the most places come with a pool. to offer? Fortunately, Shark Reef has bunyou can have starting at $170, but will leave You can relax on a sun lounger dled lots of sea creatures that can kill you a go at flying with a book and reflect on just you with a sense of supremacy into one place and allows you to go diving over the heads how it came to be that you ended when you buy your nephew with them. Jellyfish, piranha, and 15 differof bemused that dump truck from Toys R Us your trip in a place so surreal as ent types of shark are all waiting for you in tourists as you Las Vegas, and vow never to come a shipwrecked themed aquarium, for which next Christmas. you’ll be required to wear a, presumably are propelled back. Until the next stag/hen do.

Or birthday. Or Tuesday. bite proof, chainmail anti-shark suit. Just in If bulldozing, gambling, and down the getting eaten by sharks doesn’t street... give you a thrill, then you Thrill ride on top of the Stratosphere Slotzilla zip line might look to a few theme park rides… On top of a 108 storey building.

Probably the most famous building for thrill seeking rides, The Stratosphere hosts a couple of brown trouser rides: Insanity dangles you over the edge of the building, then proceeds to spin you round really fast, or perhaps you’d like to try X-Scream, which hangs off the edge of the building pivoting forwards and backwards, making it seem as though you are going to fall. For some people, seeming as though you’re going to fall isn’t enough, you can actually free fall off the top of the Stratosphere.

And pay $120 for the privilege.

There are also regular roller coasters on the ground for people who want a bit of a rush, but not too much. Of course, nothing is normal in Vegas, you’ll have to try the double loop, double corkscrew roller coaster INSIDE the Circus Circus hotel/ GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2017

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BEST BELLINI Shoes, widow and Prosecco

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Years earlier Lachlan told me he had found fter two days and nights, Lachlan of course, its famous cocktail. Hemingway, and the widow forced through the Windsors and even Toscanini had been the shoes in the washing machine. He was lack of food, if not wine, finally regulars as were Peggy Guggenheim and 38 at the time though we had first met as left their luxury suite Woody Allen. students when I was already married and recently arrived from Gibraltar. He lived in Venice’s most expensive Had it not with his mother. We commuted daily behideaway - hotel heading out been for a pair of After the husband died, the tween Edinburgh and Glasgow arriving at to lunch at Harry’s Bar. Lachlan women’s shoes, he widow insisted that they make told me later it was the best Queen Street station with barely enough would never have the journey to Venice and had lunch he’d ever had. Lachlan, time to make the morning lecture. Our booked a table for three as found himself at mutual circumstances encouraged a close the widow and her deceased originally intended. When they Harry’s Bar with a arrived at Harry’s Bar hungry friendship and we soon felt at ease exhusband had planned a visit to beautiful widow. changing personal details. He was amused Venice years before, the sole and exhausted, they were met to learn that by 18, I was already purpose being that the three by the owner of them get very drunk on Harry’s Bar’s married whilst confiding that he had himself Arrigo Cipriani who According to most famous cocktail - Bellinis, a mixture remained unfazed when the Arrigo Cipriani, never dated a girl. We both laughed but I was quite perplexed as he was of white peach juice and dry Prosecco. widow, declaring they would you should not an unusually handsome, strapping not wait for the third guest, attempt to make lad and I saw many women and men The widow’s husband who had travelled promptly ordered three Bellinis with spend entire journeys pretending Bellinis. Lachlan took great regularly to Venice on business had told anything other not to look at him. His chiselled them that the best meals in the world were pleasure going over the mithan white features, short wavy blonde hair, nutia of his week in Venice. I to be purchased at Harry’s Bar and that no peaches. perfect white teeth and athletic restaurant anywhere came close for excelreminded him that had it not figure drew attention wherever he lence. The exquisite carpaccio, the finger been for a pair of women’s went through, Lachlan was totally oblivious sandwiches wrapped in crinkly paper and shoes, he would never have found himself to the effect he had on others. fried to order, the Tagliolini with Tartufi and at Harry’s Bar with a beautiful widow.

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wine Lachlan’s mother Megan, a self-centred, domineering, well-to-do woman with a cornucopia of imagined illnesses, suddenly dropped dead from the one condition, Lachie told me, she never suspected.

It was sometime after the funeral that Lachie called to let me know he had placed his mother’s Victorian villa on the market and had bought a Georgian townhouse in the New Town not far from where we lived. As Lachlan had been anticipating, his mother’s death left him with few responsibilities and more money than he could ever spend.

I first saw the shoes when I went to his new house, taking a good bottle of burgundy which I knew he liked. Lachlan nonchalantly told me he had become obsessed by a pair of women’s sandals left in an otherwise empty house. The shoes were open sandals in pink leather with a single tubular strap from toes to ankle. They had been designed to expose as much foot as possible with thin soles and no heel to speak of. The owner had left faint toe impressions and a barely perceptible smell of vanilla which had powerfully captivated Lachlan’s imagination. As the evening wore on and the wine loosened his tongue, it appeared that, irrationally, my friend had fallen for an unseen stranger on the basis of a pair of shoes!

Harry’s Bar Cipriani Venice

According to Arrigo Cipriani, you should wide. Most bottles come in at under £10 and not attempt to make Bellinis with anything Prosecco is perceived as a trademark and other than white peaches. Pink ordered irrespective of producer. fleshed fruit will not do. Cipriani Whilst does not mention the Prosecco Lachlan and the widow, with a Prosecco may other than it should be dry. be an affordable shortage of neither time nor money, later became quite involved in type of The Ciprianis may have been the Edinburgh art scene becoming making their famous concoction Champagne, the well known sponsors for struggling two are quite since the late 1920s but only artists. When I last heard from him, different. recently has Prosecco become they were on their way to Venice the choice drink for many. Vinwith a young, bearded protégé expo’s CEO Guillaume Deglise stated reof theirs with the sole intention of getting cently that production of Prosecco drunk on Bellinis, of course. would surpass 420 million cases The largest Unbelievably, Lachlan got to by 2020. The largest consumers of consumers of meet the owner of the shoes I tasted two Proseccos available locally: Prosecco would be Italy followed Prosecco would at a drinks party given by his

by UK and then the USA. neighbour. A couple had intro- be Italy followed Bottega Gold Prosecco (Stagnettos £18.70)

by UK and then duced themselves as the forFamously, Boris Johnson stated The wine comes in a spectacular the USA. mer owners of his house. The recently that Italy would have to gold bottle, clearly designed man in his early sixties was offer free trade if they wanted to to bring sparkle and glamour quite a bit older than his wife who accordsell their Prosecco in UK. He was ridiculed to wine drinking. It succeeds ing to Lachlan was just as he had imagined for his statement but an element of truth brilliantly and I have yet to see a her. The three of them became very close remains in his assertions. Ask wine producmore striking bottle of sparkling and for years dined regularly together ers in Veneto, home of Prosecco. Recent wine. But does the hype of the and in summer, would spend long weekpolitical indiscretions in Parliament have packaging match up to the liquid ends in the West of Scotland - fly fishing been blamed on too much warm Prosecco. inside? In a word - yes. The wine and drinking copious amounts of fine red itself is at the premium end of wine in a cottage the couple owned. After Whilst Prosecco may be an affordable type Proseccos and whilst it will the husband died and she was over her of Champagne, the two are quite different. never match the complexity mourning, they resumed their fishing trips For a start, Prosecco is mainly made from of premium Champagne (nor and sometime later found themselves at the Glera grape indigenous to the area. its price), its creamy fruity Harry’s Bar hungry and exhausted.

Astoundingly high permitted yields of 18 style with aromas of sweet tonnes per hectare allow millions of bottles apples and peaches makes to be produced cheaply. Unlike Chamthis a hugely attractive pagne, the secondary fermentation, which alternative. 16.5/20 gives the wine its sparkle, is produced in large steel tanks in what is known as the Prosecco Spumante Charmat method. The resulting wine tends Morrison’s Own Brand to have mild fruity flavours, high residual Watery in colour. The sugar and a creamy texture with none flavour is faintly reminiscent of the biscuity flavours which develop in of peaches and melon.

Champagne as a result of prolonged conBubbles are slightly coarse tact between the wine and yeasts. but typical. Drink wellchilled. Inexpensive. 15/20 Prosecco continues to be a huge hit worldGIBRALTAR MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2017

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recipes Recipe by Angela, Oh She Glows

SCALLOPED TOMATOES with basil and croutons

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

2-3 tbsp olive oil

Preheat the oven to 175°C.

2 cups french bread, chopped into 1.5 cm croutons 1.15 kg tomatoes, diced 1-2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tbsp sugar 1-2 tsp sea salt 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper ½ cup thinly slivered basil leaves, lightly packed ½ cup Violife Prosociano parmesan 82

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bread cubes and mix well with oil so that they are evenly coated. Cook bread, stirring frequently, until crisp on all sides for about five minutes.

While the bread is toasting, combine tomatoes, garlic, sugar, salt and pepper in a large bowl.

frequently for five minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the basil.

Pour into a 1.4 litre shallow baking dish and top with parmesan. Bake for 35 minutes until the top is golden.

Allow to cool for at least ten minutes before serving as the tomatoes are VERY hot! Serves 2-4.

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FRUIT DIP & SKEWERS Fancy-up fresh summer fruit

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

For the fruit dip:

Place the cashews in a bowl and cover with 2.5 cm of water. Soak overnight or for at least 8 hours. If using a good blender, you can get away with soaking for only 2-3 hours. Drain and rinse the cashews thoroughly.

1 cup raw cashews, soaked ½ cup + 1-2 tablespoon almond milk (or plant milk of choice) ½ cup frozen or fresh pitted cherries 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2-3 tablespoons coconut nectar syrup (or liquid sweetener of choice), to taste For the skewers: Fruit of choice (i.e. strawberries, melon, grapes, nectarines, kiwi, watermelon) Skewers GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2017

Add the almond milk into the blender followed by the drained and rinsed cashews, pitted cherries, vanilla, and sweetener.

Blend on low and increase the speed gradually until blending at full speed.

Keep blending until the mixture is velvety smooth and doesn’t have any texture to it.

You can add a splash more milk if you need to help the blender along.

Chill the fruit dip for a few hours (or overnight) for the best flavour, but you can also enjoy it right away if desired.

Prepare the fruit skewers (if making) or simply drizzle the fruit dip over a bowl of fruit.

The fruit dip will keep in a sealed container in the fridge for about 1-1.5 weeks, possibly longer.

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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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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.

Located next to Pizza Hut in Casemates and in Eurotowers, serves a variety of salads/baguettes (white, brown, ciabatta) filled with a deli selection such as roast chicken; smoked salmon & mascapone; ham, cheese and coleslaw; or humous, avocado & roast red pepper. Salads fresh and tasty (Greek, Waldorf, cous cous, tuna pasta etc), great value. Jackets, quiches, coffee plus cakes (flapjacks, muffins) available all day. Eat-in area. Soups in winter.

Star Bar Parliament Lane. Tel: 200 75924 Visit: www.starbargibraltar.com

Solo Express Grnd Flr, ICC, Casemates & Eurotowers Tel: 200 62828

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Take a nice photo and invite new customers!

Or remind the old ones why they love your place :)

On Main Street opposite the cathedral, enjoy a meal, coffee or a cool beer on the terrace and watch the world go by!

Bar decorated with rare military plaques from regiments and navy ships visiting Gibraltar. Full breakfast menu served from 7am, draught beers on tap include Old Speckled Hen bitter, Murphys Irish stout, Heineken lager and Strongbow cider.

Gibraltar Arms 184 Main Street. Tel: 200 72133 Visit: www.gibraltararms.com

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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

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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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GODS ON THEIR JOBS Finding a job is hard, after that, the work is easy

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wisdom (if there was such a mortal state, n the five months since Zeus and the clouds and marble; that they now watched Apollo remarked) and its follies... pantheon had moved from Olympus to the passage of the world, both real and the Rock, much had changed. So much fictional, on wide-angle TV screens; or that so, as Hera remarked settling into her nectar and ambrosia had been replaced And, at last, their financial situation was favourite armchair, finished by fast foods and the offerings of improving. Zeus’s decision to join the mix He longed to with the last of her morning the supermarket shelves. And while of the human statues and add his begging chores, that neither Homer, bowl to the caps, boxes and violin cases on administer the their view of mortals had not melnor Sophocles, nor even that lowed, interaction with the inhabithe pavements of Main Street had not lastwell-deserved king of comedy, Aristophanes, clip around the tants of Gibraltar had given the gods ed long. In the comfort of the new Olymwould recognise them. pus, surrounded by his family, he found it ears that their a better understanding of human thought processes and motivations. difficult enough to remain silent for more parents failed than a few minutes and even more taxing She and Athene had chased to deliver. the last of the apes away For though the gods long since to remain motionless. But on Main Street, where gormless children dribbling icefrom the washline, and sat had decided they no longer would cream over their clothing pulled faces and chatting over a cup of Redbush tea, to intervene in the affairs of mortals, going attempted to provoke him into movewhich they had become addicted after through a neurotic and ment, it was almost impossible to rewatching a DVD of Ladies No1 Detective scratchy span of centuries “The older main frozen. He longed to administer Agency. Life away from the clatter of the as slowly they relinquish ones talk about constant flow of refugees and an impovthis ancient enjoyment, they the well-deserved clip around the ears nothing other that their parents failed to deliver. erished Greek economy was better than had retained a keen interest than politics anything they had known on Olympus. in the antics of mankind. and parking...” What was more, as he explained to Particularly, those of the small community which lay It wasn’t only that they had adopted Westhis wife and brood after returning to spread below them. For it reflected much their home atop the Rock from his first ern dress and the comfortable trappings of of the world’s goodness and its ills; its day’s begging, with a catch of £4.20, 2€, 5 the 21st century after millennia of robes, 94

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prose Though their initial efforts were marked by a string of failures, several were now employed in comfortable Civil Service sinecures. ‘Once you’re in, mate, you’re made for life, as long as you never take a decision, always pass the buck, and don’t make waves,’ a seasoned bureaucrat told newcomer Artemis who had been employed by Social Services to deal with women’s issues.

for the Internet had led to an open-hours IT contract with Bet Victor, only Hermes was still unemployed. Followers of their antics will recall that although Hermes had been first to find employment, he had been sacked at the insistence of Unite the trade union - because his rapid work rate had put his fellow postmen at a disadvantage when management urged them to emulate the newcomer.

This certainty of long-term tenure was not ‘If only I’d known about a bureaucratic the only attraction of working for the govphilosophy of indecisive slowness, I would ernment. As the sun shone, and the days still be there,’ he complained. He had been stayed long, the gods found the unique rejected by department after government and outmoded tradition of department when his reputation for ‘summer hours’ across Gibralrapids hard work was uncovered.

He was tar’s bureaucratic structures the only god fitted well into what had been competing with ‘You should try for something in their own hedonistic lifestyle. the private sector,’ Hebe told him.

Spaniards and ‘Most of the white-collar local firms worthless ten peseta coins and a US dime, Moroccans in ‘It’s ridiculous that a third of encourage hard work. Some even he was constantly tempted to intervene the low-paid the workforce of a city which pay something called a bonus.’ and rebut many stupidities of the pass‘grey market’. claims to be an international ers-by. finance centre knocks off after Shortlisted for a junior job with lunch, leaving empty offices when most of SG Hambros, her interview had led to ‘The older ones talk about nothing other the financial world is going at full tilt,’ said overnight promotion when management than politics and parking; the youngsters Ares whose lack of numeracy had been no realised the extent of her invaluable knowlabout pop-singers, who is “snogging” barrier to a clerical post in the Tax Office. edge of wine. After a series of phone calls whom, the merits of football teams, or to Societe Generale’s head office, she had which party they’re going to that eve‘That’s probably something which they been invited to head a new banking venning,’ he grumbled. ‘And then, there are caught from the Spanish concept of siesta,’ ture - offering investment in vintage wines the squadrons of pram-pushers, old and Hephaistos observed envious of the short to the bank’s wealthier customers. young, who barricade the streets when summer working day, because his job in they stop to admire each other’s offspring. the Fire Service meant shift work.

Poseidon, too, had found work in the When they move, they’re as bad as those private sector; as a diver at Cammell-Laird clutching i-pads and smartphones who ‘At least the Spanish return to work in the where, posted to the dry dock, filled are so intent on the small screens that late afternoon,’ Ares pointed out.

‘We do infrequently with an inflow from the sea, they’d knock you down without a second’s diddley-squat... Not that I’m complaining.’ he spent most of his days lolling in a thought. I could go on and on...’ discarded deck chair sipping cups of coffee thus combining the best of both worlds Though neither Zeus nor Hera ‘And you do. Oh, how you do,’ There are the bureaucratic and private. worked, and Athene’s enthusiasm muttered Dionysus. He was

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nursing a hangover acquired pram-pushers, at the opening of yet another old and young, re-named watering hole in who barricade Ocean Village. For in spite of the streets his reputation of an unwhen they stop quenchable thirst, Dionysus to admire each continued to find work in the city’s bars, largely, because of other’s offspring.” the frequent changes of their names and ownership. In fact, during his three months as a jobseeker, he had worked for three different employers, in three differently named establishments, all in the same premises.

He was the only god competing with Spaniards and Moroccans in the low-paid ‘grey market’. His siblings had been more fortunate. As followers of the Olympians’ Gibraltar chronicles will recall, in their first eight weeks on the Rock, the gods had lived lavishly, spent their savings as swiftly as non-QROPS pensioners, and sought ways to maintain their lifestyle, eventually resorting to work as a source of income.

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BORN 4 SPORT

The disadvantages to summer-born children

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he summer is almost over and many of us are anticipating a return to routine with a sense of relish. I know I certainly am!

However, my concerns don’t appear to be unfounded. In 2015, UK Schools Minister Nick Gibb announced the government’s intention to give children born from April 1st to August 31st the chance to defer a year and start reception aged five. In his open letter, he shared:

“know their children best”. This gives summer-born children who are not ready at four the best chance of excelling in school.

Currently, UK schools and councils often say summer-born pupils who defer must For myself, this September It could be go straight into year one and miss out on brings with it trepidation seen as an the reception year, consequently, some and excitement as my eladvantage parents are sending their child to school “We have decided that it is necessary dest starts preschool. As a that she gets before they believe they are ready to avoid to amend the school admissions code summer-born, I’m aware it to start school further to ensure that summer-born them missing out on education. These will be a very different exsooner. new plans allow children to have their full children can be admitted to the recepperience for her compared education simply delayed by one year. tion class at the age of five if it is in line to the eldest in her year. with their parents’ wishes, and to ensure As I filled in a form ticking the skills she that those children are able has already mastered, I was acutely aware There are numerous studies to remain with that cohort many were “only just” and others not at all. which back up the advantage auThis option as they progress through tumn-born children have over those allows parents school, including through to who are born later in the year. Aside I’m confident that teachers cater to the the right to secondary school.” from more maturity, the intrauterine different strengths and weaknesses of decide as they benefits of extra vitamin D (linked children in their year, which are bound to “know their to numerous health benefits) that He comments that while the vary regardless of their age. It’s also only children best”. the mother will be exposed to over majority of parents will still preschool, not as formal as starting recepa long summer before giving birth choose to start their children tion. Some have even commented it could results in extra strength and stamina which at school at four years old, this option be seen as an advantage that she gets to often leave them top of sporting activities. allows parents the right to decide as they start school sooner.

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parenting In former Olympic competitor Matthew Syed’s much acclaimed book “Bounce” on the “the myth of talent and the power of practice”, he draws on years of research regarding sport science, neuroscience, psychology and economics as to what makes a sporting world beater and he highlights the success of autumn-born children over summer-born children - particularly in American sports due to cut off dates.

Previous studies have noted elite athletes worldwide in sports including ice hockey, soccer, tennis and baseball have birth dates clustered in certain periods of the year. It is believed this occurs because the oldest children in each grade or youth sports age group are more likely to be deemed “talented” than their less physically and/or emotionally developed peers, and are therefore given access to enhanced coaching, training and competition. [NCAA.org] November- and October-born children emerged as fitter, stronger and more powerful than their peers born throughout the rest of the year, especially those whose birthdays fell in April or June.

The study which was published in the Whether a child is ready for school or not International Journal of Sports Medicine, does not need to predetermine their long found that when scores for the term success overall. Each one three kinds of fitness were comof us is wired differently and It’s worth bined, those born in April were the bearing in mind it’s no surprise that traditional Dr Gavin Sandercock, from the Centre least fit, then those in June. That that countries schooling is more suitable to for Sports and Exercise Science at Essex could see those children excluded such as Finland some than others.

University and colleagues found that from school teams and becoming don’t even autumn-born children enjoyed “a clear sporting underachievers.

As one teacher pragmatically begin formal physical advantage” over their classmates. shared with me, “there has to education until be a cut off somewhere and So do we approach presix years old.

The gap in physical ability school or school with a someone will always be on Novemberbetween children in the same the raw end of the deal.” One and October- number of excuses as to class but born in different why our summer-borns are undersummer-born mother shared how feeling born children months was sometimes very achievers? Certainly not. Is it good “behind the class” caused her to be more emerged as wide. “For example, we found to be aware? Definitely. It’s worth driven to succeed and has helped her to fitter, stronger that a boy born in November bearing in mind that countries such become the driven and competitive proand more can run at least 10% faster, as Finland don’t even begin formal fessional that she is today. powerful than education until six years old. Forget jump 12% higher and is 15% their peers... more powerful than a child about pushing school back one year, As with everything regarding parenting, of the same age born in April. theirs starts two years later than the there is no one size fits all. There are This is, potentially, a huge physical advanUK and Gibraltar yet, they have one of the patterns and trends, but ultimately, we all tage,” said Sandercock. [Guardian.com] best educational systems in the world. make our own destiny. As parents we can only support and be equally encouraging to summer-born children who defy the odds as we are to those who are better suited to taking a step back.

Polly Lavarello Editor Mum on the Rock

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

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Flight & Cruise Schedule - September 2017 Day Flight

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Mon ZB7240 Monarch Gatwick 10:15 ZB7241

EZY8901 easyJet Gatwick 11:00 EZY8902

BA492 British Airways Heathrow 11:05 BA493

BA490 British Airways Heathrow 16:20 BA491 ZB064 Monarch Luton 19:10 ZB065

ZB574 Monarch Manchester 19:10 ZB575

ZB446 Monarch Birmingham 19:30 ZB447

EZY8905 easyJet Gatwick 20:35 EZY8906 Tue EZY6299 easyJet Bristol 10:30 EZY6300

EZY8901 easyJet Gatwick 11:00 EZY8902

EZY8905 easyJet Gatwick 15:35 EZY8906

BA490 British Airways Heathrow 16:20 BA491

ZB574 Monarch Manchester 19:10 ZB575 ZB064 Monarch Luton 19:10 ZB065 Wed EZY8901 easyJet Gatwick 11:00 EZY8902

BA490 British Airways Heathrow 16:20 BA491 ZB064 Monarch Luton 19:10 ZB065

ZB574 Monarch Manchester 19:10 ZB575

ZB446 Monarch Birmingham 19:30 ZB447

EZY1963 easyJet Manchester 20:20 EZY1964

EZY8905 easyJet Gatwick 20:35 EZY8906 Thu EZY6299 easyJet Bristol 10:30 EZY6300

ZB7240 Monarch Gatwick 10:55 ZB7241

EZY8901 easyJet Gatwick 11:00 EZY8902

BA490 British Airways Heathrow 16:20 BA491 AT990 Royal Air Maroc Tangier 18:45 AT991

EZY8905 easyJet Gatwick 20:35 EZY8906 Fri EZY8901 easyJet Gatwick 11:00 EZY8902

BA492 British Airways Heathrow 11:05 BA493 ZB062 Monarch Luton 11:30 ZB063

EZY1963 easyJet Manchester 12:05 EZY1964

BA490 British Airways Heathrow 16:20 BA491

ZB574 Monarch Manchester 19:10 ZB575

ZB446 Monarch Birmingham 19:15 ZB447

EZY8905 easyJet Gatwick 20:35 EZY8906

ZB7244 Monarch Gatwick 20:35 ZB7245 Sat EZY8901 easyJet Gatwick 11:45 EZY8902

BA492 British Airways Heathrow 14:35 BA493

BA490 British Airways Heathrow 16:20 BA491 Sun EZY1963 easyJet Manchester 10:20 EZY1964

EZY6299 easyJet Bristol 10:30 EZY6300

EZY8901 easyJet Gatwick 11:00 EZY8902

BA492 British Airways Heathrow 11:15 BA493

BA490 British Airways Heathrow 16:20 BA491 AT990 Royal Air Maroc Tangier 18:45 AT991

ZB064 Monarch Luton 19:10 ZB065

ZB574 Monarch Manchester 19:45 ZB575

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Sat 02, 13:00 ASTORIA 20:00 British Cruise&Maritime Vgs 600 Tue 05, 08:00 QUEEN ELIZABETH 14:00 British Cunard Line 2068 Tue 05, 10:00 INDEP. OF THE SEAS 16:00 British Royal Caribbean 3600 Wed 06, 08:00 PAN ORAMA II 04:00 US/Eu Variety Cruises 49 Wed 06, 09:00 ADONIA 14:00 British P & O 710 Wed 06, 13:00 CELEBRITY ECLIPSE 18:00 US/UK Celebrity Cruise Lines 2852 Fri 08, 08:00 SEA CLOUD II 22:00 German Sea Cloud Cruises 94 Sat 09, 08:00 TUI DISCOVERY 2 18:00 Int’l Royal Caribbean Int’l 1804 Sun 10, 10:00 SEABOURN ENCORE 23:00 Int’l Seabourn Cruise Lines 600 Mon 11, 19:00 MSC MAGNIFICA 23:50 Italian Msc Crociere 3223 Tue 12, 07:00 CELEB. SILHOUETTE 16:00 Int’l Celebrity Cruise Lines 2886 Tue 12, 07:30 PAN ORAMA II 22:00 US/Eu Variety Cruises 49 Tue 12, 08:00 VENTURA 14:00 British P & O 3096 Wed 13, 14:00 STAR PRIDE 19:00 American Windstar Cruises 212 Fri 15, 14:00 COSTA MAGICA 20:00 Italian Costa 2702 Sat 16, 12:00 COSTA PACIFICA 18:00 Italian Costa 2977 Sun 17, 08:00 ORIANA 14:00 British P & O 1880 Sun 17, 13:00 COSTA FAVOLOSA 18:00 Italian Costa 2989 Mon 18, 08:00 AZAMARA JOURNEY 22:00 US/UK Azamara Cruises 690 Mon 18, 12:00 NAVIG. OF THE SEAS 18:00 Int’l Royal Caribbean Int’l 3114 Tue 19, 07:00 CELEB. REFLECTION 16:00 Int’l Celebrity Cruises 3046 Wed 20, 08:00 PAN ORAMA II 04:00 US/Eu Variety Cruises 49 Fri 22, 07:30 CLIO 17:30 American Granc Circle Cruise Line 89 Fri 22, 08:00 QUEEN ELIZABETH 14:00 British Cunard Line 2068 Sat 23, 08:00 TUI DISCOVERY 2 18:00 Int’l Royal Caribbean Int’l 1804 Sat 23, 08:00 WESTERDAM 23:00 American HAL 1916 Sun 24, 13:00 SERENISSIMA 21:30 British Noble Caledonia Ltd 110 Mon 25, 08:00 TUI DISCOVERY 16:00 British TUI Cruises 1804 Mon 25, 10:00 KONINGSDAM 23:00 American HAL 3152 Tue 26, 08:00 TUI DISCOVERY 2 18:00 Int’l Royal Caribbean Int’l 1804 Tue 26, 09:00 PAN ORAMA II 22:00 US/Eu Variety Cruises 49 Wed 27, 07:30 CORINTHIAN 17:30 American Travel Dynamics Int’l 114 Wed 27, 08:00 BRITANNIA 14:00 British P & O 4324 Thu 28, 08:00 ADONIA 14:00 British P & O 710 Thu 28, 08:00 TO BE NAMED 14:00 - - Sat 30, 09:00 AZURA 15:00 British P & O 3100 Sat 30, 09:00 THOMSON CELEB. 18:00 British Thomson Cruises 1264 Sat 30, 12:00 PACIFIC PRINCESS 21:00 American Princess Cruises 672 EZY8905 easyJet ZB446 Monarch ZB7244 Monarch

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