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POWER OF ATTORNEY IN SPAIN

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Pulling the wrong

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this month month this 5 ANDREA...

So there we were…me, the Russian and the Croat.

piece of string between your legs and

Power a man in need of of attorney... help...

We were sitting in the town square watching kids

then pulling it ‘up’ as far as it will go?

9 NATURE... 8-9 KIDS OF BSA... fan belt warmer...?

playing - you know what Spanish kids are like;

Apart from knowing what it feels like to sit

they’re not allowed to grow up too quick. A teen-

atop a fence I can’t see any other pluses to wear-

ager rode around us on his BMX wearing a babygro

ing it…surely it’s like someone giving you a ‘wedgie’

while an embryo kicked a football with his bigger

all day? And anyway how can anyone justify wear-

brother using the bandstand as a goal. Mums had

ing something that costs more than it weighs and

circled the prams and were enjoying a fag while

what was more than likely, in a previous life, dental

adjusting their G-strings (in January) and the nans

floss?

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sat and watched all

Anyway, Mila (the Russian),

the while feeling a

Sergi (Croat) and me we’re

sharp breeze in the

discussing the future and I

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fifteen

(no idea but it sounded like

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the alphabet had about six

act. How did I know?

letters…and none of them

I just walked up to

vowels) and then turned

the edge of the hole

their attention to me. ‘We

and

about

peered

thought you were gay,’ said

in…no

barriers, cones of safety markers of any kind…but

Mila with Sergi nodding sagely alongside. ‘I don’t

no one fell in. Imagine that in the UK and you’d see

know what it is but it was obvious to us from the

people checking that they’ve got their ambulance-

start…’ and on they went discussing and reassuring

chasing lawyer’s number in their BlackBerry before

me that it ‘doesn’t matter’ without waiting to hear

chucking themselves in like lemmings…it’d be the

my side of it. I let them get on with it – I’ll explain

same in America – although they probably wouldn’t

one day that I am totally heterosexual; I’m useless

fit…

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POWER OF ATTORNEY IN SPAIN

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QUALIFIED GESTORA

A power of attorney is a mandate given in writing before a public notary by the donor (person giving the power of attorney) in favour of a third party (attorney). This important tool is commonly used for sales, purchases and other transactions when a party to the deed cannot attend personally. By virtue of the power of attorney the attorney is legally authorised to carry out certain acts on the donor’s behalf. Please note that a power of attorney executed before an English notary will need to be legalised with the Apostille of the Hague (at the Legalisations Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) in order to be valid in Spain.

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The powers given by the donor depend on the transaction. A Spanish power of attorney usually covers a sufficiently broad spectrum of powers for a specific legal act. For a purchase of a property it usually includes the attorney to open, close and operate bank accounts, set up direct debits, make payments for the account, arrange utility contracts, pay taxes, submit forms and send and receive notifications to and from different authorities, etc. Therefore, the attorney is authorised to carry out all the necessary steps involved without the need to receive further authorisations. It is the donor’s choice to grant a more or less limited power of attorney, but it is always a good idea to take the notary’s advice on what should be included. In Spain, most powers of attorney are valid until revoked. But once your house is sold, as an example, the power of attorney granted for that specific transaction is no longer of any use. If you own more than one property in Spain and wish to sell one of them, make certain the authority is granted for the property in question only. Otherwise, it is advisable to revoke the power of attorney once the transaction is completed…unless, of course, the attorney is the trusted spouse! The donor can revoke a power of attorney at any time. This needs to be done by executing a “Deed of Revocation of Power of Attorney”. You might have guessed, authorised by a public notary, who will notify the attorney of the revocation. In general, a power of attorney is automatically terminated by death of the donor or the attorney. By law the attorney is not allowed to use the power of attorney once the donor has died.

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THE PADRON . GETTING REGISTERED....

without getting pregnant.

What is the empadronamiento?

If you apply in person you will be issued a volante de empadronamiento on the

‘Empadronamiento’ doesn’t mean you’re pregnant so don’t sit there worrying

spot and to do that just pop down to your local ayuntamiento to find out exactly

thinking you may have to get up the duff as part of ‘living the dream.’ What it

which desk you need to go to. They’ve also asked us to let people know who

refers to is the process of registering with your community’s padrón (town regis-

divide their time between more than one Spanish community that they should

ter), which is the official record of all the people who live in a particular commu-

nity and is the only way to register your stay in Spain. And By law, everyone who

The volante de empadronamiento is free, but to obtain an official certificado de

resides in Spain, whether full or part time, should be registered in the community

empadronamiento, you may or may not have to pay a fee, depending on where

where they live.

you live but in most situations, the volante is all you’ll need for official procedures

you can apply as an individual or as a family, and whether you are here in Spain

the official certificado is generally only needed as required by national or foreign

legally or not, you should consider registering with your local padrón, as it pro-

bodies.

vides innumerable benefits if you intend to live in Spain for any extended period

Ok…got a suitcase…?

of time – not only for you but for the whole town or community.

Required documents for getting empadronado

getting empadronado (remember you don’t have to sleep around…) means that

Since you will be dealing with a bureaucracy, you will need to take both the

you’re considered an official resident of your community and some say that you

original and a photocopy of each required document (though you won’t need to

should consider this your first step to integration into Spanish life – although get-

photocopy the application form itself).

ting ‘bladdered with the locals’ is a popular method too. However, the empadron-

Requirements do vary from municipality to municipality, so it’s best to check with

amiento is the way that your stay or residence in Spain is verified or accredited

your local ayuntamiento but the most common required documents are:

– a necessity for a variety of administrative procedures and to be able to do the

◦The application form (hoja de empadronamiento): The office that processes the

following:

applications will be able to provide you with one.

◦Enrol your children in local schools.

◦Documentation that accredits your identity (and those of your children if you

◦Get married.

are applying as a family): Passport, DNI or national identity card, residency card,

◦Apply for a local health card (el carnét para la asistencia sanitaria).

NIE, etc.

◦Vote.

◦Proof that you live where you say you live. (not a photo with the dog on the

◦Apply for certain visas.

lawn…)

◦Apply for residency by way of a general amnesty.

If you own your own house or apartment, you will need to provide a copy of your

A city or town receives money from the government to provide services to those

title deeds (escritura).

who live within its jurisdiction Based on the number of inhabitants, which means

If you are renting a house or apartment, you will need to provide a copy of your

that if you’re registered the area receives money to provide services on your

rental contract signed by the owner, utility bills in your name, or receipts for util-

behalf, regardless of your legal status. It’s therefore in everyone’s best interest

ity bills that you have paid in your name.

to have an accurate count of who is really living in the community and using (or

If you are renting a room in a house or apartment, you will need your landlord

potentially using) the public services in question.

(or a roommate who is already empadronado) to vouch that you are living at

Useful words you may need (although ‘for chrissake!’ didn’t translate…)

that address. This usually means that they have to sign your application form

(el) padrón/Padrón Municipal de Habitantes=The official municipal record of how

and furnish a photocopy of their DNI or passport, or even better is for them to

many people live in a particular area.

accompany you to the local council to present their ID in person.

(el) empadronamiento=Registration with your municipality/community.

Renewal: If you are not a European Union national AND do not have a permanent

(el) volante de empadronamiento=A temporary or informal certificate of your

residence visa (autorización de residencia permanente), you will need to renew

registration as a member of the community. For most of your local needs, this

your empadronamiento every two years. In all other cases, you will not need to

should be sufficient.

renew. Your community will consider you a resident until they hear otherwise.

(el) certificado de empadronamiento=The official certificate of your registration

However, if you move, have a child, or if any of the information you have pro-

as a member of the community. You may need it for certain legal procedures with

vided changes, you will need to update your information with the padrón.

national or foreign bodies.

When moving to another community within Spain: Once you get empadronado in

(la) hoja de empadronamiento=The application form you’ll need to register with

your new community, your old community will automatically be notified on your

your community.

behalf. If you are moving out of Spain: You will need to notify your community

(el) ayuntamiento=City or town hall.

that you are moving out of Spain so they can update their records accordingly.

Getting registered one has to take part in that Spanish tradition of filling out a

If you are moving to another address within the same community: You will need

form and gathering together the required documents but considering the ridicu-

to notify your community that you have moved so they can update their records

lous amount of bureaucracy required for certain other official

accordingly.

procedures, the empadronamiento is relatively simple and you won’t have to

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Writing about something is not simple and writing a story is definitely not easy. Correction, writing a story well is not easy, but when, back in December, teacher at BSA Suzanne Manners spoke to us about a writing competition for the kids at the school we agreed straight away and then wondered what we’d let ourselves in for. As it turns out it was a real treat and the kids at BSA should be proud of their efforts as we were amazed at just how good (and imaginative) some of them were so i’m not going to take up any more space waffling on…just enjoy. Here we’ve presented the winners and I know you’ll agree, after reading them, that the future is safe in these kids hands…the stories are brilliant for such young ages….so we can all relax now then. We asked: ‘What one thing would you add to your school to improve it?’

The Unknown World of Seasons By Olivia Jane Topp Age 10

At the top of the school there’s a room that teachers don’t know about. To get there you need to pass the secondary block. Then an old wooden door in the shape of a giant beetle will appear at the end of the corridor. Go through it and then you will be in the Unknown World of Seasons (only children can enter). When you enter you will see things from spring, like humon humongous golden yellow Daffodils and Dandelions, gigantic shimmering flower Mantises and colossal green houses filled with brightly coloured butterflies. You can ride on enormous grasshoppers that will fly you up into the air and allow you to smell the flowers. The flowers smell like sweet honey straight from a bee hive. When you see the bare trees of winter you will enter Winter Wonderland. You can see snowy, white ice icebergs, furry Polar Bears, black penguins, little baby seals and huge igloos. You can ride on polar bears, feed penguins, play with seals, sit in igloos and sail on icebergs. You can also go fishing and ski down immense mountains covered in snow. When you walk on to the bright yellow sand you know you are in summer. You can see deep blue sea, lots of colourful umbrellas, extra long towels and a shop which sells sail boats. You can ride on the sail boats, play in the sand and lie on the towels under large umbrellas. When you see trees with orange, yellow and red leaves you know you are in autumn. You can see lots of leaves on the floor and the temperature is getting colder. When you leave autumn a door will appear. Walk through it and you will find yourself back where you started.

IVONNE

The Helmet By Ivonne Fernandez If I could add something to the school I would add a machine that looks like a helmet so that we could wear it all the time. What the helmet would do is transport you anywhere you wanted. All you need to do is to think about that place and you would be there. So, if we are studying sea creatures we can think about the beach. Or if we are studying ancient Greece we can go back in time to see what it was really like. I would also add special chairs with buttons. If you press one button you get cookies or cakes and another button would give you a relaxing massage. The last thing I would add is a ‘gravity simulator’. The simulator is a big oval shaped capsule, which has a big fan inside. The fan is used to lift you into the air as if you are in space with no gravity. To make it more realistic there would be images of space on the walls of the capsule.

The

Play Room

By Jemel Richards

A Space ship By Maria Garcia We found it in El Corte Ingles in the middle of the food hall inside a hole. We fixed it up and we now use it at school to transport us places. • In Geography; to learn about other countries and places. • In Science; to see animals, plants and more. • In History; to go to the past. It’s incredible! Imagine being in the middle of important events. We can use the ship for other things too. If something is happening in the world you will be there in a second or you can jump to the future. We have put it on the patio because it can change its appearance to blend into the background so nobody can steal it.....wait a minute....where is it?

By Inés Tretter

The Magic Room I think BSA is pretty good. But there is always a way to make it even better by adding something new to it. What about a theatre? That would be great, don’t you think so? We could perform plays, dramas, comedies, assemblies....etc. There could also be an enormous costume room with dresses of all types, like African or Indian...for the plays of course. But what if there could be something very, very special. A magic room, where the people who have been really good in school could choose two or three other people and pass through a magic door that would take them to a mysterious place.... Imagine it is you and your friends. You could find yourself in the story of Narnia, Little Red Riding Hood, or Atlantis. You could go to the past or the future, or even better, you could find yourself going to school on an alien planet! What would be so exciting about it is that you would not know where you were going until you got there. But, even more interesting you could become one of the characters or even an alien. For this exciting adventure you would receive a set of instructions or a bag with information about the place and some things that would be useful, like a map. Just imagine that you are on an alien planet wouldn’t you need a map or an alien language book to guide you. If you went to space you would need a soft and comfortable astronaut suit...if you don’t already have one at home that is....but I doubt that you do....or am I wrong?

I would like to put a big play place in my school to improve it. It would have a massive slide, a door to the non gravity room, bungee jumping, a swimming pool, a laser gun room and a drama room. The massive slide would twist and turn and on it there would be a button to make you go faster, also when you got to the bottom you could eject and land in

some mini

balls. The non-gravity room would be huge, the size of five rugby pitches. You would put on headphones to block out any noise and get a book to read. There would be laptops too, but remember it’s a non-gravity room so everything would be floating. So it would be a heap of fun....or annoying. The bungee jumping would be fun, a drop of 1000 metres to begin! The swimming pool would be humongous with a shallow end and a deep end so deep there would be space for scuba diving with fish and coral. The laser tag room would be safe and fun. You would wear a safety suit and be armed with laser guns you would form teams and compete against other teams. In the drama room would be all my favourite actors.

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Power of Attorney

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Private contracts

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cate of Habitation, supplies contracts,...) but if you apply for a Land Registry Certificarefully, you may possibly see “VIVIENDA EN CONSTRUCCION” (house under conWhat does this mean? You may say “my years ago...’’ Yes, it has, but if this sentence appears in your documents, it is because sented to the Land Registry office to remove this encumbrance. This has just happened to Mr. X, who was near to losing the sale of his property because of it. The bank was not giving the mortgage to the buyer as the Land Registry certificate stated “VIVIENDA EN CONSTRUCCION”. Finally we obtained the required documents to remove this encumbrance and Mr. X could sell his property, but this situation caused a lot of stress and worries between both parties. It could have been avoided if this encumbrance had been removed from the Land Registry beforehand.

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MOTORING in Spain Hmmm…

out on to the highway

Officially Spaniards drive on the right

like a Lewis Hamilton. In the

side of the road, and normally over-

city traffic be especially aware of

to transfer the vehicle ownership. This means

take on the left. Unofficially the rest

the many motorbikes and scooters

that never has it been more important to check

drive where they like and overtake

(motos.) They can appear out of no-

and double check that you see sight of the cur-

and undertake pretty much when

where and seemingly sometimes, by

rent paid receipt before buying. The town hall

and where they want. I’ve noticed

magic. Some motos like to weave

too that a few drivers also have a

in between lanes and cars while

habit of leaving the indicator lights

they carry their precious load of car

against the car if they themselves do not pay

on for about 300 kilometres but I’m

spares...or a pizza. Sadly, some-

it. The words “don’t worry about the road tax”

always prepared for them to turn the

times, they get knocked off and end

may be used by a dealer to secure a sale, but

opposite way in the end. By law cars

up going off in an ambulance...

please do worry and ensure all is paid up to

coming from your right have the right

But surprise, surprise, speed is to

of way and cars that are already on

be the main cause of accidents here

the roundabout have the right of way

which is strange as Spain has a

whether they are doing a ‘lap’ in the

reputation for laid back attitudes and

caravan onto spanish plates without going

outside lane or not. Another good

tardiness; it seems the Spanish are

through the “engineer from Madrid” and saving

one to remember when driving on

in a hurry to be late…

yourself hundreds of euro. This will depend on

to motorways or dual carriageways

dates that you bought the caravan and when

is keep in mind that many Span--

As of 1st January, trafico no longer need to see proof of payment of the annual road tax in order

(suma office in alicante) will chase the previous owner for the road tax but failing that the new owner may find an embargo or debt registered

date before you go ahead. Secondly good news for owners of caravans. It may now be possible to put a foreign registered

you sign on the spanish padron at the town hall. This change will make things much cheaper for the plate transfer which in the past has been

ish drivers are not overly helpful in making room for incoming cars – slip

expensive if the vehicle does not have euro-

roads are looked upon like an invainva

pean homologation.

sion I think.. You might have to come to a full stop in the entry lane to a

Thirdly if you have a spanish drivers licence then you can now be notified by text or email of any road fines as and when they occur. This may be ideal for any person renting or loaning a vehicle so that they can make sure the fine is paid by the guilty party and not themselves

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by Bob Morris

I spent most of November and all December last year in the UK on the border of the Ribble Valley and the Yorkshire Dales. Cold is an understatement, crystal clear skies but temperatures not getting above minus 9 during the day and much much colder at night. One week there was no water for 6 days. However I still managed to get some walks in and one of my particular favourites is a 10 mile hike behind the market town of Settle in the Yorkshire Dales. In a valley leading down to a hamlet called Stainforth I took pictures of icicle formations by the river. Fast forward to Saturday 22nd January to my walk and icicles on the Costa Blanca!! Three of us set off from Gran Alacant and the skies were as clear as in the Dales but the temperature somewhat better. We were driving to the Cati Ridge near to Petrer. You follow the A31 to the Petrer turn off and at the bottom of the exit slip road turn right and follow the signs to Xorret de Cati and the mountain range. This road used to be a dirt track nightmare where you never exceed 10 kms per hour but then came the Tour of Spain bike ride and the whole camino was tarmaced and is now a joy to drive as you gradually climb through the valley. After about 6kms you reach the hotel Xorret de Cati. From the car-park we headed up to a narrow

wooded cleft which led to the ridge. In geological terms it is an Arete which is a steep ridge formed by two glaciers eroding away on opposite sides of the ridge (like Striding Edge in the Lake District). It is a scramble up this cleft to the ridge itself and they have put thick wire rope into the side of the rock face which you you can use to help with the climb. At the top the ridge stretches ahead of you for about 3 kms and the views all round are spectacular. As you walk there are sheer drops on your left where you can see the road you drove up. On the right are gentler slopes with small trees and bushes. The weather was perfect walking weather and we had lunch on the ridge,out of the wind, taking in the incredible views and the silence. At the end of the ridge it was a steep descent into a valley which was out of the sun and where the stream was completely iced over. At the head of this valley was a cave with magnificent icicles hanging fro above the entrance. I sent some pictures to my son Daniel in the UK who had walked the Dales with me. It was then a less strenuous walk of about 5kms back to the hotel with fabulous views of the whole length of the ridge. Then it was a race back to the pub to watch the Saturday afternoon football as one of the walkers is a keen Newcastle fan. If you are not into walking a visit to the hotel which is in parkland is worth a visit for the views alone.

MEMORIES OF AFRICA

by Malcolm Palmer... part one

‘I had a farm in Africa,’ said the superb

robi traffic and take the road north. The

evident. We took the sandy track into the

Meryl Streep at the beginning of the film,

sight of thousands of workers walking

park, and there, immediately, were our

and the memories of Karen Blixen live on

(and running) miles into the city gave a

first big fellows – and how big! Reticulated

– a whole leafy suburb of Nairobi is called,

clue as to the national success in dis-

Giraffes loomed over our 4x4, and Somali

simply, ‘Karen.’ But my memories are of

tance-running!

Ostriches strutted through the sparse

just a few days I spent in Kenya recently.

Black Kites, the city’s refuse collectors,

bush, scattering Vulturine Guineafowl,

I am, as readers may know, a birder (not

filled the skies, together with a scatter-

which seemed to be everywhere. Elegant

birdwatcher – that’s old-fashioned – and

ing of the black-and-white Pied Crows,

Impalas fed by the track, and Grant’s

definitely not a twitcher, obsessed by the

and the odd scary-looking Marabou Stork

Gazelles leapt away at our approach. A

pursuit of rarities) so obviously, I wanted

– about the size of my wife, and much

Gerenuk, that long-necked relative of the

to see the tropical birdlife of Kenya. But

uglier.

Giraffe, stood on hind-legs to feed on a

I also wanted to have a squint at hef-

Once out on the open road, we made

high bush, and Grevy’s Zebras, the fine-

falumps and the like, and see if Hippos

good time, and were allowed twenty

striped species, fed peacefully. A single

really do resemble an ex-mother-in-law. I

minutes’ stop at a shop, where I suc-

(well, it might have been married) Beisa

chose a Spanish company, Politours, and

ceeded in buying only a cup of excellent

Oryx stood immobile in the background

never regretted that decision for a mo-

tea. I also saw a Village Indigo Bird and a

– Felipe said we were lucky to see one.

ment – their safari company, Rhino tours,

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher, as well as an

Two species of Guineafowl were very

was quite wonderful.

interesting migrant, an Isabelline Shrike,

much in evidence as we approached the

Arriving in Nairobi after a ridiculously long

bound soon for the Balkans, and two

lodge, where a Fan-tailed Raven perched

journey (train to Madrid, long night in the

Sacred Ibis.

on the thatched roof of one of the chalets,

airport, then flights via Amsterdam, would

Off we went again, smooth road oc-

and a wintering Northern Wheatear was

you believe?) I was united with two of my

casionally interrupted by stretches with

a reminder of Europe. What I at first

travelling companions, Maria, a UNICEF

potholes, which Felipe explained was our

thought to be an odd species of rather

worker from Madrid, and Luis, a urologist

introduction to ‘African Massage.’ We were

long-tailed swift turned out to be Black

from Ciudad Real. Two Argentinian mu-

to become very familiar with the sensa-

Saw-winged Swallows.

seum workers, Griselda and Nora, showed

tion! We crossed the equator, and climbed

A good lunch followed by a restful hour,

up at the hotel, and our driver/guide,

to over 2,000 metres, passing increas-

during which I saw a Pygmy Batis and lots

Felipe, impressively self-taught in Span-

ingly poor-looking villages as we reached

of Bulbuls, as well as Tropical Boubou,

the dry, semi-desert which extends to the

then we were whisked off on a safari

Somali border.

around the wonderful reserve. Black-bel-

At the entrance to Samburu Reserve, we

lied Bustard stalked through grasses, then

saw our first mammals – nothing spec-

we had our first, impressive, sight of a

ish, collected us at seven next morning, to negotiate the horrendous Nai-

tacular, Striped Squirrel! White-crowned

female Elephant with her three month old calf, attended by the original ‘nit-pickers’

and the mag-

– Red-billed Oxpeckers – which feed on

nificent Superb

the insects attracted by big ungulates. We

Starlings

drove down to an almost-dry river, where

were very

more delights awaited us...

To be continued

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Everywhere! February 2nd-5th Bocairente, Valencia Reenactment of struggle between Christians and Moors - parades and fireworks, colourful costumes 11th-Mar21st Cadiz Festival de Cadiz - Oldest festival in Spain - parades and colourful costumes Various Madrid Madrid Carnival - masked ball, fancy dress and the burrial of a sardine followed by a concert in Plaza Mayor 1st-2nd Antequera Candelaria (Night) March 12th-19th Valencia Fallas de Valencia - fiesta centering around the burning of effigies of winter demons - bullfights and fireworks 12th Gibraltar (UK) Commonwealth Day

Monday:

Agres, Callosa d’En Sarria, Cox, Denia, Elche, Formentera, Granja de Rocamora, Ibi, La Nucia, Llocnou de Sant Jeroni, Parcent, Petrer, Penaguila, Playa de Miramar (summer evenings), Monover, Real de Gandia, Santa Pola, Sax, Xeraco

in Gran Alacant Dear friends, It is a pleasure for me to be able to meet you again at the Jungle Drums. Firstly, I would like to inform you that we have sorted out all the problems we had with the fountain of the roundabout located between Avenida Escandinavia and Avenida Noruega. At last, we are able to organise the oficial opening for all the residents in Gran Alacant and all the people living in our town, Santa Pola. We are going to do this act the next Sunday the 13rd February at 12 a.m. and, then, we will let you know the name that this renovated roundabout is going to receive. Moreover, we will have surprises for children as well along that morning. I would like to invite you to the inauguration and join us in this special day. This is going to be the first fountain we are going to have and although I hope this will not be the last one, it is going to be an important day for all the people living in Gran Alacant and I would like you will be part of this. Please, come to the inauguration and enjoy of this moment. Another good new that I would like to share with you is that in a very short period of time you are going to see that the company who is going to do the outdoor facilities around the Sports Hall Centre (we are speaking about tennis, padel, football courtyards) is going to start with the work in a very short period of time. I hope they will start along the month of February. I would like to remind you I told you this Sports Hall Centre was going to be renovated in two different phases: the first one was to encovered it and it is already finished and the second one was to build the outdoor courtyards (and this the one they are going to start shortly). And although I do not like to speak about dates because they are always wrong, it will be finished between four and five months. When this second phase will be completely finished, then we are going to have the best Sports Hall centre of our town and we will be able to use it. I would like also to invite you to participate in all the new activities we have prepared for you from the international library of Gran Alacant. We have prepared a very wide schedule of activities you can enjoy. The only thing you have to do is to go there, call or visit our web site, be informed about the activities you have at your disposal and enjoy them.

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I can be contacted any time or 64 957 0923, should you anything.

Please, do not forget we are working for you, for Gran Alacant, trying to make your stay here as more comfortable as possible. If you have any question or suggestion to improve our community, please, do not hesitate to contact me at the Municipal Office and do not forget that little by little and with the collaboration of everybody we are improving our wonderful Gran Alacant day after day. Thanks for your collaboration. Speak to you again next month.

MARK

Tuesday: Alicante, (Rastro), Aspe, Altea, Barx, Bellreguard, Benijofar, Campo de Mirra, Castalla, Elda, Orihuela, Palma de Gandia, Piles, Playa de Piles (summer evenings), Rafelcofer, Relleu, San Fulgencio, Sella, Tibi, Villalonga, Xalo(Jalon), Xeresa

Wednesday: Ador, Albatera, Alcoi, Alqueries, Almoines, Banyeres, Barx, Benjema, Beniaries, Benidorm, Benilloba, Benitatxell, Biar, Callosa de Segura, Calpe (Rastro), El Cammpello, Elda, Guardamar del SeSegura, La Font d’en Carros, Muchamiel, Monforte del Cid, Novelda, Orba, Ondara, Petrer, Polop, Potries, Rotova, San Miguel de Salinas, Sella, Teulada

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Friday Night’s are open Darts night for PCN Calling all Bars, register to play in the BGE’s regional Darts Final And send your winners through to the final at Green Baize Pool and Snooker Hall On Fri 25th Feb TEL : 966716 919 Sat 5th Feb – Family Fun Day and Auction 10am – 2pm Moncayo Market (N332) WITH TKO Auction – 10 am come and bag a bargain Fun and Face Painters, balloons to bouncy castles Rob Fowler’s Zumba and Line dancing Crazy capers in the Kitchen Cook –off Easy Horse care –horses on hand for the children Sat 12th Feb – FREE MINI GOLF 1pm to 6pm El Corazon – Rojales Call Marijke 685 749 434 to register Sun 13th Feb – BGE CHARITY GOLF DAY Font De Llop Golf Course Teams of 4 – Call John 690 650 182 50 euro walking/60 euro with Buggy Sat 19th Feb - BGE OPEN DAY – 10am to 4pm Hotel La Torre – Los Montesinos Meet the members and try their products and services Legal Companies catering for your needs Also showcasing and featuring Classic Cars and Harley Davidsons

New used furniture is their game and they’ve been doing it for ages, wee relatively and now New 2 You, who have been established here in Spain for 21 years, are opening their new store which you’ll find (handily) up in the corner of El Zoco market on Sundays. This is no market stall t5hough, New 2 You have established a proper shop right in the heart of one of the region’s favoiurite markets. As with all their stores they will include their new range ‘everything to complement home’ at El Zoco and you’ll also be pleased to note that smaller items of furniture will be on sale at the market meaning you can take them home with you, although the New2you guys tell me that they can always deliver purchases anyway. So Karen and the gang would like to invite you all to come along and see their new store at EL Zoco and sample one or two free refreshments on the day while perusing the quality stock that New 2 you have come to be renowned for.

Wed 23rd Feb – Visitors Day BGE Meeting – 8 AM La Torre Hotel – Los Montesinos Calling all Businesses, your invitation to find out and join the BGE Join us for a meeting, and see how WE generate business Fri 25th Feb - BGE Regional Darts Final – 7 PM Green Baize Pool and Snooker Hall The Final : And the Winner is ?

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Saturday: Alcoi, Alicante, Almoradi,

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Benidorm, Elche, La Nucia, Campoverde, Camp de Guardamar, Algorfa, La Marina, Zoco.

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Costa Hispania

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Ref: 2619 Brisas del Faro

Duplex with 3 bedrooms, independent kitchen, dining room, 2 bathrooms, 1 toilet, porch with glass and utility room in the solarium. Complex with swimming pool.

Triplex in a private complex with 3 bedrooms, independent kitchen, dinning room, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, toilet, garden, 3 terraces and communal swimming pool.

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Ref: 2521

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Ground floor apartment with 2 bedrooms, independent kitchen, 1 bathroom, dining room, porch, garden and covered parking.

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Ref: 2088

Sierra Mar

Ref: 2566 Mediterraneo III

Top floor apartment with 2 bedrooms, independent kitchen, dining room, 1 bahroom, terrace and solarium.

PVP:110.000€

Ref: 2579 Puerto Marino

2 beds duplex in front of the new park in Gran Alacant, 2 bathrooms, american kitchen refurbished, dining room, terrace and garden, fully furnished. Complex with swimming pool, green areas and parking.

Duplex 2 beds, dining room, independent kitchen, 2 bath, 1 toilet, gallery and 2 gardens. Communal swimming pool, parking space and A/A thoughout the house. Fully furnished.

PVP: 140.000€

PVP:99.000€

PVP: 155.000€

Ref: 2533 Anara

Ref: 2721 Altomar I

Ref: 2684 Novamar IV

Corner semi-detached house with private swimming pool. Dining room, 3 bedrooms, independent kitchen, 2 bath, 1 toilet with shower , gallery, porch and big garden on plot of 250m2 with parking area. Furnished.

Villa with 4 bedrooms, dining room with fire place, independent kitchen, 2 bathrooms, and toilet. Air conditioning, basement divided into office and garage.

3 beds duplex with independent kitchen, dining room, 3 bathrooms, gallery, terrace, solarium and communal swimming pool. Fully furnished.

Apartment on top floor with solarium, 2 beds, dining room,refurbished kitchen, 2 bathrooms and terrace. Underground garage with storage room. Private complex with swimming pool and green areas. Close to all amenities and sevices. Only 15 minutes to the sea.

Ref: 2474 Novamar II

Ref: 2620 Novamar III

Apartment on top floor in perfect condition on one of the nicer urbanisations in this area. Comprising of 2 beds, bath, lounge/ dining room, terrace and parking.

Duplex in a private complex with 3 beds, 1 bath with bath and shower, 1 toilet with shower, open kitchen, lounge, garden, solarium, storage room, gallery and garage. Close to all services and amenities.

Duplex 3+2 beds, living room with fire place, large independent kitchen, 2 bath, 1 toilet, 4 terraces and extra dinig room in the basement. Private complex with swimming pool, tennis court and parking space.

Duplex with 3 bedrooms, dining room, independent kitchen, 2 bathrooms, garage, utility room and solarium. Fully furnished and all electrical appliances. Electric heating. Private complex with swimming pool, tennis court and green areas.

Ref : 2698 Brisas del Faro

Ref: 2606 Monte y Mar

Ref: 2471 Victoria Playa

Ref: 2719 Mediterraneo III

3 beds triplex, dining room, open kitchen, 2 bathrooms, 1 toilet, balcony, terrace and solarium. Fully furnished and A/A. Private complex with swimming pool, tennis court and close to all amenities.

Villa with 3 bedrooms, dining room with fire place , independent kitchen, 2 bath, 1 toilet with shower, terrace and solarium. Garden on plot of 279m2 and private swimming pool.

Fantastic 3 beds duplex with a big terrace, large bright lounge, 2 bath, independent kitchen, 2 solarium, balcony with sea views, storage room and a big terrace. Air conditioned throughout the property.

3 beds duplex woith independent kitchen, dining room, 1 bathroom, 1 toilet and galery. Private complex with swimming pool and green areas. A/A thoughout the house.

Ref: 2676

Puerto Marino

PVP: 240.000€

PVP: 110.000€

PVP: ???,000 €

PVP:360.000€

PVP: 180.000€

PVP:255.000€

PVP:145.000€

Ref: 1747

Don Pueblo

PVP: 199.000€

PVP: 185.000€

PVP:144.000€ Ref: 2733 Novamar V

PVP:178.500€

PVP:166.860€

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So, go on, why did you start a magazine? In the summer of 2003 I was running my own car rental company when I started to put bits of information on a leaflet inside each car to give my customers some help while they were here. It included just basic info such as,

useful numbers and some places to visit but as it grew the idea of a magazine formed.

But why ‘jungle Drums’? well at the time (and still now) there was the problem for expats (amongst many others) of where to go and get your NIE for example and everyone you spoke to told you a different version of what needed to be done. I used to say that the ‘gossip’ was the Jungle Drums and so the words seemed appropriate for a magazine that would offer proper advice and help for the expats.

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IN THE BATH…’ Why do you think it has been so popular? It’s because everything we do in the magazine is thought about, there’s an incredible amount of work that goes in to it and we have, what I believe, are some of the best writers and experts around offering advice and help, and sharing info but in an upbeat manner. Life’s way too short and there are not enough smiles around.

Is that why you have the jokes then? Sort of. We ‘inherited’ the jokes when we took over Campo magazine last year and they’ve proved very popular. We also make sure that all of our articles are positive and upbeat – we leave the bad news for the newspapers.

So where did Jungle Drums start, and when? The first issue was on the first of July 2004 and we’ve printed every month since then. For the first issue we toured Gran Alacant with an African drum band on the back of a truck and made lots of noise to announce our arrival and to be honest we haven’t really looked back since then. From just delivering to Gran Alacant we now cover over thirty towns in the region and have become the most popular expat magazine on the Costa Blanca.

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I understand you still deliver the magazine? Yes, I enjoy it. I get a few funny looks from people who wonder why I don’t pay someone else but to be honest I thoroughly enjoy getting out and getting feedback from readers and our distributors every month. And anyway, you can’t really call driving around the Spanish countryside - on a (usually) sunny day - and stopping every now and again for a coffee work, can you?

Fair enough…so what’s next for Jungle Drums? More of the same for this year and with a bit of luck we’ll continue growing and spreading to new areas throughout 2011. It’s going to be tough again this year but we have a few ‘projects’ (one to be revealed very soon) that you’ll hear about as we go along and although I can’t say too much at the moment, rest assured, they’ll be fun.

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No matter how firm your jaw, there will always be some Taurus somewhere with a firmer jaw. No matter how buff your exercise regime can make your chest, some Taurus somewhere will have a better one, even if it is surgically enhanced. This month enjoy your own version of Taurus ‘me’ perfection. Saturn has a flour based treat in store for you around the 7th of the month, especially if you work in a bakery and have to get to work by 3am for the early shift. Johnny Knoxville, or someone with a nose like his, is about to add an extra something to your month. This may be the good old Hollywood glitz and glamour, or possibly a well needed reminder that you are only a step away from a painful pratt fall and a bruised ass.

A bait and switch fraud is set to pepper your month with an exciting living on-the-edge-of-being-sued-in-a-class-action kind of way. Enjoy the sushi in the expensive hotels and restaurants you can temporarily afford. Tip modestly, this money will be useful to grease the wheels in prison later in the year, if you get our meaning. Coconuts are terribly badly starred especially when falling off of trees in Newton type apple on head kind of ways. Putting things off for a few minutes will pay dividends this month and may even allow you to enjoy more fully your day. Simon Cowell has recently been in the news when he was 90 minutes late for work. Have you any idea how good that feels, turning up that late and nobody can do anything about it? Jupiter is trying to get you to try it - ignore him. Crunching, chewing but not burping, are all well starred this month, especially at high tea on Thursdays and Fridays in Belgium.

This will be a laugh filled month as you finally learn the gift that is being able to laugh at yourself. You are truly blessed. Birdsong of the ‘cheep cheep’ variety, but not the squawking type, are highly starred this month by all but the charlatan-iest of horoscope writers. Blue birds are 1% better than brown birds this month for some reason or other. Consternation over something that is not your problem will once again come to the fore. Bake a fruit pie, as long as it isn’t blueberry and apple. Uncomfortable pauses in conversations are set to pepper this month in strangely uplifting ways, especially with very devout religious types (assuming you can get a word in edgewise). Counterintuitive, counter clockwise and the counters in coffee bars are particularly well starred, especially when drinking lattes and dunking European biscuits. Saturn has a plan for the 17th of the month that includes a cereal packet, a stick of glue, and a Batman mask... You may feel that you are insulated from some professional storm about to break involving yourself and a colleague: a bit like the Jay Leno / Conan O’Brien thingie but bigger and completely unforecastable by even the most accurate horoscopes in the world (that’s us), until about 7th of the month. If no news has broken by then, thank Saturn’s wily behind the scenes manipulations of creative media types in the networks in your country.

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Saturn is about to exert its influence on all carbohydrates and starches eaten by Sagittarius this month, which could have a profound effect on your new years diet resolution. This will induce a kind of euphoria that will make you feel that you can eat what you want and it won’t make any difference to your dieting efforts. Stand by for Neptune’s influence towards the end of the month which will make you feel suitably guilty.

Jolly Capricorns, mostly the fat ones, but jolly thin ones too if you are one, are speculatively starred this month in most hilarious situations, and for well into the year. Chortles, giggles and even LOL’s are particularly indicated in train stations, supermarkets and in cubical farm type office layouts.Jupiter’s attempts to rewrite your prospective hobby list will finally come to fruition this month, but only if you fancy taking up East European car collecting or listed historical building restoration. Harping on about something, hopping on your left foot and harps and harpsichords, the musical instruments, are all spasmodically starred this month in no particular order and / or volume and/or playing ability. ‘Change is coming’ could well have been some sort of political slogan you held much store in during the presidential election last year, however this could mean change in the money sense in which case your invested dollars could soon be returned to you as a few cents.

The problem with the accelerator in your new Toyota, that we forgot to mention last month because we didn’t have the time, is set to cause problems. Jupiter is in charge of the recall, if you must drive it don’t go above 2 mph until it is fixed. Long leisurely walks in the early morning light, or in the nearly-dusk, in your bare feet, on smooth sand, the ocean lapping at your feet, is set to pepper this month with interesting possibilities for either romance or wet cold feet.

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