The Sentinella - Mojacar edition

Albox, Antas, Alfoquia, Arboleas, Bedar, Buganvillas, Cantoria, Carboneras, Cuevas, El Piñar,Garrucha, Huercal Overa, Los Gallardos, Lubrin, Mojácar, Partaloa, Palomares, San Juan,

Sorbas, Taberno, Turre, Vera, Villaricos, Zurgena

The little mag that fits in your bag

April 11No 06

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ContentsEntertainment 5

Leisure 15

Sport 17Motoring 23

Travel 25

Living in Spain 27Home & Garden 34

Food & Drink 38

Fashion 42Health & Beauty 43

Animals in need 48

Horoscope 49Puzzles 50

Kids 52

What’s On 54Business directory 57

Information 63

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Cover photo

Carmen, Hostel Puente, Tabernas; See page 6

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“Watch out” “What’s that you say?” “I said

watch out” Thomas saw it too late. The

warning could not have stopped theinevitability of the inevitable but at least hewas warned. He was sent sprawling by theclipping of the bicycle. As he skidded bookslay like birds in fallen flight. Open one on topof the other felled by another wing in flight. Aflash of white hair disappeared into thedistance.

Thomas lifts his scalpel. Twenty-five yearspassed and now that same unkempt white headof hair is here. Underneath, fifteen billion nowdefunct neurons lay. What secrets do they still

We’ve been up to Tabernas a few times thismonth and also up to Baza through thecountryside; I was hoping to see row upon rowof almond blossom but we never timed it quiteright to get the effect that Sue Taylor hascaptured in this photograph (above) taken inCela. Thanks for sharing this, a perfect viewand exactly what I was hoping to see!

We were out for St Patricks at The Irish Roveron Mojácar Playa, an excellent night ofentertainment including some superb Irishmusic and some amazing folk dancing from‘Celtic Fire’ - could have watched it all night!

4From the editors continued...

Please mention The Sentinella when responding to adverts

For those of you who turned up for Kev Moore’sexhibition at El Retiro and were disappointedto find it had been cancelled, you’ll be pleasedto know it’s been rescheduled for the end ofMay. See the advert on the next page.

F.A.C.E. are holding a family fun day on the8th May and need donations including raffleand tombola prizes, bottles, bric-a-brac,plants, cakes, jams etc. If you can giveanything the drop off points are at Mo’s bar inLa Alfoquia, Rumores and Cashjoya jewellersin Albox, John the Crystal Man at the BarInternacional car boot sale, Essentials inArboleas or Choice Entertainment in HuercalOvera. The event itself will take place at theSalón Multiservicios del Ayuntamiento inArboleas from midday until 4pm. Have a lookat their website for more information.www.face-charity.com

Finally a little gem of a story that needsrepeating; perhaps you pass by (or stop at)the English card stall run by John and his wifeon various markets; Arboleas, Turre, Villaricosand others. One Saturday in March, John sawa lady have her handbag snatched and decidedto persue the thief. Realising he wouldn’tcatch him, he stopped a passing car, jumpedin and instructed the driver to persue thethief!! It gets even better...he did catch histhief and sat on him until the police arrived;and the lady got her bag back! Next time yousee John, give him a pat on the back! What

determination! Jo x

hold? It’s past midnight and the campus isasleep. Carefully he loads the two jars intothe back of his station wagon. The fall fromgrace begins. It’s time to run.

Another time, another space. “It’s heresomewhere.” Thomas lifts the red ginghamcurtain hiding plastic plumbing and detergent.Dragging out an old cider box he lifts out oneof the jars. No one knew. His secret safe butnow it’s time to return it. Spellbound the youngman watched Thomas as he revealed histreasure. Small lumps of matter swam inyellow preservative. This had changedhumanity forever; this had open mankind’s

eyes. Had opened Pandora’s box. Pete

Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your

balance you must keep moving.

- Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein: Born 14th March 1879 – Died18th April 1955. Einstein’s brain finallyreturned to Princeton in 1998.

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market day

El Retiro Gallery

Turre

1st April Bianca Hewson8th April Tony Carter

15th April Pat Johnson6th May Brian ‘Barge’ Clark

27th May Kev Moore

Every Friday from 10am until 2pm

Quality artists materials

email: [email protected]

tel: 653 714 767

Our website will be online shortly.

In the meantime for all quality artists materials

please contact us with your requirements.

We are the exclusive distributors in Spain of

Chroma Atelier Interactive Acrylics.

Art classes at Bar Rumores in Albox and also inTurre at La Pará on Wednesdays. See our listing

in What’s On, or contact us to book a place.

The Centro de Arte Municipal, the ‘Fuentede Mojacar’ is just behind the fuente in

the pueblo.

Monday:closed

Tuesdays - Friday: 10:30 to 13:30 and17:00 to 20:00

Saturdays and Sundays: 11:00 to 14:00

Jayne Raine and Jill Bennett - joint exhibitionfrom 8th April until 2nd May.

Digital images and illustrations depictingmovement, passion, energy and excitementof Fiesta. Images from the Mojacar Moors andChristians, La Cabalga and San Cleofas Fiestaat Vera, Fiesta de Francisco de Assis in Turre,Cabalgata de los Reyes Magos in Garrucha andCarnaval at Aguilas.

5Visual arts

entertainment

Exhibition at the Castle ofCuevas del Almanzora

April 1st - 30th

Sunday afternoon and Monday:closed

Tuesdays - Sunday: 10:00 to 13:30 and17:00 to 20:00

Clemente Gerez

InternationalSpanish artist,originally fromGarrucha and

recently returnedfrom

an extremelysuccessful

exhibition in Japan.

k i d m o n sk i d m o n sk i d m o n sk i d m o n sk i d m o n s t a at a at a at a at a a t E l Rt E l Rt E l Rt E l Rt E l R e t i re t i re t i re t i re t i r ooooo

Mojacar’s new Art Gallery


entertainment6Visual arts

A treasure of a find for us this month is Hostel el Puente in Tabernas. The proprietor’s

wife, Carmen, is a prolific painter, embroidress, crocheter and lace maker.

Her art adorns the walls of the bar and hostel and we were invited to look around her

house where almost all the soft furnishings have been made by Carmen. We’re hopingwe can persuade her to exhibit at El Retiro in Turre so then many more people can

enjoy her tallent!

Carmen mostly paints from photographs but also from her imagination.

RIP Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 11/11/22 – 11/04/07

“Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what

you pretend to be.”

Kurt Vonnegut, one of the most influential American writers ofthe 20th Century, mixing satire, black humour and science fiction

not only produced many illustrations to accompany his books

but later in life produced many silk screen prints in collaborationwith Joe Petro III.

7entertainment

Shipmates! Brits have lots in

common with our sunny Spanish

hosts and that’s two goodreasons why we’re here.

Deeply embedded within the

Spanish psyche is the duende;

dark, dramatic forces that canon occasion elevate and

motivate the soul. In tandem

rides the iconography of thatpowerfully courageous beast the

bull.

Art history in Spain


We too have bull as icon: John Bull, the bulldog, bulldog spirit etc.Our evident, eccentric problem being that we’re unable to determine

the difference between Canis Major and Taurus. No matter, whether

dog or bull, some of our celebs display the image well. We have redrage roofer Rooney rampaging ineptly round the world’s football rings,

and dear ol’ sulky Gordon’s phizog after the election.

I digress. Strangely, Spain’s ubiquitous icon does not appear as

prominently in fine art as one might suppose. (Prove me wrong youknow-it-alls!) Picasso however, obliged, often using the image probably

when bored with the favourite motif of his muses’ private parts.

Let’s turn to Spanish popular culture: those bull sculptures towering

over hillsides throughout the country, boldly silhouetted against theskyline. The original was designed by Manolo Prieto in 1954 and

appeared on the main Madrid to Burgos road. Now there are nearly

100 of them each of steel and weighing four tonnes. Prieto soldcopyright of the image to the drinks firm Osborne in 1979 but

subsequently was not best pleased. The furious artist maintained the

muliple looked like a goat and furthermore the bullock’s bollocks hadbecome belittled. Sad, sad!

And now the moment you’ve been waiting for: the denouement of

my little monthly missive...what a load of bull!...Shipmates, I got in

first!

TTFN, quirkily yours, Sir Percival Trodnip RN RTD.

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Well my little cherry blossoms here we are withTaylors Rant. I´ve had a tendency to bang on

a bit so stop when you are feeling a yawn a brewing.Now there´s a thing, you know when somebody istrundling through their troubles apparentlybreathing through their ears, and how at first youwere thinking how you would like to help, thentwenty five minutes or so in you´re doing all youcan to stifle a yawn. The worst bit about all of thisis that both of you know you are stifling a yawn,but you bravely soldier on nodding your head atwhat you hope are the appropriate moments. You

probably get away with the first couple but atattempted disguise four or five your cover is blown.The way to deal with this problem is to make anote, in a book in case you forget, of the peopleyou had this yawning issue with, and the next timeyou see them do the smart thing and lie throughyour teeth about how you have a previousengagement.

Little white porky pies never did anybody any harm,like when you say … ok I´ll ring about that in acouple of days … did you make that call the lasttime you said that … Peter Taylor

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.

2) The farm was used to produce produce .

3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse

more refuse.

4) We polish the Polish furniture.

5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.

6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in

the desert.

7) Since there is no time like the present,he

thought it was time to present the present .

8) I did not object to the object.

So you think English is easy? fwd by Gill Nickson

9) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.

10) There was a row among the oarsmen about how

to row .

11) They were too close to the door to close it.

12) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer

line.

13) To help with planting, the farmer taught his

sow to sow..

14) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

15) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I

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entertainment & leisure10Square Eyes

Easter in our house is spent devouring seasonal delights; hot cross buns, chocolate

eggs and of course settling down in front of the tube for a few hours to take in abiblical epic or two. That is apart from “She Who Must Be Obeyed” whom has

never seen any these films, preferring to read the Good Book itself.

The heyday for these movies was really the 1950s and 1960s, and there is something

about them that always brought together the cream of Hollywood actors and someof the very best directors. The cast of these films really is like reading through a

who’s who of cinema.

5) Samson and Delilah (1949) The tale ofSamson’s ill fated love for “HISTORY’SMOST BEAUTIFUL AND TREACHEROUSWOMAN!” Delilah. Hedy Lamarr beat suchcinematic greats as Jean Simmons, LanaTurner and Rita Heyworth to the lead roleand it is her looks that many credit for the$11 million taken at the box office. Real-life muscle man Victor Mature waspublically humiliated by director DeMillefor his assumed cowardliness after notwishing to wrestle with a lion that had noteeth and his flight in fear at gusts blownup by a wind machine. DeMille announcedthat Mature was 100% yellow.

to learn more about the man he has killed.This was the first film released inCinemaScope using a widescreen lens(2.66:1) developed by Bausch & Lomb whowere awarded with an Oscar in 1955 forthis innovation.

3) The Ten Commandments (1956) Whobut Charlton Heston could play Moses andthe voice of God? But what a supportingcast as well!! Edward G Robinson playsDathan, Yul Bryner, Rameses II and thecoquettish Anne Baxter as Nefretiri –perhaps that’s why the orgy scene tookthree weeks to film!! This was the lastmovie that director DeMille completed andeven suffered a heart attack during filmingafter climbing 40m to check a faultycamera perched on top of one the giantgates during the Exodus scene.

2) Ben Hur (1959) Charlton Heston playsthe title role in the third adaptation of LewWallace’s 1880 novel “Ben-Hur: A Tale ofChrist”. This film won a remarkable 11Oscars in 1960 and includes one of mostfamous and exciting cinematic scenes ever;the chariot race. The moment during therace when the chariots crash was notplanned but looked so good it was kept in


4) The Robe (1953) Richard Burton playsMarcellus Gallio, a Roman Tribune incommand of the unit charged with thecrucifixion of Jesus. Marcellus wins therobe of Jesus in a drunken game of dicebut afterwards is plagued by nightmares.Still a non-believer he travels to Palestine

the film. Amazingly thestuntman, YakimaCanutt, only sustained asmall cut on his chin.Over 1,000,000 propswere used in the film allof which were sold off inMay 1970. The charioteventually ended up in

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Life of Brian” Monty Python’s brilliantparody of life in the first century?

Sacramento, bought by a restauranteur for$4000. Three years later he was arrestedduring the energy crisis for driving thechariot on the Highway!!

1) The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)Charlton Heston stars again in thiscinematic telling of the story of Jesus ofNazareth, this time as John the Baptist.Ingmar Bergman’s collaborator, Max vonSydow has the lead and heads another starstudded cast including many of Square Eyesfavourites; Claude Rains as Herod theGreat; Telly Savalas as Pontius Pilot,(Savalas shaved his head for this movie andkept shaved thereafter) even John Waynehas a cameo as a roman centurion. Overthree hours of cinematic brilliance.

5th April ‘Emerald Forest’

An eighties classic about a young whiteboy kidnapped by jungle savages and hisFathers search for him.

18th April 2011 ‘Alergria’

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Jazz Funk Soul with DJ Deano

I was invited by TTTTThe She She She She Sentinellaentinellaentinellaentinellaentinella to write a column for the magazine and asa dj on Valleradio with a love for soul music, it was an offer I couldn’trefuse! Over the coming months I hope you enjoy reading about somereal soul/jazz funk legends. I thought it was appropriate to kick off theseries with a real true soul legend, Marvin Gaye whose birth and deathoccured in this month!! Yours in music, DJ Deano.

Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr, (April 2nd 1939-April1st 1984) an American singer-songwriterand musician, began his incredible careeras a session drummer & played with a groupin the late 50's called The Moonglows(disbanded in 1960). He immediatelysigned as a solo artist with Tamla Records,a subsidiary of Motown, and ranked as thelabel's top-selling artist during the 60's.

Due to the popular solo hits “How Sweet itis (To Be Loved by You)", "Ain't thatPeculiar", "I Heard It Through theGrapevine" and his duet singles with singersMary Wells & Tammi Terrell, he was laternamed as "The Prince of Motown" and "ThePrince of Soul".

Catch DJ Deano 6-9 every Saturday evening on Valle Radio(98.8& 89.6 or on-line) to hear the very best in JAZZ FUNK SOUL

In the 70's his work included the albums“What's Going On”, “Let's Get It On” & “IWant You”. After a self-imposed Europeanexile in the early 80's Gaye returned in1982 with a Grammy Award winning hit"Sexual Healing" and the Midnight Lovealbum before his death. Gaye was shotdead at the age of 45 by his father on April1st 1984, a tragic loss to the soul musicindustry. In 2008,the American musicmagazine Rolling Stone ranked Gaye at no6 on it's list of TheGreatest Singers of AllTime & ranked him atno 18 on 100 GreatestArtists of All Time.


entertainment14Live music

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We spent another excellent night dancing to‘Doghouse’ at Bar la Union in La Alfoquia lastmonth. The event was in aid of the Dog HouseFoundation in Huercal Overa and raised 730euros for abandoned dogs! ‘Doghouse’ alsoplayed at the Los Cojos fiesta in March andyou can catch them playing on St Georges Day23rd April again at Bar la Union. We asked Mo(Mo’s bar, La Alfoquia - the ‘home’ ofDoghouse) for a few words about the band:

Well to start off with, I never would haveimagined that I'd be playing with "Bongo Bob",our drummer. He played the same venues in

Germany as I did in my old band more or lessat the same time over 35 years ago and we'dnever met. "Doggy", a veteran rocker and our

main vocalist and lead guitarist, had retired.

"You can't hang up your guitar cos there's‘rockin’ to be done" says me. "Lew Canoe",our bass man and the latest member of

Doghouse, has lifted the level of music quality

with his skills and enthusiasm. And finally

Yes mi yute! Thursdaynights at The TurrePasty Shack are ‘classicmusic concert’ nightson the big screen. On24th March it was ‘BobMarley and the Wailersat the RainbowTheatre’ supported byKev More playing a setof classic reggae songsfor a very enthusicasticcrowd. Contact Neal on678 304 395 for nextmonths listings.

Rastaman vibration

me, "Mo" that is, well I'm enjoying everyminute of playing with this multi talentedbunch of musicians. Watch out for this bandbaby...it rocks!!

Doghouse playing at the Los Cojos fiesta


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In the summer of 1945,Daniel Sempere wakesfrom a fevered sleep,screaming. He can notremember the face of hismother who died fromcholera when he was justfour. Sempere senior takesDaniel through the earlymorning streets of

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Ten years later, Daniel isworking in his father’s bookshopand as he endeavours tounravel the mystery of JuliánCarax his life increasinglybecoming interwoven with thatof the deceased author. Whydid Carax leave Barcelona? Whois the “man with no face” thatstalks Daniel and why is he sodetermined to burn all of the

remaining copies of Carax’s work? Thecharacters in this book are wonderfully richand engaging; Fermín the lyrical tramp thatbecomes Daniel’s comrade in arms; the eruditeDon Barceló whose blind daughter Daniel fallsin love with, the evil police inspector Fumero.

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The World Snooker Championship is thehighlight of the snooker calendar. Theworld’s top 16 seeded players are joined

by another 16 that have battled through thequalifying rounds to challenge for the sport’smost coveted prize.

The draw for the first round matches hasthrown up some intriguing contests.Australian Neil Robertson begins the defenceof his title against another very attackingplayer, Bristolian Judd Trump. Judd broughtan impressive amateur record with him whenhe turned professional in 2005 and holds therecord as the youngest player to make acompetitive 147 break, beating RonnieO’Sullivan’s record from 1991.

For his part “The Rocket” has had a mixedseason so far and opens his campaign againstWelsh qualifier Dominic Dale. Ronnie was wellbeaten by Neil Robertson in the World Openin September but bounced back to claim thePremier Snooker League beating Robertson inthe semi-final along the way. From there

O’Sullivan had a disappointing UKChampionship and Masters. We wait to seewhat Ronnie turns up to the Crucible.

The current world number 1 and three timechampion John Higgins takes on Stephen Leein the first round. Higgins has been insparkling form since returning from his sixmonth ban for bringing the game intodisrepute for not reporting an illegal match-fixing approach. On his return he has got theUK Championship and the Welsh Open underhis belt.

Higgins is not the only player in good form atpresent, Ding Junhui comes to tournamenton the back of victory in the Masters. Formertwo time champion Mark Williams has beenrising back up the rankings in the last coupleof years.

It certainly promises to be another excitingfortnight in the Steel City.

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April may see the start of the flat season with

the traditional opener, The Lincoln on the 2nd

but the month still holds the greatest and

most famous steeplechases of all in store for

us; The Grand National held on the 9th April

at Aintree.

The race has provided many famous sporting

moments and certainly up there is the run-in

during the 1973 race which heralded the

coming of a true legend, one who made the

race his own. The great Red Rum was 15

lengths behind Crisp after the last but

gradually wore his lead down, and won by

¾ l. He went on to win again in 1974, coming

second in 1975 and 1976 before scoring again

1977.

With 40 runners going to the post picking a

winner of this race always proves to be a

perennial quandary. Backers of rank outsider

Mon Mome, victor in 2009, may not share this

view. Mon Mome bucked more than one trend

that year. Until then the record of French bred

horses in the race was not one of success and

the last 100/1 shot was Foinavon in 1967.

Stamina and experience is what’s needed to

get around the course with some of the most

gruelling fences in the NH circuit, Becher’s

Brook, The Chair and the rest. Recent winning

form is not always important, but runners

must have previously got round 3m+ races to

do well. Age is just as key; eleven out of the

last 17 have been aged 10 or above.

All important, and one that Red Rum’s first

victory points to is, weight. The giant

Australian chaser Crisp was carrying 12st and

there were 23lbs between them that day. In

the last 25 years only one horse has succeeded

carrying over 11-1, last year’s winner, Don’t

Push It. The optimum weight suggested by

statistics is 10st 6lb to 11st 1lb.

Will this be the year a woman wins the race?

Nina Carberry is a great jockey and has a

decent mount. Who would bet against

amateur jockey and friend to Royals, Sam

Waley-Cohen making a double after Gold Cup

success at Cheltenham? And in the same

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Grand National winning jockey, MickFitzgerald: “Sex is an anticlimax

after that!”

The flat season starts in April, so it’s move over jumpers, it’s time for the speed merchants.There are of course many famous meets and festivals from now until the end of the season;Royal Ascot, Glorious Goodwood, and of course the five classics:

Course: NewmarketDistance: 1 mileDate: Saturday 30th April

The Craven Stakes also run at Newmarket on 14th April is considered a good trial

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Another trial is the Greenham Stakes run at Newbury over 7f (16th April)

Course: NewmarketDistance: 1 mileDate: Sunday 1st May

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April) over 7f on the Rowley mile and the Fred Darling Stakes at Newbury on

16th April over 7f.

Course: EpsomDistance: 1 mile 4fDate: Friday 3rd June

The 1000 Guineas will provide some clues but another key trial race for the

Oaks is the Chartwell Fillies Stakes held at Lingfield Park on May 7th over 7f.

Course: EpsomDistance: 1 mile 4fDate: Saturday 4th June

With a race as prestigious as The Derby, there are a number of trial races

where the leading contenders test their mettle. In April a key trial race is the

Classic Trial run at Sandown Park on 24th April over 1m 2f 7yds.

Course: DoncasterDistance: 1 mile 6fDate: Saturday 10th Sept

As the flat season draws to a close we should by now have some good indicators

as to the winner of this race.

Bar La Union will be holding their normal

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the fabulous Mr Brian Dee so this is definitelya date not to be missed.

The Derby – Open to 3yo colts and fillies, The Derby is arguably the greatest flat race in the world andone that everyone wants to win. This is the Blue Riband of turf.

The Oaks – Open to 3yo fillies only. The Epsom course is deceptively undulating, a steep climb and thendescent down to Tattenham Corner provides a real test for the runners together with the cambers onthe course.

1000 Guineas – Open to 3yo fillies only. The 1000 Guineas is the youngest of the classics, first run 1814five years after the 2000 Guineas. Again it is run around the Rowley mile and provides runners with thesame challenges as their counterparts the day before.

2000 Guineas – Open to 3yo colts and fillies. Run around the Rowley mile at ‘the Home of Racing. Thefirst classic of the year is a test of speed and stamina. Always run at a cracking pace, the runnersstamina is tested as they climb the Rowley hill towards the winning post.

St Ledger – Open to 3yo colts and fillies. The last of the season and the oldest of the classics has beenrun on the Town Moor course since 1776.

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First Driving Impressions – BMW 6-SeriesConvertible, Southern Spain.

We were supposed to fly from Heathrow toGibraltar, but due to adverse weather andpoor visibility on the Rock, the BA flight wasdiverted to Malaga. Then a 1.5-hour taxi rideback to Gib, to pick up the British Registered,‘11’ plate 6-Series, where the rain hadstopped, but the wind hadn’t.

We did manage to get the roof down for afew minutes before the heavens opened upagain, then back through Customs andPassport Control and into a not so sunny Spain.We took the scenic route back towardsMalaga, and BMW’s own marketing sloganreally sums up the all-new car: ‘Responsive,Agile and a Refined open top Experience’ wellit would have been open top, if the rain hadstopped. But the new car is truly great todrive, and be a passenger in. It feels so safeand solid and every bit a German PremiumSports car.

The 640i is powered by a turbo-charged 6-cylinder petrol engine that produces 320hp,goes from 0-62mph in 5.7 seconds, a top speedof 155mph and a very impressive C02 emissionfigure of 185g/km. We did not get chance toproperly test the MPG figure using the on-board computer, but the official combinedfuel consumption figure is 35.8mpg. There ismore than enough power from this 3.0-litreengine.

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In the Province of Jaén are two delightful Renaissance towns only nine kilometresapart, built on the escarpment of the Loma de Úbeda overlooking the valley of theGuadalquivir. This month, The Sentinella’s travel expert, Margaret Surie visits Baeza

and Úbeda. Ferri Tours arrange a superb 4 day trip over Semana Santa, taking in boththese towns as well as the superb Parque Natural de Cazorla.

little to the north of here is Plaza Santa Cruz,the church being Baeza’s oldest, built shortlyafter the reconquest.

To the east is the Plaza de Santa Maria, aglorious square with the 16C Cathedral. Likemany of Baeza’s and Úbeda’s churches, ithas a brilliant painted screen by MaestroBartolomé, a local craftsman, who wasresponsible for some of the finest examplesof this uniquely Spanish contribution toRenaissance art.

In the centre of the Plaza is a 16C fountain ,with pilasters and crude caryatids supportingthe arms of Felipe II.

West of the Paseo de la Constitución, in C/

Benavides is the ayuntamiento, originally the

Baeza is some 50 kilometres north-east

of Jaén and within 70 klms of the

Cazorla Natural Park.

Baza was important in Roman times asBeatia, and later a Visigothic bishopric andthen a prosperous commercial andagricultural centre under the Moors. Afterthe reconquest in 1227, nobles were grantedestates in the surrounding countryside withorders to defend the frontier zone. Thesenobles were made rich by farming and textileproduction and endowed the town withnumerous striking Renaissance buildings inthe 16C.

Being still a very small town, it is very easyto walk around and enjoy the Paseo de la

Constitucion with its 16C corn-exchange, thearcaded 18C Casa Consistorial, or old townhall, and the Plaza de los Leones, a cobbledsquare enclosed by beautiful Renaissancebuildings, one being the old slaughterhouse,bearing the arms of Carlos V.

The stepped street behind the Plaza de los

Leones ascends to another cluster ofmonuments including the finest of Baeza’spalaces, the Palacio de Jabalquinto, now aseminary. It was built in the 15C by theBenavides family, and has a beautiful interiorpatio with a double tier of arcades around acentral fountain, and a superb Baroquestaircase with fine carving.

The Antigua Universidad was founded in1538, and after functioning for nearly threecenturies as a centre of study and debate,its charter was revoked in 1824 during thetyrannical reign of Fernando VII. Since 1875,the buildings have been used as a school. A

25Baeza & Ubeda

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Palace of Justice. This was completed in1559, and has a Plateresque façade withbalconies, coats of arms and gargoyles.

The town fell to the Christians in 1234, andas happened in Baeza, numerous noblefamilies were then established by the Kingand built their mansions in the town. Thesehaughty “lions of Úbeda” as they styledthemselves were soon warring amongst eachother and in 1503 Fernando and Isabelordered the destruction of the town’s wallsand towers, to enable the unruly aristocratsto be kept in check.

As in Baeza it was in the 16C that Úbeda’sfortunes reached their zenith and membersof the same noble families came to holdprominent positions in the imperial Spanishcourt. The houses of Cobos and Molinos weretwo families who, linked by marriage,dominated the town’s affairs. Theyemployed Andres de Vandelvira as theirprincipal architect, whose buildings are theglory of Úbeda today.

In the Zona Monumental you will find thePlaza Vázquez de Molina one of the finestRenaissance architectural jewels in the whole

Úbeda became known only in theMoorish period as Obdah when it grewinto a prosperous and important centreendowed with walls and a castle.

of Spain. Most of the buildings round thissquare were the work of Vandelvira, whowas also the architect of Baeza’s cathedraland numerous churches in both towns.

To the south you will see the 13C church ofSanta María de los Reales Alcázares, builton the site of a former mosque. It has a finescreen also created by Maestro Bartolomé .

Nearby is the Plaza del Primero de Mayo, acharming acacia-lined square with abandstand at its centre marking the site ofthe fires of the autos da fé which were oncecarried out here on the orders of theInquisition. The Town council presided overthese grisly events from the superb arcaded16C Ayuntamiento Viejo.

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27living in Spain

There are seeds that lie in the desert waiting for the conditions to bejust right; then they suddenly burst into colour and are gone again ina day or two. Those seeds might have waited a year or even ten, forjust the right conditions.

In a funny way the folk of Tabernas are a little like that.

This multi-racial town all go about their business, playing dominos inthe church square, señoras shopping on a market day, familiessocializing in their favourite bar; until the call goes out for extrasand Tabernas becomes a ghost town.

For fifty bucks a day the Spanish become the dons and señoritas, theGypsies are the Mexican banditos and the white skinned Europeansare the cowboys; pistoleros with glued on facial hair parade thestreets of Texas Hollywood (Fort Bravo) with an air of expectationwaiting for the call to action. All share a common dream; ‘Mine is theface that the director is going to see and make famous.’ Beamingsmiles, blooming like desert blossoms and in two or three days it isall over, until the next time.

To participate in this Wild West costume party, where there IS such athing as free lunch, is to be embraced by the extended family of a

town that lives the movie dream.

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In February 1999 Bri and I arrived in an old transit van and

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Prior to Easter week, Viernes deDolores (Friday of Sorrows)commemorates the 7 sorrows of theVirgin Mary, and in Vera the Virgin andChrist are paraded in the evening. ThePalm Sunday (Domingo de Ramos)procession takes place in Vera in the morning.

During Holy Week, on Wednesday night in Turrethe image of St John is carried around part ofthe town, solemnly preceded by the band.Anyone can walk behind.

Vera has processsions every night from Tues tillEaster Sunday: Good Friday there is an 8amSilent Procession (men only), everyone elsewatches. This is rather early but quite unique.Most dress in black or dark colours and many insuits, but the gypsy men folk wear cream orwhite suits with all their gold on show! They

Local Holy Week highlights

finish in the square in front of thechurch linking up with the processioncarrying the effigy of the Virgin Mary.Later at night there is the processionof the empty glass coffin. There aremore effigies and lots of penitentes.

If you want a really good spectacle then Lorcais the place. You have to wait a few hours toget a good viewpoint on the pavement, and theprocession lasts about 3 hours, so legs can get abit tired. Horse drawn chariots career up thestreet at full speed!!

Easter Sunday in Turre, tells the story of theempty tomb, how they find Jesus and how Maryand Jesus are reunited. This is done by the ladscarrying (and running with) the effigies.

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10. Morning person or night owl?

Morning person

11. What did you want to be when you

were little? Dairying (like my mother)

12. What are the different jobs you

held? Nursing: Fever nurse, general

nurse, midwifery, RAF nursing, health

visitor, chiropody, reflexology and then I

had a care agency here in Spain.

13. Favorite day of the week? Friday or

Saturday, I like most of them actually.

14. Favorite restaurant? The Mirador at

Bedar.

15. Favorite flower? Perfumed bulbs,

roses and other highly perfumed flowers.

16. Diamonds or Pearls? Pearls.

17. Normal bed-time? Midnight and I

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Elizabeth (Betty) Ward has lived in Spain for about 20 years. Shestarted one of the first ‘care’ agencies in the area and also founded‘Betty’s Garden Club’ in Los Gallardos; she has written two books,‘Living with Arthritis’ (available from Connexions in Turre, CornishPride in Vera, Los Gallardos Camping shop and more) and ‘HandyHints for Gardening in Spain’ (reviewed in The Sentinella Feb editionand available from Steve at the gardening stall - Arboleas and Los

Gallardos markets)

Betty was brought up on an orchard on the banks of the River Clyde in Scotland, where nodoubt her interest in gardening began. Her family grew Victoria plums (some of the bestin Britain) and other soft fruits. By her mid forties, Betty was married (to an airline pilot)with 4 children and had completed her training as a Health visitor, already with manyyears of District Nursing behind her. In 1982 the airline (Laker Airways)that Betty’s husbandworked for, went into liquidation and for the next two years Betty worked full time as wellas organizing the rota for her large family! At this time she suffered the onset of Arthritis.The book she has written on this subject is an easy read and will be a useful guide to any

sufferers, recommended by The Sentinella.

1. Who most inspires you? My family

2. Any new/exciting news to share?

We’re going back to Scotland in May for a

family reunion, it’s my sisters 70th

birthday.

3. What was the last film you saw in a

cinema? ‘Seabiscuit’, a film about an

American thoroughbred race horse in the

1930’s and 40’s. That was about 2 years

ago.

4. What did you have for breakfast?

Porridge and fruit

5. What is your favorite CD at the

moment? We listen to popular classics

mostly.

6. What characteristics in other people

do you most despise? Selfishness

7. What characteristics in other people

do you most admire? Caring abilities

8. If you could go anywhere on holiday,

where would you go? Australia to see

my neice.

9. Favorite sport to watch? Gymkhana


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Easter is the time when the heavy drums arebrought out from dusty store-rooms, tra-boom... tra-boom…, together with the figuresof pale-looking Christs taken from their normalroosts behind the church altars. Christsuffering dreadfully on the cross, now equallyfraught on the shoulders of the Carpenter’ssons. Perhaps la virgen follows behind, a largepainted figure on a wooden plinth, with apurple mantle and, currently, a slightly biliousexpression. She is carried, creaking gently, bysix or eight devotees. Tra-boom… tra-boom…

The cadres of the faithful will be dressed intheir sinister hoods and gowns as the wholeprocession lurches, stops and starts down thestreets and through the crowds. The onlookersgenuflect, perhaps for the first time in twelvemonths and they pinch out their cigarettes asthe figures pass.

In our pueblo, there’s not many people in thecrowd and, tourist office excepted, not muchenthusiasm from the participants either.Easter may be the main fiesta in the religiouscalendar, but it’s just an excuse for a few dayson the costa and in the disco-pubs for most of

the population. Some fifteen million peoplehave left the cities for a few days off work, achance for a ligue or a borrachera: an affairor a piss-up. Perhaps the faithful have gone toSevilla; here they’ve come for the party.

The beach is full of visitors (no self-respectinglocal will go near the water until September)and the street that fronts Mojácar playa isnose-to-tail crammed with cars. I once ran anEaster picture on the front page of the paper.It was a pen and ink drawing by an artist calledAmpudia in dramatic black slash. A picture ofthree crosses on a hill standing at slight anglesto each other. Below, girls are sunbathing.

The bars, the restaurants and most of thesouvenir shops are open on Easter Friday, evenif the estate agents, mechanics andsupermarkets have closed for the day.Certainly the gas station is doing wonderfulbusiness. You can pick up a box of chocolates,a bottle of whisky, some french letters or, ofcourse, a sex-video while you are there. Forsome reason, they don’t sell cigarettes anymore. It’s probably a moral thing.

As the sun sets over the pueblo, a brass bandstutters enthusiastically through a mixture ofSouza, pasodobles and sacred music as thevolume in Mojácar’s six hundred bars swellsand roars. The children in their flamenco suitsgallop through the crowds, shrieking. There’llbe some thunder-flashes let off later. One wayor another, we’ll stay up until dawn.

Lenox

Spanish ShillingComments and essays about life in Spain

http://spanishshilling.blogspot.com/

Friday, April 14, 2006

living in Spain32Sitting out Easter from my terrace 2006

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33living in Spain

If you have to go to court and you don’thave the money to confront all the costsinvolved, in Spain you can claim free legalaid under certain circumstances. Thisservice is called “Asistencia Juridica

Gratuita” and is also available for allEuropean citizens, regardless whetheryou’re a resident in Spain or not.

First, let’s have a look at the costs of a trial.These mainly include: solicitors’ and barristers’fees, announcements in official journals,deposits for certain appeals, experts’ fees.

These costs normally have to be paid up frontby the party concerned. At the end of the trialthe court has to decide which party isultimately to bear the costs; in Spain this isknown as the “condena en costas” (order topay costs) and it is governed by the “loser pays”principle.

Free legal aid is available for all cases involvingsums of over 900€. The most importantrequirement is that your income is below acertain amount. For 2011 this amount is set bylaw at 17,959.20€ yearly. This includes theincome of ALL the family members that youshare a household with.

The application is made by the completion ofa form and handing this in at the Colegio deAbogados or the Court where the proceedings

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will take place. You will have to show proof ofyour income and your family situation. It mighttake a couple of weeks before you will get adecision. In urgent cases you will get a lawyerimmediately. If your application is honored, theColegio de Abogados will appoint a lawyer whowill assist you. You CAN NOT appoint your ownlawyer.

Rianne Smulders

Direct smoking action

“He’s started smoking to

annoy the government”

Last month saw me bemoaning the winds andfrosts which had ravaged my garden up herein the foothills of the mountains. But I’mfeeling more upbeat this month. The greywoody, lifeless looking stems which I choppedback a couple of weeks ago are alreadybecoming covered again in soft green shoots.It’s such an exciting time to be out in thegarden where every day there is somethingnew to see. My water butts are filled withrain water, useful for daily watering the potsof seedlings and cuttings which are beginningto crowd the sheltered patio at the front ofthe house. Now is the time to begin feedingyour pot plants weekly and continuingthroughout the spring and summer. Yourreward should be strong foliage and abundantblooms.

A note of gloom in the middle of my optimism;I’m sure there are many who are aware ofthe dreaded processionary caterpillars whichfeed on the sap of native pine trees and whichare dangerous to people and animals, evenkilling small dogs. But for those who areunaware of this phenomenon, I don’t think itwill hurt to reinforce the message to be very

wary of them. Now is the time when they aremost active.

If you have pine trees in your garden, stand

back and take a careful look around. If you

see what appears to be an egg shaped ball ofsticky cotton wool about 4/5 inches round,this is the nest housing hundreds of wriggling

larvae and caterpillars. If you are able, youshould get rid of these nests very carefully.The caterpillars have long sticky hairs whichare extremelyirritant to eyes andthroats. The way Ideal with them isfirstly to spray theball with hairspray toform a protectivecoating around theball, stopping the hairs from shooting out.Always wearing gloves, I use long handledloppers to cut away the branch bearing thenest straight into a plastic bag. If you can -put them into a metal bucket and set fire tothe whole thing. Just thinking about thesethings makes me shiver.

This is a real statement

plant for a small gardeneventually reaching ametre high and half a

metre wide. It has tall

orange/red flowers risingfrom clumps of sword likeleaves. A valuable

addition too when sited

around a large garden

home & garden34Gardening in Andalucia

PLANT OF THE MONTH: RED HOT POKER

(Kniphofia Uvaria – Spanish: Kniphofia)

The Lady Gardener


when you have the space to accommodatethe stately grass like clumps. In the summer

this plant will become drought tolerant butin the winter it will also survive temperaturesdown to -10 degrees. I started with one plant

last year and divided it into three about sixweeks ago. All three are now thriving.

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home & garden

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April 11th 2011. Betty’s Garden Club areholding their Annual Competition Day for

members and regular visitors at LosGallardos Leisure. Judging begins at approx11-15 am and public viewing is after 12.30.

Bill Higgins has shown us his green housemade entirely of plastic water bottles, awall feature using gin bottles and thismonth he brings us a planter: Made fromempty beer cans, filled with concrete, laidon their side and then rendered. Behindthis is an old mirror with an arch of bottlebottoms as a frame to it.

We’re looking forward to seeing what Billdreams up for next month!

Bill is going to receive a copy

of Lorraine Cavanagh’s‘Mediterranean GardenPlants’ for being so creative

and sharing with us.

Please email us your ideas for re-cycling

Mediterranean Garden Plants is available from

Dean and Leanne on their book stall at theArboleas International Bar Market on Saturdays.

Betty’s Garden Club

Garden maths

What do you get if you divide the

circumference of a pumpkin by its

diameter?

Pumpkin pi!!


RECYCLINGMEDICINESIn Spain alone, a total of 1.1 billion packets ofpharmaceutical products are sold every year,weighing a total of 32,000 tonnes. A significantamount of these medicines are not consumed.Expired or unused medicines should not bethrown away with your normal rubbish orpoured down the sink. The Spanish Waste Planclasses medicines as special domestic wasteand some even feature on dangeroussubstances lists. According to research carriedout by the Spanish Scientific Research Council(CSIC), published in 2005, considerable levelsof various medicines, including some as well-known as ibuprofen, were detected along theRiver Ebro. The "Integrated PackagingCollection and Management System", (SIGREhttp://www.sigre.es/inicio.asp) is a Spanishpharmaceutical industry initiative for treatingboth medicines and medicine packagingecologically, preventing them from pollutingrivers and making it possible for this waste tobe reused. SIGRE has set up a collection pointin virtually all chemists in Spain. Each chemist

collects around 8 kilos per month, whichrepresents around 2000 tonnes of waste peryear.

Thermometers, gauze, needles and

other similar objects should NOT beplaced in the recycling bin. SIGREhas a symbol (a green cross

home & garden36Get Green!


Tel: +34 652 970 608

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.hmheating.es

surrounded by an arrow) so that thelaboratories belonging to this system can

include it on their product packaging.

The colour we paint our houses has an impacton global warming and has a considerableimpact on our energy consumption. Thelighter the colour of the paint the lower theabsorption of radiant heat, whereas darkcolours can absorb up to 94%. According theto Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,painting the outside of a house white wouldbe equivalent to preventing the emission of10 tonnes of greenhouse effect gases. If theworlds 100 biggest cities had lighter colouredroofs and facades as well as more reflectivepaving, this would increase the reflectivity ofthe earth’s surface, equivalent to preventingthe emission of 44 gigatonnes of CO2.

A woman returned home after a shoppingtrip, and was horrified to find her husbandin bed with another, younger woman.

Before she had a chance to complain he

quickly explained the situation:

“You have to hear about how thishappened. While driving home, I saw this

young girl looking poor and tired, so I

offered her a ride. Since she was hungry, Ibrought her home and fed her some of theleftovers in the refrigerator that you had

forgotten about. Her shoes were worn out,

so I gave her a pair of your shoes that youdon’t wear because they went out of style.She got cold, so I gave her that sweater I

got you for your birthday that you never

wear because you don’t like the color. Herjeans were worn and full of holes, so I gaveher a pair of yours that you don’t fit intoanymore. Then, as she was about to leave

the house, she asked, ‘Is there anythingelse that your wife doesn’t use anymore?’”

Re-chuckling!

? ?Did you know

This months theme is Tuscan Design.

Imagine crumbling patios, sun baked terraces,terracotta tiles, textured fresco walls,detailed murals, simple yet sturdy furnitureand you have the basis of Tuscan Design.

Walls are usually plaster or stucco withhandcrafted, decorative finishes. Painted innatural warm earthy tones, creams throughto yellows, golds, reds, browns, greens.Popular wall treatments include glazing, colorwashing, lime washing, and hand trowelledtextures.

Floors are again tiles often with intricatemosaic inlay with antique rugs.Flooringmaterials tend to be tiles made from naturalmaterials, wide wooden planks, travertine,terrazzo, or marble.

Furniture in Tuscany design can range fromsturdy pieces with time-worn finishes to richlyfinished wooden and upholstered pieces.Embellishments like nail head trim, gold leaf,tile accents, metal hardware, and mosaicinlays enhance the interest of these furniturepieces. Candle sconces and light fixtures madefrom wrought iron are easy accessories to find.

Tuscan fabrics seen on upholstery, bedding,and window treatments include texture-richlinens, lush damasks or brocades, and luxuriousvelvets or silks.

No Tuscan kitchen would be complete withoutbottles of Italian wine which can be used forcooking or entertaining. Fired clay urns orTuscan pottery can be displayed as convenientutensil holders or serve as added decoration.Woven baskets are another handy accessory

to have in the kitchen due to their usefulnessand rich texture. Dress up dining tables orbreakfast nooks with place mats or tablerunners made from woven straw or decorativeold world fabrics like chenille or tapestry.

The element of water is a great addition toyour courtyard. Water fountains and plantingremind you of Tuscan hillsides......now whereis that glass of vino?

Evie Fox-Rayner

37What is style?

home & garden

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food & drink38Gastronomic adventures

with Cecil B. DeMangeFellow epicures,

“In vino veritas!!” opined Pliny the Elder,

and it is with those wise words upon ourlips and an expectant slavering for the

fruits of the hills of the Apennine

peninsula that we set out once more insearch of gastronomic excellence.

Nestling in the foothills of the Cabrera,

betwixt Pueblo and Playa, it is to Osteriathat we venture for the final part of our

Italian triptych. It has, needless-to-say,

been an excursion that my consort hastaken to readily for her great love of

Romani cuisine is attested to by her

figure. It is not without the ableassistance of unleavened dough of durum

that her ample posterior has been

shaped.

Cecil B. DeMange

So to the table and

the splendid

repast, chef Simonlaid before us. The

delightfully rich


Parmigiana di melazane, a brothwholesome and sapid, the lamb succulent

and delicious. As for the toothsome

deserts, I shall say no more than what afitting close to a wonderful meal. To

accompany this feast of delicacies,

Amarone, Barolo, Chianti, analphabetical lexicon fit to slake even the

most rabid of thirsts and that of your

humble author, “there's virtue in truth,and there's truth in good wine!”

I entreat you dear friends, go, see and

conquer for this is an eatery not to be

missed but to be re-visited again andagain.

Yours ever respectfully,

Ristorante

Italiano

Mojácar

Avda. Andalucia, 16Tel: 950 615 151

www.osteria-mojacar.com

In the kitchen with Ma

Lamb cutlets with Rosemary and Lemon

Easter Sunday meal for 4:Stuffed eggs ~ Lamb cutlets with lemon and Rosemary, New potatoes with peas and broad

beans, Baby carrots in cream ~ Rhubarb and ginger crumble

For all the recipes above visit our website: www.mojacar.thesentinella.com

Spring, at last! And with it comes the first of the year’s tender youngvegetables and, of course, Spring lamb. With Easter Sunday falling on

METHOD

1.Trim excess fat from cutlets.

2. Mix 2 tbs of olive oil with the wine, crushed garlic,rosemary leaves, salt and pepper and the lemon zest.

INGREDIENTS� 12 lamb cutlets � 3 tbs Olive oil � handful of

rosemary leaves + sprigs to garnish � 100 ml white

wine � 1 clove garlic � salt and pepper � strips of

lemon zest � Optional – teaspoon of either

cornflour or gravy mix

24th April, I am suggesting a special meal to celebrate this occasion. In addition, on the

website, is a recipe for Simnel Cake. This was originally made by servant girls to take

home for Mothering Sunday, but it is now baked for Easter in Britain.

3. Pour over the lamb in a shallow dish and leave forat least 30 mins.

4. Remove lamb from the marinade and dry on kitchenpaper. Reserve the marinade.

5. Put the 3rd tablespoon of olive oil into a pan andfry the cutlets on a medium heat for 6 – 10 minuteson each side depending on how well you like yourmeat cooked.

6. Remove cutlets and keep warm. Add the marinadeto the pan and bring to the boil – reduce it by half,(Thicken with a little cornflour or gravy mix if desired)

7. Pour over the cutlets and serve

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food & drink40A history of the culinary Easter traditions:

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INCUDING A BOTTLE OF WINE

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FUN QUIZ SUNDAY START 8.30 pm

DARTS TUESDAY NIGHT 800pm

WEDS LAMB NIGHT from 700pm

Eggs – These have been used by pagans andother religions for over 2500 years to symbolizespring, but adopted by Christians for bothsymbolic and practical reasons. Symbolicallythe egg contains new life; the hard shell isthe sealed tomb of Christ and when brokensymbolizes his resurrection. Practically, duringLent many Christian traditions forbid eatingdairy foods as well as meat, hence pancakeday using up all the eggs and marking thebeginning of Lent. Of course the chickenswould continue to lay throughout the next fewweeks and the surplus would be hard boiledto preserve them and then eaten during Easter.

Ma Kember has created a very special Easter meal combining all the traditional elements ofthe Christian festivals around Easter, but where do they come from?

Lamb – The eating of lamb at Easter dates backto pre-Christian Judaism when a lamb wassacrificed to commemorate the Exodus fromEgypt to the promised land and eaten duringPassover. The blood of the lamb was daubedabove the front door so that the spirit of theLord would pass over the inhabitants and theywould not suffer the tenth plague inflicted onthe Egyptians. Jesus himself became thesymbol of the lamb when John the Baptistproclaimed “Behold, the Lamb of God, whotakes away the sin of the world”. In medievaltimes it was considered lucky to see a lamb atEaster, particularly as the Devil could take theform of all animals but not that of the lamb.


Tel: 950 473 135

MOJÁCAR PLAYA

Mothers Day, Sunday April 3rdFamous Carvery 1-6pm (same price as always)

Entertainment with John Lodge,Grand raffle prize: Top 2 Toe at The Beauty Spot

with Phoebe and Sharon

Coming Soon...

A Cause for PAWSMojácar’s got Talent 2011

For all budding singers, dancers, comedians etc.

5• to enter money goes to PAWS charityGet your entry forms now from The Irish Rover,

Spectrum Radio and other bars in your area

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Rusty Nail

2 shots of Scotch Whiskey – ¾ shot Drambuie – Stir

ingredients with ice and pour into a “Old Fashioned”

tumbler over ice. Garnish with a lemon zest twist.

41Life behind the jump

food & drink

Bistro Rojo

Reservations essential call:

Avd. Lepanto, Albox

EASTER WEEKEND:Open Good Friday, Easter Saturday,Easter Sunday AND Easter Monday

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La Dulce Casa

(AKA The Scottish Bar)

Café Bistro

SIZZLERS!! Meat, fish or chicken served on sizzling hot platters!!SATURDAY AND WEDNESDAY FROM 12 - 4PM,selection of 15 - 20 dishes, all 1€ each!SUNDAY ROASTS 7.50€!

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Another slow night in the bar had seen theglass polishing interrupted only by José,nursing a tubo whilst bemoaning the smokingban and Rodrigo in for his nightly brandy afterwork. Cleaning the shelves and dusting offthose bottles at the back, I reached thewhiskey shelf and as I clasped a half emptybottle left over from a session of flamingDrambuies, a thick American drawl came atme from the other side of the bar. “Hold itright there.” I stuck my hands up in feignedsurrender and slowly turned round. “Mygranddaddy used to drink that.” Leaning overthe bar before me was an American vision,golden hair framing her long face, equininenose and piercing blue eyes. “You can’t poura Rusty Nail without it and I’ll take mine withJohnnie Walker Black Label.” She sunk the firstone in a couple of gulps. “This is my kindadrink. Strong and short. My Granddaddy namedthis y’know and I’m named after him –Theodora. It’s a pleasure …”

Tales of Hawaiian nights, Granddaddy’s RatPack Nails in Vegas and life on the prowl flowedas I continued to pour. José and Rodrigo driftedout without me even noticing. I was in

raptures. This beauty had taken the breathclean out of my lungs. As I poured the last ofthe Drambuie, the door opened a crack. Thecool night air breezed in and with it a peakedcap and the merest of hand gestures. “That’smy ride.” “Stay, have another.I’m sure I’ve another bottlehere” I hurriedly searched butas I victoriously lifted the bottlealoft I was alone again in thebar. Just the blinking sign in thewindow illuminating the emptyvoid and more glasses to clean.


Fashion Show

Sunday April 10th By Glad Rags

At the Vera Hotel in aid of MACS.

Showing the new spring/summer collections from Adini,

Pomodoro and others. Make over demonstration by

Cutting Edge. Hand-made jewellery, jute bags and

lovely art and gift ideas from Living Design, the latest

in scarves and wraps from Anne’s Accessories plus

fabulous designer sun glasses from Salas Optica. Chat

to Paula from Sophia’s about your health and Wellbeing

concerns. You will be able to purchase on the day and

there will be credit card facilities.

Ticket Price 5€ Start time 4pm for 4.30pmComplimentary glass of Cava on arrival.

After the show at 7pm you can have a four course

meal including wine and water at the Vera Hotel

price 22€ advance booking is essential. Special room

rate (mention show when booking) double 44€

tel 950 393 008

Tickets available from: Albox - Glad Rags, Living

Design and Cutting Edge, Arboleas –Sophia Wellness

Centre, Huercal Overa - Salas Optica, Turre -

Total Entertainment, Mojacar - Anne’s Accessories.

Any queries contact Glad Rags on 620 534 423.

Ooooo, they’re not missing out onanything up the Almanzora valleyand beyond! The shops nearMercadona in Albox, in Calle Malaga andsurrounding roads are all worth a visit. So Ipopped in to see to see Margaret in Glad Rags,Calle Malaga, for this months treasure. Puton yer glad rags girls and lets go out - shopping,eating, walking on the beach, spring partiesor late night bar crawling. Dress it up or dressit down, this little shop has something veryclassic and elegant for you to go out in, andonly one in each size so better be quick! Betterstill, put Sunday April 10th in your diariesbecause you can be among the first to see (andbuy) Glad Rags new Spring/Summer collectionbefore anyone in the shop! See details below.Bye x

Fashion setter Trudi Valentine goes back to Albox because everyone’s so friendly there!

fashion42Roamin with Trudi


Apart from being attractive,crystals are said to vibrate intune with the person holdingor wearing them, and eachhas different qualities ofhealing and power generation.

One of the crystals linked to March and April(Aries) is Ruby.

Ruby is an excellent stone for energy.Imparting vigour to life, it energises andbalances but may sometimes over-stimulatein delicate or irritable people. Rubyencourages passion for life but never in a selfdestructive way. It improves motivation andsetting of realistic goals.

Ruby detoxifies the body, blood, and lymphand treats fevers, infectious disease andrestricted blood flow. It is extremelybeneficial for the heart and circulatorysystems. It overcomes exhaustion and lethargyand imparts potency and vigour. Conversely,

Crystal

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43Healing crystals

health & beauty


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Often the hands will solve a mystery thatthe intellect has struggled with in vain.

~Carl G. Jung

Healing hands

A blonde & her husband were lying in bedlistening to the next door neighbor's dog.It had been in the garden barking for hours &hours.The blonde jumped up out of bed and said,“I've had enough of this” and she wentdownstairs.She finally went back up to bed and her husbandsaid, “The dog is still barking, what have youbeen doing?”The blonde said, “I put the dog in our garden,let's see how THEY like it!”

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health & beauty44Blonde on blonde

Beauty therapist, Sharon Brady has opened up

her own Salon, The Beauty Spot, on Mojacar

Playa near The Irish Rover. Sharon has 23 yearsexperience in salons in Ireland, and 2 years inMojacar with Emporium. Therefore she’s

looking forward to welcoming old clients and

new to her Beauty Spot where there issomething for everyone from top to toe. Haircuts, colouring, extensions and straightening

treatment; Facials, non surgical face lifts;

brow and lash tinting; waxing (all areas) andthe depiltronc 02 is exclusive to the BeautySpot, offering pain free no needle hair

removal. Finally, nails remain one of the most

popular treatments and also on offer areenhancements to suit everyone; acrylic, gel,minx and wraps for fingers and toes. GiveSharon a ring and make an appointment, it’s

not even spoiling yourself – it’s essential Springmaintenance!

See advert (left) for details


Is that a beauty spot?

A blonde was shopping and came across a shinysilver thermos. She was fascinated by it, so shepicked it up & took it to the assistant to askwhat it was.The assistant said, “That's a thermos...it keepshot things hot and cold things cold.”“Wow, said the blonde, 'that's amazing....I'mgoing to buy it!” So she bought the thermos &took it to work the next day.

Her boss saw it on her desk.“What's that,” he asked? “That'sa thermos. It keeps hot things hot & cold thingscold,” she replied.Her boss inquired, “What do you have in it?”The blonde replied.“Two ice lollies & some coffee.”

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Prescriptions for women

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Sprains and strains affect muscles andligaments. (Ligaments are strong bands oftissue around joints that connect one boneto another.)

A sprain occurs when one or more of yourligaments have been stretched, twisted, ortorn, usually as a result of excessive forcebeing applied to a joint. The most commonlocations for a sprain to occur are:

• the knee • the ankle • the wrist • the thumb

A strain occurs when the muscle fibres stretchor tear. Strains can develop as the result of anaccident, or during physical or sportingactivities.

Most mild to moderate sprains and strains canbe treated at home using:

PRICE therapy, which stands for:

• Protection - protect the injured area byusing a support or, in the case of an ankleinjury, wearing shoes that enclose and supportyour feet, such as lace-ups.

• Rest - rest the injured joint or muscle. Avoidactivity for the first 48 to 72 hours.

• Ice - for the first 48 to 72 hours after theinjury, apply ice wrapped in a damp towel tothe injured area for 15 to 20 minutes everytwo to three hours during the day. Do not leavethe ice on while you are asleep, and do notallow the ice to touch your skin directly.

• Compression - compress or bandage theinjured area snugly but not too tight. Removethe bandage before you go to sleep.

• Elevation - keep the injured area raised andsupported on a pillow.

Avoiding HARM

For the first 72 hours you should avoid HARM.

• Heat •Alcohol • Running • Massage

Moving sprained joints: Most healthcareprofessionals recommend that you should notstop using a sprained joint because the injurywill heal quicker if you begin to move the jointas soon as you are able to.

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health & beauty46GI (GLYCEMIC INDEX) a quick explanation

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You may have seen products labelled

“low GI, medium GI or High GI” and

may be wondering what does that

mean. What’s better high or low GI?

Do you eat a lot of carbohydrates?

Carbohydrates are high in energy and low in

fat but not all have the same effect on our

bodies. Our bodies convert carbohydrates

into glucose the body’s preferred fuel.

Glucose is either used immediately or stored

in the muscles and fat cells. The GI index is

a measurement of how quickly the body

converts foods into glucose. Foods labelled

“low GI” release glucose slowly into the

system and therefore your energy levels are

more constant throughout the day. If you

suffer from energy crashes late afternoon and

grab a biscuit and a cup of coffee for that

quick fix, you could be doing yourself harm

in the long run, as in order to correct the

glucose balance your body releases insulin

which in turn transfers the glucose to the fat

cells and hence weight gain. If this trend

continues your body may become resistant

to insulin and you could end up with type 2

diabetes.

I’ll briefly list some rules for you to use when

out shopping.

The higher fibre content of a food the lower

the GI. Swapping white rice (high GI) for

brown rice (medium GI). White flour is highly

processed whereas stoneground wholemeal

flour is less. Porridge would be lower GI than

flaked, puffed or honey coated cereals.

Grains such as bulgar wheat, quinoa, barley,

oats and buckwheat are all “low GI”. Protein

tends to be “low GI”.ie: meat, eggs and

butter. Avoid boiled sweets, doughnuts,

popcorn and biscuits. Most fruits, vegetables

and pulses are “low GI”.

Claire Barrett, Girasol


Do you have issues with family conflicts,

relationship problems, bereavement,

alcohol or substance issues? Maybe you are

having problems with teenagers, or perhaps

have issues with your neighbour that you

want to be able to resolve. Maybe you just

want to share your experiences, whether

good or bad. You are invited to write to

'Marco' for inclusion in The Sentinella’s

forthcoming feature. Marco is a qualified

professional, with lots of life experence,

who will give sound and practical advice

to enable you to work on resolving your

issues and may also be of help to other

readers. Email your questions to

[email protected]. Marco will

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which can be published anonymously at the

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Marianne Wallbridge wins a set of SheHairceramic Hair straightners for sending inthese photos of front and back styling byLeanne at the Emporium, Mojácar.

47Your body’s many cries for water

health & beauty

Winner!

Your body’s many cries forWaterby Dr F Batmanghelidj.

In 1979 Dr FereydoonBatmanghelidj was a medicalpractitioner in Tehran whenthe violent revolution thatoverthrew the Shah tookplace. Almost all professional

people in the country were imprisoned andmostly shot within a day or two. He was heldlonger than most, probably due to hisusefulness as a doctor, but the cells that werebuilt for 6 - 8 people were crammed with upto 90 prisoners, who had to rotate theirposition (lying, squatting, standing) every fewhours. These horrendous conditions tested theabilities of the human body to extremes. Onenight a man with peptic ulcer disease collapsedin agony and the only medicine available waswater. Two glasses and within minutes his painhad disappeared. Two glasses every threehours and he survived his prison sentence. DrBatmanghelidj was allowed to live andeventually escaped to the US where hecontinued his research which is published infull in this amazing story of water.

Last month Fiona Davies (Balance for Health) gave us some eye opening facts about ourneed for water. When I read her article I enthusiastically told her about a book I read manyyears ago which I still have and regularly lend out to people, knowing how much it changed mylife and the way I treat common ailments successfully. Fiona had also read this book along with

hundreds of thousands of other people and weboth recommend you get yourself a copy.Here’s a short piece about the author (to whetyour appitite):


animals in need48Can you help?

DEMPSEY Born Sept 2010Jack Russell type will notgrow much more.Lively,friendly chap justwants to play and beloved. If you can offerhim a loving homecontact Maz on667623254 or e mailPuppy Rescue.

Puppy Rescue are based in the Almanzoravalley of Almeria. If you can offer a dog apermanent or foster home please contactDiane on 664 768 958 or email.Info@ puppyrescueinspain.org

SALLY is of mixed breed,dob 01/09/2010,vaccinated, wormed. Isan independent little girlwho will remain small,gets on with other dogs,

APSA has many lovely dogs just waiting forgood homes.

Please call 663 762 642 www.apsa.org.es

PAWS www.paws-patas.orgTel: 678 490 217 [email protected]

These fours e m i - f e r a lFelix look-a-likes, 2 males,2 females, willprobably never


The Dog House Foundation in Huercal OveraTel.626 766 073 [email protected]

www.thedoghouse-huercal-overa.webs.com

MIA was dumped as apuppy in Alfoquia, now 2years old, she is pretty andplayful, she socialises welland will make a good pet,can you offer Mia a home?

be lap-cats, but would be very happy in anoutdoor environment, stables maybe, wherethey can satisfy their inquisitive nature andplay cat and mouse, in return for regular mealsand a place to call home. All neutered andvaccinated. Approx. D.O.B: mid-March 2010.For further information, please contact Diane950 617 643 or Ruth 637 817 982.

DUQUE is a 2 year oldSpaniel cross,with bags ofenergy and affection, hewill play all day.

JULIE, JANEIE,JENNIE. Now 1year old, havebeen in ourkennels for 9months and wouldlove to be inhomes. Lead trained, freindly. Large dogsaround 20 kilos are used to outdoor life. Couldyou give any of them a home?

she is the last of the litter to be found a home,can you help her?

ANIMALES ARBOLEAS: Facebook –[email protected]: 649 333 226

Penny and Ruby wereliving outside theArboleas town hall.They were very thin andfrightened. We thinkthey are mother anddaughter. Penny thebigger one is about ayear old very lively and

would suit a home where she would get lots ofwalks. She does not like cats. Ruby is about2/3 years old very shy and would be happywith a quiet home. They both get on with otherdogs.They have been spayed, vaccinated andpassported. Please call 649333226 if you cangive either of these lovely dogs a loving home.

PISCES (February 19 – March 20)

AQUARIUS (January 21 – February 19)

CAPRICORN (December 23 – January 20)

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 – December 22)

SCORPIO (October 24 – November 22)

LIBRA (September 24 – October 23)

LEO (July 23 – August 21)

VIRGO (August 22 – September 23)

Horoscope by Madam Rohaizi49

Yours is a Fire sign, so maybe it is not so surprising

that you have been impatient with this long cold

winter! You flourish when faced with a challenge,

so use the longer days and the improving weather

to sort out and re-organise something that you have

been putting off for the last few months.

You are a person of your word, and if you say you

will do it, you will do it! This month will be a good

month to do just that – but beware! Be sure that it

is what you want to do, not what someone else said

that you wanted to do. There is a difference!

Not even your worst enemy could call you hard-

hearted, but there are occasions in this life where

tough love is necessary. This is so hard for you, and

you would much rather give in than hold out. Be

consistent in your decisions, and be ready to forgive.

Be Tough, but be Loving.

You have been turning something over in your mind,

and now you feel ready to go for it! Don’t jump in

too quickly, another moment of thought, and another

person’s point of view, and perhaps a small

compromise will make the whole project easier. After

all, a job shared is a job halved.

Look back over the last month and see what worked

best for you. Be thorough, because something

surprised you, and maybe this was not just a flash in

the pan. This is the month for you to accentuate the

positive, eliminate the negative, don’t mess with

Mr Inbetween!

There are so many opportunities out there, and your

natural energy and inventiveness can find any

number of things with which to occupy yourself.

Librans don’t know the meaning of the word ‘bored’,

but don’t overstretch yourself. Better to do one thing

well and enjoy it than six things in a mad hurry.

If it didn’t work, don’t do it again! You can get in

too deep, emotionally, and sometimes you can’t see

the wood for the trees. Not ever person ticks in

exactly the same way, so be prepared if necessary

to change your approach. It’s not weakness, it’s

flexibility, and it takes two to tango!

All things in moderation is not necessarily your

byword. You are not, and will never be, a merge-

into-the-background type. When the sun shines

spread your wings and fly, smile, be happy and see

how many people will smile back at you. You will be

surprised how addictive happiness can be!

Onwards and upwards, to infinity and beyond! It has

been a struggle, but you are one tough cookie, and

you never give up. Now you can see the light at the

end of the tunnel, and it is definitely not the train

coming the other way! Give yourself a pat on the

back, you deserve it.

If it all seems to be going your way, be thankful but

cautious! Your quick wits can sometimes lead you to

make hasty decisions. It’s not so much that you are

wrong, it is more that your speedy mind might have

overlooked something. Your watchword for this

month is ‘look before you leap.’

ARIES (March 21 – April 19)

TAURUS (April 21 – May 21)

GEMINI (May 22 – June 21)

CANCER (June 22 – July 22)

Your agile mind loves to have puzzles to solve, and

you are never happier than when you have solved a

problem. This makes you the perfect person to help

a friend in need of advice. But the easiest solution

is not always the best, listen to their heart as well

as their mouth!


Whatever goes up must come down. Look at this

the other way around – whatever goes down must

come up. There! Better now? Life is a seesaw, and

for you Down is really down. But you won’t be sitting

at the bottom for long, an Up is on its way, so dust

yourself off and get ready for it.

puzzles50Crossword & brain teaser

Solutions for March

Easy Hard

Across

7. Transparent purple gemstone (8)

5. Holier-than-thou (4)9. It returns disc (anag.) (8,5)10. Major railway station of NW England

(5)11. Varnish (7)12. Snobbish (6)

14. Marine mollusc (6)16. “Fawlty Towers” location (7)17. Country also called Bharat (5)

19. Pleasure ground (9,4)21. Obligation (4)22. Linguistic humour; paronosmia (8)

Down

1. Contribute (3)

2. Transpire (5)3. “As reapers oft are wont their ---”(Paradise Lost) (7,5)

4. Ailing (6)6. Nobleman ranking above count (7)7. Insurgent (9)

8. Ignorant (12)10. Open space usually surrounded bybuildings (9)

13. Patterned wood flooring (7)15. Country music of Louisiana (6)18. Slow speech pattern (5)

20. Fundamental (3)


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T U N A C H I V A L R Y

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Digits

Five digits appear in the display above, butsome of the segments have burnt out. Thesame number of segments have burnt out ineach digit. What are the five digits supposedto be? The complete digits are shown below.

51Sudoku & brain teaser

puzzles

Hard Easy

Solutions for March

Spot the ball

Each of the following bizarre sentences, when spoken aloud, sounds like a more sensibleutterance. Can you figure out the intended readings?

1. How to wreck a nice beach you sing calm incense. (Title of a paper about speechrecognition.)

2. Un petit d’un petit, S’étonne aux Halles. (First line of a poem from Mots d’Heures:

Gousses, Rames by Luis d’Antin Van Rooten. Despite appearances, the poem and book titleare in English, not French.

3. Ladle Rat Rotten Hut. Wants pawn term, dare worsted ladle gull hoe lift wetter murderinner ladle cordage, honor itch offer lodge dock florist. (The beginning of a well-known tale,from the book Anguish Languish by H L Chace.)

Mental blocks

FARM: FIRM: FIRS: FITS: PITS: PITY: CITY

Speech Recognition

Word ladder

1 4 6

2 3 8

8 3 4

3 4

5 2

7 9 8 3

9

5 7 2 1

6 4

8 3 7

9

3 1 2 6 9

2 6 9

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First a little info: although you expect

these giant birds to be bald, their name

comes from an old English word, 'balde'which actually means white. They really

are huge birds; their bodies on their own

can be up to 1 meter long and when theyspread their wings they can be up to 2.5

meters wide (that is from the floor to the

ceiling in our house!) They can also liveto be very old (in aminal standards), up

to 35 years or more.

Real AmericanBraves!

This month something very special; anamazing story about ‘Bald Eagles’ whowere on the brink of extinction untilnew laws helped to protect them.

Amazing animalskids page52

They feed mostly on fish and can spot one

up to nearly two kilometers away with

their AMAZING eyesight!

So here is a story our friend Mike Foulkestold us about some bald eagles in America

who became very very brave because they

were so hungry (the weather was so coldthe fish were hiding at the bottom of the

river). Some kind people decided to feed

the eagles with fish to help them surviveand here are some amazing photos! You

can see how close the people were to the

eagles, this is something very special!


A few Eagleshuddled on theshore

The fish are put

down by thehumans andmany more

eagles join them

The people wereso close they

could take these

photos without aspecial lens

Here arethe peoplefeeding

them, youcan see howclose they

were!

53Word search and jokes

kids page

APPLE

BANANA

BEEF JERKY

BOILING

CHOW

COOK

DEHYDRATED

DRIED

FIRE

FOOD

What’s the easiest way to double

your money?

Fold it!!

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What can you hold without touching it?

A conversation!

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Patient: Doctor, doctor, I swallowed a

fairy-tale book yesterday.

Doctor: Sit down and tell me the wholestory!!

What do you get if you cross a parrot

with a woodpecker?

A bird that tells knock-knock jokes!!

********

What do you get if you cross a skunk

with a homing pigeon?

A bad smell that won’t go away!!

********

Which land do kittens like best?

Lapland!!

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Teacher: Give me a sentence with theword “gladiator”

Pupil: The lion pounced on the woman

and was glad he ate her!


WOW! FOR ME? THANK

YOU UNCLE! GULP!

HELP!! UNCLE!

HELP ME!

J R E M J T A E H A Y E U K G

G R U B G N I L I O B V Y V N

E K M G X D F L R B P O J D I

D E T A R D Y H E R K T C E P

Q Z E L P P A E N I P S G I M

J A C O O K F B Z H N O X R A

Y K R E J F E E B W Y F H D C

N A P S S C M E C H O W E F C

B D B M H D E T A R D Y H E D

Q S A N G Q Q B B Q Z Y H M U

R S N M F J T E N T W G S W M

A Z A W H X Q P S J U L E G N

F R N M M N W A P P L E H N O

U M A Q Y A D O O F M B C I R

U H C Y T J E R I F N V T K M

F Q S E U R E C Y C L E A I D

U S R O P B B E K Y W E M H G

B F P D E B H M L Y N G R S G

J Q E E F J Y G L E V U M D J

G R V K Y J J K P R X V K R F

GRUB

HEAT

HIKING

MATCHES

PINEAPPLE

RECYCLE

REHYDRATED

STOVE

TENT

WATER

Curtain up 7.30pm

Tickets 10€ Available from:

CRA Library - Cantoria

Girasol, Almanzora Group of Friends andOne Stop Pools (Longos) - Albox

Essentials - Arboleas

Shandmade at Bar International SaturdayCar Boot Sale

The New Kimrick Hotel and Gills EnglishBed Linen - Mojacar

For more details ring950 439 406 - 650 817 517

8th, 9th & 10thApril at MuseoPedro Gilabert,

Arboleas

16th & 17th Aprilat the New

Kimrick Hotel,MojacarBy

Richard Harris

information54What’s on

HITTING THE HIGH NOTES!!

At the end of last year Smooth Radio held a 12hour marathon to raise money for the Hogar

San Agustin Children’s Home in Vera.

Presenters did requests for donations. The areareally came on board and 20 local businessestook the donation tins and request forms.Listeners were very generous and the dayraised 346.25€!

This money is being spent on covering the costsof a FAB day out for the kids at Rancho Luz delSol in Partaloa. About 17 children from 3-17years, plus nuns and helpers will be able toenjoy pony rides, horse treks and quad biking.Jay is getting them t-shirts and laying on afull bar-b-que. A bouncy castle has beendonated for the day from Courtney castles andthere will be face painting by Lianne Bamfordof Sol yoga centre.

A huge thank you to the Smooth team, thekind and generous listeners without whom thisday would not be taking place, local businesssupport and to Jay and Erika from Rancho Luzdel Sol for offering to lay on such a spectacularday and go the extra mile.

An International Women’s Day CentenaryEvent on 8 March was held in Mojacar by theDames In Spain and Dames In Turre. BroniaMadej de Montero President of AECCAssociation Espanola Contra el Cancer waspresented with 1000€ for Cancer Research,along with another 600€ that was raised onthe day.

International Womens Day

A day out for the children


ST GEORGES DAY EVENT IN AID OF MACS

Quiz, raffles and other games throughoutthe day. Raffle draw will take place shortlyafter the quiz at 9pm. Very generous prizesincluding an introductory course to scubadiving and meals at restaurants in the area.

Wednesday 23rd April from 2pm

BAR ESSENCIAL, Mojacar Playa (nr Tito’s)

MOJACAR BASED LADIES CHOIR

SEEK TOP SOPRANO.

WE’VE MEZZO SOPRANOS

& ALTOS ABOUND

BUT TOP SOPRANOS

JUST CANNOT BE FOUND

IF YOU CAN ‘HIT THE HIGH NOTES’ ANDWOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT US

PLEASE CONTACT LYN 667 275 614

WE REHEARSE FRIDAY MORNINGS INMOJACAR.

Almanzora Group of FriendsInformation centre and library, Tues, Thurs,Sat 10am-1.30pm. 3 C/Barcelona, Albox(near Mercadona). MOVED to AvenidoLepanto, adjacent to Rumores, close toMercadona. Extensive English Library, DVD’sand Talking Books.Trips and social events.Contact 634 343 147. www.almanzoragof.org

Quiz 1st & 3rd Tues of month, 8pm for8.30pm, Bar Rumores, Albox.

Mystery Tour and Lunch Tuesday 26th

April Further details in the centre

APSA (Animal Protection Society

Albox) Charity shops open Monday toSaturday 10:00-14:00. At C/ Ancha 10, Alboxand C/ Vulcano, Tijola (opposite the localpolice station) Tel: 663 762 642www.apsa.org.es

Coach trip to Murcia shopping

Centre. Monday 9th May Tickets from the

APSA shops in Albox and Tijola. 11€ perperson, rising to 12€ in May. Picking up inTijola at 8.30am then Purchena and Albox.663 762 642

Art classes with Jeremy and Evie every

Tuesday 11.30am - 1.30pm at Bar Rumores,Albox. Call: 653 714 767

Art Classes with Dee Mondays 10:30 -

12:30 La Parilla, Albox, beginners andimprovers. Wednesdays 10:30 – 12:30 BarInternational, all levels. Call 663 341 904.

Computer Club Beginners - 13:30 Fridays,

Bar Rumores in Albox, lasting 60-90 mins.Regular Club 10:00 Fridays (same venue) for2-3 hrs. Call David 950 064 311.www.alboxcc.com [email protected]

Puppy RescueQuiz night – Raffle and Bingo Every 3rdMonday of the month. to raise funds for

our abandoned Dogs and Puppies. BARLEPANTO 8pm start. €2.50 euros p/p. Max6 persons to a team. For more informationtel: 950 591 893

Brian Dee. Music, dancing, buffet.

Thursday 7th April. 7.30pm till late. HostalRosaleda (opposite Bar International).Tickets 10€ (including buffet) fromEssentials (Arboleas), Bar Lepanto, PuppyRescue Charity Shop, Puppy Rescue Stall atTue Market or Car Boot. Tel 664 768 958

Grand Easter Fair & Dog Show Easter

Sun 24th April, 1pm onwards. PiedraAmarilla Community Centre (Nr SunburntArms). Stalls, Tombola, Bar & snacks. Stallholders please book, 5 euro's a pitch.Tel 617 856 690

Rambling Group Meet at Dia Car ParkWednesdays fortnightly. Contact ChrisPearce on 630 56 26 18 for details.

The Grapevine walkers and talkersWalk every Thursday at 1pm from theGrapevine Bodega in the square at PiedraAmerilla just outside Partaloa.

Fun walk Sunday 10th April Meet at

10.30am at the Grapevine Bodega. Shortdrive to the start of the walk. Fairly shortwalk aimed at all ages and abilities. 2€ p/p

1€ dogs. Money raised in aid of MACS.

Royal British Legion AlboxMonthly meeting on the third Thursday andcoffee mornings on the first Thursday at11:00 hrs La Parrilla Restaurant. Contact

Chris Pearce on 630 56 26 18

Monthly Quiz at Bar Le Panto, Albox on thefirst Monday of each month. First questionat 8.30pm. Details 950 06 45 34

Keep Fit Class run by Albox RBL at Sophia’sGym, Arboleas each Monday at 11.30.Female instructor.Details Sandra Evans 950 064 334

Please get in touch with your clubs and events! All listings are correct at thetime of going to press. If there are any ommissions or corrections please get incontact with TTTTThe She She She She Sentinella entinella entinella entinella entinella so we can get it right.

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Elderberries Lunch ClubFor the elderly, lonely or handicapped.Contact Margaret: 950 477 063 or Marianne:950 472 349

Dames In Spain

Meet every 3rd Monday of the month atThe Kimrick, Mojacar at 11:00 am. New andold members most welcome. For furtherinformation please contact: Gail CreaseyChairman on 950 472 225 or Iris HamiltonSecretary on 950 475863.

Almeria Link Friendship GroupSupport and friendship for single people inSpain. Meet Wednesdays at 8.30pm at VeraHotel. All welcome. Info from Johnny950478899 or Heather 667243561.

Los GallardosBetty’s Garden ClubMeets at 11.30 for 12 noon every secondMonday of the month at MirafloresRestaurant, Los Gallardos Camping Site.Tel: Chris Champion: 950 398 021

Arboleas

F.A.C.E (Fundraising in Arboleas Caring

for Everyone)A Spanish registered charity, raising moneyfor local worthwhile charities includingMACS (Mojacar Area Cancer Support)[email protected] www.face-charity.comLine Dance Class every Monday Afternoon.14:30 - 16:30 at Bar Rumores in Albox.

Huercal OveraDames in Huercal OveraThe ladies social group meets at The TennisClub, Huercal Overa every third Wednesdayof the month from 10.30 - 12.30. ContactPam. Tel: 677 273 736.

Bridge ClubMeets every Wednesday, 7pm at Valle delEste Hotel, Mojácar Playa. Contact Les 950437 100

Royal British Legion Mojácar

Meet each 1st & 3rd Thursday of the monthfrom 11.30 am at the multi-use building akaArtisan Centre next door to the BritishLibrary. Dedicated welfare telephone664 042 197. Enquiries call 950 473 025


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Art classes with Jeremy and Evie every

Wednesday at Bar La Pará, Turre. Tel formore information: 653 714 767

Turre

Mojácar

All areas

Vera

Community Library Open Mon, Wed & Fri11:00 - 13:00, at the Multi-use centre. 12€

per household, 10€ Seniors. Non-profitorganisation.

El Pinar Walking [email protected]

El Pinar

Royal British Legion BazaNext meeting Tues 26th April 11am at HotelAbadi, Baza. Call 677 765 733 for more info.

Sponsored canoe marathon at LakeNegratin Wednesday 4th May. Call Gordonon 677 765 733 for more information.

Baza

THE ROSE SINGERSSongs by Gershwin, Kern, Rogers &

Hammerstein,Gilbert & Sullivan, Rutter,Thiman and many more. Sacred, Secular,

Jazz, Opera - something for all.

SAT. 30th APRIL at THE KIMRICK

SUN. 1st MAY at CAMPING LOS GALLARDOS(WITH DISABLED ACCESS)

Each Evening 7.30pmTickets 10 € Available from: Gills -Mojacar Playa, Forget-me-not - Las

Buganvillas, Total Entertainment -Turre,Both Venues, and Choir Members

ALMERIABUILDERS.COM A fully legal companyestablished in 2001. We do all types ofbuilding and construction throughout Almeria.All our work is guaranteed. 659 685 133.

Building Services


Garden services

D PRITCHARD CONSTRUCCIONES

For free quotation on all building, reform &maintenance work. 35 years experience.Specialists in construction of quality pools.Call 617 698 418

ALAN MARKS English bricklayer, tiler forover 20 yrs. Mini Digger & driver,recommendations available; ring for a freequote on 635 264 751 or Kaz 635 264 766.

Airconditioning & Satelite

SOLOSAT airconditioning specialist offeringten years experience of installing & servicingall airconditioning & satelite equipment.Call for latest prices. Nick 699 909 737 or950 528 334

HARVEST Mojácar. Bringing your home tolife! Interior / exterior paintwork. Allbrickwork / plastering & gardens. Just callSean 634 346 087. Email:[email protected]

WE FIT windows, doors & enclosures,mosquito screens, household blinds &awnings. Established in Mojácar for 10 years.Call Alan 660 052 051 www.wefit-spain.com

ALAN & SONS For all your painting &building requirements. 35 yrs experience.Fully legal. References if required.Call Alan 600 268 176 or 950 450 347

BUILDING SOLUTIONS Extensions/Garages/Patio’s/Terracing. Swimming Pools. FullCortijo Reforms. Steelwork - Gates/Reja’s/Carports. Domestic Plumbing. CentralHeating. Call Andrew Venn - 616 531 283 orNigel Marshall - 670 088 899

HANDY MAN Painting inside and out.Rendering and light building work. Gardening& clearance. Small plumbing jobs. Mojacar toAlbox and surrounding areas. No job toosmall. Call Jim 677 557 190

SOL SHADERS No 1 suppliers & installer fortop quality, low price products. Legalcompany. Also replacement windows & doorsPVC aluminium & wood. Call 627 907 207 or634 319 882. email: [email protected]

AWNINGS & BLINDS

P MORGAN BUILDING & ROOFING SERVICES

Fully Legal - All Work guaranteed. Extensions-Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Garages.Roofing - Patios,Block Paving. ProjectManagement. Tel 950 132 793 Mob: 687814358email: [email protected]

Drainage

DRAINAGE SOLUTIONS Emergency BlockageRemoval. CCTV Camera Surveys. ElectronicLocation of Pozo Negro´s. High PressureJetting. Mini Digger Hire. Call Andrew Venn -616 531 283 or Nigel Marshall - 670 088 866

GENERAL BUILDING & REFORMS Englishand Spanish spoken. Call Ovidio 677 175 713

Electricians

ERIC Tree surgery and firewood.Call 950 469 389 or 650 389 [email protected]

KNOWLES & ABBOTT Number ONE forelectrics and plumbing. Rewires, free to airUK satellite systems.Tel: 950 137 208 or 638 010 691

Heating

H M HEATING (see main advert in Home &Garden) Pool Heating and SolarTel: +34 652 970 608Email: [email protected]: www.hmheating.es

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KEYS COPY CENTRE - CENTRO COPIADO DE LLAVES24h

COPIA DE LLAVES

COPIA DE MANDOS DE DISTANCIA

INSTALACION DE CERRADURAS

AFILADO DE CUCHILLOS Y TIJERAS

Multicentro Playa, local 45 - Mojacar Playa - 950 472 982

KEYS COPIED

REMOTE CONTROLS COPIED

LOCKS FITTED

MASTER LOCKS AND KEYS

KNIVES & SCISSORS SHARPENED

NEW! REPAIRS TO

GARAGE REMOTE

CONTROLS AND CAR

KEYS WITH CHIPS607 800 900 Spanish658 828 560 English

CERRAJERO

LOCKSMITH

www.eurocontrolt.es


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EURO PAINTERS SPAINSpecial offer! 1000€ including IVA for 2/3bed villa including repairs and up to 10 rejas!Call:677 557 [email protected]

Plumbing

PAINTING INSIDE & OUT All qualityproducts. Free quotes. References availableon request. Tel: 620 112 193 or 630 493 817

STEVE TREEExperienced painter and decorator, no jobtoo small or too big. Call 677 046 624

Painting & Decorating

RBLOCKED DRAINS USCCTV Surveys & inspections, Turbine RootCutting, Blocked Drains & Pipes, All areascovered, Tel: 950 091 109, 648 768 587

The Sentinella

Back page advertising rates in

Boxed Listing

All items under 100,00€ FREE(max. 25 words). Items over1000€ just 5€ for 25 words

Listing No tradestrictly private sales only

up to 25 words50€ for 1 year (payable in advance) or

5€ month min 3 months

Tradesmen Classifieds Business Listings

Timber suppliers

Swimming pools

SPECIALIST in Roller shutters / Persianas,repairs and all types of replacement glass.Call Stephen on 610 924 160

Property Maintainance

PLUMBING & GENERAL REFORMS -MOJÁCAR20 yrs experience in Spain.Andy 697 302 039

FOR JUST 50€

FOR A WHOLE YEAR!

ADVERTISE YOURSELF HERE

KEYS COPY CENTRE (See main advert onprevious page) Mojácar Playa. 24 hr lock-smith. 658 828 560

LOCK STOCK & BARREL locksmith andcarpentry services. Locked out, lockschanged/upgraded, free security survey, 24hremergency service. TEL: 608 673 [email protected]

Locksmiths

WOOD 2 GO Velez Rubio. For all your timberneeds. Construction & joinery timbers forinterior/exterior.Trade & public. Tel: (office)950 614 050, (Paul) 661 157 689, (Graham)606 156 151 Email [email protected]

ANDALUSIAN CONCOPRINT (See mainadvert in Home and Garden) Swimmingpoolconstruction, mosaics and stamped concretespecialists. 628 408 197


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Advertise here for just 60 euros a year (5€ a month)!!

Call The Sentinella today on 690 166 858

RIANNE SMULDERS Abogada

English, Spanish, Dutch and German. Legalhelp and advice. 950 122 742 / 600 274 [email protected]

VICTORIA INSURANCE SERVICES - Mojácar

Tel: +34 950 475 241 Tel: +34 664 826 524Email: victoriainsuranceservices@gmail.comwww.thepropertyshopmojacar.com

RANCHO LUZ DEL SOL - Partaloa nr AlboxLessons & rides, livery & loan, weekendpony clubs and quad bikes. 678 838 547

Horse Riding & Quad bikes

ALMERIA ANGELS - All areasEmergency support systems plus nursing andcare. 902 026 468

BALANCE FOR HEALTH - Turre635 290 846 or 635 290 848

CRYSTAL MAN - Albox & MojácarHealing crystals. John 617 699 624

GIRASOL - AlboxHealth Food Shop. Also Keep Fit, StructuralFitness, Karate, Children’s Gymnastics,Callenetics, Movement for Toddlers.639 089 170

Health

HOLISTIC THERAPIST - Buganvillas.Katherine Hazell. 950 132 342

PAMPERED - Palomares.950 618 129

THE BEAUTY SPOT - Mojácar Playa.950 472 460 or 600 223 664

Beauty

CONNEXIONS - TurreComputer sales & repairs. Mobile phones &SIM cards. Internet broadband. Internetmodems. Mail box service. 950 479 502

Communications / Computers

CLARE STONERClassically trained vocalist and entertainer.All music tastes catered for. Available forany function. 635 038 566

CHRIS TOWNSENDFor all your KARAOKE, quiz, bingo, race andpokernight needs. 664 540 957

Entertainers

SPANISH HIDEAWAYS - Arboleas958 003 391 or 676 604 008

NEW ONE STOP - Mojácar

950 473 040

BAR STOP- Turre950 479 593

Restaurants & Bars

“DR DONNA” FREE medical & generaladvice. Help with all utility problems etc.BAR STOP, TURRE daily from 4pm.

COMPUTER SERVICES & REPAIRS I come toyou! PC repairs. Virus recovery. Networks.Internet access. Wireless. Upgrades &training. Call Dani 678 490 [email protected] Legal & translation

Estate Agents

APARTAMENTOS TORRES - MojácarHoliday apartments to rent 682 202 345

ALPHA TRANSLATION SERVICE

Translation, interpreting & Spanish lessons.950 618 129

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CLASSIFIEDS

SMALICE SEWING - Mojácar areaAlterations, clothes, curtains, bedding, etc.Call Alice: 666 617 037

Sewing

ALPHA TRANSLATION SERVICE950 618 129

GIRASOL - Albox

639 089 170

Spanish Lessons

FERRI TOURS - Mojácar950 472 333

THE LIFE OF RILEY Walking holidays andtrips in the Sierra Nevada 696 354 824

Travel

FOR SALE! This seasons local olive oil forsale. 15 Euros for a 5 litre bottle.Phone 950 52 38 54 or 610 92 59 32

Let The Sentinella help sell your

unwanted items

All items under 100,00€ listed for FREE

(max. 25 words).

Items over 100,00€ just 5€ for 25

words.

No trade - strictly private sales only.

WANTED! Scooter up to 125cc in excellentcondition! Call 600 062 601

FOR SALE! Double Bed. ExcellentCondition. Modern, clean, aluminiumdouble bed with pine legs, including cleanmatress. 99.00€ Tel: Terri 675285589

BEACHCOMBER- Mojácar950 473 099

BISTRO ROJO - AlboxMeditterranean cuisine 634 376 674

LA DULCE CASA - Palomares950 467 768

MO’S MUSIC BAR - La AlfoquiaLive music. 950 449 635

OASIS - Palomares677 731 184 or 677 002 821

OSTERIA - MojácarItalian. 950 615 151

POT BLACK - Antas Industrial EstateSnooker. 950 459 135

RESTAURANT 22 - Mojácar950 473 058

TABERNA CHRISTINA - Villaricos693 743 791

THE IRISH ROVER - Mojácar950 473 135

THE ROAD HOUSE - TabernasLive music. 950 066 007

THE UNION BAR - La Alfoquia

950 473 135

HAIRDRESSERS - CHAIR FOR RENT withina busy Almunecar town centre salon. Alsosmall private treatment room availablefor hourly or flexible rental terms, wouldsuit therapist, chiropodist, beautician,masseuse or nail technician. Call958882106 / 627616544

FOR SALE! Toyota Paseao, 1.5 ST. Spanishplates but rhd. ITV till June 2011. Greatcondition and cracking runner with nofaults. CD player, elec windows/mirrors.950€ Tel: 634 323 108

FOR SALE! Baby equipement. Campingcot 15€. Clip on table chair 15€. Bicycleseat 10€new. Baby bath 5€. For saleseperately or together for 40€.950 066 131 or 661 024 287

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Vans for Hire

Vans´n´More S.L. Sea & Airport shuttles,Regional trips, nat./int. removals. Circularand residential mobility solutions.Competative prices, call or email for [email protected] or Tel: 633 336 010

Couriers (Europe wide)

Removals

DE LIMA’S S.L. Professional removals.Packaging service. Local, national & interna-tional. Containerised storage.Call Marc 647 006 183. Mojácar [email protected] www.delimas.biz

Taxis

Juan TURRE - 670 479 386

EPS DIRECT - UK-Spain-UK Well establishedCourier/Removal/Storage services & UKshopping (Argos, Asda etc.) Call 950120805/673773537 / (0044) 7865665619 or e-mails a l e s @ e p s d i r e c t o n l i n e . c o mwww.epsdirectonline.com

COURIERS EUROPE Fully legal company. Yourgoods fully insured anywhere in Europe.Competative rates. Sprinter/transit vans.Tel: 0044 7593218257. skype: couriers-europeEmail: [email protected]

ENGLISH MOVE Single items to a completehouse move. Storage facilities available inSpain & UK. Call Tony: (Sp mob) 699 819 213,(UK mobile)(00 44) 797 692 8053 or (UK office- W Midlands based) (00 44) 121 355 0005email: [email protected]

AIRPORT PARKING Almeria , Murcia,Alicante. Long term contracts and daily rates.Tel. 639.081.067. Email. [email protected] more information please see our websitewww.AAparking.es

Parking

RALF MOTORS See main advert in Motoring.Antas Industrial Estate

950 393 776

TYRE KING See main advert in Motoring.

Antas Industrial Estate

950 459 253

AUTOTEC MOBILE REPAIR SERVICETurre based but cover all local areas.Servicing and repairs plus ITV for all typesof vehicles. Call John 628 781 435.

Mechanics

Local Police:

Albox 950 121 080Carboneras 950 136 136Cuevas del Amlanzora 950 548 700Garrucha 950 460 002Huercal-Overa 950 470 585Mojacar 950 472 000Pulpi 950 465 049Vera 950 390 010

Local Guardia Civil:

Albox 950 120 908Carboneras 950 454 082Cuevas del Almanzora 950 458 082Garrucha/Mojacar 950 617 079Huercal-Overa 950 471 112Pulpi 950 464 024Turre 950 468 222Vera 950 393 193

Hospitals:

AlmeriaTorrrecardenas 950 016 000Huercal-Overa

Hospital La Inmaculada 950 029 000

Electricity:Endesa Enquiries 902 509 509

Breakdown 902 516 516

Gas: Leaks 901 121 212Information 901 100 100

Water: Breakdown 902 355 575

Railway Stations:

Renfe 902 240 202

Airports:Almeria 950 213 700Alicante 966 919 000San Javier, Murcia 968 172 000

Bus:Alsina Graells (National) 950 238 197

for timetables see www.alsa.esAutocares Baraza (Local) 950 390 053

For timetables seewww.autocaresbaraza.com/horarios.phpLinebus (International) 902 335 533www.linebus.es

Tourist Information:Almeria 950 280 748Carbonares 950 136 052Cuevas del Almanzora 950 548 707Mojacar Pueblo 950 615 025Vera 950 393 142

Telefonica:

Report a fault 1002General enquiries 1004

ITV:Albox 950 120 902Vera 950 391 726

Town Halls:Albox 950 120 908Antas 950 619 015Arboleas 950 449 430Cuevas del Almanzora 950 456 488Los Gallardos 950 469 000Garrucha 950 460 058Huercal-Overa 950 134 900Mojacar 950 615 009Turre 950 479 011Vera 950 393 016

Emergency Numbers:Ambulance, Fire, Police (Multi-lingual)

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Guardia Civil Hotline 062Health Hotline 061Local Police Hotline 092Coast Guard 900 202 202

Weekly Market Days

Monday Huercal-Overa, Antas, BerjaTuesday Albox, Los Gallardos,

Cuevas del AlmanazoraWednesday: Mojacar, Bedar, Lubrin,

Velez Blanco, PulpiThursday Cuevas del Almanazora,

Carboneras, SorbasFriday Gurrucha, Turre, ZurgenaSaturday Aguilas, Vera, Arboleas,

Velez RubioSunday: Villaricos, San Juan, Fines

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