FAB – FREE AS BIRDS SOCIAL GROUP WELCOMES NEW FRIENDS

A poignant incident at a busy restaurant prompted La Siesta resident Michael Walsh to create a social group offering shared lunches and get-togethers for the unattached.

“Whilst dining in Quesada I spotted a neatly dressed gentleman sit- ting wistfully on his own. Pausing to say hello, I learnt that his wife had passed away a year earlier after contracting cancer; he had no family to speak of.”

As a consequence of covid and cancer, other ailments and age, it is presumed that many people lack companionship. What to do? Michael says: “I would like FAB –an acronym for Free as Birds – to arrange informal lunches or dinners; an opportunity for the unattached to meet up, form new friendships; lift the spirits and give purpose to life.”

‘A stranger’s just a friend you’ve yet to meet’, FAB focuses on towns and urbanisations like Los Montesinos, Quesada, and La Siesta – anywhere within 10 km of Torrevieja. Michael can be contacted at 662 067 490 or by email at keyboardcosmetics@gmail.com

Firstly,on the 1st Friday of the month,4 August,the market has been completely cancelled,in order to make way for the Reggaeton Beach Festival (RBF).The fun fair will also be closed for the same reason. On all other Fridays in August,parking at the market will be substantially reduced, as the ground will be taken up by the infrastructure for the Brilla Torrevieja event.This was also the situation last year,and it caused chaos in the surrounding roads,as people tried to find a parking space in the limited capacity areas. On account of the fact that the market traders have been prevented from earning any income during the busiest weekend of the year,to make way for a multimillion euro earning event,we encourage you not to avoid the market on the subsequent Fridays,and to continue to support those traders.

Instead,consider parking some distance away,allowing extra time for the experience,and walking,or alternatively, using the limited bus service from the town centre.