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An attempted abduction of a 12 year old girl took place at Entre Naranjos on Sunday afternoon.

The girl had just left her group of friends, to go home, when a Moracan looking man tried to drag her into the back of his white van, possibly a Peugeot Partner.

The young girl managed to fight him off and run away and although her parents contacted the police, who arrived at the scene quickly, the assailant had already disappeared.

It seems that the man had been noticed the previous day, sat in his van, using a mobile telephone near to the play area.

The girls mum asked the Sol Times to ensure that children and parents alike are aware of the possible danger and need to be on their guard.

If you see anything suspicious then contact the police immediately.

no more mass parties in public builDinGs says maDriD mayor

The mayor of Madrid, Ana Botella (pictured) announced on Saturday afternoon that the city council would “never again” hire out any of its venues for macrofiestas like the Halloween party held in the Madrid Arena on Wednesday night/Thursday morning, which left three 18 year olds dead and left two more young girls in a critical condition in hospital.

“Never again, while I am mayor, will the city council lease any of its buildings for this type of event”, said Botella in a press conference this afternoon.

“I will do everything in my power to ensure that this city never sees another tragedy like this one,” she continued, adding that the city council would assist the police in any way necessary in their investigation into the incident. She also said that the Madrid authorities would begin legal processings against the event organisers, Diviertt S.L., if they were shown to be responsible for the tragedy. “The risk is too great when so many young people get together in an enclosed space with too much

alcohol available. I don’t want to see another event like this. Nothing is more important than human life”, she stated.

“Today is a day of mourning for Madrid and for the whole of Spain. We are all hugely affected by what happened,” said the mayor, who read out the names of the three fatal victims and the two seriously injured young girls, conveying her condolences to their families.

Furthermore, she said that the city council had accepted the opposition’s request to set up a political commission to look into the changes necessary to ensure that “an incident like the sad one on Thursday night does not repeat itself,” adding: “We want maximum transparency”.

There has been increasing criticism of the lack of security at Wednesday night’s event. Botella confirmed that there had been an official, a seargent and 14 police officers on duty at the entrance and along a 50m perimeter from the entrance. A further 24 officers were deployed after the tragedy had occurred. Inside the venue, private security guards had been employed and there were no reported incidents until the stampede just after 4am.

The authorities are still trying to establish whether or not the permitted number of tickets had been surpassed and exactly how many people were inside the venue when the stampede occurred.

When asked by members of the press whether the medical team on site was adequate for an event of this type, Botella said this was the reponsibility of the organisers, since it was a private event.

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Prime minister Mariano Rajoy has insisted that “there will be economic growth in 2014 in Spain”.

In an interview with Cadena Cope, Rajoy said he firmly believes that 2013 will be better than 2012 and that in 2014 there will be economic growth, based on the fact that the economy has fallen less than expected this year and fewer jobs will be lost than had initially been estimated.

Rajoy said he understood people’s discontentment with the high levels of unemployment and the effect on domestic economies of the government’s decisions, like tax increases, and said he’d like to be able to “reverse the situation, at some point in the future” with respect to some of the measures taken to correct the deficit.

“We would like to be able to lower income tax in 2014,” he said. “I hope to be able to do so”.

The Prime minister confirmed that he had

no intention of increasing taxes any further in 2013 and that he would not lower civil servants’ salaries either. However, he said he had not yet taken a decision with regard to pensions, and is waiting for the CPI results in November, on which pensions are usually calculated.

Rajoy also mentioned his dislike for the “euro per prescription” measure adopted in Catalonia and Madrid, saying that it failed to treat people “equally” and made people in those areas “pay twice” for their medication. He said he intended to negotiate this measure with the authorities in Catalonia and Madrid, but that if he did not reach a satisfactory conclusion, was prepared to take the matter to the Constitutional Court.

When asked about whether Spain was going to ask for a bail-out from the EU, Rajoy said he had not ruled out the possibility, but that he

Valencia pharmacies begin indefinite strike oVer

goVernment non-paymentPharmacies in Valencia, Alicante and Castellón began

an indefinite strike today in protest over the 450 million euro debt the regional government has with them.

From November 5th onwards, two in every three pharmacies will be closed each day, on rotation, until the debt is settled.

Pharmacists argue that the regional authorities have brought the strike upon themselves, by leaving pharmacies in a “dramatic situation which has forced them to close indefinitely”.

The regional government of the Comunidad Valenciana owes pharmacies five and a half months worth of prescription payments.

Last week they settled half of their April debt and half of their May debt using funds from the Reginal Liquidity Fund (FLA).

“This move leaves us back where we were, since on Wednesday we’ll be adding another month’s worth to the ongoing debt”, complained the pharmacists.

would make the decision “if and when it is in the general interests of all Spanish people”.

With regard to the recent spate of repossessions, the prime minister accepted that the code of practice introduced in March “has not worked as we would have liked it to” and that new measures “to be applied immediately” are currently being negotiated with the PSOE to solve the “dramas, which are causing a lot of pain and are a very graphic image of the crisis”.

With regard to the Hallowe’en tragedy at the Madrid Arena, which left four young girls dead, he said: “It is not a matter of modifying the law, but rather of ensuring that the current laws are adhered to”.

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This could be the last ‘All Saints’ long weekend in Spain if the Council of Ministers, hoping to increase productivity in the Spanish economy, agree to get rid of this longstanding fiesta when they debate next year’s official calendar later today.

A year ago, Mariano Rajoy announced his intention to get rid of the infamous ‘puentes’ whereby Spaniards add random days off to official fiestas in order to join them up to the nearest weekend. He proposed moving all official fiestas to the nearest Monday - not unlike Bank Holidays in the UK - except for those more deeply rooted in Spanish society, in an attempt to improve Spain’s competitivity.

Leaked information about today’s Council of Ministers debate suggests that the Todos los Santos (All Saints) fiesta on November 1st could be moved or removed altogether, but that the Purísima fiesta on December 8th would be maintained. The fiesta de la Constitución (Constitution Day), traditionally held on December 6th, is

likely to either be removed altogether or moved to the nearest Monday to avoid the frequent custom of joining it up to the Purísima to create a ‘macropuente’ at the start of December.

August 15th would also remain a national holiday, as requested by the tourism industry.

Fiestas such as San José (St Joseph’s Day) on March 19th and the fiesta de Santiago (St James’ Day) on July 25th could be moved permanently to the nearest Monday. These changes would primarily affect Valencia and Galicia respectively.

The fiestas that are not going to be moved or removed are New Year - January 1st, October 12th - día de la Hispanidad; December 25th - Christmas Day, Good Friday and May 1st.

Any changes have to be agreed by the Autonomous Regions and put to the vote in the Congress of Deputies before they can be adopted definitively.

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Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Hello Kitty, Sponge Bob, Disney princesses, fairies, butterflies, puppies… they all travel with him and his customers every day. Rafael Segura’s taxi just oozes magic and happiness.

Seville-born Rafael, a taxi driver since 1985, has converted his taxi into the most original cab in Seville. A year and a half ago, his six-year-old daughter Alicia said she wanted his taxi to be different from all the rest. No sooner said than done.

Alicia now says she is really “proud” of Rafael and his taxi. “She wants to show it to all her friends”, her father told the a journalist from 20minutes.es, who came across it by accident on the way to a meeting.

There is not a single inch of the dashboard, the seats, the sides or the five doors which is not covered with smiley faces,

soft toys or stickers of some cartoon character or other.

Rafael wants his taxi to be full of colour and happiness so that children who climb aboard can forget their problems for a while - he has offered free taxi rides to and from the doctors or the hospital for children with cancer.

He says he has had first-hand experience of the disease - in his family “there have been cases” - and is aware of the importance of keeping children’s spirits up and making them smile when things get tough.

But this is not all he is doing to help. Rafael is also offering free transport to families with no income and children, elderly or sick people to care for: “We all need to do our bit to help those who are worst off,” he said.

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Queen were a glam rock/heavy metal band that started out in 1971 after guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor who together were playing in a band called Smile , decided to form another group and joined up with a vocalist and some time piano player Farrokh Bulsara who changed his name immediately to Freddie Mercury. After a short time bassist John Deacon joined them and in 1972 they were signed to EMI Records. Their first single “Keep Yourself Alive” was released shortly thereafter but didn’t sell well. Their debut album QUEEN 1 came out in 1973 with a combination of glam and hard rock songs on it. The next album Queen 2 followed the same format but the single Seven Seas of Rye that came off it was a massive hit and people were beginning to take notice of the rock band with the flamboyant lead singer.

It wasn’t till 1974 that they would make it big with their third album Sheer Heart Attack. It went to number two in the UK and the album’s single “Killer Queen” became the band’s first US hit, just missing the US top ten. They also started to make a name for themselves, especially Mercury who early on would always be satin-clad and was one great showman on stage with his theatrics. He also had one hell of a voice too.

It was the 1975 release of the masterpiece A Night at the Opera which would make them superstars. The album would go to number five in the US, but in Britain it went to number one and stayed there for nine weeks. The album had a little bit of everything including the seven minute single “Bohemian Rhapsody”, a mini opera written by Mercury. Before release the band were unsure about how people would react to a seven minute single so played it to close friend and DJ Kenny Everett who loved it and told them to keep it exactly how it is. It is the one rock opera that truly sounded like an opera, even with May’s great heavy metal guitar riffs. With many vocal overdubs, hard drumming, mellow piano, the song became their fans most loved. They also put together one fine video for the song, which in the pre MTV days wasn’t really done too often. No cost was spared for the song and it took a month to complete. But A Night At The Opera also had other great tunes on it and all the band’s members helped in writing several of them including Deacon’s “Your My Best Friend”, which was perfect for Mercury’s voice, and Taylor’s heavy metal lead vocal, drums a pounding “I’m in Love With My Car”.

The next album, A Day at the Races, released in 1976 was another hit and included the single, “Somebody to Love”. Then in ‘77 the release of News of the World went top ten with its double A sided “We Will Rock You”, written by May, and Mercury’s “We Are the Champions”. “Champions” was supposedly a gay rights song that was pretty much overtaken and still today used as an anthem for champion sports teams worldwide. In 1978, still more success came Queen’s way with the release of Jazz with yet one more

double a hit single, “Fat Bottomed Girls” and “Bicycle Race”.

Queen was at the peak of their popularity as they entered the decade of the 80s. The Game was released in early 1980 and became their first US number one album. It also contained four hit singles, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” an Elvis like song, the somewhat disco sounding “Another One Bites the Dust” and “Play the Game”. A fourth song “Save Me” was another British hit. For whatever reasons, this would be the last real big Queen album in the States and as the eighties went on they seem to fade there. But back home in the UK things still were going strong. “Under Pressure”, recorded with David Bowie went number one in Britain in 1981 and in ‘84 they went to number two on the UK charts with “Radio Gaga”. Then they played a great show at the Live Aid benefit concert in 1985. In ‘86, A Kind of Magic sold great in the UK and the rest of Europe, but it failed to sell at all in the States. The same fate was to come to 1989’s The Miracle. 1991’s Innuendo did a little better in the US, peaking at number 30.

But by early 1991, the end was near for the band. Mercury was gravely ill with AIDS, although his fans didn’t have a clue at first. Later in the year stories started to go around about his health and on November 22, he issued a statement confirming he had AIDS. He died just two days later. Mercury who was known for throwing big expensive parties would be honoured by the surviving Queen members and his friends in one last Queen Gig. It was held at London’s Wembley Stadium on May 20 1992 and televised worldwide. Featuring such guest artists as David Bowie, Elton John, George Michael, Annie Lennox, Def Leppard and Guns N’ Roses, the concert raised millions for the Mercury Phoenix Trust, which was established for AIDS awareness. Also at this time the song “Bohemian Rhapsody” was reissued to also raise money for AIDS research projects, and soared to the top of the British charts. The song also climbed to US number 2 after being featured in the movie Wayne’s World (it had originally reached US number 9 in January of 1976).

Surprisingly, there would be one last studio album issued by Queen. In 1995 May, Taylor and Deacon got together and added new music to backing tapes of vocal tracks that Mercury had recorded on his death bed. The album, Made in Heaven received mixed reviews. But like so many other Queen albums, it sold real well and the surviving band members did a grand job in putting it together. A fitting tribute to Freddie Mercury a genuine rock legend.

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We took advantage of a sunny Friday Morning to take the opportunity to have a photoshoot after rehearsal for our upcoming show ,Happily Ever After? which is taking place at The Cardinal Belluga Theatre in San Fulgencio on November 29th and 30th and December 1st. The show tells the tale of what happens 25 years after Cinderella ‘s fairy tale wedding to Prince Charming. The show features lots of music and comedy as you would expect from the group that brought you Ancient Grease in May of this year,

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Greenlands Bowls Club, recently had the privilage to host test matches between Spain and Portugal. As a warm up, the 2 countries played the host club, with Greenlands ending up worthy winners against Portugal, whilst it was role reversal against a strong Spanish side, who came out on top. The test match went the way of form, with Spain winning comfortably against a disappointing Portuguese side.

Just as importantly, the club Tues and Thurs leagues reached a conclusion. In the Tues fixed mat & jack league, the winners of their respective section played in the final, where the pairing of Brian Miller & Graham Bater beat Dave Thompson & Tony French. Winners of the Thurs 2/3 wood league were Tony French, Steph Taylor & Penny Tomkins, with the team of Dave Webb, Pat Wray & Jill Parker taking the runners up spot.

Now on to some SABA league business. In div A, the Maples were away at Emerald Isles, where the Titans certainly lived up to their name. Far from providing scrummy maple syrup, things turned somewhat sour for the gang, with the exception of these little sweeties: Sheila Stead, plus Phil & Angie Goodfellow 20-14. In the other div A match, rearranged to Tues afternoon,

the Sycamores were at home to San Mig Meteors. Although they lost 5-9, they put up a spirtited performance against a strong SM side. Muy bien: Joan Oliver, Eileen Merrick, Jill Parker 26-15. Marina Beardsall, Jack Redfern, Alan Brown 19-16. Keith Page, Jim Oliver, Brian Miller 14-14. Over at San Luis, the Chestnuts were involved in a hard fought 8-6 victory over the hosts. Winning on 3 rinks, they also had more shots than the Trekkers, as these point scorers led the celebrations: Janet Webb, Brian Hewett, Eric Thomas 17-16. Terry Lawton, Charles Langlois, Graham Watt 21-7. Helen Langlois, Mike Cassidy, Glyn Inwood 32-12.

Fresh from their victory over auntie (BBC), the winter leaguers went one better over at Bonalba. An emphatic 10-0 victory, was made possible by these guys & dolls: Lyn Greenland, Bobbie Sims, Steve Cantley, Bill Pain 15-11. Sue Johnson, Mike Veale, Barry Collins, Dave Greenland 21-7. Ronnie Cairns, Tom Hill, Angie Goodfellow, Derek Toozer 24-5. Gail Watson, Wendy Latham, Fred Willshire, Barry Latham 28-13.

Southern league matters are next on the agenda. In div 1, the Oaks hosted a strong Vistabella Lanzadores, and going into the last few ends were well down. But you can’t keep a good team down, and a late flurry ensured that not only were there results on

3 rinks, but a superior shots difference of only 2 shots, gave them an 8-6 victory. Phew, that was close: Jeannie Clements, Lyn Greenland, Dave O’Sullivan 18-15. Gail Watson, Fred Willshire, Barry Latham 21-9. Mike Veale, Ronnie Cairns, Steve Cantley 18-15. Also in div 1 was the Elms v Cavaliers fixture at Emerald Isles, although the result didn’t quite go to plan! Only 2 points were gained courtesy of this winning rink: Cas Thomas, Florence Edwards, Mike Edwards 20-13. Whilst the Oaks were toasting their victory, the Cedars were entertaining an experienced La Marina Seagulls side in an afternoon div 3 encounter. They too were on top form, winning on 3 and drawing on 1 rink, plus a superior shots difference of 108-93, gave them a well deserved 9 points. Get in there: Nadine Bater, Eileen Merrick, Jack Redfern 21-13.

Despite almost a days play lost due to torrential rain, the recent Indalo invitation rinks saw 2 Greenlands team progress to the latter stages. Cas Thomas, Florence Edwards, Mike Thomas & Mike Edwards lost to Lyn & Dave Greenland, plus 2 players from Javea in the semis, who in turn lost to a combined team of Indalo & Javea players in the final.

Fifth Race Day

The fifth day of the SAMM Autumn Race Series was held on Sunday 4th November. The race took place from the CAR Sailing Centre at Los Narejos on the Mar Menor. It was a blustery morning with a very strong south westerly wind. Seven boats started on the course of three laps. However there were several casualties of the strong winds. The first was the third buoy which was dragged by the

strong winds off its anchor which was lost. Then, because this buoy had drifted towards the shore Julian Pering and Carl Vogt in Conny misjudged the distance and were blown onto the reef, unfortunately because they needed help from the committee boat, they were disqualified. At the same time Shoestring Tres was also misled into going too close to the reef and was caught but Vernon and John managed to free it without

help and they finished in fourth place. Meanwhile Mick Burgess in Sea Hopper suffered a broken rudder and was blown ashore further up the beach. As the wind speed was increasing it was judged unsafe to continue so the race was reduced to one lap. The time between the first and second was very close and the results of the four boats which finished were as follows (on the corrected times):-

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Presented in both Spanish and English, this meeting of Celtic cultures will commence with a selection of Scottish music offered by the “Iberian Celts” playing the great highland bagpipes accompanied by the classic flute and drum.

The Spanish contingent is next up on the stage, this time from the “Galician Gaita Group”. These bagpipers, representing Spain’s most north-westerly autonomous community where these Celtic roots are shared, will offer a selection of their own traditional music.

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comes next, in the form of Maurice and Alma with their now-almost-famous string puppets. Maurice and Alma’s extremely entertaining puppet theatre has most recently been seen in Torrevieja streets as part of a local campaign to boost commerce in the town centre.

A ‘jamming session’ with Spaniard, Mota Sanchez on harmonica, accompanying Scottish piper, Wille Hume is up next on the bill before the haunting voice of Irish Celt, Aoife Leddy accompanied on guitar by Phil Ketley, offer a selection of traditional Irish and Scottish folk songs.

The ‘grand finale’ of this St. Andrew’s, Celtic spectacular will see the “Gaitas Rusador Band”, Spanish pipers from San Vicente, Alicante take to the stage to offer a selection of their own, special style of music but with an unusual, modern style.

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Another public thank you to ´Mazarron Bowls Club´ for their generous donation of 175€, raised by holding a special competition.

Over the last month GOmaD has been attending a series of Ćrisis Meetings´ held

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GOmaD has purchased Basic School Material up to the value of 250€ thanks to the very generous donations from those within our Community.

Unfortunately donations can no longer be left at the Business Centre Camposol A, due to the fitment of a Pharmacy, we are in search of an alternative drop-off but for now please contact Amanda on C´Sol A´ - 634 357 137, drop-off at Cultural/Social Centre B´ on Fridays 12 - 2.30pm, Calida Radio, Pto de Mazarron (opp ´La Cumbre Hotel´) or the Shop when open.

As of Tuesday 6th November (& every Tuesday thereafter) our GOmaD Van will be found in the Lower Car Park on Camposol A between 11am – 1pm. Please take this opportunity to drop-off any items you may have & at the same time ask Tony how MAD we really are!

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In 1328 Algorfa was first seen as a settlement within the Valencian Kingdom. The then king, Alfonso the second, gave the village autonomous status. This privilege was reliant on the building of 15 farms whose owners had to ensure the inhabitation of these by at least 15 families.

In 1714, after the wars for succession, the government changed and Algorfa’s privilege was revoked by Felipe the Fifth, and it became a part of the new Spanish Kingdom.

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Since the 14th century it has primarily been an agricultural village. The first settlers took advantage of the rich fertile land close to Segura and soon developed their small simple farms to large fields that provided a variety of harvests, and the cultivation of citrus fruits on the plains near the Segura River gave it important agricultural status.

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The house had not been lived in for over 12 months, so the MABS volunteer team worked tirelessly for several weeks to give it a fresh and welcoming look. MABS Mazarrón’s Co-ordinator, Zue Burgess, thanked everyone who gave their time freely, including local businesses: RJB Decorators, Freedom Mobility and Insignia Graphics, with a special thank you to the anonymous donor who paid for a pathway to be built.

The Grand Opening was combined with a winter fair, offering a large variety of stalls, from pottery to the latest fashions, and MABS is grateful for the continuing support of the stallholders. MABS President, Jacquelyne Phillips MBE, was on hand to cut the ribbon to officially open the Information Centre which is situated on the Avenida de los Covachos, Sector B4 on Camposol.

MABS volunteers Sue Jacob, Jenny Creighton, Doreen Burrows and Julie Venables modelled some fabulous outfits from the MABS shop in Totana. The clothes were quickly snapped up by discerning ladies in the audience, helping towards the total funds raised on the day of 2300€

MABS Mazarrón supports people affected by cancer from Cartagena in the north to Puerto Lumbreras in the south and at the moment they are supporting 86 people in the Mazarrón area. The new Information Centre is open Monday to Friday, from 10:00 until 14:00. Appointments can be made outside of these hours by calling the MABS Mazarrón Enquiry Line on 620 582 418

Zue Burgess commented “I’d like to thank all the volunteers who are here today for their continuing hard work and our supporters for their generosity in baking cakes and making

preserves to raise money for us today. Thank you to the MABS Totana shop and all people who donate items to be sold there, without which we would not have this facility today. Thank you to the MABS Mazarrón key members who have kept the team afloat over some very difficult times. Last, but by no means least, I’d like to thank everyone here today for supporting us and showing your commitment to MABS Mazarrón.”

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The average age we experience memory loss is 57 – but it can begin as early as our thirties, new research has revealed.

In an online poll, 11 per cent of respondents said they had started to notice their memory suffering in their 40s. Six per cent had noticed it in their 30s.

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Justo Quesada Samper: A real

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difficult times, who at the end of the sixties dreamed of building a holiday city from scratch.What today, in the midst

of the 21st Century, is nothing new, was then a truly innovative project well ahead of its time.

In 1972 he began to build Ciudad Quesada starting out with just a modest family firm and no resources other than his own hands and, above all, a tremendous capacity for sacrifice and hard work.

He did not cease in his efforts even when faced with the tremendous problems and financial crises the sector has suffered over the years, a fact which makes the successes achieved even more worthy of praise.

With the support of his wife and five children, Justo Quesada gave shape to his dream and created what is now a model company with tremendous prestige within the sector as can be seen from some of the awards we have received: the Costa Blanca Tourism Award in 1991, Jaguar Award for the Best Spanish Developer in 1999, Alicante Chamber of Commerce Award or the Prestige Rating Book.

Over the years, Mr. Quesada has gradually passed on control to his son José Angel, the company’s current chairman.

Although still a young man, he has spent years training to continue his father’s work with the modern vision required for town planning in the new millennium, but also based on the intensive, invaluable preparation he has received since his childhood.

35 years ago, Mr. Justo Quesada Samper’s visionary approach began to give shape to an ambitious dream: to create from scratch a real city which would play a leading role in launching residential tourism on the Costa Blanca. This was the birth of Ciudad Quesada.

Thousands of people from all over Europe supported this first great project to be carried out by our company’s founder, and it became a model of a

services city in every way, offering amenities which for the time were considered daring and unimaginable, such as a nine-hole golf course and a landing strip for light aircraft.

Ciudad Quesada is now a reference in 21st Century Spain, one of the country’s leading real estate developments, with over 20,000 homes built on an area of 10 million m2 and

further areas still under development.

It also stands out for its impressive range of services open all year round: eight banks, an abundance of food stores, two medical centres, a service station, a Water Park, five supermarkets, a Norwegian state school, a town hall and the la Marquesa golf course.

Different nationalities living together in harmony

has strengthened the bond between Ciudad Quesada’s thousands of residents.

In fact, it is the only urbanization which celebrates the fiestas of its own patron saint held every August, on San Justo day, with a fiesta committee and the participation of the Town Council of Rojales, the municipality which Cuidad Quesada forms part of.

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A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that I was running low on the handmade soaps that I sell here at Casa La Pedrera in our craft area within the house so I contacted the lady who makes them, but she is all the way down in Denia. She mentioned that she would be at the Convention Centre in Alicante, so we arranged to meet up there, She hinted that it would some sort of arts and crafts show, but when we went there, it was something completely different. Yes, there were a few odd stores selling bits and bobs but the large majority were Spanish owned businesses selling costumes for the Moors and Christian Festival.

These costumes were amazingly extravagant and extremely expensive. Row after row of dummies draped in glorious clothes, coats and crowns dripping with jewels, feathers, fur and sequins. I was amazed not only by the quality and variety but the fact that there were so many specialist businesses dedicated to selling costumes exclusively for one particular festival. Most of the businesses hailed inland from Alocy, Concentaina, Sax etc. which falls within the boundaries of the Valencian Community, In fact most of the Moors and Christian Parades take place within these communities commemorating the battles between Muslims and Christians during the period known as the Reconquista.

(8th century through to the 15th century)

The Reconquista is a term you will often see bandied about, but what does it actually mean? Essentially it is the century long period in the Middle Ages which several Christian Kingdoms succeeded in reconquering the Iberian Peninsula from the Islamic Kingdoms, collectively known as Al-Andalus. I have tried to find out and read up about this subject but the Wars of the Reconquista are relatively difficult to follow for those unfamiliar with Spanish history, although I am trying. They occurred

intermittently and were complicated by civil wars within both the Christian and Moslem kingdoms, so many of the battles were regional conflicts rather than part of a united Christian or Moslem front. There were Moslem’s subjects living in Christian domains and Christian subjects living in Moslem domains; treachery and politicking abounded, and independent Christian princes sometimes allied themselves with Moors against their Christian enemies, and visa versa so it can become a bit confusing.

Most importantly to the Spanish however is that every year, in April, the Saint gives victory to the Christian. The

biggest and most important one takes place in Alcoy, The celebration is one of the great fiestas of Spain, “the greatest in the world”, according to many an Alcoyano.

The people taking part in the festival are divided into two camps, the Moors and Christians and they parade they represent the capture of the city by the Moors and the subsequent Christian reconquest. The costumes are splendid and a loosely inspired by Medieval fashion. Christians wear fur, helmets and amour and ride horses and in contrast the Moors wear ancient Arab costumes, carry scimitars and ride camels.

Although no effort is made to achieve strict historical accuracy in the clothes, plenty of attention is given to the details, and the costumes have to follow certain

rules. Some modern things are allowed, like eyeglasses and watches, and most of the soldiers, even non-smokers, chomp on cigars. These cigars are a tradition of the fiesta, although nobody seems to know exactly why. “They’re just part of the fun,” says one Alcoyano.

The armies parade through the streets, set for battle, accompanied by bands, cheered on by people lining the streets, admiring and encouraging the worriers. All day long the hosts parade through a city decked with banners,

especially the red cross of Saint George. The mood is festive as Alcoy sends her armies off to war.

Two days later the city is filled with the roar of battle, the smoke of gunpowder covering the city as a fog. The Moors and the Christians do battle during the whole day; the Christians, are defeated in the morning and the Moorish crescent can be seen on the ramparts of the castle were the red cross had once flown. When the fighting is at its fiercest, Saint George himself appears at the top of the castle to aid the Christian armies. The tide is reversed; the Moors retreat.


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filaes on a rotation basis. They always vie for the best-dressed captain ever. At the end of the fiesta the captains, usually well-to-do businessmen, donate their costumes to the Moors and Christians museum.

I know where I want to be next April and regular readers of this column will know that I own a piece of land, in Benimarful which is close to Alcoy. We will in fact be doing a walk in that area in late November so if anyone would like to take part, please contact me. Alternatively, you can visit us here at Casa La Pedrera, as the weather has turned more chilly, the Grand Design House has re-opened and you can ,once again, have tea and coffee within the house and enjoy the many handmade crafts, jewelery and paintings for sale, which make lovely gifts for Christmas. Jenni

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for to reach the last 10. Opening the show were Kimberley & Pasha and their Salsa. She was sexy, sassy and steaming just how a Salsa should be. With good lifts and great lines a super opening to the show. She received 33 from the judges and 8 from me.

Next up were Lisa & Robin with a Tango. For me she was too far up in her knees so lacked the necessary staccato action for the Tango and because of this all her chasses (side close side) were skipped instead of being kept sharp and flat. For this fact I gave her a 6 and the judges awarded her 27.

Following were Richard & Erin with a Foxtrot. Oh Richard! you had a fair frame but that was about it. I have rarely seen a poorer attempt at this dance. It was ploddy, plonky with no swing, sway or glide you just walked from start to finish and got in a real mess with the choreography for half of the routine. I gave him a 4, one of my bottom 2 and the judges in bottom place with 17.

Next onto the floor were Denise & James with their Viennese Waltz. What a great performance this was. Seamless changes from solo spins to Viennese moves which was beautifully fluid and totally in character, I loved this and gave her a 10 with the judges 35 and their top position this week.

Fifth out were Victoria & Brendan with Samba, notoriously one of the most difficult dances to learn with the many different steps and rhythm changes and unfortunately it proved to be too

much for Victoria. She looked uncomfortable all the way through her performance and you could almost see the panic in her demeanour. Her body was in the wrong position for the Samba rolls and she seemed to be apologising for being on the floor - I guess the Latin is not for her! The judges scored her 23 and I gave her a 4 and one of my bottom 2.

Next up one of my favourites Lewis & Flavia dancing a Samba. Again a notorious killer dance for the celebrities but Lewis had a good try with a great range of basic Samba steps showing good hip use but for me he was a bit too cautious to fully demonstrate the carnival atmosphere for Samba. I awarded him an 8 with the judges 29.

Colin & Kristina followed with their Foxtrot which was nicely performed considering their considerable height difference. What a shame he wasn’t put with one of the taller professional girls. As a result Colin is being accused of not stepping out more but it’s because of the height that is holding him back. I gave him a 7 and the judges 27.

Next out were Nicky & Karen with their Rumba and I have to say much improved this week. Nicky was nicely in character with some nice lines, unfortunately there was very little Rumba involved in the performance so I gave him the benefit of the doubt with a 6 and the judges a 25.

Next to the floor were Fern & Artem with a Paso Doble which was far too soft with little or no attack. The music although a traditional

Paso Doble tune (for once!) was played far too slow. I gave Fern a 5 and the judges awarded 24. Next out were Michael and Natalie with a Foxtrot. I’m sorry Michael but still no improvement from last week, your bottom is still sticking out (although disguised behind your tail jacket) and you are still leading with your left arm so your frame is pushed forward with your neck poked out. Apart from that it was relatively smooth with a decent glide action but it could be so much better! I gave him 7 with the judges for me overmarking him on 31.

Closing this weeks show were Dani & Vincent and a Jive. This was danced with superb character and Jive action, one of the best I have seen in any of the series apart from Jill Halfpenny. She showed great retraction of her legs on the kicks but just missed a top score from me for not pointing her toes on the kicks.

I awarded her 9 and the judges 33.

Surprisingly in the dance off were Colin & Kristina and with them Richard and Erin. Richard managed to get through his routine successfully although still wooden. Colin & Kristina were much more rhythmical but were voted out unanimously by the judges, I totally disagreed with this result and felt it was a no contest! So be it!

Who will be next, who will improve most in training? Can you pick your winner yet? Come and join us with our ‘Strictly’ gossip at one of our classes or at our new Social -Anything Goes - Night at El Paraiso (Nr Carrefour, Habaneras) starting 15 November at 7:30 come and join the party and have your say.

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The AGM will take place this year on Thursday 15th November starting at 10am in the Hotel Sensol. Doors will open at 9.30am.

Membership cards must be shown at the door to gain access. No card, no access. There will be no facilities to join on the day.

Membership forms are available from the cabin or online on our website. You will need your passport and NIE details to complete the form. If you apply at the cabin you will get your membership card the same day.

Any member interested in standing for the committee please let me know by phone by Thursday 8th November

Proposals from members must be submitted to Bob Owen, Chairman, on [email protected] or by post to Bob Owen at the Correos AC 1107 Camposol no later than 9am on Thursday 8th November 2012

The full agenda and proposals will be published on this site and on the Consum and cabin notice boards on Monday 12th November 2012..

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Vivienne Paterson, owner of the Irish Rover bar in Torrevieja, has presented cancer charity AECC with another substantial amount of money in memory of her mother’s death from cancer four years ago. Vivienne organised a number of fundraising events at the bar, this time raising more than €600. The money was handed over to Maria Wilson, President of AECC for the Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa area and will be used for AECC’s much-used subsidised cancer screening in the area.

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In conjunction with other Lions Clubs on the Spanish Costas, The Lion´s Club of Mazarrón Bahia are joining with the Diabetic Association in trying to help by making more people aware of how Diabetes can be averted, or recognised and treated early, by offering free information & advice to any who think that they may be at risk. How to identify, and cope with, Diabetes types 1 & 2

The World Health Organization estimates that 246 million people worldwide have diabetes, a global epidemic that is expected to affect 380 million by 2025.

On Saturday 10th NovemberBetween 10.00am and 4.00pmStarting & finishing at the new Marina in Puerto de Mazarron.The Lions Club of Mazarrón Bahia are to hold a ‘STRIDES DIABETES AWARENESS’ SPONSERED WALK

All the money raised will go towards sending more children with diabetes to go to a special summer camp especially for children with diabetes in 2013. This summer we were only able to send two children. We would dearly love to send many more next summer.

As well as enjoying sport and fun activities, the camp provides diabetic education classes in a fun way covering subjects which are a great concern to the children, their parents and teachers whilst they are at school. More than 10% of children need to inject insulin at school. At least 19% children have suffered severe hypoglycaemia at school. Children are taught to recognise that they have hypoglycaemia and how to deal with it. As well as coping with derogatory comments from other children at school.

As one child who had attended to the camp said it was wonderful “Being able to feel like a kid again enjoying and living each experience”

The facility for the camp was at San Servando

tHe lions club of maZarron baHia

Toledo where they are able to enjoy all kinds of activities in a fun way

Monitor and adjust the control of diabetes for each child in everyday circumstances

Promote lifestyle and healthy diet

Help overcome and accept having diabetes

To help and improve the quality of life and self esteem

On behalf of all these children we thank you as always for your continued help and support. Hopefully we shall be able to provide the chance for many more children to attend summer camp in 2013

Registration and Sponsorship forms for either the 3km or 6km walk along the shoreline in ep and acometo are available

from any Mazarrón Lions member, or from the Lions stall on Camposol Sector B any Friday between 11.00am and 1.00pm.. The registration fee is €5.00 each (€3.00 for under 12’s) or you can, of course, just register on the day if you don’t want to collect sponsorship .Medical personnel will be available on the day to offer various free ‘health check’ tests and, for a very small charge, (€1) blood/glucose level tests to help you to identify if you are ‘at risk’.

All registered participants will be given a commemorative Strides tee shirt to wear for the walk and a ‘Strides’ pin badge on completion of their walk. Diabetes can be deadly! Get your Registration/Sponsorship form today and help by ‘doing your bit!’ If you

do not want to walk you can still help by sponsoring others.

You never know what lies ahead! If you’d like to come along, or just want more details, please don’t hesitate to call Lion Gina Barker on 968 978 810 or any member of Lions of Mazarron Bahia Club

Do you have any unwanted items of Bric a Brac or books etc for us to sell at our weekly stall held every Friday at Camposol B in order that we may continue with our work.

As always The Lions of Mazarron Bahia would like to thank everyone for all their support. We could not do it without you.

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El Mundo in Benimar, will be hosting anX Factor Competition from Sunday 28th November

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will be completely fair and transparent, with the winner selected on talent, and by the judges alone.

This competition is not just for those who can sing well to backing tracks, as the organisers are keen to have entries from new bands and singer/songwriters too.

Three regular judges have been selected for their knowledge and experience, and there will be a fourth guest judge each week, also from the entertainment field.

The judges include David Davies, singer/actor, who has played numerous stages over the years, including the West End of London, and is also a voice coach; Marlene Brown, who has worked in the industry for more than 20 years, as a manager and agent/promoter, and Karen Love, who has appeared on stage and television, most notably as a talent show judge in Benidorm – the popular TV series. The judges will be offering mentoring and coaching to all semi-finalists.

The competition is expected to run until 20th January, and the winner will receive 500 euros plus time in a recording studio to produce a CD. They will also be introduced to agents. The runner-p will win a break for 2 in Benidorm, and the third prize will be a 50 euro voucher to spend at the Dutch Butcher.

Applications for entry are available from El Mundo or at www.elmundodeespana.com/entertainment/x-factor and there is a 5 euro entry fee.

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PumPkin PieMethodPre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

Use a shop bought sweet crust pastry case, about 9 inch/23 cm diameter and 1½ inches/4 cm deep.

To make the filling, steam the pumpkin then place in a coarse sieve and press lightly to extract any excess water. Then lightly whisk the eggs and extra yolk together in a large bowl.

Place the sugar, spices and the cream in a pan, bring to simmering point, giving it a whisk to mix everything together. Then pour it over the eggs and whisk it again briefly. Now add the pumpkin pureé, still whisking to combine everything thoroughly. Then pour the filling into your pastry case and bake for 35-40 minutes, by which time it will puff up round the edges but still feel slightly wobbly in the centre.

Then remove it from the oven and place the tin on a wire cooling rack. Serve chilled (stored loosely covered in foil in the fridge) with some equally chilled créme fraïche, but warm or at room temperature would be fine.

IngredIents:For the pastry:A packet of ready made

sweet short crust pastry with 40g/1½oz crushed pecans mixed in.

For the filling:450g pumpkin flesh, cut

into 1in/2.5 cm chunks2 large eggs plus 1 yolK75g soft dark brown sugar1 tsp ground cinnamon½ level teaspoon grated

nutmeg½ tsp ground allspice½ tsp ground cloves½ tsp ground ginger275 ml double cream

The rest of the world have long made the most of the enticing

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Pumpkin

2 onions, peeled and chopped 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed1 tbsp olive oil 500g/1lb 2oz pumpkin, skinned, seeded and cubed 2 baking apples, peeled, cored and chopped 570ml/1 pint vegetables stock 300ml/½ pint dry cider or apple juice

2 sprigs fresh sage - Salt and pepper

IngredIents:

PumPkin & APPle souPMethod: Heat the oil in a large

saucepan and add the onions and the garlic. Cook for 2 minutes and then add the pumpkin, chopped apples and sage.

Cook for another 2 minutes, season well and add the stock and the cider or apple juice. Bring to the boil and simmer for 15-20 minutes until the ingredients are tender.

Liquidise and serve piping hot with crusty bread.


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Add the ricotta cheese while it’s still on the heat. Stir well then remove from the heat. Cover and allow mixture to stand.

For the béchamel sauce, melt the

90ml/3fl oz extra virgin olive oil 1kg/2lb 3oz pumpkin, peeled, seeds removed, cubedPaprika, to taste Freshly grated nutmeg, to tasteSalt & freshly ground black pepper250g/9oz fresh ricotta cheese 250g/8¾oz green lasagne pasta sheets150ml/5¼fl oz milk 25g/1oz grated parmesan cheese, or vegetarian parmesan-style grating cheeseFor the béchamel sauce55g/2oz butter55g/2oz plain flour350ml/10½fl oz milk

IngredIents: butter in a small saucepan without letting it brown. Add the flour little by little, stirring constantly to prevent lumps from forming. When the flour has evenly absorbed the butter, continue to cook, stirring, for 4-5 minutes.

Add the 350ml/10½fl oz milk a little at a time, stirring constantly to make a smooth, thick and creamy sauce.

Season.

Arrange a layer of lasagne pasta sheets in the bottom of a large ovenproof dish. Spoon over a third of the pumpkin mixture. Lay more pasta sheets over the top, followed by another layer of pumpkin and another layer of pasta, followed by a final layer of the pumpkin mixture. Finish with a layer of lasagne pasta sheets.

Pour the 150ml/5¼fl oz milk over the top and allow it to drain through to all pasta layers.

Bake for ten minutes in the preheated oven, remove and spread the béchamel sauce on top. Bake for a further 15-20 minutes or until all the milk has been absorbed by the pasta and the lasagne looks cooked and is beginning to go crisp.

Remove from the oven, sprinkle with parmesan and place back in the oven for a few minutes - take care not to burn the pasta or the béchamel on top. Serve immediately.

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On Thursday 1st November the social group Friends Unlimited celebrated their 6h Anniversary at The Club, Quesada, with 106 members and friends. TAABS with Cathy Carsons, provided the afternoon’s entertainment with a first half aimed at Halloween and after a short interval for costume change, they brought the music of the shows. The afternoon raised over 170 euros, to enable HELP Vega Baja to continue its work in the local community.

On Thursday 15th November Pauline Yates from ‘HELP’ and Jayne and Tracey from SOS Insurance, will be giving valuable updates and information.

Saturday 17th November HELP is holding it’s Christmas Market at the Asturias Restaurant, Punta Prima near the Water Tower on the N-332; the main fund raising event of the year, with free entry and a whole host of stalls.

On 22nd November an ‘in-house quiz’ with question master Colin Fear and a menu del dia at Charlot’s in Benejuzár on 29th November, tickets must be purchased in advance for the later.

On Tuesday 4th December HELP is holding its Christmas Lunch for members and guests at The Club, in Quesada and the Friends Unlimited meeting on 6th December will see Arthur Longden giving his personal look at his life in Spain. The following week on the 13th

December we celebrate our ‘Christmas Special’ with entertainment by JB Brass, mince pies and a drink, Raffle and a fun quiz, all for a donation of 5€. The final event of 2012 on 20th December with a menu del dia at Portico Mar in Guardamar, a superb meal with wine and coffee all for 15€, plus the draw for the Christmas Hamper raffle taking place at the end of the meal.

All the December events have limited numbers and payment is required in advance.

Friends Unlimited is a mixed group of all ages, who gather weekly in a friendly social atmosphere, with meetings being held on Thursdays at The Club, Calle Toledo, Quesada from 2-4pm. Entrance is for a 2€ donation with a Fun Quiz, Raffle and Football Card and at the same time raising funds. Membership of HELP is not necessary to attend the meetings.

Please check the website www.helpvegabaja.com for our programme or telephone Pat Perrin on 966 719 862 for more details. Tickets and details of all events can be purchased at the HELP San Miguel office on Monday to Fridays from 10:00 till 1:30pm or telephone 966 723 733 or from any of the Thursday meetings at The Club.

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CASTillA AmiGOS.......................... A friendship group for single people, we meet every Wednesday afternoon from 3 pm at “RUBY’S BAR” El Raso (on the Lemon Tree Road) Guardamar. New friends arealways welcome. ANN - 965 070 247 - 666 247 398

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This week’s competition was the November monthly medal. Only 42 players were signed up, due possibly to the proximity to Vega Baja League fixtures and El Raso’s trip to Alenda. A busy week for golfers. Still, those of us who played enjoyed a great day’s weather. Unfortunately the scores didn’t match the good conditions!

The results are: Winner of the November Medal: John Fairhurst.

Gold. 1st John Fairhurst; 72, 2nd David Gregson; 74, 3rd Sue Gillett; 75.

Silver. 1st Marilyn Eckersall;

78, 2nd Gina Ashworth; 81, 3rd Frances Buckeridge; 81.

Nearest The Pins. 5th Not won, 11th Doug Spiring, 15th Keith Wright, 17th David Gregson.

Best Front 9 Paul Manning 35.5. Best Back 9 Cindi Green 35.5. (CBA -4 RO)

Eurogolf Society would like to thank our sponsors. SupaValue Quesada, El Corazon Hotel Quesada, Claptons Bar, Quesada, Lo Marabu Bar & Restaurant Quesada, JP Golf Quesada and Manolo’s Restaurant, Lemon Tree Road.

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Monday Fun Darts LeagueLeague tableWeek 5 29th October 201242 OCHE-HOLICS33 CONCIERTO31 PABLOS 26 LIBERTY 20 BELUSHI 11 HORACIO B 10 HORACIO A 7 JJ BELUSHIResults - Week 5BELUSHI’S 5 - 4 PABLO’S

LIBERTY’S 5 - 4 CONCIERTO’SOCHE-HOLICS 7 - 2 HORACIO AHORACIO B 6 - 3 JJ BELUSHI’SHigh scores 120+121 Tony Jones (Liberty’s)120 Luis (Luigi) Fructuoso Manogil (Oche-Holics)120 Damian Lambert (Concierto’s)

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DAYA DEFEAT DEJECTED DOLORESDAYA NUEVA 2 - DOLORES 0INFANTILS G10s After stalemate for the first 5

minutes Daya began to push forward. On 9 minutes a great run and cross from Jose was met at the far post by Youssef for 1 - 0 Daya. The home side continued to press forward but somehow Dolores held on. The visitors came more into the game as the half continued but the home side held firm. With 10 minutes remaining in the half Abraham came on as a sub. His first touch almost resulted in a second goal, his shot was parried by the Dolores keeper, only for Carlos following up to have a simple header for Daya’s second goal. More pressure followed from Daya but no more goals. So 2 - 0 at half time with the home side well worth their lead. Dolores came out all guns blazing for the second half putting Daya under intense pressure. The home side did look threatening on occasional breakaways, with a rasping shot from Francisco stinging the fingers of the keeper. Still the visitors poured forward, surely a goal had to come for them ! Daya came

more into the game as the half wore on and had a couple of good chances themselves. Dolores seemed to run out of ideas and conviction towards the end and Daya were well worth their 2 - 0 win. Difficult to select a Man of the Match. All the Daya defence put in solid performances, with Danni in goal having his third shut-out in a row, but did not have a lot to do thanks to the guys in front of him. Youssef scored for the fourth game running and worked his socks off up front. So all the Daya players, including the subs, were “Man of the Match”. The referee was not at his best today, I thought he had come without a whistle as it was 10 minutes before I heard it. This did not detract from a game played in a sporting manner in front of a massive crowd. So Daya go marching on making Coach Paco’s Sunday pint taste all the better. Dolores will do Daya some big favours by beating many teams this season. They are a big powerful side but today were cut down to size by a well prepared Daya squad.Daya DaveTeam Sponsor: Segurlab

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For those amongst us who can’t quite convince themselves that the long, hot, sticky summer is definitely over, I would recommend a quick visit to Alenda golf course!.....that should help.San Miguel G.S. had their

Wednesday meeting up in the hills at the back of Elche but the very cold wind saw many golfers soon searching through their bags for sweaters and wind-cheaters in defence against the “rather cool” Autumn conditions.The strong wind made quite

a few of the holes very tricky indeed, especially at the course’s highest point where the 11th and 12th are situated. Still, this weird and wonderful game did display one of its more likeable characteristics when Bill, a new member in our group, hit his approach shot to the 11th green very much against the prevailing “force 10 howler!”In such conditions it was much

too elevated a shot which got caught by the wind as it flew off to the right towards the neighbouring road and houses.....but when it’s YOUR day it’s YOUR day!A few bounces and clangs

on the railings followed by a perfect 45 degree glance off the wall and – yes, you’ve guessed it – onto the green, amidst cheers and applause from the gob-smacked onlookers. I hasten to add that this well thought out approach shot was accomplished only after sinking far more than his fair share of lengthy putts on the earlier holes....it was certainly Bill’s day!NTP’s were claimed by Colin

Rust, Steve Davis, John Osborne and Norman Padmore with the guest prize going to Rob Stevens with 25 points.Nobody else but Bill Preston

was going to win the silver category which he promptly did with his 33 points, followed by Phil de Lacy with 31 and Ron Stenhouse with 29.Gold division was headed by

Colin Rust (34), 2nd was Theo Boelhouwer (32) leaving Steve Fleet in 3rd spot, losing out on count-back, also with 32.All our future meetings can be

viewed by visiting www.smgs.org or giving Barry a quick buzz on 966 731 033, visitors are always made very welcome.Photo: Some of the day’s lucky

winners.

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LO CRISPEN GOLF SOCIETY IN AID OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

TORREVIEJA BRANCH POPPY APPEAL The venue for the day was

the Vistabella Golf Club, where the staff had prepared the coarse to perfection for the Golf Day in aid of the Royal British Legion Torrevieja Branch Poppy Appeal. At precisely 9-30 am there was a shotgun start with players out on every tee, and with prizes to be won on every hole the competition was fierce, thankfully there were no hiccups due to the wonderful organising of Brian And Gail Coultate.The best hole won on the day

must go to Danny Wheatley on the monster par 5, hole 7 where it was nearest the pin in 3 shots, he was on in 2 and holed out for 3 well done Danny.With every hole having a

sponsor the Royal British Legion must thank Mr Ian Carmichael of 8 Ball Pool and Leisure who through his many

clients help secure so many fantastic prizes.The winners on the day

were: in Third Place with 32 points Ray Moles off an 8 Handicap, Second Place with 33 points Ronnie Gibson off a 13 Handicap and the Winner was Mr George Turley with 34 points off a 10 Handicap, and was presented with his cup by our Chairlady Mrs Gillian Burden. George and his friends who were on holiday had seen the posters advertising the day, and in his speech thanked the organisers for the day and for making it a fantastic finish to his holiday. Well done George but the real winners of the day was the Poppy Appeal, we are still collecting donations, and the raffle will be drawn on the 6th November the total collected will be displayed in The Tavern at Lo Crispen and announced in the papers for all to see. There is a fantastic and most generous bunch of players in Lo Crispen Golf Society, The Torrevieja Branch of the Royal British Legion salute you all.

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November Stableford competitionOn Friday 2nd November we

played at La Peraleja , from the negative reports we had during the previous weeks we were wondering what we were up against , we need not have bothered as although some of the fairways ( possibly 3 ) did leave a lot to be desired , but with the local rule being that the ball could be lifted from any of the sandy areas on the applicable fairways and moved to a better spot , it wasn’t an issue that the areas in question had been sanded , the greens more than made up for this small problem as they were in excellent condition being quite fast yet true and receptive , after the game we returned the Mini Golf Bar in Quesada for the presentation a few beers and some snacks provided by the bar . I have to say that La Peraleja

gave us a very good deal which reflected on our prizes as any free games etc. are used for this purpose and are not taken by any of our members but used towards our prizes and

Christmas fund .Our nearest the pins were

Larry Kinsella , Keith Smith, Bill Fantom and Dave Pretty ( whose ball finished about 2-3 inches from the hole ) , each received a sleeve of golf balls , as La Peraleja has 5 par three’s Mick ‘the Grip’ Reeves donated a strip of raffle tickets for the R B L draw as a prize for the 5th par 3 which was won by Peter Ogden , in third place was Larry Kinsella who received a golf shop voucher and a boxed presentation golf set , second place was taken by Colin Edwards both players had 35 points with Colin winning on handicap , our winner with very good score of 40 points was Ron Perkins ( this score has been noted by our handicap secretary Alan Gifford ) , both 2nd and 1st received cash, and a voucher for a round of golf at La Peraleja . Our next meeting will be

held at Bonalba on the 7th December Barry Grinsell secretary

busters Golf society.................

TMGS Match report for Alicante Golf, 31st October 2012.After a heavy night of rain

for most people, Wednesday saw the sun shining once again and that sun, with the rather strong wind, dried out the course to enable the 30 members making the journey “up north” worthwhile and it must be said that the course was in excellent condition although we do wish those creating pitch marks would repair them.Today was a pair’s event,

Stableford 2 ball better ball with 15 teams taking part and there were quite some very

reasonable scores bought to the table and it needed 43 points to secure 3rd place and this was taken by the pairing of Steve Higgins and Darren Hancock. In 2nd place was the pairing of Brian Dunk and Derek McLean with 44 points, just 1 point behind the winning pair of Alan Rixson and Ally Murray who came in with 45 points. Photo is of the winning pair.Our next match, next

Wednesday, see’s us at Lo Romero and although it is fully booked, those wanting to play are advised to keep checking out the website of www.tmgs.org to see if anyone drops out or call the Match Secretary on 966719604.As ever, if you are on holiday

or live out here and want to play with a bunch of friendly chappies and chappesses, just check out the website for our matches and feel free to book yourself in. We do welcome players of all shapes, sizes and gender.

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Hacienda del Alamo is holding its 4th Ladies Christmas Golf competition on Wednesday, December 5th, for a great price of 45 Euros. Shotgun Start at 9.30 a.m. Coffee on arrival, Coffee and Mince Pies at Halfway, Green fee and buggy followed by lunch, prizegiving and a great CHARITY RAFFLE. Dress is Red and Black and a Christmas Hat. Its a fun day and lots of prizes, do come and join us. For more information contact either Marilynn Pearce, [email protected] or the Proshop at Hacienda del Alamo, telephone 968 157 236

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MAKE IT 5 GAMES UNBEATEN WITH A NARROW WINLast Thursday, Torry

entertained 2nd in the table Utiel who were promoted to the Tercera in the play-offs at the end of last season and have made a great start to the season at the higher level. Going into the game they were 3 points ahead of Torry having won 6, drawn 2 and lost 2 scoring 11 and conceding 9. Torry were without the

suspended Vicente and Rafa, who has recently had is appendix removed and is recovering well, and also Pedro Lopez who has a niggling injury and is not 100% fit . Available again for selection after serving their one match suspensions were Ernesto and Koeman. The previous week Torry were short up front while this week they were short at the back. The manager, therefore, had to reshuffle the pack and put out a very attacking minded line-up with Manu Amores at right-back and Burguillos in central defence and 4 attacking forwards and potential match-winners in Gasch, Ernesto, Koeman and Inarejos. Torrys starting line-up:

Manolo; Manu Amores, Jorge, Burguillos, Javi Losa, Abel, Dani (Cuco Ros, 87’), Gasch, Inarejos, Ernesto (Luis Carlos, 65’), Koeman (Jose Manuel, 76’). On a sunny late afternoon, in front of a crowd of around 400 the game kicked-off on a playing surface that had obviously been worked on and had recovered after cutting up badly during the last home game. The game got off to a lively start and Inarejos had

a chance after 2 minutes but shot hurriedly and wide of the near post. After 5 minutes the opposition carved out an opening but the forwarded lean backed, when well placed and rifled the ball over the top. The game was open with Torry being the more direct and Utiel being the more measured in their approach with their veteran no.6 directing operations through midfield. On 16 minutes Manolo made a very good save tipping a pile-driver over the top at full stretch. Inarejos was seeing plenty of the ball but was producing no end product. On 27 minutes Manu Amores released Koeman with a great through ball and from an angle Koeman beat the opposition keeper with his strike and the ball went into the “Back of the Net” for a GOALLLLL to Torry 1-0. On 36 minutes Ernesto was played in by Inarejos but struck his shot across goal and wide of the far post. On 39 minutes the “all action” Abel had an opportunity after being played in by Dani, but got a bad bounce, and blazed wide. Inarejos was then cautioned for a dive in the box. Was it or wasn’t it. Anyway that was how the referee saw it. Inarejos is getting a bit of a reputation like Suarez of Liverpool. On 44 minutes wonderful close control and quick feet by Ernesto on the edge of a crowded penalty area set up Inarejos but he dallied on the ball and was closed down before putting a shot away .1-0 at the break to Torry. In

the second-half Utiel gradually gained greater control of the midfield area and pushed Torry back with Torry relying

on the quick counter attack primarily through Inarejos who failed to capitalise on the opportunites that fell his way and produce any really telling crosses or passes into the danger area. On 67 minutes he did break clear and get away but his stinging shot was blocked by their keeper. On 80 minutes the hard working Dani went down injured and had to be stretchered off. As the game entered the last 15 minutes the opposition really started to open up the Torry defence particularly down their right-hand side and Manolo had to pull off a couple of outstanding saves and the defence had to put their bodies on the line to preserve the lead. Just before the final whistle it looked certain that Utiel would equalise as the ball bobbled in front of goal but somehow Torry survived to win a hard fought game with a display full of hard work and determination against a well drilled side of exuberant youth marshalled by a couple of old heads in the middle of the park. Torry are 7th in the table. On

Sunday at 5.00 pm Torry are at home to Alzira, who are 1 point and 1 place above Torry in the table having played a game more. Torry will be looking for another win to stay in contention towards the top of the table and extend their unbeaten run to 6 matches. The match has been declared a “Fiesta Day” and there will be a giant Paella with free portions for spectators and I believe also some pre-match music to liven things up. A happy and relieved

Darrylldinho following his adopted team in Spain hang on to win.

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MAZARRON FC 3 ATLETICO PULPILENO 0Mazarron’s improved form

continued but this time they were able to turn an excellent performance into their first victory of the season.Pulpileno had the better

of the opening exchanges without troubling Jose Iker in the Mazarron goal. Then, after 10 minutes, Cecilio was brought down 20 metres out and Poyato fired the resulting free kick straight at the keeper. However, four minutes later,

a superb ball out of defence found Ruben down the right and from his cross Cecilio fired in from close range to give Mazarron the lead. Poyato was a powerhouse in midfield for the home team winning tackles and distributing the

ball well. Mazarron continued to be

the better team and both Cecilio and Ruben went close but Pulpileno came back into the game before half time and Iker had to be at his best to deny the visiting centre forward. In the last few minutes of the half Diego made a great saving tackle and a Pulpileno corner was scrambled off the line by the ever consistent Alfonso.In the second half Ruben

continued to cause problems for the Pulpi defence with his runs down the left side and another excellent cross found Cecilio who headed over the bar. In the 60th minute Barrachina shot straight at the Pulpi keeper, who then saved well from Jose Ruben. But, in the 64th minute, Mazarron

increased their lead when Ruben’s pass found Panocha whose shot hit the post and came straight to Cecilio and the new striker, making his home debut, grabbed his second goal of the game. In the 66th minute Santi,

who had replaced Poyato, had a shot from some distance that just cleared the bar. Then Ruben was cynically brought down in the Pulpi box but no penalty was awarded. A few minutes later, however, a superb run by Panocha was halted when he was hacked down in the penalty area and this time the referee had no hesitation in awarding Mazarron a penalty kick. Panocha himself duly scored from the spot.Pulpileno had a few chances

in the closing minutes but Jose Iker was not really troubled and the game ended with a superb 3-0 victory for Mazarron which could, and should, have been by a bigger margin. Jose Iker, Alfonso, Pepelu,

Diego (capt), Urrea, (Pepe Pollo) Poyato, (Santi) Jose Ruben, Edu(2) (Diego(2), Barrachina, Panocha, Cecilio.Man of the Match: Cecilio.

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RODS AND REELS This weeks competition was

the first for the CoastRider Challenge Trophy, a series of 6 matches with the best 5 results to count. The venue being the Eden canal stretch of the Rio Segura. Although there had been rain the day before, the river had some pace on it and with some colour, but fished reasonably well. The banks were a bit treacherous where the rain had washed some mud down the bank onto the peg. Again a word of thanks, for those good guys that have cleared the pegs it does make fishing a lot easier.Top Rods on the day1st Clive (Golf No More)

Cleghorn fishing the pole using corn with 9.74 kilo s. ( You can tell which swim it was as he left 3 rigs on the far bank).2nd Stuart ( I m Married

again) Taylor fishing the feeder using corn and maggot with 5.62 kilo s.3rd Dave (Yours Truly) Hoare

fishing the pole using bread and maggot with 4.82 kilo s.PLEASE NOTE The club has some vacancies

at present, if you are interested in joining please contact Derek Swann on 966 729 293 or 603 535 771.Our continual support and

best wishes go out to Jim

Hovey.ABBEY ANGLING RESULTSSupplied by Terry ScreenThe 10th and penultimate

round of the Winter League was fished at Nancy’s on the 30th October.Following the heavy rain of

the previous days the water levels were up and coloured, although there is not a lot of tide on the Mediterranean Sea it does affect this stretch of water. As the tide goes out there is a good flow but when the tide comes in the flow stops and the fish do not seem to feed as well, the peg I fished was high and dry when we started and when we finished it was 4inches under water.The fancied pegs on the

day are the ones below the boom where there is always plenty of flow once again this is where the winning weight came from.1st Ian (The Irish Wizard)

Dalzell with fishing the feeder using pellet with 22.200 kilo s.2nd Bill (The Master) Reade

fishing the feeder using maggot with 5.280 kilo s.3rd Dave (Yours Truly) Hoare

fishing the pole using maggot with 4.84 kilo s.Our next Club Meeting will

be on the 12th November at

7.30pm at the Abbey Tavern also monies for the renewal of Federation cards are required before the end of this month and members wishing to fish the Xmas contest on the 20th November names and payment required to Mick Hill as soon as possible All details are available on our

website www.abbeyangling.com or from the Match Secretary Terry Screen on 965 328 368. ANGLERS TOGETHERThe objective of Anglers

Together has been reached (which was to introduce anglers to each other ). Now that newcomers to Spain are few and far between, we have decided that monthly meetings are serving no useful purpose and the friendships that have been made over the past 4 years are now firmly established. We will continue to provide

information through our email address if contacted but there will be no membership renewals in May. Thanks to all past members

for their support.Email : anglerstogether@

hotmail.comTIGHT LINESDAVE HOARE

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Sponsored By: Morgan Bar - Amber Pools - The Shandon Bells Bar - Sunworld Properties

- Specsavers Torrevieja - Morgans On The Plaza - Blue Hill Security Grilles.This week Costa entertained

Redovan at home in front of a large crowd looking for their first points of the season. Costa had to make a couple of changes from last weeks solid performance due to injuries which led to call ups for Georgie Mint into central defence, Kristjan Gudmundsson into goal keeper and young Ciaran Sullivan into left midfield. Costa dominated a lot of the play in the opening minutes and if not for the visiting goal keeper in fine form could of found

t h e m s e l ve s a couple of goals up. Charlie Frost, Glen Lawton & Patrick Bass dominated the midfield play and provided a good platform for Costa to sit in the oppos i t i ons half. Against the run of play

Costa were made to pay down there left when a cross wasn’t blocked and when the ball entered the six yard box no Costa player could clear the ball to leave stand in keeper no chance to see the ball. 1 - 0 to Redovan , which gave them a huge lift in confidence. Costa took the blow well and didn’t panic and time & time again created chances in front of goal. Cesar Augusto provided a good out let down the left and linked up well with Sullivan & Lawton to provide crosses into the box. Then on 33 minutes quite possibly the goal of the season may have come from Midfield dynamo Charlie Frost who’s wonder strike from distance tipped in

under the crossbar to take the game to 1 - 1.Second half once again

dominated by Costa who at one stage made it look like a training session putting 12 plus passes together and giving Redovan a torrid time. Callum Gildea nearly stole the 3 points when he found himself through on goal but was unlucky with his finish. Glen Lawton tested the keeper several times from free kicks in which the keeper did well to deny Lawton from scoring.A nasty injury to Luke Deegan saw him have to leave the field & then Kristjan in goal looked like he to may have to come off due to a nasty knock on his ankle but after treatment managed to carry on. Despite constant pressure it wasn’t to be and Costa had to settle for a draw.For more information on

the team who represent the Orihuela Costa area in the Valencian Federation football league visit: www.orihuelacostafc.com or call Club Secretary George:679 77 44 88. Training every Tues/Thurs 18:30 - 20:00. @ C.D.M sports center Playa Flamenca.

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A number of Running Wild A.C. s members were unavailable for this road-race but the Club were still able to enter 10 runners, who between them picked up 5 trophies.The windy conditions & the

“zigzag” nature of the course had a somewhat adverse effect on finishing times for the 225 plus competitors.The Club s top achievers

were Helen Mitford, 1st. Lady Vet. “E” in 56:03, Helen Giles, 2nd. Lady Vet. “A” and Julia Skinner, 3rd. Lady Vet. “C” in 57:16 & 63:45, respectively.Other awards were given

to Frauke Gerlach (68:51) and John Pascoe (55:52), who completed the course as the “Oldest Veterans”.Newcomer, Steve

Hartnett was first club member home in 46:48, as 5th place in Vet. “E”. He was followed in by Paul Bell (53:29), competing again after an injury layoff. Paul, like Jim Gavin (59:25) and Shirley Crandon (63:33) were all competing in the highest age category, over 55 years, while being actually qualified for older groupings. Shirley, however did manage 5th position, Vet. “E”.Footnotes :- a) Club member,

John McGilvray entered under his “first-call” club Striders of Croydon, in order for an official attempt on their Over 65 yrs.

age record .He achieved this by posting a 48:11 time.b) Julie Rushton entered

despite a heavy cold & managed to run the initial 5 K before wisely stopping due to breathing difficulties.& c) Training proceeds,

mainly on Sunday mornings, 8:30 am, from outside O.K. Gym, Los Dolses… all abilities catered for.

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FORMENTERA 0 – 3 CD MONTESINOS CDM Side: Lopez, Becker,

Fernando, Sergio, Yonhy, Andres, Dimitry, Sito, M & A, Victor and Chulo CDM Subs: Javi on for Jonhy,

Rubio on for Chulo, Rodrigo on for Sito and Geremias on for Dimitry CDM Goals: 0-1 Chulo, 0-2

Andres (Pen), 0-3 Victor CD Montesinos travelled to

Formentera at the weekend and came away with a comfortable 0-3 away win. The three points move them up one place in the table to joint second, just one point behind leaders Orihuela Costa. After a first 30 minutes when

neither side created too many chances, it was Victor who, after 32 minutes, worked his magic leaving two defenders in his wake and crossed the ball along the goal line for Chulo, who tapped in the opening goal. Minutes later, “Monte” could

have doubled their lead, but after some excellent work again from Victor, who again left the defence for dead, his shot struck a desperate defender on the back and out for a corner. The second half was even

more one sided than the first,

with CD Montesinos looking to extend their lead and much to the delight of their many travelling supporters, they did just that as M & A was brought down in the home penalty area. Andres stepped up to slot the ball home for a 0-2 lead. The home side were starting

to get frustrated by this stage and it was Victor who took most of their aggression as time after time he was fouled. But the Monte striker got his own back in the best possible way as he scored the visitors third goal after some good work out wide by substitute Rodrigo. There was still time for

Formentera to have two players plus their manager sent off as tempers flared after the third goal. At the end of the game,

the Monte players, as usual applauded their fans from the centre of the pitch. In their next match, CD

Montesinos are at home against the other Montesinos side, Todo Deporte, in a game which will be played at the Campo Municipal de Futbol in Los Montesinos on SUNDAY, 11th of November with a 4.15pm kick off.

cD montesinosWednesday 31st October at Villa Martin 22 Members and guests

set off for Villa Martin Golf Course for an early start first tee off was 9.08am, the day promised to be perfect golfing weather, the course according to most of the players was disappointing to the point that they will not be going back for a second try. There were not many snippets

forthcoming today as I think the players were not happy with the course, however here are a few mishaps, on hole 18

Paul Flannaghan hit his best drive of the day only for it to be taken by the wind out over onto the driving range, a few minutes later as he prepared to drive off after taking a second tee shot the course warden drove up and told him that he had nearly killed the pro as his ball landed by the feet of the pro who then proceeded to hit the ball back onto the fairway. Vic Galyer on hole 17 par 3

had his shortest drive of the day when his tee shot only just got off the tee his playing partners reckon that it moved

about 3/16th of an inch, halfway round the course Darryll Wright hit a sign in the middle of the course with his ball and ended up 100yrds back towards his self.Glynis Thomas who is very

petite had an altercation with the course warden when he asked her fourball if they could speed up, she replied yes we can, proceeded with her game only to realise that he was now stalking them on the course so she politely put him in his place telling him they could only go as fast as the ones in front. Her husband Mike said she might only be small but she could be a viper.On hole 18 par 3 Sue Smith

nearly had duck for dinner when she almost hit one, her next shot then did a Barnes Wallace over the water at which point she decided enough was enough. Finally on hole 9 par 3 Pat Ogden had a super tee shot to the pin 2 ft from the hole then proceeded to miss her putt, (oh dear the fun of GOLF).

ResultsGold Division Winner Peter

Ogden 32pts, 2nd Rod Day 31pts, 3rd Brian Smith 30pts. Silver Division Winner Alan Evans 25pts, 2nd Paul Flannaghan 24pts, 3rd Ann Hobbs 23ptsNearest the Pin Hole 6 Brian

Smith, Hole 9 Pat Ogden, Hole 13 Sue Smith, Hole 17 David McSweenyNearest the Pin in 2 Hole 7

Brian Smith in 3, Hole 11 Vic Galyer. The Roy Chris Nields Best

Guest Pat OgdenThe Final of the Knockout Vic

Dew and Gorden McGregor, Vic bt Gordon 2&1 Well Done VicOur thanks to Anita & David

at Quesada Country Club for the refreshments laid on for our return from a hard days golf.Next Members meeting

Tuesday 6th Nov 10.30am at Quesada Country Club also any one wishing to join

the society please contact our Membership Secretary Les Pancott on 966716723.Reported by Pam Martin

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Ten Pin Bowling LeagueMatches played on October 23rd The early league leaders Split Happens have now lost the last 3 matches, beaten 6-2 this week by Bandoleros,

top scorer for S.H. was Sue Walsh, 576 hcp series, and for Bandoleros it was Juan Vidal with a 593 hcp series.Well done to bottom team

Splash, who got their first win

of the season when they beat Los Lobos 6-2, mainly thanks to Juanjo Carral bowling his 4 highest scores so far, including a 596 scratch series.Bowling for Los Bandidos,

Barry Tolson bowled 242 scratch in the first game against Cornish Pride, to give them 2 points. The other 6 points went to C.P. as they went on to bowl the highest team hcp score so far this season 1856. Top scorers for C. P. were Julie & Shane both with 645 hcp series.Caballo Negro have now

won their last 4 matches, this week beating Lucky Strike 6-2, top scorer for C.N was Seppo Tuominen with a 618 hcp series, and for L.S.

it was Keith Marsden with a 531 hcp series.Bar Mosquitos were beaten

6-2 by Hall y Day, even though Terry Buswell bowling for B.M. bowled the highest hcp game in the league so far 272.Carp-r-us held the in form,

Crazy Pinz to a 4-4 draw, top bowler on the lanes was John Whitlock, bowling for C.P. who had his 4 best scores of the season.Highest team hcp game

of the night and so far this season went to the Mixers, with 644, which included a 224 scratch game from their skipper Bosse Soderstrom, as the beat Team Finland 6-2.

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