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What is it with me and accents? I
struggle when I hear people who come
from a different part of the UK to me
or often if the come from another Eng-
lish speaking country! Not long ago I
met some people, who thankfully are
still my friends, who wanted to spon-
sor my radio show. Chuffed to bits I
was announcing their company all
week and telling the audience what
a lovely couple they were but wasn’t
sure which part of Scotland they came
from. Unfortunately they were listen-
ing and answered the question swiftly
by text message. ‘What part of Scot-
land are we from..? Newcastle.’
I mix the Welsh with the Irish, scous-
ers with Yorkies and don’t even get
me started on Norfolk and Bristol ac-
cents…they all sound like they should
be on a boat…with Jack Sparrow. Chat-
ting to a couple outside of the bar the
other day (in my defence they were
very drunk – I wasn’t – and this could
have affected their speech…a tad)and
fascinating as they were I couldn’t get
a word in edgeways until the wife of
the couple had finished talking, which
was about ten minutes later. She was
telling me all about the beautiful coast
where they lived and have I ever been
there and well, you should go.
I said, ‘No, I’ve never been to Wales
but I hear it’s a lovely part of the Brit-
ish Isle in which to reside.’
‘Have you heard this eejit Dara? I’m
telling him all about our lovey home
and he’s banging on about Wales!’
They were from a place called Bally-
bunion on the west coast of Ireland –
and yes they had to tell me that three
times and then show me before I be-
lieved it was called that. At least we’re
still on friendly terms, although the
conversations tend to be them talking
to me like I’m a child these days. Fair
enough.
Canadians and Americans? Impossible
to tell the difference when they speak
if you ask me – although you may be
able to tell as there is a good chance
that the American will be on the large
side, and carrying a gun.
South Africans, Australians New Zea-
landers? They may as well all live in
one place as far as my hearing goes –
it all sounds the same – unless they’re
mentioning prawns and the ‘Barbie’ I
suppose.
However, of all the different and won-
derful races, cultures and people on
this planet there is one I can always
pick out; the Britain First supporter,
and I don’t need to hear him…he’ll be
the one dragging his knuckles on the
floor…
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CHORIZOS AND TWITSI’ve written about ‘chorizos’ before – not the kind you eat, but the one you see with a Guardia Civil agent’s big mitt on top of his head as he is bundled into the back of an unmarked Peuge-ot, while the rest of the team ransack his office, carting away cardboard boxes full of files, computers and all the parapherna-lia of a major fraud. Don’t they ever learn? After the lessons of ‘Operation Malaya’ which saw Julian Muñoz and Isabel Pantoja to name but two famous names, who are only the tip of the ice-berg, marched off to jail, you’d think the rest would have got the message. But hot on their heels comes ‘Operation Noos’ in which the King’s sister is implicated, her husband Iñaki Udangarin facing serious jail time, together with a whole raft of his colleagues, for the money they have effectively robbed from the good people of Mallorca. And now it turns out that Bar-cenas isn’t the only Partido Popular treasurer who has had his fingers in the till (to the tune, by the way, in his case, of over 47 million euros) but ALL the treasurers who have served the party appeared to have served themselves rather better, including the infamous Rodrigo Rato, one time vice-president of the party, and chairman of Bankia, who now faces four years in jail. Up in Cataluña, things are no better (they may even be worse) as one-time president Jordi Puyol and his family have salted away over 100 million(!) – which he claims his granddad gave him – in Andorra, Switzerland, etc.In case that’s not enough, there are always companies trying to screw money out of you by false pretences. One case which made me giggle, appropriately, is that of Funnydent. Now the Spanish, rather like the English, are not, as a race, great linguists, and apparently see nothing wrong in lodging their money for future dental treatment with a company called Funnydent, that you or I wouldn’t touch with a bargepole. Surprise, surprise, something very funny went on with their money, which promptly disap-peared. The same happened to the money a lot of people put into two companies that promised to make people mega-rich by dint of the appreciation in value of rare postage stamps. The possibili-ty that the stamps never existed didn’t seem to have occurred to anyone until the case was brought to court. The saying ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’ can be extrapolated to include such cases, I think.
FAIRIESI certainly do NOT use the term to describe any member of the human race, whatever their sexual preference. Right, that out of the way, let’s look at fairies, good and bad. They are mostly good, I think, like the Tooth Fairy (doesn’t exist in Spain - it’s Ratoncito Pérez that leaves the money under your pillow) and the Good Fairy who looks after you when things are going wrong. But for me, the worst one of all is the Snot Fairy, who visits me with monotonous regularity every winter, depositing litres of her epon-ymous muck into my ever-receptive old body. She then hangs around for at least a fortnight, to make sure that her produce is
well and truly established in my asthmatic tubes, and has a good giggle at all the plethora of medicines I get prescribed to chase her away. She (and her gender is not in question here) makes a mockery of Gray’s Anatomy and suchlike tomes as she proves the existence of a little-known organ of gigantic proportions in the human body, the snot-tank, whose location is still unknown, but which contains sufficient quantities of the dreaded stuff to keep the manufacturers of tissues in business for evermore. There used to be an establishment at Porton Down dedicated to driving the SF out of business, but they apparently threw in the towel (or was it the snotrag?) In any case, the woman continues to bring misery
to millions of people on a regular basis every year, despite our so-called scientific sophistication and advancement.
DANGER! Places you’d be daft to visit.In the wake of all the recent terrorist
activity, you may well think that you’d be daft to go just about anywhere.
France, with its millions of muslims, you may not be surprised to see receiving the attention of
Islamic nutters, but Denmark? Australia? Come on, where is safe? Canada? Er...no, there’s been a spot of bother there too. Spain? I doubt it, we have plenty of scope here for terrorists, as indeed does the whole of Europe, if not the planet.
But where are the places you REALLY should avoid? High on any list comes Venezuela, a real shame, because it should
be a paradise, with oil, agriculture, great scenery, beaches, climate, natural history, the lot. But they kill each other at a rate of some 2,700 violent deaths per year, and routinely kidnap any foreigner they fancy. And nearby Trinidad is not a lot better.Other South American countries are good in parts. I’ve spent some time in Brazil, and commonsense keeps you safe there - just avoid the favelas, and you should stay alive. In the northern resort of Pipa, I wandered around at night quite happily, and there are parts of Alicante where I couldn’t do that. New York has bad reputation, but I didn’t go for a stroll in Central Park at night, and felt safe enough. Any city with drug-related problems - and that means a whole lot of cities, has areas where you’re not very safe. Some fifty years ago, I used to see a girl in the Chapeltown area of Leeds, and we’d go for a walk there. You’d be crazy to try that now. Africa is a lovely continent, with some great wildlife (what’s left of it) wonderful scenery, and lots of nice people, but a walk in downtown Nairobi is not to be recommended, and, apart from the obvious health threats posed by the dreaded mosquitoes and tsetse flies, etc., some countries can be alarmingly dangerous. South Africa has more than it’s share of violence, and all the islamic states in the north are currently no-go areas, as of course, are large chunks of the Middle East. (Jordan is pretty stable, of course, and, though not to my particular taste, so is Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States) As to Asia, Japan is always reckoned to be as safe a place as any - if an earthquake doesn’t get you! In Indonesia or India, even, you can run into terrorism again, and, in the latter, the dearth of vultures due to the antibiotics given to cattle has led to a conse-quent rise in rabid dogs. Oh, and don’t forget the snakebites!I think I’ll just stay at home.
SPAINa wry look at life by Malcolm Palmer
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When David Cameron describes the relatively small number of refugees attempting to get into Britain as a ‘swarm’ and a ‘bunch of’ you know that the current British political scene has become devoid of any true humanity. The ‘mi-grant situation’ has become all consuming. It’s a headline grabber. It deflects from domestic policy, and it has become THE issue with Eu-rope. It’s the one issue the Euro sceptics can use to manipulate the opinions of the ‘masses’. The same strategy is often employed here in Spain. The prime example being the PP getting away with gagging the opposition (and every-one else) by using Gibraltar to show how tough they are with Johnny (or should that be Juan) Foreigner.
A bit of jingoism never did anyone any harm. After all, it worked for the big guy back in the 1930’s, Oh, hang on, that didn’t end well did it….?
It’s simply distraction politics. Or, as Der-ren Brown would describe it, misdirec-tion!So, all that said, how does this affect us should the (ever so trendy Brexit) hap-pen?A year ago I’d have said that it would never happen. It doesn’t make any sense and surely people would understand that. Now I’m not so sure, these vot-ers are the same voters who gave David Cameron free rein to steal from the poor and give to the rich, to let the corporate giants get away with paying their taxes, and to continue to make the bankers who f****d us all over in the first place even richer.
These are also people who voted for Ukip, read the Daily Mail (the owners of which neither live nor pay taxes in the UK). These are the people who are driven by ridiculous nation-alism and work themselves into some form of religious fervour every time Europe or ‘bloody foreigners’ are mentioned.As you probably gathered, I’m pro-Europe and my political views sit somewhat left of cen-tre (note understatement, quite possibly left of Lenin). But I’m not here to tell you how to think, or indeed how to vote on this. I’m just asking you to apply a bit of common sense.
This article is about getting across two simple things;• Please, please, please don’t get suckered into the ‘bloody foreigners’ thing being the one is-sue here. It’s not, it is far bigger! Read up on
some actual facts! Then read some more facts (from as independent and authoritative sources as you can find). Do your homework and un-derstand what you are actually voting for• Make sure as an expat (there are 2.2 million of us in EU countries) you get use your vote• Think how it will affect YOU
Whatever your political views, you can be pret-ty sure if Farage and his half-witted ex-BNP cro-nies get their way it will not be good for us as expats. Even if you use the phrase “I moved to Spain because England is full of bloody foreign-ers” without understanding the irony, vote self-ishly, and make sure you do vote.The expat ‘in’ vote is possibly significant enough to swing the whole thing.
The Telegraph recently published an article en-titled “Expats are being frozen out on Europe” (11th February - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/12151896/Expats-are-being-frozen-out-on-Europe.html) with the following subhead-ing…“If the UK votes to leave in the EU referendum, two million British citizens could possibly lose their residency, employment and pension rights overnight – but no one is talking about it”
Whether it’s true or not I have no idea, it may be scaremongering, nobody really knows yet, But, I for one would not be happy if the govern-ment decides I am not entitled to what I’ve paid into the system before I made the choice to be-come a ‘migrant’ in Spain, does the thought not
make your blood boil?There are roughly around a million of us Brits in Spain (probably more if you include those who are unregistered and dodging taxes). So far the speculation has been about the UK, but let us have a think how it relates to those of us who chose to leave the motherland.This is of course personal opinion and some points are more than a little tongue in cheek.• If Britain gets really arsey and kicks all those ‘bloody foreigners’ out, Spain, France and the others may respond in kind. Thus resulting in a shortage of doctors and a very large dole queue in the UK! Unlikely.• More likely might be some more running around to various Police stations to gather new rubber stamps, for those of us who are here
legally and paying taxes• Those of you living in the darkness of the black economy, it would seem you are tolerated as is, but a Brexit might result in you being put on a boat ‘home’. You’d better get your-self registered and legal if it comes, though you may already be too late if a time limit on living here legally is set• Expect to wait hours at the air-port when you’ve visited the UK, no EU members’ gate for you any more (think Gibraltar)• Expect a LOT more hassle, ques-tions and searches at any border• Planning to move to Spain in the future? Forget it. If you aren’t already here it’s possible you may not be able to move here due to new legal barri-ers or practicalities• Expect to pay more for your much loved British tea bags, bacon and everything else, the import taxes
would be highly likely to rise• I wouldn’t be driving round in Brit registered car – you might as well put a target on your back• Tourists may need an entry visa in future• If you live in Spain and work in Gibraltar, bet-ter move to the rock. Tough as it is now, a bor-der closure might be imminent• Even worse, English breakfast may be banned…!
What do you think might happen?VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOYE, VOTE!
If you have been in Spain less than 15 years you can register at: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. Once registered you will be able to re-quest postal and proxy votes.
by Alan Gandy
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These days, you simply can’t avoid the con-stant updates on social media sites, from ani-mal charities and rescue centres across Spain, requesting forever homes for abandoned dogs. The pictures are usually of sweet looking mutts which tug at our heart strings and send dog lovers reaching for the phone to make an en-quiry, or our purse to send them some money. Every dog is as deserving as the next, every shelter needs as much support as the other, but you cannot save every dog, and there is a limit to how much, kind hearted people can afford to donate.
In Spain we are used to seeing images on Fa-cebook of homeless breeds that we are fairly familiar with, like a tiny Yorky whose owner has passed away, an abandoned Staffie left chained up in a back yard, or Collie Cross with a tummy full of puppies. We are more drawn to help dogs we can name and breeds we have known or loved ourselves.But what about the plight of the Podenco, one of the most ill-treat-ed breed of dog in Spain, surely they deserve our compassion too? The Podenco is a hunting dog, originally brought into the country in the 8th and 9th, BC from North-ern Africa. The breed flourished in rural Spain, where they adapted very easily to the hilly terrain, and were bred to hunt large and small game, by scent or sound, by day, or night, in the mountains or just in the scrub bushes.
Today, hunting with these dogs in Spain is BIG business which is largely unregulated. Forget a beachside break, there are so many adverts on the internet encouraging people to visit Spain just to hunt, and to unscrupulous own-ers, Podencos are only the tools of the hunters trade. They are quickly disposed of once they have served their purpose. Podencos have a hunting life of only 1 to 2 years, and during this time, they are often kept chained up and are only allowed to run free when it is time to hunt.When it’s time to work, the dogs can go out in a pack of 20 or more, and the hunter doesn’t care how many come back. Any that are injured, are left to die, and those that get separated from the pack, just get abandoned. With so many to
choose from, no dog is valued, or cared for they are only a means to an end. And when the end does finally come to the Podenco, there are no tearful scenes at the vets, or shred of compassion. Very often they are just hung from a tree or dropped down a well. If all this is too much trouble for the hunt-er, he can just hand these dogs into the Perrara (dog pound) under what they call a Cese, which is basically giving permission to kill the dog. Again, there will be no sterile room, or lov-ing hand to stroke them as they head towards Rainbow Bridge, the Podenco will just be put to sleep on the kennel floor by the cheapest method possible.
One couple who are doing all they can to raise the awareness of the plight of the Podenco here in Spain and worldwide are Steve and Irene Al-lan. They have created a safe haven for these unwanted souls, and take them into their finca where they slowly rehabilitate them, and gain their trust, so that eventually they can be re-homed with a forever family. Even if they are born to hunt, the Podenco has the softest nature, and just like any domesti-cated dog, they only want to please. But that is where the similarity ends, for this is not a quick fix situation, or a quick turnaround, it takes many months to mend these broken shells.
A working Podenco has never known affec-
tion, good food, or warm shelter, and the older the dog, the longer it takes to earn their trust. Puppies on the other hand, are born with no hang ups, but if she is not caught, an aban-doned female Podenco, can produce endless litters, and Steve and Irene always have more puppies than they can cope with. Recently, after three long years, one Podenco, named Bonita has been captured. In that time she has had three litters. From those litters, Steve and Irene saved four from one litter and ten from another. Just a few weeks ago, Bonita had another eleven pups, so another 11 homes are needed, but thankfully Bonita is now safe and sound.
Although Hope for Poden-cos is a small rescue of no more than 20 to 25 dogs at a time, they always wel-come volunteers to come and help socialize the Podencos to give them the best chance of a forever home. When it comes to re-hom-ing, sadly, the Podenco is very often overlooked, as potential adopters only see them as a hunting dog. But they do make fabulous pets. Like many breeds they are generally quiet, and only bark to alert. Keen to learn, they adapt easily to the lead, and don’t need more exercise than any other dog. They are gentle and affectionate, and really
just want to be loved. Steve and Irene are determined to raise the profile, and the awareness of the Podenco, and last year successfully rehomed 28 dogs to places such as Switzerland, Norway, Germany, France, England, and also to America where a further 4 dogs are due to be rehomed in the spring of 2016
During the next few months, Steve, Irene and some of their gorgeous Podencos will be at the Centro Rural in Algorfa on the last Friday of every month. So if you would like to know how you can get involved and help with their wonderful work, just pop along and have a chat with them or visit their website www.hopefor-podencos.com or Facebook: Hope for Podencos
by Jane Walters.
THE PLIGHT OF THE PODENCO
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These days, you simply can’t avoid the con-stant updates on social media sites, from ani-mal charities and rescue centres across Spain, requesting forever homes for abandoned dogs. The pictures are usually of sweet looking mutts which tug at our heart strings and send dog lovers reaching for the phone to make an en-quiry, or our purse to send them some money. Every dog is as deserving as the next, every shelter needs as much support as the other, but you cannot save every dog, and there is a limit to how much, kind hearted people can afford to donate.
In Spain we are used to seeing images on Fa-cebook of homeless breeds that we are fairly familiar with, like a tiny Yorky whose owner has passed away, an abandoned Staffie left chained up in a back yard, or Collie Cross with a tummy full of puppies. We are more drawn to help dogs we can name and breeds we have known or loved ourselves.But what about the plight of the Podenco, one of the most ill-treat-ed breed of dog in Spain, surely they deserve our compassion too? The Podenco is a hunting dog, originally brought into the country in the 8th and 9th, BC from North-ern Africa. The breed flourished in rural Spain, where they adapted very easily to the hilly terrain, and were bred to hunt large and small game, by scent or sound, by day, or night, in the mountains or just in the scrub bushes.
Today, hunting with these dogs in Spain is BIG business which is largely unregulated. Forget a beachside break, there are so many adverts on the internet encouraging people to visit Spain just to hunt, and to unscrupulous own-ers, Podencos are only the tools of the hunters trade. They are quickly disposed of once they have served their purpose. Podencos have a hunting life of only 1 to 2 years, and during this time, they are often kept chained up and are only allowed to run free when it is time to hunt.When it’s time to work, the dogs can go out in a pack of 20 or more, and the hunter doesn’t care how many come back. Any that are injured, are left to die, and those that get separated from the pack, just get abandoned. With so many to
choose from, no dog is valued, or cared for they are only a means to an end. And when the end does finally come to the Podenco, there are no tearful scenes at the vets, or shred of compassion. Very often they are just hung from a tree or dropped down a well. If all this is too much trouble for the hunt-er, he can just hand these dogs into the Perrara (dog pound) under what they call a Cese, which is basically giving permission to kill the dog. Again, there will be no sterile room, or lov-ing hand to stroke them as they head towards Rainbow Bridge, the Podenco will just be put to sleep on the kennel floor by the cheapest method possible.
One couple who are doing all they can to raise the awareness of the plight of the Podenco here in Spain and worldwide are Steve and Irene Al-lan. They have created a safe haven for these unwanted souls, and take them into their finca where they slowly rehabilitate them, and gain their trust, so that eventually they can be re-homed with a forever family. Even if they are born to hunt, the Podenco has the softest nature, and just like any domesti-cated dog, they only want to please. But that is where the similarity ends, for this is not a quick fix situation, or a quick turnaround, it takes many months to mend these broken shells.
A working Podenco has never known affec-
tion, good food, or warm shelter, and the older the dog, the longer it takes to earn their trust. Puppies on the other hand, are born with no hang ups, but if she is not caught, an aban-doned female Podenco, can produce endless litters, and Steve and Irene always have more puppies than they can cope with. Recently, after three long years, one Podenco, named Bonita has been captured. In that time she has had three litters. From those litters, Steve and Irene saved four from one litter and ten from another. Just a few weeks ago, Bonita had another eleven pups, so another 11 homes are needed, but thankfully Bonita is now safe and sound.
Although Hope for Poden-cos is a small rescue of no more than 20 to 25 dogs at a time, they always wel-come volunteers to come and help socialize the Podencos to give them the best chance of a forever home. When it comes to re-hom-ing, sadly, the Podenco is very often overlooked, as potential adopters only see them as a hunting dog. But they do make fabulous pets. Like many breeds they are generally quiet, and only bark to alert. Keen to learn, they adapt easily to the lead, and don’t need more exercise than any other dog. They are gentle and affectionate, and really
just want to be loved. Steve and Irene are determined to raise the profile, and the awareness of the Podenco, and last year successfully rehomed 28 dogs to places such as Switzerland, Norway, Germany, France, England, and also to America where a further 4 dogs are due to be rehomed in the spring of 2016
During the next few months, Steve, Irene and some of their gorgeous Podencos will be at the Centro Rural in Algorfa on the last Friday of every month. So if you would like to know how you can get involved and help with their wonderful work, just pop along and have a chat with them or visit their website www.hopefor-podencos.com or Facebook: Hope for Podencos
by Jane Walters.
THE PLIGHT OF THE PODENCO
with teams who seem to be only of second grade but through time become extremely successful, producing champions that take the Pinarello brand to great heights. Faus-to decides to invest in a middle range Ger-man team who are failing to find a sponsor, in less than a year this small team becomes unbeatable and dominate the cycling scene in the 1990’s – “Team Telekom.” Also in the 1990’s Fassa Bortolo enters the world of cycling and Fausto takes the opportunity of joining forces, the result is many more victories in all disciplines with Fassa Team dominating the scene for the next 5 years. Soon one of the largest technical innova-tions Fausto has ever introduced “Magne-sium” and with it – The Dogma is born – a top end bike for Pinarello whose name from then on becomes the reference point for all high end road bikes. This was followed by the Prince, a model which immediately claims the best bike in the world title, 2 years later the world’s first asymetrical bike The Dogma 60.1 is born and becomes the most acclaimed bike in the world winning more titles than any other bike. The Pin-
arello Dogma has already claimed 2 Tour De France victories, a World Championship Crown, First and Second place in the UCI Team rankings and since its birth over 300 races in the pro-tour circuit. And then in 2009 Fausto joins forces with the small newly-born Team Sky who now dominate the world of cycling on their Pinarello’s.
Gary and Lynn at Cyclogical in Quesa-da have expanded their road bike range, and are now delighted to be stockists of the world famous “ Pin-arello bikes.” We have at present some models in stock, however we can supply any model from the new 2016 range within 48 hours. We are also hoping to get one of the first Dogmas to have the newly launched Sram etap wireless elec-tronic shifting system by Easter. The full range can be viewed on Cyc-
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Giovanni Pinarello was born in Italy on the 10th July 1922 during a difficult post- war period and was the eighth of twelve chil-dren. His love for two wheels led him to pursue a career in cycling. The young Gio-vanni immediately attracted attention and had won over 60 races by the time he was 20, he also won
“la popolarissima” in Treviso which was a very important race in the Dilettani circuit ( a level of racing that opens the doors to being a professional ).From 1946 Giovanni makes his mark in the world of cycling and in 1951 he was last in the 34th Giro d Italia which was won by Rosa Fiorenzo, but in those years last place was not a disgrace, instead the last rider wore the Maglia Nera (black jersey ). Giovanni still tells stories of the strategies that he carried out in or-der to take this ranking. There has been known cases of cyclists purposely flatten-ing their own tyres, hiding in barns or bars in the aim to lose time in order to arrive last in the stage. Arriving last also means a celebration, including a lap of honour with
the winners in Vigorelli velodrome. Gio-vanni did just that on the 10th June 1951 carrying this triumph to Milan. That jersey went on to tag Giovanni forever “the one with the Maglia Nera” and is still visible to-day in the Pinarello shop in Treviso.In 1952 Giovanni prepares to ride the “Giro d Italia” again but at the very last minute he is required to give his spot to the young Pasqualino Fornara who had just been fired from the Fausto Coppi’s team Bianchi. Giovanni is disappointed but his team offer him £100000.00 to step aside, a considerable amount of money for those times. This money is used to bear the fruit of what shall be the crown of his dreams to open a small bike workshop in order to build his own bicycles and so Cicli Pinarello was born.
Giovanni worked hard, harder than he ever had before and he had so many good ideas. In 1961 Pinarello sponsors its first ride and it’s first victory at the “Tour de L’avenir” thanks to Guido de Rossa. The Pinarello brand begins to carve out its own
space ahead of the bigger names of it’s time, small sponsorships, small goals, and slowly the plant grows. In 1975 Pinarello begins to enjoy widespread popularity and it’s first Giro d Italia victory opening a dec-ade of great satisfaction. In 1988 Pinarello begins to change, it is no longer a small workshop and things start to get serious, Fausto, Giovannis son enters the business and they also have their first “Tour de France” victory with Pedro Delgado. Gio-vanni slowly leaves his position to allow Fausto to continue his dream.
In the early years Fausto lived in his fa-thers shadow learning all the secrets of the trade by watching and learning at the same time developing his entrepreneurial skills ready to manage the business as a whole. The Pinarello brand enjoyed popu-larity in Italy but Pinarello is one of many Italian bike brands and thousands globally so the challenge for Fausto has just be-gun. He has a strong and decisive charac-ter, one which can be seen in his business decisions, he begins to develop an alliance
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with teams who seem to be only of second grade but through time become extremely successful, producing champions that take the Pinarello brand to great heights. Faus-to decides to invest in a middle range Ger-man team who are failing to find a sponsor, in less than a year this small team becomes unbeatable and dominate the cycling scene in the 1990’s – “Team Telekom.” Also in the 1990’s Fassa Bortolo enters the world of cycling and Fausto takes the opportunity of joining forces, the result is many more victories in all disciplines with Fassa Team dominating the scene for the next 5 years. Soon one of the largest technical innova-tions Fausto has ever introduced “Magne-sium” and with it – The Dogma is born – a top end bike for Pinarello whose name from then on becomes the reference point for all high end road bikes. This was followed by the Prince, a model which immediately claims the best bike in the world title, 2 years later the world’s first asymetrical bike The Dogma 60.1 is born and becomes the most acclaimed bike in the world winning more titles than any other bike. The Pin-
arello Dogma has already claimed 2 Tour De France victories, a World Championship Crown, First and Second place in the UCI Team rankings and since its birth over 300 races in the pro-tour circuit. And then in 2009 Fausto joins forces with the small newly-born Team Sky who now dominate the world of cycling on their Pinarello’s.
Gary and Lynn at Cyclogical in Quesa-da have expanded their road bike range, and are now delighted to be stockists of the world famous “ Pin-arello bikes.” We have at present some models in stock, however we can supply any model from the new 2016 range within 48 hours. We are also hoping to get one of the first Dogmas to have the newly launched Sram etap wireless elec-tronic shifting system by Easter. The full range can be viewed on Cyc-
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Gary and Lynn are available at Cyclogical in Quesada Monday to Friday 09.30-17.30 and Saturdays from 10.00-14.00 to assist and advise you on all your cycling require-ments.
Giovanni Pinarello was born in Italy on the 10th July 1922 during a difficult post- war period and was the eighth of twelve chil-dren. His love for two wheels led him to pursue a career in cycling. The young Gio-vanni immediately attracted attention and had won over 60 races by the time he was 20, he also won
“la popolarissima” in Treviso which was a very important race in the Dilettani circuit ( a level of racing that opens the doors to being a professional ).From 1946 Giovanni makes his mark in the world of cycling and in 1951 he was last in the 34th Giro d Italia which was won by Rosa Fiorenzo, but in those years last place was not a disgrace, instead the last rider wore the Maglia Nera (black jersey ). Giovanni still tells stories of the strategies that he carried out in or-der to take this ranking. There has been known cases of cyclists purposely flatten-ing their own tyres, hiding in barns or bars in the aim to lose time in order to arrive last in the stage. Arriving last also means a celebration, including a lap of honour with
the winners in Vigorelli velodrome. Gio-vanni did just that on the 10th June 1951 carrying this triumph to Milan. That jersey went on to tag Giovanni forever “the one with the Maglia Nera” and is still visible to-day in the Pinarello shop in Treviso.In 1952 Giovanni prepares to ride the “Giro d Italia” again but at the very last minute he is required to give his spot to the young Pasqualino Fornara who had just been fired from the Fausto Coppi’s team Bianchi. Giovanni is disappointed but his team offer him £100000.00 to step aside, a considerable amount of money for those times. This money is used to bear the fruit of what shall be the crown of his dreams to open a small bike workshop in order to build his own bicycles and so Cicli Pinarello was born.
Giovanni worked hard, harder than he ever had before and he had so many good ideas. In 1961 Pinarello sponsors its first ride and it’s first victory at the “Tour de L’avenir” thanks to Guido de Rossa. The Pinarello brand begins to carve out its own
space ahead of the bigger names of it’s time, small sponsorships, small goals, and slowly the plant grows. In 1975 Pinarello begins to enjoy widespread popularity and it’s first Giro d Italia victory opening a dec-ade of great satisfaction. In 1988 Pinarello begins to change, it is no longer a small workshop and things start to get serious, Fausto, Giovannis son enters the business and they also have their first “Tour de France” victory with Pedro Delgado. Gio-vanni slowly leaves his position to allow Fausto to continue his dream.
In the early years Fausto lived in his fa-thers shadow learning all the secrets of the trade by watching and learning at the same time developing his entrepreneurial skills ready to manage the business as a whole. The Pinarello brand enjoyed popu-larity in Italy but Pinarello is one of many Italian bike brands and thousands globally so the challenge for Fausto has just be-gun. He has a strong and decisive charac-ter, one which can be seen in his business decisions, he begins to develop an alliance
CYCLING tips advice routes
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Algorfa nestles snugly in the valley of the Sierra de Callosa mountains, and there are lots of scenic walks in the area, whether you want a gentle stroll down to the village through the orange groves on the new road from La Finca, or a more challenging hike in the foot-hills of the mountains. There are also numerous cross country rambles, so whatever your level of fitness, there’s going to be a local walk to suit you, and some of them can even be engineered to end up at a local watering hole!
The problem with going off the grid, so to speak, is that if you’re like me, your sense of direction has left the building. My local nickname is Satnav Sandra, and it’s ironic rather than accurate, because even with my trusty Tom Tom, I can – and frequently do - get hopelessly lost. And if you’re walking alone – particularly if you’re a woman - you may not feel safe going off the beaten track, so you could be missing out on some great walks around Algorfa.
You could be, but now you don’t need to, because as I’ve said before, Algorfa has a big heart, and if anyone needs help with anything at all, someone will sort it. In the case of the walking, Andrea Vattes and Stu-art Catchpole have come up with a great so-lution by setting up a Facebook Page called
Hiking Walking Meeting Point Algorfa. It’s a place where people from Algorfa – and people from elsewhere who want to come and enjoy the fresh air and beautiful scen-ery here – can hook up with other walking and hiking enthusiasts. It’s not an organised group or club, just a place where people can exchange information on the best walks in the area and find friends to walk with.
Stuart is a keen hiker, with an extensive knowledge of the area, and recently he posted his intention to walk part of La Cal-dera del Gigante – a new hiking route from Montemar Urbanisation through to Beneju-zar. Several people joined him to walk the section from Montemar to the Centro Rural at Montebello, where there was a pit stop for refreshments before making the return trip. A good time was had by all, and the consen-sus was that it was a good idea to do the hike in company with someone who knew the route, and the possible pitfalls.
So, what possible pitfalls could there be on a scenic walk? Well for a start, the land own-er isn’t too keen on having walkers on ‘his’ land, so the helpful route markers are prone to disappear without warning. And it’s open season on the rabbits on Monday morn-ings. There are signs informing walkers that rabbit shooting happens on Mondays, but as they’re in Spanish – we are in Spain af-
ter all – it may not be clear to everyone. This is the sort of insider information that Stuart, Andrea and the other walkers are hoping to share through Facebook, and around Algorfa itself.
If someone is planning a walk, they’ll post in the group, stating where they are starting from, and whether there is a short drive to get to the route. The meeting pint is likely to be in Algorfa itself, or maybe La Finca or Montemar. Anyone who wants to join the walk can tag along, and if people need transport, it will be sorted out between the participating walkers.
Hikers will share what they know about the route, but individuals take responsibility for their own ability to complete the walk safely. The Caldera walk is not particularly taxing, but there are points where the ground is steep or uneven, so it’s no good turning up in flip flops! If you’re into walking and hik-ing, check out the Facebook page, or call in Mailpoint, on Avenida Maria del Mar Rodri-guez for more information about walking the walk in Algorfa. I might see you on a walk very soon – as long as there’s a pit stop in-cluded!
Photos courtesy of Stuart Catchpole
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We often never really know some people. Espe-cially the quiet ones. And often it’s because they have some secret tucked away that they may not want anyone to know? Or they are just happy to have their memories and aren’t the type to brag about past achievements they have made in their life no matter how big or small. Jim Blyth of Gran Alacant is the latter.
At 78 years old Jim is still very active in the community and
a golfer too but if we go back 42 years we find him as a
member of the English speed skating team, the second time
he had represented his country (the first being in 1964).
You see? I told you…it’s always the quiet ones. In 1973 Jim
became British Champion over two miles at Bury Fen in Cam-
bridgeshire – a reco0rd that he still holds!
But it all really started a while before that for Jim who first
put on a pair of skates at the age of 16 when he joined the
Nottingham Ice Racing Club in 1965 where he played once
for the Nottingham Wolves but that wasn’t really Jim’s cup of
tea. No, rather than crashing in to others and getting hit back
of course, Jim opted for the pace and power of Speed Skating
and started training with the Ice Speed Club.
The military draft (the very last one) called on Jim in 1959
and he joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and saw ac-
tive service in Aden and then moved on to Hong Kong where
he trained as a physical training instructor. He then decided
to enter the Round the Island Marathon before– which he won
and then the 10,000 metre championship at the Happy Valley
Stadium in 1961 – which he also won!
Returning home in 1962 he continued running and skating and
winning of course. Several short track events saw him take
the top prize once again before he retired from the sports life
to become the quiet man of his little corner of Spain. So you
never know really what stories some people have hidden in
their locker do you.
Oh, and yes, before you ask, he still goes skating too!
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Gran Alacant expat Jim Blyth talks to Dave Bull
Training in Nottingham in 196910,000m Hong Kong 1960. 84 degrees. Jim won!
Fox Inn 1963 with running and skating trophies
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Have you ever promised to take the kids swimming and forgotten your cozzie? I have. And I don’t mean at the Urb pool. I mean at a proper indoor leisure centre after telling the little people that you’ll be super brave and try the huge water slide. Yes, this happened recently. There were some disap-pointed faces until auntie came to the rescue with a black vest. Only she’s a size 10-12, and I happen to be slightly larger. But, lycra is every fat girl’s best friend, and I threw on a pair of black knickers and hoped for the best. It wasn’t the most flattering of looks, I ad-mit, but I’ve never been one to be too image conscious.
Upon arrival at aforementioned leisure centre, I stripped off and gingerly climbed in. Lovely. I was quite enjoying myself when the niece very kindly reminded me that I was to go on the...WATER SLIDE. This was a tunnel (I had is-sues with that), that had gushing water (I had issues with that also) and a green light for when it was safe to enter. Oh, and it went out-side the building. The niece went first, to show scaredy cat auntie how it’s done. Within seconds she was out the other end. It was easy for her, she’s seven. I’m knocking 40 and have a panic about being splashed in the face.
So, because I wanted to be a good mum/auntie, I faced up to my
fear like a woman and waited for the green light. Once I got to the top of the steps I carefully read the instructions, lie on your back feet first. Check. Cross your arms. Check. The water was running pretty quickly and I didn’t fill my pants, which was good. I was ex-pecting to zip and zoom around the curves of this awesome slide...but I didn’t move. I was stuck. Nothing to with body size, I hasten to add, but pretty much everything to do with non-bikini pants. So there I was, doing the funky worm to ease myself down the slide. Slowly. This was good. I was in control. Not the water. It was quite leisurely, actu-ally, even if the family at the bot-tom were getting a little anxious awaiting my arrival with a mas-sive splash. Sorry to disappoint, I calmly almost floated to the end, and didn’t even wet my face. I was quite happy with that.
High fives all round! I’m still not quite sure if I have conquered my fear of big water slides, but know-ing I’ve managed one, who knows? Next time I may even get my hair wet!
Hasta la proxima
Kelly
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This is not meant to denigrate those who are afflicted by this condition.
It’s true, today’s over 60’s are yesterdays over 40’s, but I be-lieve this is the same with our younger generation too. Today’s 26’s are yesterdays 16’s and why not hang on to your youth say I… BUTI see all the new technology that is brought on holidays these days and yes I am guilty also, with smart phone, lap top, tablet, any piece of modern tech stuff is crammed into pockets, handbags and suitcases. Bear-ing in mind some of these things cost more than my car did 30 years ago and it was nearly new…
Sitting round the pool enjoying a dip with a group of Spanish youngsters one proudly display-ing the latest water resistant smart phone. Lots of Spanish ooh’s and arr’s floated across the surface as comparisons were made and yes, I can translate Spanish to English quick trans-lation … ooh and arr…The owner of this little beauty wanted a picture of his friends in the pool. Huddling together hugging each other, shouting
(as they cannot whisper) the Spanish equivalent of cheese, which I believe is Pa-ta-ta, but I am open to corrections.
The young man aged anywhere between 20 and 26 stepped into the water holding his phone over his head so as not to splash it… surprised to see such care, I watched as they lined up and on the count ofuno, dos, tres, they all dipped under the water… as did the intrepid photographer.
Not happy with his picture they did it again and again until sat-isfied, but on leaving the pool he was none to happy to see water behind the screen. Now like any teenage boy who’s dad buys these things for him, for some reason he looked sur-prised showing his friends who all laughed with him as he slung it on the towel after shaking it vigorously for a few minutes and then followed a spate of ^*^&(^^%%_*&^ language.His friend then picked his own phone up immediately dropping it as though it were alive and smashed the screen on the tiles. Another laugh and dramatic ges-tures of hands over mouth sup-pressing giggles beforethrowing it back down and ))*^&^%%$$ more language. Obviously they have rich daddies or good insur-ers.
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a plastic back and towel when not being read.Next… a young man throws his phone from the balcony of the strip to a girl underneath so she could photograph him and his friends descending the stair-way in style….Drunk. He ought to have checked she could catch first because she couldn’t.Now I am like a sad stalker and I spy out people with their mod-ern technology, jealous of their lackadaisical ways and I am amazed at how many tourette type muscular spasms that peo-ple have while handling these expensive toys. It’s as though the little blighters have come to life and are trying to escape. Laptops slide off knees and Electronic books are trodden on by sleepy sunbathers on rising from their loungers, but phones leap out of hands like bars of wet soap in the shower, is it the sun oil I ask myself, intrigued.
I challenge you to look at any under thirty year old on a phone or tablet or whatever, and see if the screen is broken, I can almost guarantee it will be or they have just changed it be-cause it was. The old one now being used to keep a two-year old child happy either cutting teeth on it, or planning to take over the world…
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Saturday March 12thRestaurante Los Rosales, Guardamar – The Liver-pool Band. 15 Euros – 7.30pm – Tel 697501992Pablos International, Playa Flamenca – Cassi Kennedy – 9pmLa Bodegueta, Lo Crispin – Rebecca Holt – 8pmLa Piedra, Gran Alacant – Paula B Tribute Show – 9pmEduardos Villamartin – Rod Stewart Tribute – 9pmLandsdowne, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 10pmGogarty’s, La Zenia – Tony de Love – 10pmAneto Cerveceria, Benimar – Tony Capaldi – 9pmBar Carlos, Torrevieja – Open Mic night - 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pmFoxy’s Bar, Via Park V – James Ellis – 6.30pmPato Pekin, El Presidente – Kevin Tyler – 9pmEmerald Isle, La Florida – Dan Davy and Nick Gold – 9pmPALS, La Siesta - Richie C – 9pmSlievenemon Bar, Cabo Roig – Snowblind – 10pmThursday March 17th – St Patricks DayLa Bodegueta, Lo Crispin – Red Strokes – 8pmBushwacka, Cabo Roig – Beatles Story – 12.30pmBushwackacka, Cabo Roig – The Stoned – 9pmPablos International, Playa Flamenca – Paul Allen – 9pmThe Local, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 6pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Rod Stewart Tribute – 10pmMono’s Bar, Quesada – Samantha Curtis – 8pmCultural Centre, Benijofar – Don’t Dress For Dinner – 8pm, 8€Restaurante Nautilus, Torrevieja – Jose Bolero – 7.30pmSports Complex, La Marina – Woody – 5 EurosFriday March 18thEm’s Dreams, La Marina – Paul Vegas – 9pmO’Riordans, Cabo Roig – Paul Allen – 10pmPosh Club, La Marina – Charles Cole – 1.30pmLansdowne, Playa Flamenca – The Streeters – 10pmEmerald Isle, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Bella Luna – 10pmCultural Centre, Benijofar – Don’t Dress For Dinner – 8pm, 8€Saturday March 19thCarol’s Bar, Sucina – Cassi Kennedy – 9pmImanyos, Daya Nueva – Red Strokes – 9.30pmBreakaways, Pueblo Principe – Dee – 9pmEduardos Villamartin – Rod Stewart Tribute – 9pmLandsdowne, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 10pmGogarty’s, La Zenia – Tony de Love – 10pmAneto Cerveceria, Benimar – Tony Capaldi – 9pmBar Carlos, Torrevieja – Open Mic night - 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pmFoxy’s Bar, Via Park V – James Ellis – 6.30pmBar Carmen’s, El Chaparal – Samantha Curtis – 8.30pmPato Pekin, El Presidente – Kevin Tyler – 9pmCultural Centre, Benijofar – Don’t Dress For Dinner – 8pm, 8€Emerald Isle, La Florida – Dan Davy and Nick Gold – 9pmPALS, La Siesta – Woody – 9pmMarabu Lounge, Pueblo Bravo – Maria O’Hara – 9pmSlievenemon Bar, Cabo Roig – Snowblind – 10pmFriday March 25thEm’s Dreams, La Marina – Paul Vegas – 9pmO’Riordans, Cabo Roig – Paul Allen– 10pmPosh Club, La Marina – Charles Cole – 1.30pmLansdowne, Playa Flamenca – The Streeters – 10pmEmerald Isle, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Bella Luna – 10pmSaturday March 26thRestaurante Los Rosales, CV895 Guardamar – Gaga for Benidorm Tom – 7.30pm. Tickets 17.50 Euros with 3 course meal. www.lrshows.comLa Bodegueta, Lo Crispin – Cassi Kennedy – 9pmImanyos, Daya Nueva – Nilo – 9.30pmThe Club Quesada – Phil Collins Tribute – 12 Euros – 7.30pmPablos International, Playa Flamenca – Angie McKay as Cher – 9pm
Eduardos Villamartin – Rod Stewart Tribute – 9pmLandsdowne, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 10pmGogarty’s, La Zenia – Tony de Love – 10pmAneto Cerveceria, Benimar – Tony Capaldi – 9pmBar Carlos, Torrevieja – Open Mic night - 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pmFoxy’s Bar, Via Park V – James Ellis – 6.30pmMarabu Lounge, Pueblo Bravo – Samantha Curtis – 9pmPato Pekin, El Presidente – Kevin Tyler – 9pmEmerald Isle, La Florida – Dan Davy and Nick Gold – 9pmPALS, La Siesta – Jammy Dodgers – 9pmMarabu Lounge, Pueblo Bravo – Samantha Curtis – 9pmSlievenemon Bar, Cabo Roig – Snowblind – 10pmSunday March 27thLeprechaun bar, Santa Pola del Este – Dee – 8.30pm Pablo’s International, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 9pmTwilight Bar – Johnny Sax with hog roast – 1pm – 10 EurosChampagne Bar, La Fuente – Benny the Piano Man – 3pmDurty Nelly’s, Torrevieja – Jose Bolero – 3pmSports Complex, La Marina – Woody – 9pmMonos, Quesada – Crazy G – 8pmBog Road, Cabo Roig – Tullamore Duo – 10pmFri April 1stMaggie O’Brien’s, Campoverde – Paul Harris – 9pmEm’s Dreams, La Marina – Paul Vegas -9pmLa Taberna, Quesada – Nilo – 9pmEmerald Isle, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 9pmLansdowne, Playa Flamenca – The Streeters – 10pmO’Riordans, Cabo Roig – Paul Allen – 10pmSat April 2ndOrange Bar, Entre Naranjas – Cassi Kennedy – 9pmImanyos Disco Bar, Daya Nueva – Natasha Parx – 9.30pmLa Bodegueta, Lo Crispin – Benny Van De Burg – 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pmLandsdowne, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 10pmAneto Cerveceria, Benimar – Tony Capaldi – 9pmBar Carlos, Torrevieja – Open Mic night - 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pmFoxy’s Bar, Via Park V – James Ellis – 6.30pmEduardos, Villamartin - David John Williams – 10pmSlievenemon Bar, Cabo Roig – Snowblind – 10pmFriday April 8thThe Archers, Quesada – Cassi Kennedy – 9pmFoxy’s, Via Pk V – Natasha Parx – 9pmEm’s Dreams, La Marina – Paul Vegas -9pmEmerald Isle, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 9pmLa Taberna, Quesada – Nilo – 9pmLansdowne, Playa Flamenca – The Streeters – 10pmQuesada Country Club – David John Williams – 9pmO’Riordans, Cabo Roig – Paul Allen – 10pmSat April 9thRestaurante Los Rosales, Guardamar -The Troup-ers Swing Band, Tickets 15 Euros with 2 course meal Doors at 7pm– tel 697501992La Bodegueta, Lo Crispin – JJ Soulman – 9pmTradewinds, La Fuente – Rebecca Holt – 9pmBreakaways, Pueblo Principe – Greg Bannis – 9pmEduardos, Villamartin - David John Williams – 10pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pmLandsdowne, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 10pmAneto Cerveceria, Benimar – Tony Capaldi – 9pmBar Carlos, Torrevieja – Open Mic night - 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pmFoxy’s Bar, Via Park V – James Ellis – 6.30pmMarabu Lounge, Pueblo Bravo – Ricardo – 9pmSlievenemon Bar, Cabo Roig – Snowblind – 10pm
What’s On Gig Guide - Weekends OctBars, Entertainment, Neon, Inclusive, Drags, “Over the top”, Rock, Music. Together they spell out Benidorm. I have just come back from a few days seeking out new acts to bring down to our area. Despite what everyone may think, not all acts that work in Benidorm are good and very few would command a show tickets price. There is a huge difference in how our area and the metropolis they call Benidorm works. As a mainly tourist destination the entertainment and everything else is geared towards those out to have a good time and spend all the money that has been saved up during the year to party every night. Entertainment is available everywhere, but despite many thinking that it is free, this is very far from the truth. True, you do not have to pay to get in and watch which ever act takes your fancy. But as I found out, everyone who is buying a drink is paying for those acts. Pric-es of drinks vary enormously from venue to venue but compared to our residential areas you can easily pay twice what we pay for a drink and that includes “Happy Hour”.
Our venues also expect any act to be able to cover a 3 hour time slot including breaks. Not so Benidorm. 45 minutes to one hour per act is normal, as is what is known as “plug and play”. This is where the act will do sometimes up to 5 venues a night doing the same spot over and over. All they have to take with them is their music and a microphone. They are able to do this due to all the venues having in house pa systems and of course a huge amount of potential customers. Much as the acts would love to do this where we all live, unless each venue gets a pa system and finds more customers, it isn’t going to happen. The way we have of getting the multi act shows is by having a ticket event. This covers the price of the top earning entertainers and enables venues to book more than one act. It also ensures them of an income from food and drink. On the whole, our bars give truly free entertain-ment. There is no hike in the drinks prices. Even on my own shows, like Bang! The Streeters this coming Saturday the drinks remain at the normal prices.
I have to say that I did enjoy myself going away but it is so nice to come back to the normality of residential Spain. To the bars who know your name, the friends you know and the huge diversity of entertainment that we enjoy, and mostly as little or no cost. Our entertainment is a bargain, make no mistake about that. Having seen shows for more than twice the ticket price we pay here and with no food included, we all ought to be out way more than we are. After all if we don’t these places are just not going to be around for long.
If you would like your events in this guide, they are FREE. Just email me the details to [email protected]. To book acts please go to my new site www.jaxlawson.com Love life, love music and support your ven-ues and acts. Jax Lawson xx
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Saturday March 12thRestaurante Los Rosales, Guardamar – The Liver-pool Band. 15 Euros – 7.30pm – Tel 697501992Pablos International, Playa Flamenca – Cassi Kennedy – 9pmLa Bodegueta, Lo Crispin – Rebecca Holt – 8pmLa Piedra, Gran Alacant – Paula B Tribute Show – 9pmEduardos Villamartin – Rod Stewart Tribute – 9pmLandsdowne, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 10pmGogarty’s, La Zenia – Tony de Love – 10pmAneto Cerveceria, Benimar – Tony Capaldi – 9pmBar Carlos, Torrevieja – Open Mic night - 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pmFoxy’s Bar, Via Park V – James Ellis – 6.30pmPato Pekin, El Presidente – Kevin Tyler – 9pmEmerald Isle, La Florida – Dan Davy and Nick Gold – 9pmPALS, La Siesta - Richie C – 9pmSlievenemon Bar, Cabo Roig – Snowblind – 10pmThursday March 17th – St Patricks DayLa Bodegueta, Lo Crispin – Red Strokes – 8pmBushwacka, Cabo Roig – Beatles Story – 12.30pmBushwackacka, Cabo Roig – The Stoned – 9pmPablos International, Playa Flamenca – Paul Allen – 9pmThe Local, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 6pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Rod Stewart Tribute – 10pmMono’s Bar, Quesada – Samantha Curtis – 8pmCultural Centre, Benijofar – Don’t Dress For Dinner – 8pm, 8€Restaurante Nautilus, Torrevieja – Jose Bolero – 7.30pmSports Complex, La Marina – Woody – 5 EurosFriday March 18thEm’s Dreams, La Marina – Paul Vegas – 9pmO’Riordans, Cabo Roig – Paul Allen – 10pmPosh Club, La Marina – Charles Cole – 1.30pmLansdowne, Playa Flamenca – The Streeters – 10pmEmerald Isle, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Bella Luna – 10pmCultural Centre, Benijofar – Don’t Dress For Dinner – 8pm, 8€Saturday March 19thCarol’s Bar, Sucina – Cassi Kennedy – 9pmImanyos, Daya Nueva – Red Strokes – 9.30pmBreakaways, Pueblo Principe – Dee – 9pmEduardos Villamartin – Rod Stewart Tribute – 9pmLandsdowne, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 10pmGogarty’s, La Zenia – Tony de Love – 10pmAneto Cerveceria, Benimar – Tony Capaldi – 9pmBar Carlos, Torrevieja – Open Mic night - 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pmFoxy’s Bar, Via Park V – James Ellis – 6.30pmBar Carmen’s, El Chaparal – Samantha Curtis – 8.30pmPato Pekin, El Presidente – Kevin Tyler – 9pmCultural Centre, Benijofar – Don’t Dress For Dinner – 8pm, 8€Emerald Isle, La Florida – Dan Davy and Nick Gold – 9pmPALS, La Siesta – Woody – 9pmMarabu Lounge, Pueblo Bravo – Maria O’Hara – 9pmSlievenemon Bar, Cabo Roig – Snowblind – 10pmFriday March 25thEm’s Dreams, La Marina – Paul Vegas – 9pmO’Riordans, Cabo Roig – Paul Allen– 10pmPosh Club, La Marina – Charles Cole – 1.30pmLansdowne, Playa Flamenca – The Streeters – 10pmEmerald Isle, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Bella Luna – 10pmSaturday March 26thRestaurante Los Rosales, CV895 Guardamar – Gaga for Benidorm Tom – 7.30pm. Tickets 17.50 Euros with 3 course meal. www.lrshows.comLa Bodegueta, Lo Crispin – Cassi Kennedy – 9pmImanyos, Daya Nueva – Nilo – 9.30pmThe Club Quesada – Phil Collins Tribute – 12 Euros – 7.30pmPablos International, Playa Flamenca – Angie McKay as Cher – 9pm
Eduardos Villamartin – Rod Stewart Tribute – 9pmLandsdowne, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 10pmGogarty’s, La Zenia – Tony de Love – 10pmAneto Cerveceria, Benimar – Tony Capaldi – 9pmBar Carlos, Torrevieja – Open Mic night - 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pmFoxy’s Bar, Via Park V – James Ellis – 6.30pmMarabu Lounge, Pueblo Bravo – Samantha Curtis – 9pmPato Pekin, El Presidente – Kevin Tyler – 9pmEmerald Isle, La Florida – Dan Davy and Nick Gold – 9pmPALS, La Siesta – Jammy Dodgers – 9pmMarabu Lounge, Pueblo Bravo – Samantha Curtis – 9pmSlievenemon Bar, Cabo Roig – Snowblind – 10pmSunday March 27thLeprechaun bar, Santa Pola del Este – Dee – 8.30pm Pablo’s International, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 9pmTwilight Bar – Johnny Sax with hog roast – 1pm – 10 EurosChampagne Bar, La Fuente – Benny the Piano Man – 3pmDurty Nelly’s, Torrevieja – Jose Bolero – 3pmSports Complex, La Marina – Woody – 9pmMonos, Quesada – Crazy G – 8pmBog Road, Cabo Roig – Tullamore Duo – 10pmFri April 1stMaggie O’Brien’s, Campoverde – Paul Harris – 9pmEm’s Dreams, La Marina – Paul Vegas -9pmLa Taberna, Quesada – Nilo – 9pmEmerald Isle, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 9pmLansdowne, Playa Flamenca – The Streeters – 10pmO’Riordans, Cabo Roig – Paul Allen – 10pmSat April 2ndOrange Bar, Entre Naranjas – Cassi Kennedy – 9pmImanyos Disco Bar, Daya Nueva – Natasha Parx – 9.30pmLa Bodegueta, Lo Crispin – Benny Van De Burg – 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pmLandsdowne, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 10pmAneto Cerveceria, Benimar – Tony Capaldi – 9pmBar Carlos, Torrevieja – Open Mic night - 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pmFoxy’s Bar, Via Park V – James Ellis – 6.30pmEduardos, Villamartin - David John Williams – 10pmSlievenemon Bar, Cabo Roig – Snowblind – 10pmFriday April 8thThe Archers, Quesada – Cassi Kennedy – 9pmFoxy’s, Via Pk V – Natasha Parx – 9pmEm’s Dreams, La Marina – Paul Vegas -9pmEmerald Isle, La Florida – Richie Alexander – 9pmLa Taberna, Quesada – Nilo – 9pmLansdowne, Playa Flamenca – The Streeters – 10pmQuesada Country Club – David John Williams – 9pmO’Riordans, Cabo Roig – Paul Allen – 10pmSat April 9thRestaurante Los Rosales, Guardamar -The Troup-ers Swing Band, Tickets 15 Euros with 2 course meal Doors at 7pm– tel 697501992La Bodegueta, Lo Crispin – JJ Soulman – 9pmTradewinds, La Fuente – Rebecca Holt – 9pmBreakaways, Pueblo Principe – Greg Bannis – 9pmEduardos, Villamartin - David John Williams – 10pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pmLandsdowne, Playa Flamenca – Richie Alexander – 10pmAneto Cerveceria, Benimar – Tony Capaldi – 9pmBar Carlos, Torrevieja – Open Mic night - 9pmStray Sod, La Fuente – Kolted – 10pmFoxy’s Bar, Via Park V – James Ellis – 6.30pmMarabu Lounge, Pueblo Bravo – Ricardo – 9pmSlievenemon Bar, Cabo Roig – Snowblind – 10pm
What’s On Gig Guide - Weekends OctBars, Entertainment, Neon, Inclusive, Drags, “Over the top”, Rock, Music. Together they spell out Benidorm. I have just come back from a few days seeking out new acts to bring down to our area. Despite what everyone may think, not all acts that work in Benidorm are good and very few would command a show tickets price. There is a huge difference in how our area and the metropolis they call Benidorm works. As a mainly tourist destination the entertainment and everything else is geared towards those out to have a good time and spend all the money that has been saved up during the year to party every night. Entertainment is available everywhere, but despite many thinking that it is free, this is very far from the truth. True, you do not have to pay to get in and watch which ever act takes your fancy. But as I found out, everyone who is buying a drink is paying for those acts. Pric-es of drinks vary enormously from venue to venue but compared to our residential areas you can easily pay twice what we pay for a drink and that includes “Happy Hour”.
Our venues also expect any act to be able to cover a 3 hour time slot including breaks. Not so Benidorm. 45 minutes to one hour per act is normal, as is what is known as “plug and play”. This is where the act will do sometimes up to 5 venues a night doing the same spot over and over. All they have to take with them is their music and a microphone. They are able to do this due to all the venues having in house pa systems and of course a huge amount of potential customers. Much as the acts would love to do this where we all live, unless each venue gets a pa system and finds more customers, it isn’t going to happen. The way we have of getting the multi act shows is by having a ticket event. This covers the price of the top earning entertainers and enables venues to book more than one act. It also ensures them of an income from food and drink. On the whole, our bars give truly free entertain-ment. There is no hike in the drinks prices. Even on my own shows, like Bang! The Streeters this coming Saturday the drinks remain at the normal prices.
I have to say that I did enjoy myself going away but it is so nice to come back to the normality of residential Spain. To the bars who know your name, the friends you know and the huge diversity of entertainment that we enjoy, and mostly as little or no cost. Our entertainment is a bargain, make no mistake about that. Having seen shows for more than twice the ticket price we pay here and with no food included, we all ought to be out way more than we are. After all if we don’t these places are just not going to be around for long.
If you would like your events in this guide, they are FREE. Just email me the details to [email protected]. To book acts please go to my new site www.jaxlawson.com Love life, love music and support your ven-ues and acts. Jax Lawson xx
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The Vestry in Calle Constitucion, Algorfa is more than a mere restaurant. At one point in time, it was rumoured to be a chapel, and around 40 years ago, it was a bar. The problem is, the Spanish are not the best at record keeping, so it’s difficult to find out the history of this beautiful building. For the last ten years or so, it’s been a restaurant, and since 2011, Brigitta and Gordon have been welcoming discerning diners through the Vestry’s distinctive front door.We arrived for dinner on a cold midweek February evening, and I was surprised that around two dozen other diners had braved the cold. Several more followed us in, and it turned out most of them were regular cus-tomers, because they were soon chatting to each other, and Brigitta and our waiter David. We already felt relaxed and ready for an enjoyable evening as we were shown to our table for two un-der the huge Vestry clock.
The Vestry offers a full a la carte menu, but we chose to order from one of the two set menus. The Vestry menu of-fers 2 courses for €14.50 or 3 courses for €15.50 including a drink with the 3 course option, and the selections change every two weeks. Tony was attracted by the Roast of Day – it was a roast kind of evening – so we made our choices from the Vestry menu. For starters, Tony opted for roasted Mediterranean veg-etable and tomato soup with home baked bread, while I chose the chicken goujons in a barbecue and honey sauce on a bed of mixed leaves. Although there were a lot of diners, all want-ing to be fed at once, we didn’t wait long for our starters at all, and when they ar-rived, the soup was piping hot, and so were my chicken goujons. Sometimes, barbecue sauce can be a bit sickly, but this one had just the right balance of sweetness and pi-quancy, and it didn’t swamp the chicken, ei-ther in quantity or flavour. Tony’s soup was also excellent, and when we told David how much we’d enjoyed it, he said he’d made both the soup and the sauce. However, he was having us on, because according to Bri-gitta, he can’t even boil an egg, and his sis-ter is coming over from England to cook for him while his partner visits family in Hun-gary!
When the main courses arrived, Tony’s roast pork was succulent, and there was plenty of it, along with roast and mashed potatoes, stuffing and Yorkshire pudding. There was
hardly any room on the plate for the veg-etables – cauliflower, broccoli and carrots, steamed to perfection. I chose poached fil-let of sole filled with a mushroom duxelle, served with a tarragon sauce. In case you don’t know – and I certainly didn’t – a dux-elle is a mix of sautéed mushrooms and shallots, flavoured with herbs, and although I wouldn’t naturally associate tarragon with fish, it worked really well, making a perfect accompaniment for the sole without over-powering its delicate flavour.
I was struggling to find room for a dessert, but with 9 to choose from, plus cheese and biscuits, it had to be done – I mean, how can you review a restaurant if you don’t go
the whole 9 yards? Or three courses in this case. I was slightly disappointed to find that the cheesecake of the day was peanut butter, but when I spotted fruits of the forest pavlova, I soon got over that. Tony went for the sticky toffee pudding – he’s a bit of a traditionalist, but he really enjoyed his soup, roast and pudding. I also enjoyed my Mediterra-
nean style meal, and there, I think, is the secret of the Vestry’s success. The clientele includes Brits, Dutch and Spanish, and the menu is geared to serving traditional Brit-ish and Mediterranean food, with a fusion of the two styles of cuisine which is particularly appealing to the Spanish. The lamb shank braised in red wine with mashed potato was a popular choice among all the nationalities, and the Sunday lunch menu is a cleverly crafted meeting of traditional British and Mediterranean food.All the courses were beautifully presented, and as a nice finishing touch, we were giv-en home made chocolates at the end of the meal. I’m not the biggest chocolate fan in the world, but these were exquisite, so I might be tempted to make some myself from the recipe on the Vestry’s website.
If you’re looking for fine dining and efficient, friendly service in beautiful surroundings at a value for money price, the Vestry is the place to go. Like the Terminator, I’ll be back! If you haven’t tried the Vestry yet, why not give Brigitta a call on 966 783 976 and book a table soon? Try the weekday lunches from Tuesday to Friday, and choose from 6 start-ers, 6 mains and the full range of desserts for just €12.50 per person. Who says good food has to be expensive? Maybe we’ll see you there soon!
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withI am asked by many people, which crystals
they should use for aspects of their life such
as love, healing, abundance or protection. So I
thought I would share my love of crystals and
how they can help you in your personal life, at
work, and at home.
I have worked with crystals in various ways
from Reiki Healing and meditation to promot-
ing a positive theme within my own home and
work environment. Those of you who have
attended my Angel Workshops will have had
first- hand knowledge of the crystals we can
utilise in order to connect with the higher
realms. Please note that I have not includ-
ed every single crystal available otherwise I
would end up writing a book! I hope the in-
formation assists you in attaining answers to
your questions. Below is some brief informa-
tion about the use of crystals as well as list-
ing the power of these gems which include my
ultimate favourites.
Choosing a crystal
Once you have decided which type of crystal
to buy, such as one that will assist in bringing
love into your life such as Rose Quartz, close
your eyes and ask the angels to help to guide
you towards the crystal that is meant for you.
When you open your eyes, see which crystal
seems the most prominent. If you are torn
between two or three crystals, it’s a good idea
to hold each one in turn feeling and sensing
their energy and healing vibration. The one
that ‘calls out to you’ in terms of warmth, heal-
ing energies, or tingling in your hand, is yours!
Cleansing your crystal
Before working with your crystal, it will need to
be cleansed and charged. In order to do this,
wash it in lightly salted water or the sea, and
then place it outside during the day (but not
when the sun is extremely hot as you will not
want to either start a fire or fade certain crys-
tals such as Amethyst or Citrine). Place your
crystal outside overnight so it can be charged
in the moonlight. Ensure the crystal is only
handled by yourself. If someone else picks it
up or handles it in any way you will have to
go through the ritual of cleansing it all over
again. If you prefer, after cleansing your crys-
tal you can use the same format by placing
your crystal on a window sill. However, there
are certain crystals that you will not be able
to cleanse by washing them such as Selenite
which is water soluble and layered crystal such
as the beautiful Angel Wing Calcite. In this in-
stance you can cleanse the crystals by moving
them through smoking incense. Using your
initiative is vital regarding crystal care, so if
you feel parts of the crystal would break away
if you cleansed it in water, then refrain from
doing so. If you do use salt to cleanse your
crystal, ensure that you brush off every trace
of the salt once it has been charged as this
could damage the stone. Essence of flowers
can also cleanse crystals if you leave the crys-
tal and petals of flowers in water for 24 hours.
Excellent flowers for this cleansing practice are
Honeysuckle, Rose, or Orange Blossom. The
purity of the flowers will strip the crystal of any
negativity. Certain crystals such as Citrine and
Kyanite are self-cleansing, so you will never
need to cleanse them yourself.
Agate can either be grey, blue, green, pink,
brown or clear. It can be a mix of these col-
ours together, usually banded in appearance.
Agate is a good luck stone, and can harmonise
the yin and yang as well as giving confidence,
strength, and protection from danger.
Amethyst is one of my favourite crystals. It
is rich purple or lavender in colour, and it can
relieve physical, emotional and stress. Am-
ethyst is spiritually enlightening, helps with
meditation and creativity, and is in general, a
powerful and protective stone.
Carnelian Orange, red, brown or pink in colour,
it is an excellent stone for stimulating creativ-
ity, bringing one into the present, grounding
and anchoring. Carnelian removes the fear of
death, gives courage, dispels apathy, and is
good for overcoming abuse of any kind. It can
cleanse other crystals.
CRYSTAL HEALING
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