International Club of Estepona The ‘ICE’ Club A Social and Cultural Club for all English Speaking People
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International Club of Estepona The ‘ICE’ Club Magazine Contents Page 5 President's Letter 7 Puzzles 9 Your New President 11 Notices - Lottery Winners 12-13 Reflections of ICE Garden Club 14 Freddie's Recipe 15 Past Events 17 Events 18-19 Social Calendar 20 Wilma's Cooking Tips 21 Westminster Palace Fire Betty Fooks - Editor Email: editor@theiceclub.es
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I have the feeling that summer is coming. The sun has been shining and the Club is open again. So good to see everyone again. Let’s hope it continues. Lots of contributions this month—thanks. Ed. President: Sheila Fox Email: info@theiceclub.es Editor: Betty Fooks Email: editor@theicelub.es Advertising: Rachel Lucas Email: lucasrachel2020@gmail.com Disclaimer: - The committee wishes to declare that ICE does not accept responsibility for the contents of articles nor the claims made by advertisers. The magazine is published on the website on or before the first day of each month. www.theiceclub.es Email: info@theiceclub.es Tel: 952 802 549
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President’s Letter This is my first Presidents letter and I'm afraid I start with the sad news that Valerie Morgan has died suddenly last week. We send our sincere condolences to Geoff and the family. Today, 25th March 2021, as I write this, I have just been voted President of your Club. Thank you to all those who have voted for me. We also have 2 new committee members, Dan Hackston and Alan Lucas. Some of the committee members have swapped roles; Diane Hackett is now Welfare Officer, Brenda Taylor is Housekeeper and Wilma Keeley is Catering Manager. We have a new position of Assistant Treasurer, which has been taken by Dan Hackston. Alan Lucas has agreed to run the Gardening Group, a position (not committee) which Sandy Avis previously held. It is going to be a challenging year for the club, with fewer members currently, but let's hope as we all receive our vaccinations against Covid-19, and we continue in our efforts to keep safe, we will survive and prosper. The social calendar is a little depleted, but we are running as many of our regular activities as possible and we have a new activity called "Bums and Tums" which will be run on Mondays, starting 5th April, by Rachel Lucas. Not much is happening at the club in the evenings yet, as we are not sure if people are really ready to come out and socialise in the evenings. With the coming of Spring and Easter and warmer weather, we hope to see more of you at the club in the coming weeks. You can follow our posts on our Facebook page The Ice Club and our website theiceclub.es to stay up to date with forthcoming club events and I would recommend you do this, as Sue Potter will also continue to keep us advised there with her regular posts of the last information and rulings from the Spanish Government. Stay well and safe. Sheila Fox, President 5
Anglican Church of Costa del Sol West SAN PEDRO at 10-00am Every Sunday we hold an Anglican Service of Holy Communion in the Hall adjoining the Parroquia Virgen del Rocio (near McDonalds). SOTOGRANDE at 12-00pm Every 2nd and 4th Sunday we hold an Anglican Service of Holy Communion in La Iglesia Sra.de la Merced, the ‘Big Church’. 1st and 3rd Sundays are Methodist Worship services. You will receive a very warm welcome at our Churches, and children are particularly encouraged to join in the Sunday school fun activities. We hold a Messy Church at Marlow’s Fish and Chip restaurant at the Eroski roundabout in Duquesa on the first Saturday of each month, between 11-00am and 1-00pm. This is well attended by children, who enjoy the various activities, and also parents and adults who come along to give their support. We conduct Wedding Blessings, Baptisms, Funeral services, and undertake pastoral care visits to the sick or needy. Coffee Morning each Tuesday in Sabinillas from 11-00am, at the Café American Bistro at the eastern end of the Paseo near the children’s play area. Our Chaplain is Adrian Low, so do come and meet him together with his wife Joanna at any of these events. For further details about us, please contact Adrian on 952 808 605 or Church Wardens: San Pedro Church - Patricia Gommersall (an ICE member) 620 149 215 patricia.g2515@hotmail.co.uk Sotogrande Church - Geoff Fabron (an ICE Member) +44 7786244607 geoff.fabron@hotmail.co.uk Visit our website for even more information: www.costachurch.com 6
PUZZLES
Like puzzles— There’s a new one every day on the ICE website! CODEWORDS (Answers Page 31) Codewords are like crossword puzzles - but have no clues! Instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number! To start you off, we reveal the codes for two or three letters. With these letters filled in throughout the puzzle, you'll have enough clues to start guessing words and discovering other letters. SUDOKU (Answers Page 31) Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each 9-box square contains all of the numbers from 1 to 9. 7
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YOUR NEW PRESIDENT I know you will all join me in welcoming Sheila Fox as our new president— Ed I retired early from my job as a Computer Software Consultant in the UK in 2006 and moved to a small town in Almeria, Spain. There I quickly became the local “computer lady” helping people to solve their computer problems and teaching the basics. When I moved to Costa del Sol in 2014, an estate agent in the area said, on driving past the ICE club, “You really should join that club, they have lots of activities and are always going somewhere on trips”. So, after checking out the ICE website and finding they had a Computer Group, that is what I did. I joined ICE and offered to help with the group. As part of a team, I helped members with advice and solutions for their computers and I delivered several presentations on subjects such as computer security, new Windows versions and Facebook. I quickly became the “go to person” for advice on computers. When Terry Smith retired after 9 years as the Editor of the ICE Magazine, thinking that my background gave me a sound basis to take on this role, I volunteered and I produced my first edition of the magazine in December 2016. I was voted onto the committee in March 2017 in that position. I handed that over to Betty Fooks in April 2020. I continued as an ICE committee member and decided to stand as President this year, as Sue Potter steps down after 6 years. It’s a huge step for me to take but I hope, with the support of the other committee members, it will be successful. I know it will be challenging! Sheila Fox 9
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NOTICES Welcome to new members Terry Foley Lucy and Nigel Bates
Noreen Cook Noreen was a very loyal Club member for 31 years, becoming an Honorary Member in 2000. She was also a very active Committee Member for over 20 years, holding the posts of Secretary and then Social Events Organiser, in this latter role she organised many successful Summer Balls. She was also very reliable and could be counted on to do her fair share of Committee jobs in the Clubhouse and also had some very good ideas for coach trips which were always a great success. She was also very clever at finding somewhere new to go, like little villages where we could buy reasonable leather goods, with a good Venta for lunch. I still have some beautiful leather gloves from a leather workshop still like new but they have visited London on many a Christmas trip. Noreen was sadly missed when she gave up her work on the Committee and she was definitely a larger than life figure in the Club. This photo is of Noreen at one of the last events she attended at the Club, a Moroccan Evening. Submitted by Joan Thompson Message from Wilma Keeley Dear Mrs. Sue Potter—Outgoing President, I wish to thank you so very much for the honour you have given me to become an Honorary Member of our ICE Club. I was so shocked and choked, that I was unable to thank you there and then. Please forgive my rudeness of not thanking you at the appropriate time. I will, of course, carry on to be available for any translating and organising medical assistance. Wilma. 11
REFLECTIONS OF ‘ICE’ Garden Club Sandy Avis has been organising the Garden Club since 2012. Over the years, she has very much enjoyed running it. She told me “Its all been a pleasure and I have been touched by the personal feedback from members, but I feel it is time for someone else to step in - to bring some fresh new ideas, find different locations. I am delighted that Alan Lucas will be taking over from me.” Here are some of Sandy’s memories .
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The monthly meetings from March to October have always produced interesting gardening tips, shared problems, great suggestions, plus plants and cuttings to offer or exchange with others. There were also several meetings hosted by club members in their own beautiful gardens and one enterprising member produced films by Monty Don on the Club's TV. The club has travelled to some fascinating garden locations and many ICE members have joined in, helping to make these events very sociable.
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Molino del Santo Benaojan (above right) just 10 minutes from Ronda - a delightful train journey from San Roque to Benaojan, a scenic journey passing lots of pretty stations all with their flower pots and window boxes. Lunch is served on the hotel terrace alongside a mountain stream. The Orchid House Estepona (right)- with its three glass dome structure containing 5,000 exotic plants and spectacular displays by its enormous waterfalls. Molina de Inca Botanical Garden Torremolinos (left) -a hidden gem with its incredible gardens, fountains, Japanese Garden, pools of fish, wandering wildlife, huge maze, so much to see. Sandy’s own special plant or flower is, not for its beauty but more for its rarity, the Rose Of Jericho. It looks like a dried brown ball, but when placed in water opens up. There is no colour, and when taken from the water dries up again. Her story goes that on the dry landscapes of Israel Jesus came across the green leaves and flowers of the Rose of Jericho, drank some dew and blessed it. The rose dries up and breaks free and rolls like tumbleweed. It is considered to be a talisman for prosperity and peace. Merchants would pay large sums of money to possess one. What is so fascinating is that it will never die but outlive us all. Sandy has one of these fascinating plants and has demonstrated it to the Garden Club. 13
FREDDIE’S RECIPE Barbecu ed Pork Sp areribs Spareribs of pork have been a popular feature at American barbecues and outdoor eating for many years. Supermarkets are now selling fresh pork ribs, just the right 'bony' cut for this kind of recipe. Large quantities of meat are required because there is a lot of waste. Barbecued pork spareribs are messy to eat but delicious with a salad and French bread on a hot summer evening. F OR THE BAR BECUE SAUCE 1 tablespoon oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 4 tablespoons tomato ketchup 2 tablespoons vinegar 1 tablespoon soft brown sugar 1 teaspoon made mustard 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce Cut between the flesh of each pork rib bone so that individual pieces of meat are obtained and can be held in the fingers to eat after cooking. Sprinkle the meat with salt and place in a shallow roasting tin. Place in the centre of a moderately hot oven (400°F., 200°C., Gas Mark 6) and roast for 30 minutes. Meanwhile prepare the barbecue sauce. Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the onion. Fry gently until the onion is soft but not brown. Mix together the tomato ketchup, vinegar, sugar, mustard and Worcestershire sauce in a basin. Add this to the onion in the saucepan and bring up to the boil stirring well. Remove the sauce from the heat. Lower the oven heat to moderate (350°F., 180°C., Gas Mark 4) and pour away any fat in the pan. Pour the barbecue sauce over the pork ribs and replace in the oven. Continue to roast the meat at the lower temperature for a further 1 hour. Baste often with the sauce. Towards the end the rib bones will become rather crisp and brown round the edges. Serve the pork ribs with any sauce spooned from the roasting tin. Provide napkins and when cool enough to handle nibble the spicy meat off the bones. Serves 2-3 I make twice the amount of sauce – Freddie Submitted by Freddie Thomas 14
PAST EVENTS WARS OF THE ROSES—Presented by Geoff Fabron Yes it finally happened! After quite a few cancellations due to lockdown restrictions Geoff was able to give the replay of his presentation on the Wars of the Roses originally given in 2020 . So with social distancing being strictly observed with a maximum of 4 at a table, 20 or so members settled down to hear the fascinating story of this period in not only English history but drawing in Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France. An audible chuckle was heard when Geoff explained at one time (1422 +) there was a King (Henry VI) who was both king of England and France. Wonder if Monsieur Macron is aware of that! Covering roughly the years from 1400 to 1500, Geoff explained the incredible machinations of the Plantagenet family as they sided with either the Yorkist or Lancastrian sides. Quite often changing their allegiance and defecting to the other side if it suited their ambitions! This was until their eventual ruination. Details of the major figures involved were given, from King Henry VI (1421-1471), his wife Queen Margaret (1430-1482), Richard Duke of York (1411-1460), King Edward IV (1442-1483), Richard Neville Earl of Warwick (1428-1471), King Richard III (14521485) and finally King Henry VII (1457-1509) the first of the Tudor dynasty. Their characters and actions, both successes and disasters, and sometimes even inactions, were clearly explained by Geoff. Concentration was certainly needed to keep up with the struggle for power and the title for the Crown as it played out. For those directly involved it was a life and death matter, but barely ruffled the everyday life underneath, perhaps except for a period when the Scots were signed up to fight for the Lancastrian side. Retreating essentially when they went unpaid. Simply a fascinating period in history, excellently presented by Geoff. Next history presentation by Geoff is to be on The Spanish Civil War. Submitted by Alan Lucas 15
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EVENTS April Friday, 2nd April – Quiz Night 2.30pm for 3.00pm Quiz Master Ian Horwood
Organiser Sheila Fox
Sunday, 18th April – Sunday Lunch – Tickets 17€ Members and 20€ Guests Full details on Page 10 Organiser Sue Potter Tuesday, 27th April – Ladies Lunch – check club noticeboard for info Organiser Julie Wood May Friday, 7th May -Quiz Thursday, 13th May – History Group Saturday, 15th May – Horse Racing/Ploughman’s Lunch Sunday, 16th May – Songs of Praise Tuesday, 25th May – Ladies Lunch New Activities Feeling out of shape—come and join Rachel’s Exerclse Class on Mondays Full details Page 16 Want to pit your word skills? Wilma’s Scrabble group is now up and running on Friday mornings.
IMPORTANT NOTICE Unfortunately due to Brexit the Club is being charged a minimum of €18 for every transfer received from a UK bank. So ,with a heavy heart the Committee have decided that from now on if you send a transfer please add another €18 onto the total. Please remember this only applies to UK banks. It would be better if you could find alternative arrangements.
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DUE TO CURRENT RESTRICTIONS EVENTS MAY CHANGE AT VERY SHORT NOTICE - ALWAYS CHECK CLUB HOUSE NOTICE BOARD STOP PRESS ON THE WEBSITE OR FACEBOOK ‘The ICE Club’
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WILMA’S COOKING TIPS Sprouting seeds are so easy to make and only cost you pennies. They are delicious to enhance any salad and are rich in Potassium, Magnesium and Calcium. Have a clean jar—rinse 2/3 tbsp of seeds ( i.e. lentils, alfalfa, sunflower, etc.). Rinse once a day and leave jar in a dark place. In less than 7 days, depending on the size of seeds, you have the sprouts. I do lentils and they are ready in 4/5 days. Nutty and delicious.
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THE FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE PALACE OF WESTMINTER 1834 Unlike today, the Palace of Westminster was the Royal Palace lived in by all the English monarchs from King Canute onwards until Henry VIII’s reign. The country was also governed from there, with the House of Lords since the 14thC and the Commons since the 16thC. But, by the Georgian period, it was said that with the interior walls and partitions and rickety staircases and twisting corridors that had been erected to make rooms for the various offices and assembly rooms, as Parliament developed, the old palace was an accident waiting to happen. Then, in October 1834, it did! Tax management at the time used short wooden sticks, suitably inscribed, as confirmation that various taxes had been paid. Called Tally Sticks, they were disposed of after the payment of a tax was recorded, by burning them in the furnace under the main ground floor. There were cart-loads of these sticks, and even after the chimney caught fire, the Housekeeper and the Clerk of Works continued to do their job of burning them. In the early evening, the flames took hold and within a half hour, it looked serious. Then a huge fireball exploded out of the building - and that was that! The biggest fire since 1666. It is fortunate that some 44 local artists took up their paints and pencils and recorded the conflagration. Many of their works are held in the Parliamentary Art Collection. The parish fire engines and those of the Insurance Companies all came out to help, but the main problem was that the River Thames happened to be at low ebb, and reaching the water was not easy! 21
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When at last the river allowed, the floating fire engine of the London Fire Engine Establishment was also able to join in – by which time, almost the whole of the Palace was destroyed. It did however play an important role of quelling the flames enveloping the massive oak timbers of the roof of the Great Hall. It took a further five days to dampen down the last of the smouldering embers. Literally hundreds of volunteers tried to help, and many items of art (and tax records) were saved, but the building was lost - except for the Great Hall and a few small rooms on the ground floor. As may be imagined, crowds flocked to see the disaster unfolding. It was said that many cheered as the walls crumbled, but more were horrified at the ferocity of the blaze. Amongst the onlookers was Mr AWN Pugin, who later designed The Clock Tower that was to become Big Ben twenty years onward. He and Sir Charles Barry designed the new Palace keeping to the ‘footprint’ of the old Palace, which explains why the walls of the passageways between The Great Hall and the Central Lobby do not quite align. But the tiny cloister and the miniature Chapter House attached to St Stephen’s Chapel dating from 1526, were only partly damaged and were included in Barry’s design, and were restored as some of the great treasures of late medieval gothic architecture, now enclosed within the new Palace. Similarly, the undercroft chapel that had been used by the Speaker as his dining room before the fire, became the Undercroft Chapel of St Mary and is in regular use as such. The buildings were not insured and the damage was estimated to be about £2 million. No-one was prosecuted, but the public inquiry found various people to have been guilty of ‘negligence and foolishness’. The happier result of the fire was the establishment of the London Fire Brigade and the creation of a National Archives for the United Kingdom. And no lives were lost.
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DO IT YOURSELF T.I.E. FOR €12.00 (TARJETA DE IDENTIDAD DE EXTRANJERO Following Stephanie Monahan’s very useful article in the November ICE magazine, on applying for a T.I.E, I was motivated to see if I could carry out the process without the use and expense of a Solicitor or Gestor. Some people are paying up to €150.00 per person so it is definitely worthwhile trying to do it yourself. The process may appear lengthy when written down but in reality it is relatively simple and will help improve your Spanish a little at the same time! Using the indicated internet Hyperlinks, as shown in this article, in the online ICE magazine will take you directly to the required forms. The most difficult part was finding from where to download the three forms which are required for submission to the authorities. The three forms are Modelo 790 012, Modelo EX-23 and the Police appointments system ( Our application was based on us holding an existing green Residency paper for more than five years and being UK citizens. Different forms will be required depending on your residency and nationality status ) Note :-You need to make an application individually. Modelo 790 012 is the form required to prove payment of the necessary fees. You first have to fill out a form available at https://sede.policia.gob.es/Tasa790_012/ ImpresoRellenar Fill in your NIE, Name and address etc. in the IDENIFICACION section and in the AUTOLIQUIDACION section press “Principal”. Next go to the section Tarjetas de identidad de extranjeros (TIE) y certificados de registro de residentes comunitariosand and select the last option Certificado de registro de residente comunitario o Tarjeta de residencia de familiar de un ciudadano de la Unión by pressing the button on the right hand side. In the INGRESO section press the button en effective next to the €12,00 and then complete the simple security code at the bottom. When this is all completed on line, a final different version appears on your screen which is the one you are required to print out and actually take to the bank to pay and obtain a receipt. To make the €12.00 payment, I used one of the, recently installed, bill payment ATM machines which are now appearing outside many Spanish banks. I found the BBVA Bank machines particularly helpful as they have a comprehensive English language option which guides you through the process. Finally the machine produces a receipt which is the one required by the Police. Form Modelo EX-23 is available to download at http://extranjeros.inclusion.gob.es/es/modelossolicitudes/mod_solicitudes2/ and must be printed out and filled in by hand. Very useful information on how to fill out the EX-23 form is available at the Citizens Advice in Spain web page https://www.citizensadvice.org.es/faq/which-boxes-to-tickon-form-ex-23-for-special-tie/ 24
You are also required to have an up-to-date Padron form. We found that the Ayuntamiento Padron office in Estepona now use an electronic appointment system which is accessed via a console just inside the door. The console issues a paper appointment number with the date and time of the appointment. Our declared appointment time was late by about 15 minutes but the whole process inside the office took just two or three minutes. You must also provide a correctly sized and proportioned passport photo. I found a useful, on line, system at https://makepassportphoto.com/ where you can download any head and shoulders photo and they will produce a specific Spanish T.I.E. photo for you to print out for a very small fee of 2.99 USD. You can, of course, have one prepared by any of the photo shops in the area. Finally you have to make an appointment with your local Policia Nacional station. The appointment system is accessible on line at https://sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es/icpco/index. Select your Province from the drop down list (probably Malaga) and Press Aceptar. On the next page you must go to the sectionTRA MITES CUERPO NACIONAL DE POLICI and select POLICIA-EXP TARJETA ASSOCIADA AL ACUERDO DE RETIRADA CIUDADANOS BRITANICOS YSUS FAMILIARES (BREXIT) from the drop down list. Press Aceptar. On the next page it gives a list of the documents that you will need when visiting the Police station. Press Entrar. The next page requires you to fill in your N.I.E number and Name etc. Press Aceptar and on the final page you are given a choice of three dates and once selected the system sends out a code to your mobile phone which must be entered on the presented form to finalise your appointment . Finally an email is sent to you confirming the date, time and a specific reference number. We found that Police appointments were available within one week of our application. You need to take your original Green NIE paper or card together with an up to date passport when going to the Police station. The Policia office were very efficient and your name was called out when it was your turn. Due to Covid restrictions, only one person was allowed into the station at a time. Having previous experiences of Spanish bureaucracy, I presented all the required documentation in duplicate, though it does not appear to be necessary. The staff all spoke good English and you have to have your fingerprints taken using a small screen - no messy ink pads! The whole process took just a few minutes. You are then presented with a document confirming you application which includes a “Lote” number. The Policeman advised that we should return in one month to collect the actual T.I.E. You need to repeat the appointment application process, as detailed above, before collecting your card. We chose to delay week or so beyond the suggested date to allow for delays in the system. On arrival to collect your T.I.E card you will see a “Lote” number posted on the door of the station. This should be the same or later than your own “Lote” number. Finally you must have your fingerprints taken again to confirm you are actually the correct person collecting the card. Submitted by Ron Sykes 25
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION 100 YEARS OLD IN MAY 2021 The Great War created huge problems in Great Britain: the economy at rock bottom, three quarters of a million soldiers killed and twice as many injured, physically and mentally, and some disabled to the point of being unable to support their families. Towards the end of the war, support groups formed with some degree of political backing by the Conservatives and Liberals and the fledgling Labour party, each providing help where they could.
Four charities that pressed the Government to support the men as they returned from the Front, were The National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers, the National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldier, The Comrades of the Great War and the Officers Association. Even before the end of the war, General Sir Horrace Smith-Dorrien urged the charities to amalgamate, to concentrate their struggle with the Government, but to no avail. But in 1921 an ex-Lance Bombardier Tom Lister, himself injured in the war and discharged back to civvy-street, threw himself into the campaign with dramatic effect, and changes began to happen. On Sunday 15 May 1921, under the patronage of Field Marshall, Earl Haig, a British commander at Passchendaele and the Somme, the charities amalgamated and formed the British Legion. Lord Haig became the first President and Tom Lister, later Sir Thomas Frederick Lister, the first chairman. The new organisation immediately included support for the members of the newly formed Royal Air Force and its predecessor, the Royal Flying Corps. The purpose of the Legion was predominantly to care for those who had suffered as a result of service in the Armed Forces during the war, whether through their own service or through that of a husband, father or son. The suffering took many forms: the effect of a war wound on a man's ability to earn a living and support his family, or a war widow's struggle to give her children an education. Even those who had come through the war relatively unscathed struggled with the unemployment that was to remain so for years. To help them, the Legion needed money and in its first year, a public appeal was started using the poppy of Flanders fields as its focus, a paper poppy given in recognition of a donation. The appeal was launched during November, emphasising the significance of the ‘eleventh of the eleventh’. 26
In the memorial services that followed the Cease Fire in 1918 and the Armistice in 1919, the two-minute silence to remember those who had fallen became what is now a well established tradition. Since then, with increasing patronage by members of the Royal Family, the Legion was granted a Royal Charter in 1925. In 1971, the Legion was granted Royal status, and has extended its public presence with its nation-wide Poppy Appeal, stunning displays of poppies around the Tower of London and other places of national importance, and culminating in the annual Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on the day before Remembrance Sunday, itself a pageant of splendour and emotion. As a result of these efforts and many more by its members, the Royal British Legion continues to support ex-servicemen and their dependants to this day. We will remember them. Submitted by Geoff Morgan
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SAFETY NOTICES These are the new rules that the Committee have put into place to keep you all safe, it is everybody's responsibility to adhere to them, anybody refusing to keep to the rules will unfortunately be asked to leave: Capacity allowed is 75% using 25% of the tables indoors, 100% in toldos area but a distance of 1.5 metres to be kept between tables. Anti bacterial gel to be used when you enter the Club which is provided at every entrance. People must wear masks at all times apart from when sitting at a table. Tables and chairs to be cleaned after every occupancy by the people vacating chair or table, cleaning materials provided at cleaning stations. Only 1 person at a time in all of the toilets, locks have been fitted on the outer doors. Toilets, door handles and light switches to be cleaned by anyone using the toilets. Cleaning materials provided or if you feel safer clean them before use as well. No cushions to be used and when required, single use tablecloths only. Lunches will now be served at your table. Bar to be used for ordering & collecting of drinks only, no standing or sitting at the bar. If you use the Computer, wipe everything down with wipes provided. Books & puzzles may be taken but on return or touched must be put into the box provided to quarantine for 14 days. Lift to be used by 1 person at a time unless of the same household. If you have returned to Spain from another country please refrain from coming to the Club for 14 days. 28
Óptica Machin English Optician Óptica Machin has established itself over the years as a highly recommended practice where eye care and exceptional service are the priorities. We welcome all patients, whatever your visual requirements for fashion, sports, style, UV protection and budget may be. The practice is very easy to find, located on the Avenida Litoral approach road into Estepona and has ample free parking.
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The following are various snippets from history which readers may find interesting, strange, humorous or just plain bizarre. In 1529 the youthful Duke of Alba (1502-1582), yearning to spend a few hours with his young bride, rode from Hungary, where he was serving against the Turks, to Spain and back again. He covered a distance of some 2,200 miles in the remarkably short time of 17 days, for an average daily rate of nearly 130 miles. Despite strenuous efforts to put an end to the practice, duels were so popular in the French Amy during the reign of Louis XIII (1610-1643) that an average of 121 officers died in such each year. The first British infantry battalion to report not a single illiterate man in its ranks was the 1st Gordon Highlanders.... in 1933. During the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, losses averaged one tank every fifteen minutes and one airplane every hour. In 1943, all 4.4 million pairs of scissors produced in Occupied Europe were requisitioned for the use of the German Armed Forces. Not a single person of the nearly 4.5 million American military personnel transported overseas during the First World War was lost in transit to enemy action, though 71 men did die of disease or accidents en route. During the peak of American participation in the Second World War (19441945), the US shipped a monthly average of 65,000 measured tons of mail overseas, the peak being the November 1944 pre-Christmas load of 178,000 tons, or more than 50 pounds of mail for every man and woman overseas. The chief designer of artillery for the French Army in the late 1800s was a General de Bang.
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SOLUTIONS If the person who named Walkie Talkies named everything
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SUDOKU SOLUTION The Friendly British Hair Salon Unisex Peluqueria For Every Day & Those Special Occasions 952 805 485 Ask For THERESA We are offering a promotion on Blow-dries, Shampoo and Sets for 12 Euros. Tuesday to Friday OAP days are Tuesday to Friday We are closed on Mondays Estepona Port Opposite Club Nautico 31
CLUB COMMITTEE PRESIDENT
Sheila Fox
671 232 906
951 900 745
SECRETARY
Margaret Whittley
603 846 698
951 972 577
TREASURER
Ted Lunniss
691 392 156
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Wilma Keeley
679 138 952
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Ian Horwood
602 291 855
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Diane Hackett
626 080 829
952 893 965
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Julie Wood
639 542 387
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628 523 444
952 805 739
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711 055 728
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Daniel Hackston
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689 457 410
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663 572 492
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Doug Mitchell
667 998 800
952 897 977
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Doug Mitchell
667 998 800
952 897 977
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Sally Holloway
678 897 275
952 808 992
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951 577 050
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HOSTESS Introduce new members Maureen Winckle
952 791 812
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Rachel Lucas
711 073 363
951 515 220
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Rachel Lucas
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Vic Loughran
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GENERAL INFORMATION See trip information for times. Please ensure that you sit in the seat numbered on your ticket. We regret that we cannot stop at any other point unless agreed with the organiser, to pick up or put down. The organiser reserves the right to refuse to include any member they feel is not sufficiently able-bodied to follow the itinerary. Members are responsible for their own travel insurance..
COACH TRIPS
Please produce your membership card together with the correct money. Have prepared your choice of the menu if applicable. Final ticket booking: All tickets must be booked and paid for on or before the last Thursday coffee morning before the event. Late phone bookings cannot be accepted. Members are advised to
BUYING YOUR TICKET
WELFARE Members are requested to notify
our welfare officer, Wilma Keeley if they know of any member who is ill. Tel: 951 577 050 / 679 138 952 email: wilmakeeley2000@yahoo.co.uk
SMOKING The smoking of tobacco,
electronic cigarettes and any other substance is not be permitted anywhere in or on the premises of The International Club of Estepona, Bahia Dorada.
When visiting the club please park considerately between white lines and never on yellow lines. Please DO NOT PARK in the car parking space in front of next door's apartment. Although it is not officially for their sole use it is better for peaceful relations that we don't park attend the last Thursday before a trip in there.
PARKING
case there are any last-minute alterations. Cannot be given for tickets, unless
REFUNDS the organiser is notified in time,
and providing the trip is full and a replacement can be found from the waiting list. Tickets are not transferable to other members without the authorisation of the organiser.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL Renewing your annual club membership can be done by bank transfer. Send to: Bank - Banco Sabadell, Sabinillas. IBAN:- ES98 0081 0535 8800 0131 1734 BIC CODE:- BSABESBB
Please advise TEDBROKEN LUNNISS the IMPORTANT: TELL THE BAR STAFF OF ANY GLASS Are included in the cost of coach travel CLUB TREASURER AND THEY WILL DISPOSE OF IT. by email if you have sent a TIPS and restaurants, but not for hotels. payment by bank transfer, stating your name and membership number if possible. ted_lunniss@hotmail.co.uk TEL: 691 392 156 Are not allowed inside the DOGS clubhouse. They are permitted on the IMPORTANT, ALL ORGANISERS PLEASE lower terrace but only when they are NOTE: THE CLUBHOUSE FURNITURE MUST under the owner’s control by being attached to a BE LEFT AS SET FOR A THURSDAY MEETING lead which is held by the owner or BEFORE LEAVING THE CLUB. SWITCH OFF attached to one of the hooks on the wall which LIGHTS, FANS AND AIR CONDITIONERS. are provided for that purpose. SET BUILDING ALARM AND LOCK DOORS. All drinks, whether alcoholic or otherwise, to be consumed on the Club premises shall be purchased from the Club bar. CLUB DRINKS POLICY
Do not have an answering machine. The phone will ring until someone picks up. If you hear a message in Spanish you have dialled the wrong number.
HELICOPTEROS SANITARIOS
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ACTIVITY ORGANISERS Art Group
Steve Carter
Art Class
Ronnie Lilley
696 259 644
951 277 240
Bowls
Terry Smith
677 656 319
951 276 690
Bridge
Tim & Nine Taminiau
672 712 927
951 277 113
Bums & Tums
Rachel Lucas
711 073 363
951 515 220
Canasta
Nigel Nevshehir
689 457 410
952 791 449
Drama Group
Margaret Hall
634 273 194
Film Night
Sue Potter
686 107 835
952 636 627
Garden Club
Alan Lucas
711 055 728
951 515 220
Golf
Peter Henry
693 105 180
951 273 949
Stephen McMurtry
608 854 505
History
Geoff Fabron
+44 7786244607
951 517 014
Krafty Club
Julie Wood
639 542 387
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Bea Sykes
677 654 479
951 972 724
Ladies Lunch
Julie Wood
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Mahjong
Lin Ingram
952 118 037
Petanca
Wilma Keeley
Quiz Night
Sheila Fox
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Rambling
Sue Potter
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Songs of Praise
Martin Holmes
652 272 142
952 892 163
Spanish Lessons
Martin Holmes
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Scrabble
Wilma Keeley
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952 800 875
CLUB ORGANISERS Club Calendar
Sheila Fox
671 232 906
951 900 745
Sue Potter
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Library
Peter Galloway
Lift Controller
Terry Smith
677 656 319
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Lottery
Dave Hackett
636 326 599
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Posters & tickets
Vic Loughran
Security Keys
Rob Potter
671 725 243
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Ticket Sales
Maggie Whittley
603 846 698
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Jackie Simmonds
652 798 107
952 797 921
Fran Horwood
602 291 855
(+44) 7703037357
Cindy Holmes Julie Wood
628 860 093 639 542 387
952 892 163 952 913 174
Videos Wake Organiser
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