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  <title>HIGH RESIDUAL INCOME GLOBAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Make Money Online By Internet Marketing
The e-Lottery Affiliate Program is a fantastic business opportunity which offers affiliates the possibility to build a serious global business from the convenience and comfort of their homes.
This superb affiliate program enables affiliates to tap into a huge global gambling market (of which lotteries are a massive and developing part). Revenues from global gambling are projected to soar to over $144 billion USD by the end of 2011. A recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP suggests that gambling revenue is growing by around 7.2 percent every year.
In 2006, gambling revenue was $101.6 billion, as a result of new casinos and the upgrading of existing casinos around the world. Current in the U.S., revenue stands at around 57.5 billion and is set to grow an estimated 6.7 percent per year to reach $79.6 billion. In addition, the gambling Markets of Europe, the Middle East and Africa are expected to grow by 1.9 percent each year, from $25.2 billion to $27.8 according to the recent forecast.
The Asian market was until recently fairly untapped. It is now growing even more rapidly than ever and is expected to increase by 15.7 percent every year. This will result in a massive transformation in the Asian gambling marketplace and revenues are expected to increase from the current $14.6 billion market to $30.3 billion. This is due, largely in part, to the introduction of new casinos in places such as Macau which will make Asia the second-largest gambling market in the world.
The worldwide lottery market is huge in itself with over 10 million people playing the UK National Lotto games each week and spending in excess of &pound;1 billion GBP each year. The e-Lottery affiliate program has already introduced in excess of 250,000 members from 136 countries around the world which demonstrates that this is a product which truely appeals to a global market.
CLICK HERE TO JOIN NOW!
HOW DO I EARN MONEY?
When you join the e-Lottery affiliate program, you are given you own e-lottery back office through which you can market and promote the e-lottery system as well as manage all the members you introduce into your geneology / downline. For each player you personally introduce through your site, you earn 20% commission on their &pound;5 GBP weekly subscription.
This equates to &pound;1 GBP per week. You also earn a 5% override commission on the members introduced by your team down to 7 levels (depending on where you are positioned in the pay plan). If you recognise the business opportunity which exists and take the e-Lottery affiliate program seriously, you can reach more a higher position in the compensation plan. The higher you are in the compensation plan, the more levels you can earn commission on.
Furthermore, you earn more of the Global Revenue Share (GRS) which is a 2% bonus of all revenue generated by ALL members and affiliates in the current business cycle. You can develop a better understanding of the GRS and compensation plan by downloading this PDF file. Watch the eLottery Affiliate Movie for a detailed explanation of the benefits of joining the e-Lottery affiliate program.
DO I RECEIVE A RESIDUAL INCOME?
YES! Absolutely! This is one of the unique benefits of the e-lottery affiliate system. You get paid over and over for work which you have done once! Anytime you or a member of your team introduces a new member, you earn commission on the sale. So, for as long as the customer you introduce remains a paying customer of e-lottery, you will earn commission - 20% on level 1 and 5% on levels 2 to 7! So...
TAKE ADVANTAGE NOW! DON'T LET THIS OPPORTUNITY PASS YOU BY!
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  <dc:date>2010-03-11T16:18:37+00:00</dc:date>
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  <title>SYSTEMS TO CREATE ONLINE REVENUE STREAMS</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Make Money Online By Internet Marketing
Big companies are ready to pay you right now for your time!
Online advertising has reached new highs over the past few years. In 2008 whilst many offline companies were struggling to profit, online profits skyrocketed with online advertising spends up 21% despite the economic downturn. In 2008 companies spent close to $60 billion advertising online and this amount will more than double by 2011. So what does this mean to you? Well basically you can become a commission salesperson for these companies. Fortunately though &quot;Commission Salesperson&quot; doesn't work the same online as it does offline! You don't have to trudge round companies selling your wares, in hope of a commission cheque that just about covers your petrol expenses.
 You don't even have to talk to a single customer!
No returns to worry about either, as the merchant takes care of all that. You simply use free techniques to advertise online these products and when someone buys through your link, YOU earn cash. These techniques are varied and there are many of them. The great thing about this technique is unlike many other ways to make money online, it does NOT matter if ...
&bull; You don't have your own product...
&bull; You don't have your own website...
&bull; You don't have any name recognition...
&bull; You don't have any joint venture partners...
&bull; You don't have a niche...
&bull; You don't have extra money to spend on making this work&hellip;
And even if you are an absolute beginner, you can succeed with this incredibly simple and proven system.
The more online advertising you do, the more money you earn. It really is that simple! If you follow the methods outlined in this guide then money will be flowing into your bank account a lot faster this year and next year and the year after. All you need to get started is a computer and internet access.
You don't need any previous experience. All you'll be doing is writing and submitting ads in various forms such as blog posts, articles, social bookmarking comments, press releases, videos and a few other secret techniques. This guide will give you everything you need to get started and teach you EXACTLY what you need to do with easy to follow, step-by-step videos.
This really is an easy way to make money on the internet and it's helping thousands of people just like you make more money than they ever could in a boring, dead-end job. You can work as much or as little as you please. There will be no one to give you orders anymore! You are your own boss! You're provided with the names of the best companies to work with, who are professional, have excellent commission rates and payout on time.
You'll also be shown how to market these companies using free methods. Once you have submitted your ads they will be making money for you over and over again. Once you've mastered these advertising techniques you be able to make money online for the rest of your life.]]></description>
  <dc:date>2010-03-11T16:10:21+00:00</dc:date>
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  <title>ANDALUCIAN OPEN GOLF </title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Malaga champion Miguel Angel Jimenez, the Minister of Tourism, Trade and Sports of the Junta de Andaluc&iacute;a, Luciano Alonso, and the Club President, Miguel Martinez, formally announced details of the European Tour's Open de Andalucia, tournament that will take place in Malaga Golf Club between 25 and 28 March.
Luciano Alonso, Director of Tourism, Trade and Sport of the Junta de Andaluc&iacute;a, Said that &quot;after years of constant work in the golf sector, Andalusia has now gained a permanent place in the European calendar with the Open that bears its name.
It will be a superb opportunity for the people of the region to see the very best players on the European circuit compete at one of the finest courses in the Costa del Sol 
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  <dc:date>2010-03-11T15:18:59+00:00</dc:date>
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  <title>MALAGA RING ROAD TO OPEN</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Two of the four sections of the M&aacute;laga outer ring road to open before the summer
the long awaited opening of the new section of the A7 around Malaga is not far away. Dates have been announced for the opening of the new second ring road. The section which runs between the Guadalhorce motorway to the A7 behind Torremolinos will be open before the summer, and the rest of the road will be operational before the end of the year.
It was announced by the Development Minister, Jos&eacute; Blanco, who was in M&aacute;laga on Tuesday to check on the progress at the new Terminal 3 of the airport which opens on March 16.
He told the press that work on the road was being speeded up and claimed that once open it would mean an hour's saving for rush hour drivers who use the currently saturated western ring road round the city.
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  <dc:date>2010-03-11T15:11:43+00:00</dc:date>
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  <title>MAYOR OF MARBELLA OVERPENT BY 300K</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The ex Mayor of Marbella, Juli&aacute;n Mu&ntilde;oz, spent over a quarter of a million euros more than he had coming in, says a court investigation into money laundering surrounding as part of the Malaya corruption case. It has shown that before he met Isabel Pantoja, Mu&ntilde;oz, he and his wife, Mayte Zald&iacute;var, spent 297,000 &euro; more than they earned over the years 1997 to 2003.
Zald&iacute;var admitted that her husband would often arrive home with suitcases and envelopes of cash and that the safe in the house held as much as 50 or 60 million pesetas &ndash; some 300,000- 360,000 &euro;, she had told the Instruction judge in the Marbella Court, &Oacute;scar P&eacute;rez,
Mu&ntilde;oz's &lsquo;additional earnings' continued when he started his relationship with the singer, Isabel Pantoja, in 2002 who now has also been indicted on money laundering charges.
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  <dc:date>2010-03-11T14:53:39+00:00</dc:date>
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  <title>NORWEGIAN CHURCH RAISES €10,000 AT LA CALA RESORT</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The Norwegian Church, Sjomannskirken, in Calahonda (Mijas) has raised approximately &euro;10,000 through the yearly fundraising golf competition at La Cala Resort, Mijas, M&aacute;laga, last 6th February. Over 120 golfers entered the competition, played on Campo America and Campo Europa, two of three 18-hole courses in Spain's largest golf complex.
 The Sjomannskirken churches are an international network of social meeting places where Norwegians can &ldquo;feel at home&rdquo; in any corner of the world. Founded in 1864, the organisation was established to secure the moral and religious education of Scandinavian seamen, but also to give them a &quot;breathing space&quot; where a fellow countryman was available to lend an ear and give some attention.]]></description>
  <dc:date>2010-03-11T14:33:48+00:00</dc:date>
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  <title>ETA CHIEF ARRESTED</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Ibon Gogeascoechea Arronategui, 54, The presumed military chief of the armed Basque separatist organisation ETA was arrested last Sunday in northwest France, the Spanish interior ministry announced. He was picked up in Cahan, a village in Normandy, along with two other people and had been arrested during a joint Spanish and French operation. Officials claim he was the &quot;most senior&quot; member of ETA.
Police searched the Cahan lodging and the suspects' vehicle, seizing three weapons, documents and computer equipment and arrested others in connection with activities for outlawed group, including, Beinat Aguinalde Ugartemendia, 26, who is suspected of assassinating socialist politician Isaias Carrasco days before legislative elections in March 2008, and businessman Ignacio Uria Mendizabal, who was shot dead in December 2008. Gregorio Jimenez Morales, 55, is a presumed member of an ETA commando unit which allegedly transports equipment for carrying out attacks, including for the plan to assassinate in 2001 the then head of the Spanish government, Jose Maria Aznar.
ETA is considered a terrorist organisation by the European Union and United States and is blamed for nearly 830 deaths in its 41-year armed struggle for independence for the Basque region of northern Spain and southwest France. Several members of the separatist outfit, mainly members of its armed wing, have been arrested in France in recent years including in November 2008 police arrested the then military chief of the organisation, Garikoitz Aspiazu, and captured his successors Aitzol Iriondo in December 2008 and Jurdan Martitegui in April 2009.
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  <dc:date>2010-03-11T14:28:06+00:00</dc:date>
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  <title>TEN YEARS PRISON FOR BRIT ATTACKERS</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Two thieves tried to tie up a man and a woman and fired shots during a burglary of the British couple's home in Alhaur&iacute;n el Grande, M&aacute;laga. The two Argentinean men aged 26 and 31 have now been sent to prison for 10 years each after being found guilty of breaking into the property while the man and woman, in their 60's, were in the bedroom.
The woman managed to escape as her husband fought off the men and it was during that struggle that he was shot three times, twice in the body and once in his left hand. The attackers panicked and left the scene with a Rolex watch, a mobile phone and a small amount of cash before the woman then called the police.
The husband underwent surgery in the Clinico Hospital in M&aacute;laga and fortunately his life was saved but he lost his left kidney and suffered serious injuries to his intestines. The burglary occurred in the Urbanization Bellavista at 3am on July 13 2005, and the two men admitted their involvement during the proceedings. There were two other burglars involved in the robbery but they have never been identified.
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  <dc:date>2010-03-11T14:07:24+00:00</dc:date>
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  <description><![CDATA[A former British spy was the man given the job of handing over the ransom which brought the hijacked Spanish tuna-fishing boat Alakrana its freedom after 47 days in captivity at the hands of Somali pirates. The company set up in West Africa by the former British agent to specialize in kidnap operations, supplied the small plane from which the bundle containing the ransom of 2.7 million euros was thrown onto the deck of the Alakarana to secure the release of its 36 crew members, 16 of whom were Spanish.  This was a different modus operandi from that of the release of the Playa de Bakio in April 2008, which was also seized by Somali pirates.  In that case the Spanish National Intelligence Center (CNI) advanced and handed over the ransom, which was paid back over time by the ship owner.
In the case of the Alakrana it appears the money was also fronted by the Spanish secret service, as the police found no indication of the ship owner having drawn funds from his company for the ransom. It is also believed the CNI hired the services of the former British spy. Then head of the CNI, F&eacute;liz Sanz, will have the chance to reveal all when he appears before a congressional committee.  Sanz will be giving testimony at a testing moment for the CNI, which is also embroiled in attempts to secure the release of three Catalan NGO volunteerscaptured by an Al Qaeda offshoot in Mauritania on November 29th of last year. The High Court judge handling the Alakrana case, Santiago Pedraz, asked the CNI for the same information he supplied to Congress' official secrets committee, but Sanz said he could not provide it because it is classified.
Rescue effort Meanwhile, there appeared to be fresh moves afoot to free the three Catalan aid workers. Spanish new agency EFE yesterday quoted a Mauritanian security force as saying a Mauritanian citizen believed to be involved in the kidnapping had been extradited to his home country by Mali.  The source, who requested anonymity, said Amar Uld Sid' Ahmed, known as Omar Sahraui and the suspected head of logistics for Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, had been taken to Nouakchott last Friday under the custody of Mauritanian and Malian police. Suspects questioned about the kidnapping had named Sid' Ahmed as the supplier of the vehicles used in the seizure of the aid workers.
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  <dc:date>2010-03-11T13:33:39+00:00</dc:date>
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  <description><![CDATA[The most successful football club in the Czech Republic, Sparta Prague, have given a ringing endorsement to La Cala Resort after spending a 10-day training camp at the Mijas complex. The club's Head of Communications, Ondrej Kasik, says &ldquo;We have been to many hotels around Europe for mid-season training and La Cala is different. We feel at home here. It is difficult to explain but the atmosphere is so welcoming and relaxed we don't feel any stress. 
Our families aren't here but we feel like it's our home for 10 days. Last year was the first time we used the complex for our winter break and we certainly hope to return next year. The training facilities are great. It is so important for us to be able to train on a good, grass pitch. At present it is -18C in Prague and we would have to train indoors while it is 20 or 22&ordm;C here when the sun is out. We have also been using the gym and Caracala Spa and some of the players have been golfing.&rdquo;
Ondrej added that another great bonus was the chance to play against other top European teams that are also training in the area. &ldquo;We have played five &lsquo;friendlies' against opposition from a number of countries. It is great for the coaches to see the new players in match action and it is also good for the players to take on opposition from different leagues instead of always playing other Czech teams.&rdquo;
Sparta was long the main source for the Czech Republic national football team and a number of outstanding players have played for the club over the years. These include: Pavel Nedvěd, Petr Čech, Tom&aacute;&scaron; Rosick&yacute;, Jan Koller, Karel Poborsk&yacute;, Patrik Berger and Ivan Ha&scaron;ek. Sparta is one of the most successful clubs in Central Europe having reached the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1992.
One of the teams that Sparta played during their break was Metallurg Donetsk from Ukraine, who have also selected La Cala Resort for winter training this February. Other visitors to the resort in early 2010 have included leading teams from Germany, Poland, Switzerland and Russia.
As Sparta arrived the elite squad of the Estonian Golf Association had just left, comprising of the leading boys &amp; girls of various ages from clubs in their home country preparing for the coming season and received instructions from the head coach of the Estonian Golf Association, Enrico Villo, and his team. In the group was Mari Suursalu who is hoping to be a future star on the new division of the Ladies European Tour, LET Access Series, the first events which take place in France this month.
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  <dc:date>2010-03-11T13:15:40+00:00</dc:date>
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  <description><![CDATA[Barbershoppers from all over the globe joined forces in Madrid last weekend to celebrate the second &lsquo;En Armon&iacute;a' convention in Spain. They were delighted to welcome the elite of the barbershop singing world from America, Australia, Holland, and the UK including men's gold medal champions, OC Times, from California, USA.
SABS &ndash; the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers - hosted the event and more than 220 members enjoyed a weekend of coaching and entertaining, including two shows at the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus and the Galileo Galilei, to bring this unique art of a-cappella singing to even more members of the Spanish public. &ldquo;We started with just four members&rdquo; says SABS President, Nico de las Pe&ntilde;as Plana &ldquo;And now we have around 220 members and are continuing to grow. We were delighted to welcome new choruses from as far afield as Barcelona, Fuengirola and the Algarve in Portugal. Our mission is to encourage more people on the Iberian Peninsula to learn and enjoy the art of barbershop singing and we are achieving that&rdquo;.
Choruses and quartets from Barcelona, Torrevieja and Los Alc&aacute;zares supported the event, including &lsquo;The Velvetones', &lsquo;Torrevieja Harmonisers', &lsquo;Spangles', &lsquo;4midables', &lsquo;Hanfris' and &lsquo;Los Barberos'. The weekend culminated in a quartet contest, featuring ten men's and women's quartets from all over Spain. Madrid's &lsquo;Investigators' won the Gold Medal, &lsquo;Hanfris' from Barcelona won Silver and &lsquo;Four Tune Tellers' from Madrid became bronze medallists. Quartets from the Levante region also entered and &lsquo;4midables' from Torrevieja was placed 4th, followed by &lsquo;Mixed Blessings' of Torrevieja in 5th place, &lsquo;Each Way Bet' from Torrevieja in 6th place, &lsquo;Viva' from Los Alc&aacute;zares in 7th, with &lsquo;Allegro', &lsquo;Los Barberos' and &lsquo;F&eacute;nix' coming a close 8th, 9th  and 10th.
&ldquo;The whole weekend has been fantastic. We achieved our aim of broadcasting the barbershop ethos even wider and we are all still on a high&rdquo; commented SABS Marketing Manager, Lyn Baines. &ldquo;Seeing so many people get so much pleasure from singing together gives us great satisfaction, especially as we have attracted some really talented, young, up-and-coming groups and we'd like to encourage more young people to join. We can't wait to welcome everyone to En Armon&iacute;a 2011 in Murcia&rdquo;.
If you would like to find out more about barbershop singing in Spain, or you would like to join in En Armon&iacute;a 2011, please visit the SABS website: www.sabs.es and find a chorus near you &ndash; learn to sing and be in harmony &ndash; you won't regret it!
Photographers: Charles Grainger and Alan Hutchings
Contact: Lyn Baines &ndash; + 34 968 432 525
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  <description><![CDATA[Saturday 20 March &ndash; 10am : TAABS Spring Fayre Hampshire Hogg, The Strip, Torreta III.  All welcome.
Friday 16 April &ndash; 7.30pm :  In aid of K9 Animal Rescue La Marina Sports Complex.  11 Euros for meal and show.  All enquiries to Brenda on 966 796 436
Friday 23 April &ndash; 6.30pm :  International Veterans Day Salt Jetty, Torrevieja
Friday 23 April &ndash; 9.30pm : In aid of Afghan Heroes Hazylan, Daya Nueva.  Tickets 3 Euros.  All enquiries to Jackie on 966 796 863]]></description>
  <dc:date>2010-03-11T13:02:32+00:00</dc:date>
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  <title>SPANGLES CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Spangles Ladies' Harmony Chorus was honoured to be invited by the Ayuntamiento de Los Alc&aacute;zares to take part in one of the many activities organised to celebrate International Women's Day. At a concert held in the Salon de Plenos at the Ayuntamiento building in Los Alc&aacute;zares, Spangles entertained a mixed audience with upbeat songs and ballads, such as &lsquo;Something' by George Harrison and &lsquo;Rock &amp; Roll Medley', alongside some songs with a Spanish twist, like &lsquo;La Bamba'. Viva quartet received warm applause for their rendition of the much-loved Spanish favourite &lsquo;Amapola'.
The concert was attended by Councillor Isabel Montesinos Mercader (Culture, Education, Tourism and Foreigners) and Councillor Mari Carmen Imbern&oacute;n Saura from Social Services, who presented Spangles' Musical Director, with a plaque in recognition of their participation in the event. &ldquo;Spangles is honoured to be presented with this commemorative plaque, which will take pride of place at the Centro Municipal Las Claras, where we rehearse every week.&rdquo; she said.
Spangles was followed by the Coral de la Asociaci&oacute;n de Amas de Casa who sang a variety of beautiful songs, including the African National Anthem. &ldquo;We are thrilled to be asked to take part in this event alongside the local Spanish ladies' choir and we would love to sing with them again.&rdquo; commented Gail.
Spangles has many more concerts planned locally, so check the website for up-to-date information on this busy ladies' chorus. If you're looking to make new friends and enjoy singing, why not visit Spangles when they rehearse at Las Claras? They meet every Thursday from 10.30am to 1.00pm.
Please call Lyn on 968 432 525 or Anthea on 968 334 527 to book Spangles or to find out how to join or visit the website: www.spangleschorus.com.
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  <dc:date>2010-03-11T12:56:33+00:00</dc:date>
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  <description><![CDATA[La Vila Rugby Club drew to nearby rivals Les Abelles in their big derby game in Valencia on Sunday. The game, which took place in the impressive Levante Soccer Stadium, ended level with 23-23 all, giving La Vila two points to take to the log books.  The result secured La Vila once again in second position overall, however it also allowed log leaders, El Salvador, to irretrievably increase their advantage.  
The first half did not start out magnificently for La Vila.  Les Abelles, on the other hand, were clearly hungry for the win from the outset, and aware of the status of the team they were up against (La Vila thrashed Les Abelles 49-0 earlier this season).  Although La Vila took it's time settling into the game, and were rather too much threatened in their twenty two, it managed to hold off the Les Abelles attack, preventing any tries scored.  In terms of penalties, however, they were not so fortunate, and by the end of the first half Les Abelles had pulled ahead to 9 points against La Vila's 3. 
After the break, La Vila regrouped on the field with a tighter feel.  Augustin G&ograve;mez's kicking boot secured itself, and the team gained six penalty points in the first ten minutes.  Midway through the second half, however, Les Abelles managed to sneak through La Vila's defence with a try that brought them up 14-9.  With penalties then earned by each team, and the scoreboard at 17-12, La Vila was in serious need of a big try.  Many thanks to Charlie Harding, this boon was delivered in the 35th minute.  Although not successfully converted, it brought La Vila up to even with Abelles.  Thereafter, although the scoreboard itself changed, the situation remained largely the same.  Each team earned two more penalties apiece, and ultimately the game ended in a 23-23 draw.
Before the game kicked off, La Vila's South African import, Ryan le Roux, was honoured with the award of Best Foreign Player in the league last season.  The award was handed over by the president of the Spanish Rugby Federation, Alfonso Mandado Vazquez, who attended the game.  Le Roux said, &ldquo;It's a great honour for me to receive this award &ndash; and a good incentive after a lot of hard work put in last year.&rdquo;
For more information about La Vila Rugby Club, please contact Ignacio Davila 608 068 208 or Jo le Roux at the Rugby La Vila offices 965 890 376.
La Vila Rugby Club is situated at Carratera Pantano, Villajoyosa.  Take AP-7 exit N 66 (Villajoyosa).  At the first roundabout head for the mountain.  The club is about 1km from Motorway exit N 66.  Or take the Villajoyosa by-pass, and take the middle exit.   At the first roundabout, bare right towards the motorway entrance and at the second roundabout bare left towards the mountain.
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  <description><![CDATA[Make Money Online By Internet Marketing
One of the most important things that any Webmaster needs to consider when they are optimising their site for search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, Bing, and Ask are back links from other sites.
Links from other sites, or backlinks, are absolutely crucial if a webmaster wants to generate some serious traffic from the major search engines. The reason for ths is that the search engines consider any link to be a &quot;vote&quot; for the content of your site or article and these votes are used in order to tell the search engines that you are a reputable resource.
Search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, Bing, and Ask generate a large amount of the traffic on the internet and, therefore, it is essential that your website and articles are suitably positioned in their indexes. The difference between your site being on the first page and being way down on the 27th page can be thousands of Euro in extra revenue each month. So if you want to make money online, you need to pay articluar attention to how they optimise their site in order to generate relevant traffic from the search engines.
SEO or Search Engine Optimisation (Optimization if you are in the USA!) is generally divided into two tasks. The first is on-site optimisation and the second if off-site optimisation. On-site optimisation refers to tweaks which you make in the code which drives the output of your content. This is the PHP or ASP code which the end use doesn't see. And off-site optimisation refers to webmaster tasks such as link building.
In this article we're going to focus on off-site website optimisation, and in particular on how to build backlinks for your website in order to achieve a better position in the search engine indexes.
10 WAYS TO BUILD BACKLINKS FOR YOUR WEBSITE
Over the years the web has changed dramatically. Only 10 years or so ago, the internet was a huge machine which relied on robots and automation to rank websites. All of this has now been thrown out of the window and the internet has become a far more sociable place where old tactics won't necessarily get you the results which they once would have!
So, the first rule of thumb is to...
BUILD A WEBSITE WITH CONTENT THAT PEOPLE WANT
Search engines follow people. Generally, where people go, the search engines will follow. Why? Because search engines are hungry for fresh content and they're hungry to provide people with the most up to date information on the subject which is currently in trend!
So if you build a website for people, the chances are that the search engines are going to find you quicker, and if your website has conent which draws people to it, the chances are that ther search engines will notice this and will want to position your content higher up in ther search results.
 LEAVE LINKS ON SOCIAL BOOKMARKING WEBSITES AND BLOGS
Bookmarking websites are becoming more and more popular nowadays. Bookmarking websites such as Delicious offer their users a plce where they can store their favourite links. The advantage of this is that the links are not tied to one browser, i.e the user can log into Delicious from anywhere in the world where they can get access to the internet and an internet browser, and use the informaton they stored previously on the bookmarking website.
For webmasters, this is great as many of these sites serve as great backlinks to your content!
ADD LINKS TO YOUR FORUM SIGNATURES
Many forums don't allow you to link out, but many do. Where possible, you should leave backlinks to your own website. If you can include your website address in your own signature, then every post that you make will contain a link back to your website which is, in turn, an anchor for the search engines to follow and ind your content.
ADD YOUR ARTICLES TO ARTICLE DIRECTORIES
There are numerous article directories out there which are considered to be very reputable resources by the search engines. These include Ezine Articles, Article Dashboard, and Go Articles. In addition to generating a huge amount of traffic for their own content, if you are able to get an article listed on these websites, you will no doubt receive a constant flow of traffic from them. This will also help your site to improve in the SERPs (search engine result pages).
INTERVIEW SOMEONE FAMOUS!
Ok,so this one isn't so easy to do, but imagine the traffic and the interest which your website will generate if you have something exclusive that people want to know about! Imagine interviewing someone like Britney Spears or President Obama! The chances are your website would be red hot with traffic! Make sure you have a powerful enough server to cope with the extra volume!
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  <description><![CDATA[It always causes a stir at La Vila Rugby Club when a former player drops in for a visit, but when he comes to town with a brand-new beautiful baby girl in arm, it proves impossible to resist. When former player Stuart McReynolds arrived at the rugby club, with glowing new mum, Danni, and a tiny tot in tow, it seemed that even the hardest of rugby-playing hearts had been reduced to soft marshmallow.  
Stuart and Danny, who are now living in Stuart's home-town of Letchworth, England, welcomed little Rosie Daniella McReynolds on the first day of December last year.  Since then, they have lived in a whirl of baby-cuddles, baby-smiles, and as all new parents can attest to, precious little sleep. 
The couple spent last rugby season in La Vila, making firm friends and falling just as firmly in love with the little town on the Costa Blanca.  With little Rosie old enough to travel, they just couldn't resist combining a trip down memory lane with a chance to show their old friends the family's newest addition&hellip;and they managed to fit in a home game at the club, of course!
&ldquo;It feels strange to be back &ndash; but excellent to see everyone and catch up on what's been happening,&rdquo; says Stu.  &ldquo;The boys are doing really well this season too, which is great.   Danni and I are so glad that everyone has had a chance to meet our new little lady&rdquo;.
Stu, Danni and Rosie are planning on immigrating to New Zealand in the next few months.  Not only is it the place in which the couple first met, but it has always been a special country to each of them.
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  <description><![CDATA[Waters in Murcia region continued
Some of the other Embalses to fish in the Murcia region include the following:  Algeciras-Argos-Alfonso X111-Carcabo-Camarillas-Judio-Mayes-Puentes. There are a few rivers that can be fished, these are the Rio Mundo near Camarillas- Rio Mula near Mula- Rio Luchena near Lorca and also the areas on the Segura that are not private or controlled by the Murcian Federation. 
NO FISHING IS ALLOWED IN THE RIO ARGOS, THE RIO QUILPER, THE RIO BENAMOR OR THE EMBALSE DE SANTOMERA.
Size limits applicable in Murcia
Barbel 20cm- Common and Mirror Carp 18cm- Black Bass 21cm-Gold Fish 10cm- Orfe 10cm- Crucian Carp 10cm- Sunfish no limit- Bleak no limit- Zander no limit- Pike no limit.
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  <description><![CDATA[The weather this past week has been very variable- one or two days of lovely warm sunshine then strong cold winds and torrential rain storms. The river Segura from Murcia right through to Guardamar has been in full flood with the flood plain in Guardamar fully covered from bank to bank and this is normally a dry area.
We fished the Eden canal, the water level there was only up a little but it was coloured and the flow was quite fast. The fishing was patchy with some swims doing better than others.  Fish caught included Common and Mirror Carp, Orfe, Crucian Carp and an Eel. First on the day was Stuart Thompson, 2nd Bob Rafferty, 3rd Derek King and 4th David Bacon. The next match is on the town section of the River Segura in Murcia.
Please remember the Club is now holding two Quiz nights a month and the next one is on Tuesday the 16th of March 7.00 for 7.30 start. The cost is One Euro and a finger buffet is provided. All are welcome. The next Club meeting is on Sunday the 21st of March at 11.00 with the committee meeting at 10.00
The Club meets at the Bar El Alto la Dolores just off the new roundabout on the N332 between La Mata and Guardamar. For any further information on joining the Club contact Colin Brinkley on 966712351 or E Mail rojales1@gmail.com or visit the clubs website www.carprus net.
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  <description><![CDATA[Spain finally got some good news last Wednesday when the aid worker Alicia G&aacute;mez was released from 101 days in captivity. She returned home to Barcelona to jubilant cheers after being released by Islamist fundamentalist who had been holding her hostage in North Africa.  Gamez had been held captive, together with fellow NGO workers Albert Vilalta and Roque Pascual in Mauritania, since last November.  &ldquo;I am very happy to be home but my happiness won't be complete until Albert and Roque also return home,&rdquo; she told reporters.  
Her two companions are still being held, presumably in Mali, by members of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a faction of the Al Qaeda group that operates in North Africa. All were on an aid mission on behalf of the NGO Barcelona Acci&oacute; Solid&agrave;ria. G&aacute;mez said that her colleagues were being treated well &ldquo;under the circumstances of the desert.&rdquo;
In Madrid, Deputy Prime Minister Mar&iacute;a Teresa Fern&aacute;ndez de la Vega denied that the government paid a ransom in exchange for G&aacute;mez's freedom.  She attributed the release to the work of diplomats and intelligence agents who had been in contact with the kidnappers.  &ldquo;What is important now is that we continue to work with the same intensity to ensure that the others are freed,&rdquo; Fern&aacute;ndez de la Vega told a news conference.
The three were taken by gunmen on November 29 while they were traveling on a road between the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott and the port city Nouadhibou.  Vilalta was shot during the struggle and appears to still be recovering, the deputy prime minister said. G&aacute;mez boarded a plane in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, which borders Mali, accompanied by her brother and Soraya Rodr&iacute;guez, the secretary of state for international cooperation.  ]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[A warm welcome awaits everybody on a Sunday 21st at the Divine Service at 11.30 am with Sammy Fitsimmons. Tuesday 16th Mediumship eve at 7.30pm with Shirley/Lesley/Sammy &amp; Pam.
Healing is available after both of these along with a cuppa and social chat. Thursday 18th at 7.30pm Open Circle for those who want to know more or develop their skills.
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  <description><![CDATA[The Councillor for Education of the Torrevieja's Council, Jos&eacute; Manuel Pizana, informed that from March 8 and up to April 14, 2010, the registration term for certification tests of levels Basic, Intermediate and Advanced will be open for following languages: English, French, German, Spanish for foreigners and Valencian. 
Besides, it might be possible to make specific Spanish and English courses for health-care staff.
For further information, please call the Torrevieja's official school offices (EOI) under 96 670 02 32 (say you call on behalf of Torrevieja.com) or visit the website www.eoitorrevieja.com.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Torrevieja Law Courts are functioning on air at the moment. There has been no toilet paper in the bathrooms for two weeks. All their supplies are running out and despite the fact that administration staff have asked both vocally and in writing, for more supplies, their questions are ignored.
Even the magistrates are so fed up with the situation they have broken their traditional silence and started complaining out loud. The staff have been forced to have a whip round to be able to buy essential items at the local supermarket. However they draw the line at buying paper for the printers to be able to carry out their work. 
They say there is little evidence that the situation will improve in the near future. This kind of situation is bound to have a knock on effect on the speed with which cases are resolved, making the waiting time for trials to come up even longer.  
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  <description><![CDATA[The Lake Challenge around the Embals&eacute; Pedrera, on Sunday 28th February and organised by Jenni Ray from Casa La Pedrera for both Help Vega Baja and Paul Cunningham Nurses, was a resounding success. This is borne out by the fact that Help to date, raised in excess of 1000&euro;, which was presented by Jenni Ray to Pat Perrin who accepted it on behalf of Help.
An enormous gratitude from the Help Association of Vega Baja must go to Jenni, for her outstanding efforts in organising and running the event and who worked tirelessly in advance and throughout the day to ensure everything ran smoothly. Also to all the walkers and cyclists for their efforts and to all who gave their time and talents in looking after them.
The Help Association of Vega Baja's function is to assist in times of need and to keep people informed. The office in San Miguel holds various items of orthopaedic equipment for hire.  There are hospital visiting teams, a friendship centre for the housebound, diabetic support group and a welfare officer. We provide support and information to the English speaking community from Pilar de la Horadada along the coast through Torrevieja to La Marina Urb. and inland to Albatera and Orihuela. Donations raised from various activities, goes towards maintaining the service &lsquo;Help' provide for the community.
If you would like more information or are interested in joining the &lsquo;Help Association', or need more details about our fund raising activities, please ring the Help office at San Miguel on 966 723 733.
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  <description><![CDATA[The 192 people who died in the Madrid train bombings 6 years ago were remembered last Thursday March 13th in ceremonies throughout Spain.  More than 2,000 people were injured in the horrific attack which shook the world. 
The biggest remembrance service took place in the Puerta del Sol, in the heart of Madrid, where Esperanza Aguirre, the president of the Comunidad de Madrid, placed a laurel wreath beside the plaque outside the main post office of the city. 
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  <description><![CDATA[According to data compiled at the end of the fiscal year, L&iacute;nea Directa Aseguradora, a market leader in direct motor and home insurance in Spain, was the only company in the top 19 motor insurers to show a positive growth in 2009. In a very complex economic situation where the insurance sector has fallen by some 5.4%, L&iacute;nea Directa has recorded a turnover of more than &euro;661 million, which is a 2% increase on the previous fiscal year. The company has also increased its number of new policies by nearly half a million and now boasts more than 1.7 million customers &ndash; 63,000 of whom are expatriates. 
In fact, L&iacute;nea Directa closed the year 2009 with the best sales figures in the history of the company. Not only did it see some 480,000 policies sold in Spain, but its Motor Insurance increased its turnover by 1% and its Home Insurance by 150%. This shows a huge growth in the potential of the company as a whole.
Due to the success of the business model that L&iacute;nea Directa has implemented and followed since the launch of the company, this very-high ranking insurer has shown that it is still continuing to maintain its excellent record and quality of service.
The direct insurance model that it employs is exempt of intermediaries, which is what makes it possible for L&iacute;nea Directa to offer extremely competitive prices. In addition, it reaches the best customer satisfaction rates, which is a result of its high levels of quality in all its products and services.
It is as a result of all of these factors that L&iacute;nea Directa has sustained its position as the market leader in direct insurance and &ndash; after only 15 years in the sector &ndash; is already ranked fifth among motor insurance companies in Spain. A service entirely in English and German
L&iacute;nea Directa's International Department allows the company to offer all of its services in both English and German to foreign policy holders residing in Spain. As a result, customers can take out a policy, make any type of enquiry, present a claim, request and receive documentation and enjoy 24-hour assistance in either language, during one single call. What's more, it also offers policy holders an advisory service when dealing with repair garages.  
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  <description><![CDATA[Charlie Donnelly was born in 1914 at Dungannon in Ireland, and died aged 23 in the Battle of Jarama, during the Civil War. He was not a soldier and, once in Spain, lasted only about a month.  He was, in fact, a poet, who had written a few verses at university.  But literary fame came after his death. On the last day of the battle, he was defending the so called Suicide Hill. Surrounded by Franco's Nationalist troops, crouching behind an olive tree, a Canadian comrade heard him say, over the rattle of a machine gun: &ldquo;Even the olives are bleeding.&rdquo;  A long time afterward, he repeated this to the Irish writer Joseph O'Connor (brother of the singer Sinead O'Connor), who used it as the title for the poet's biography. Minutes after this remark, Donnelly was shot dead. It was February 27, 1937. His comrades were unable to retrieve his body for burial until March 10. 
 Now, 72 years after his death, in the Mira park in the nearby municipality of Rivas-Vaciamadrid, a statue carved in Dungannon stone commemorates Donnelly, a writer, journalist and political activist.  
Inaugurated on February 27, the monument is a tribute to the soldiers of the International Brigades: some 60,000 volunteers from 54 countries who came to Spain to fight for the Republic. Some 10,000 fell in the war, 3,000 of them in the Battle of Jarama. The same week in Rivas also saw the presentation of a book, Hablando de leyendas- Poemas para Espa&ntilde;a, in which Jim Jump, Antonio D&iacute;ez and David Gonz&aacute;lez have compiled a number of the English-language poems written about the war, by Donnelly and by other writers, both known and unknown. 
The book has been translated from the original in English titled, &ldquo;Poems from Spain: British and Irish International Brigaders on the Spanish Civil War,&rdquo; which is available from Amazon priced &pound;10.99. 
These are verses written in letters and diaries, scribbled on the margins of books the soldiers read in the interminable waits before battles, or on the back of official forms. Some were composed to boost morale, and published in the brigade reviews, while others were sent off to relatives or kept as personal souvenirs. A third type are the pieces written after the Brigades returned home.
In English-speaking countries, the conflict is often referred to as the &ldquo;poets' war,&rdquo; somewhat to the irritation of other combatants, at least 80 percent of whom were workers.  Even so, it cannot be denied that the war marked the heyday of a certain sort of political commitment among intellectuals and artists.One clear example is John Cornford, a young writer whose work blends political reflections with verses about love and fear. 
No veteran of the Brigades was present at the inauguration, although there was a delegation from Dungannon.  Jack Edwards, one of the 40 or so Brigades veterans who are still alive, had planned to come, but poor health impeded. &ldquo;It's getting very difficult now,&rdquo; said &Aacute;ngel Rojo of the Association of Friends of the International Brigades. &ldquo;Three of the remaining Brigades veterans from Cuba died this week.&rdquo;
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  <description><![CDATA[Friday 5th March 2010, Oliva Nova Golf Club
A wintery day greeted the 30 players who met for the usual Oliva Nova continental breakfast before a two-tee start, and the last flight arrived back in the clubhouse just in time to see the drizzle start and the wind pick up.  Some fairways were still wet from rain earlier in the week and there was little run on the ball.  Greens were a challenge having not fully recovered from earlier maintenance.  However, the course continues to be overall one of the best maintained of those played by the society.  In spite of the adverse conditions some excellent scores were posted, with the lower handicappers generally returning the best net results.
It was the first round of the Spring Trophy, a medal competition played over two rounds, with each round to stand on its own as a separate competition to the trophy.  At the prize-giving the Captain, Frank Carroll, welcomed our four guests, Mike Cuerdon, Martin Shaw, Stewart Aitchinson and Bob Daffen who between them produced some excellent results, in particular Mike Cuerdon with a net 69 off a handicap of 8.  Mike was also welcomed as a new member to take effect from the next competition.
Division 1 winner was Terry Collins with a great net 68 off a handicap of 22, with runner up Anne Edwards on count back with a net 72 off 13 followed by Clive Wright in third place playing off 12.  Division 2 winner was Terry Croman with a net 73 playing off 25, with Jim Thomas taking second place on count back with 75 off 31 followed by Sue Patterson in third place playing off 42.  These six members, in the same order, head the table for the second round.
Sue Patterson and Mike Cuerdon shared the twos pot and Mike Cuerdon was nearest the pin on the 3rd, with Martin Gates nearest on the 16th. Unfortunately David Bailey was not available this week so there is no photo to accompany this report.
The next competition will be the second round of the Spring Trophy to be played on Friday 12th March at Oliva Nova, meeting at 8.30.  Members or visitors wanting to play at any of our events can do so by using a contact email address to be found on our website www.levantegolfsociety.com, which has useful and interesting information about the Society, results of competitions, social events etc.
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  <description><![CDATA[The British Consulate is holding an open event for British residents in Los Alcazares del Mar Menor, Murcia on Tuesday 16th March, presenting advice services on some of the issues that matter most to residents. The British Vice-Consul will open the session and explain the role of the Consulate, and the services it offers. The Pension, Benefit and Healthcare Team will provide essential information on UK entitlements in Spain and the services that their team can offer. The event will also include an open Question &amp; Answer session and the opportunity to talk individually with advisers. 
 Event details: Tuesday 16th March &ndash; 10:30am (Doors open at 9:45am, Centro Municipal Las Claras del Mar Menor, C/Helena 177, Urbanizaci&oacute;n Oasis (Los Narejos), 30710 Los Alcazares
To reserve your place, please go to:
http://ukinspain.fco.gov.uk/opendays
If you experience problems booking or do not have internet access, call:
917 14 64 43
For more information on the press release please contact Sally Aston, Consular Communications Officer, on 917 146 475 or Sally.Aston@fco.gov.uk  
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  <description><![CDATA[The annual EQUIMUR horse show will take place in the IFEPA in Torre Pacheco from March 18th to 21st. The show is one of the best of its kind in Spain, and the ideal place to see the best examples in the region of the breed Pura Raza Espa&ntilde;ola.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[After many months of rehearsals the Gilbert &amp; Sullivan Society have the costumes, the makeup, the scenery and the anticipation of a great show. The Stage Director, Trevor King, the Musical Director, Cyril Willoughby and the Accompanist, Susan Brace Guest have worked  with the cast to ensure this will be a remarkable show full of colour, dance and music.
The show takes place at Casa de Cultura, Guardamar on 24th, 25th and 26th March. Tickets for this wonderful show cost 10 Euros and are available now from: Bargain Books, Torrevieja, The Card Shop, Ciudad Quesada, The Post Box Dona Pepa, Casa De Cultura, Guardamar, Bar Mediterraneo, Guardamar, or Telephone 966198396 or Email dfarrer1@terra.es.
Don't miss out on a marvellous evening at the theatre, come and see The Gondoliers.
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  <description><![CDATA[Over a hundred members turned up to hear PETER GREEN, who works as a volunteer for the La Mata &ndash;Torrevieja Natural Parks, give a talk on the &ldquo;Alien Invasion &ldquo; in Spain.  Not little green men, but little green plants which are getting a firm hold on the open spaces around our area. He told us that tourism, industry and urbanization have all helped to change the environment. The main problem though comes from plants brought into the country. People plant them, then when they get too big, dump them at the side of the road or plant them in an open space. These spread and seeds are scattered so that gradually they take over from the indigenous plants.
Some plants have been brought in to grow as food crops such as POTATOES, TOMATOES, and CORN. Surprisingly, ORANGES and other citrus fruits are not native to this area. Ornamental plants which have gained a firm hold here and are creating problems are PRICKLY PEAR, EVE'S NEEDLE, AGAVE, YUCCA, CARPOBRUTUS (Alicante weed), SPANISH FLAG (lantana), and ACACIA, all of which bring their diseases with them. Peter asked that whenever we prune trees and shrubs, that all the trimmings are sealed in a bag before putting in the refuse bins. Better still, if there is a &ldquo;green&rdquo; tip in your area, to please make use of it. (There is one at Catral). 
The staff and volunteers of the Natural Parks are always willing to answer questions or to take you on a tour of the areas that they are trying to replant with native species.
They have produced a very informative booklet with lots of photos, so Peter urged everyone to go along and find out what is being done in our area.  
Garden Club chairman Val thanked Peter and has promised that members will help to spread the word. Next meeting is on Mon March 1st from 2-4pm at &ldquo;The Venue&rdquo; on the Lemon Tree road. All enquiries to VAL on 966 716 527.       
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  <description><![CDATA[We need to raise 7,000&euro; to buy a set of Wenger risers, like the ones in the above photo. We are raising money throughout 2010 with various events. If you would like to help us, then please come along and support us whenever you can:
Wednesday, 17 March 
St Patrick's Day Concert at Viva Restaurant, Los Nietos
Sunday, 21 March
Car Treasure Hunt, Los Alc&aacute;zares&mdash;Entry 3&euro;
Friday, 9 April
Spangles &amp; Everly Brothers Concert, CISSMU, Los Narejos, Los Alc&aacute;zares &mdash; Tickets 8&euro;
Saturday, 12 June 
Race &amp; BBQ Day at Los Molinos Entry 3 &euro; - enjoy a Jacuzzi or swim too!
Saturday, 2 October
Spangles &amp; ABBA Elite Concert, CISSMU, Los Narejos, Los Alc&aacute;zares &mdash; Tickets 8&euro;
SPONSOR A RISER!!!!
Why not sponsor one of the riser steps for as little as 100&euro;?
A plaque with your name or that of a loved one will be fixed to a riser step.
For tickets and further details, please call or email:
Lyn: 968 432 525/607 550 717
Anthea: 968 334 527/647 151 267
Email: spangleschorus@gmail.com
www.spangleschorus.com
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  <description><![CDATA[SPANGLES' RAPID GROWTH MEANS RAPID ACTION!
Spangles Ladies Harmony Chorus celebrated their fifth anniversary in December 2009. Having started with just five ladies, Spangles now has 44 active members and continues to attract new ladies to the chorus every week. Their success, however, means that they have now outgrown the risers that they stand on to rehearse and to perform and they need to buy some bigger, new ones from the UK, which will cost in the region of 7,000 &euro;
With this in mind, they have launched a big fundraising campaign for 2010, so that they can place their order by Christmas this year and are organising many fun events throughout the year, from a Car Treasure Hunt to shows with ABBA Elite and The Everlys in Los Alc&aacute;zares. A full events list can be found on their website: www.spangleschorus.com or you can call 968 432 525/968 334 527 for full details if you would like to take part.
The Car Treasure Hunt is the first major event and will leave Centro Municipal Las Claras, Los Narejos at 11.00 am on Sunday, 21 March, ending with a menu del dia at a local Spanish restaurant. Entry is just 3&euro; per person and the prize is a menu del dia for two.
They are also looking for sponsorship &ndash; you can sponsor a riser step for just 100 &euro; and a plaque with your name or that of a loved one will be added to that riser. Alternatively, you can donate online at http://www.spangleschorus.com/?page_id=1423 . They are also adding an Auction Page to the website, where members of the public can sell good quality items and donate 10% of the proceeds to Spangles. If you have something you would like to auction, contact the above numbers or email: spangleschorus@gmail.com
&ldquo;We've got lots of ideas for fundraising&rdquo; says Musical Director, Gail Grainger &ldquo;And, after just three weeks, we've already raised over 300 &euro; just from selling oranges, and home-made cakes and preserves at our weekly rehearsals. We have such an enthusiastic chorus and with the public on our side, we're optimistic that we can achieve our target by the end of 2010.&rdquo;
If you're looking to make new friends and enjoy singing, why not visit Spangles when they rehearse at Las Claras? They meet every Thursday from 10.30am to 1.00pm. Please call Lyn on 968432525 or Anthea on 968334527 to book Spangles or to find out how to join or visit the website: www.spangleschorus.com.
For further details, contact:
Lyn Baines
Calle Helena 735
Los Narejos
30710 Los Alc&aacute;zares
Telephone: 968 432 525/968 334 527
Email:  lynbaines227@hotmail.com
Web:  www.spangleschorus.com

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  <description><![CDATA[The public meeting scheduled for 17th March at 18.00h in Torrevieja's 'VIRGEN DEL CARMEN' cultural centre concerning the rights of British expat residents to vote in the UK general election has now been amplified to include information concerning the voting rights of non Spaniards in the MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS next spring.
As you are no doubt aware, it is not sufficient to be regsitered on the mucnipal padron (although this is a requirement), non-Spanish residentes must actually SOLICIT their right to vote. The meeting on 17th therefore will be extended to include an explanation of the voting rights of expats in the MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS as well as the UK general election.
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  <description><![CDATA[We had a great night for Gogarty's charity darts night in aid of Little Pablo.  Over 32 players turned up on the night.  There where plenty of prizes to be won, sponsored by, La Zenia Property Management Services, The Golf Factory, La Zenia Golf Society, and Tom Jennings of Jennings Bar.
The winner of the mens singles Was James Brown, runner up was Dave Drake.
Winners of the mixed pairs, was Brian and Sue.  Runners up were James and Kate.
We raised over 950&euro; for the Pablo Fund.  We all wish little Pablo all the best.
Thanks to James, Tracey, and all the staff at Gogarty's for supplying the food and their services on the night and to all the sponsors.
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  <dc:date>2010-03-10T12:29:57+00:00</dc:date>
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  <description><![CDATA[In 2002 four English speaking people started to attend meetings of the local Spanish Evangelical church in Pilar. The church met in a small, hot garage and there was no translation of the Spanish service into English. In 2004 the church moved into a new building in Calle Integracion and with the support of other English speakers, it was decided to start a separate English speaking service.   The congregation numbered approximately ten people and met in the morning, whilst the Spanish church met in the evening.   
Various people assumed leadership responsibilities until on 1st August 2009 the church called a pastor, Rev. Eddie Martens, who was inducted in September 2009.
The church has now moved into larger premises as from March 2010 at Calle Canalejas 3, (opposite the Pilar Cinema), Pilar de la Horadada, 03190. There is now a membership of approximately forty people,  plus those who join us as they arrive for holidays, some very short term holidays others staying for a matter of months.
Pilar Christian Community Church is an interdenominational church; we welcome people from every other Christian tradition, having amongst us people from Anglican, Methodist, Pentecostal, Congregational, Baptist and Free Evangelical traditions. We particularly welcome those, who have not regularly attended any church before.  
Our Sunday morning service at 11 A.M. is a relaxed and lively affair, encouraging congregational participation and there is a time of fellowship afterwards, when people are encouraged to mix over a cup of tea and refreshments.
There is a mid-week meeting at 5 P.M. on Thursdays and there are house groups at different locations during the week. Come and join us for any service and be blessed.  
 
Thank you on behalf of Pilar Christian Community Church
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  <description><![CDATA[In association with Costa Blanca Green Fee Services
 
This was the second meeting of our newly formed golf society and after the disappointments of some late withdrawls,15 players played at Lo Romero taking advantage of the excellent society deal obtained from Costa Blanca Green Fee Services.
The weather forecast was not too promising but despite the rain holding off there was a biting wind for the entire day which made scoring difficult. Despite this there were still some excellent scores and the winners on the day were as follows:
1st Craig Cosgrove &ndash; 37 points.
2nd Paul Tooly &ndash; 36 points
3rd Richy Lantott &ndash; 35 points.
Nearest the Pin &ndash; Peter Kavanagh
Longest Drive &ndash; Allan Bell
Best Lady &ndash; Brenda Kavanagh
After the game we returned to Bell's Bar in Lomas de Cabo Roig for refreshments provided by the bar and our thanks go Allan and his team for their welcome and support of our society. Next months fixture is on Saturday 10th April 2010 at Vistabella and guests and more members are welcome. Telephone Allan Bell on 663 143 446 or better still call in the bar.
Report by Mike Probert of Costa Blanca Green Fee Services on 966 704 752 or 661 345 931 or see us at our web-site at www.costa-blanca-greenfees.com.
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  <dc:date>2010-03-10T12:17:41+00:00</dc:date>
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  <description><![CDATA[Torre Ladies took on a high flying Aspe side on unfamiliar territory this Sunday, as the league made the ladies play their home game on the Montesinos pitch as a result of fans running on the pitch on their last home game. Aspe took only a few minutes to show how far superior they were and at times passed the ball around the Torre girls as if they weren't there.  
There wasn't much we could comment on from our girls on the first half performance and we went in 0 &ndash; 5 down at half time.  The second half showed our girls coming out with a bit of fighting spirit and for the first 10 minutes of the half Torre played some slick passing moves of their own that torn the defence of Aspe apart.  The first goal came with a good patience passing move from the back right up the pitch with Sam smashing in a great shoot from the outside right corner of the box .  The second come a few moments after that when again a good passing move ending with Maria getting brought down in the box. 
Jessi calmly put the penalty away.  2 &ndash; 5 game on.  It wasn't to be the great come back though as Aspe recovered well and went on to dominate the game again and also went on the score 3 more goals.  If Torry are to survive in this league they will all have to pull together and try to play the way a lot of us on the stands know they can instead of playing for themselves.  Too much individual performances and not enough team effort. 
Torre are now awaiting the date and venue for the second half that still needs to be played against Elda.  For more information please see our club website  HYPERLINK &quot;http://www.fctorreviejafemenino.web.officelive.com/&quot;www.fctorreviejafemenino.web.officelive.com  Team Sponsor Europa Network]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA['Swingtet' starts again at the Hotel Costa Narejos on Mondays. The first being Monday 22nd; March- 9 to 11.30 pm.  Free admission of course.
In May a Big Band Dance Night at the hotel tickets for 5 Euros.  
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  <dc:date>2010-03-09T15:30:31+00:00</dc:date>
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  <description><![CDATA[For years unstoppable development fueled a real estate bubble that became the ideal breeding ground for political and business corruption schemes, with ties to illegal construction. And even now, two years after the bubble has burst with a bang and plunged Spain into a deep economic recession, the extent of that wave of corruption is still unravelling the length and breadth of the Valencian region. The common denominator in all the cases uncovered, in places such as Catral, Bigastro, Zarra, Ll&iacute;ber or Montroi, is the fact that they are all small communities whose mayors, in connivance with public workers, engineers, lawyers, developers and notaries, took advantage of the freedom that town halls have to run their own planning affairs. 
Besides fattening municipal coffers, local authorities also lined their own pockets by looking the other way as thousands of homes were built on land zoned as rural &mdash; often in exchange for hefty bribes. The arrest of the former mayor of Montroi for authorizing the construction of 77 houses on rural land is just the latest in a series of corruption cases that have, on occasion, reached Mafia- like proportions: in Polop, the courts are investigating whether the former chief of town planning, Juan Cano, hired two gunmen to murder the mayor, Alejandro Ponsoda, and have free rein to handle his affairs. 
Faced with a lack of discipline at the municipal level and an inefficient oversight by the Valencian government (the Consell), the police and the judiciary have finally stepped in to try to curb corruption through criminal proceedings.  Experts agree that the predatory development model of the 1990s must be buried, and the officials involved expelled from electoral rolls. Both the Socialists and the Popular Party (PP), as well as nationalist groups, have been tainted by cases of municipal corruption. 
On the other hand, the politicians involved know that, so far, graft has never lost any one of them an election. European buyers have been the main victims of these schemes, especially British and German retirees who make up large communities in the Valencian region. Encouraged by their own thriving economies, they bought illegally built properties almost with their eyes closed. The swindles were helped along by a lack of ethics on the part of local agents who knew the operations were unlawful.  When the deception became public knowledge, the duped owners began demanding that their homes be made legal and requested compensation for damages.
Alarm bells regarding the legal insecurity of Valencian real estate first went off following a complaint filed by a group called Abusos Urban&iacute;sticos No (or, No to Town Planning Abuse). Enrique Climent, its president, underscores that the flood of corruption cases that have surfaced in the last three years are partly the result of that original complaint.  &ldquo;Let us not forget that the Spanish justice system is slow,&rdquo; he says, adding that the origin of the problem lies in Valencia's town planning laws. &ldquo;The problem began with the LRAU [Ley Reguladora de la Actividad Urban&iacute;stica], a zoning law that evidences a complete lack of judgment or logic, and which enabled a bunch of people [the developers] to behave like rustlers and appropriate the land that belonged to individual owners.  One party [the Valencian Socialists] approved it, and another party [PP] enforced it for 11 years without regulations.&rdquo;
Since 2002, Climent's group has filed over 20,000 complaints &mdash; 80 percent on behalf of residents of the Valencian region &mdash; with the European Parliament's Petitions Committee. This body sent delegations to the area in 2004, 2005 and 2007 to verify the reports of real estate abuses.  Their conclusions were published in what became known as the Auken Report, a devastating document that explained all the &ldquo;traps&rdquo; that lay hidden behind Valencian town planning.
 &ldquo;They said that these alleged instances of abuse were isolated cases, just a few black sheep,&rdquo; says Climent. &ldquo;But time has proven us right, and the herd no longer looks so white.&rdquo; Climent also highlights that the buyers of illegal properties, especially the British, bought them in good faith.  &ldquo;They bought them because their economic situation allowed for it, but they risked everything in these operations, and sold their homes in exchange for an illegal property in Spain. They were tricked.  In one case, an English citizen who bought a home in Montroi signed two contracts, one in English and the other one in Spanish, but it wasn't just the language that was different &mdash; so were the clauses.&rdquo;
Manuel Alcaraz, a professor of Constitutional Law at Alicante University and president of the group Plataforma de Iniciativas Ciudadanas (or Platform for Citizen Initiatives), says that the root of the problem is the philosophy behind all the building. &ldquo;It was all the result of a construction model based on making money in the short run, which leads inescapably to speculation and corruption,&rdquo; he says.  Another factor, adds Alcaraz, was the complicity of Spanish society.  &ldquo;This complicity reached the very top of the political parties, especially the PP,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;No effort has been made toward regeneration or political ethics.  The PP built its political empire on opacity.&rdquo; Alcaraz also thinks that a change in legislation is in order. &ldquo;They should introduce unjust enrichment as a crime. It can't be normal for public officials who make &euro;3,000 a month to display such flashy lifestyles.&rdquo;
Alcaraz points to the ineffectiveness of control mechanisms as the key to understanding why town planning corruption became so generalized. This lack of oversight begins with town halls, where the departments for zoning discipline have done nothing to curb the excesses, and goes all the way up to the Consell.&rdquo;
Carlos Arribas, an environmental activist and expert in real estate issues, agrees. &ldquo;The proliferation of illegal homes on rural land has one root cause: the passivity of the Consell in exercising its powers, as described in the 1994 law on land zoned as not for building.  That law includes enough mechanisms, such as the declarations of Community Interest Zone, to have put a stop to all the illegal construction,&rdquo; says Arribas, the spokesman for the Alicante branch of the environmental group Ecologists in Action.
Another expert points to the deregulation of zoning laws, the lack of oversight and the connivance of public workers and other professionals as the cause of real estate corruption. Honorio Fern&aacute;ndez, president of the consumers association AECU, which filed a suit that uncovered a construction scandal in Catral, says: &ldquo;Montroi, Ll&iacute;ber&hellip; it's all the same, and a result of the successive deregulation of the zoning laws that began under former Prime Minister Jos&eacute; Mar&iacute;a Aznar and that extended to the Valencian region and its permissive LRAU, which was implemented without further regulations until 2005,&rdquo; he explains.  Fern&aacute;ndez notes that the cooperation of several types of professionals was essential for the swindles to work. 

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  <dc:date>2010-03-09T15:15:21+00:00</dc:date>
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  <description><![CDATA[Local artists give time and talent for earthquake victims. A further charitable initiative aimed at helping the victims of earthquake-torn Haiti, once again organized by local volunteers from Alzheimer's charity &ldquo;A.F.A&rdquo;, takes place on Saturday 20th March. 
This time, the venue for this &ldquo;Music-while-you-shop&rdquo; fundraising event is Torrevieja's &ldquo;HABANERAS&rdquo; commercial centre. Whether you choose to coincide the visit with a shopping excursion or just pop along to enjoy the live music of the artists who have given their time and talent in support of the venture, quality entertainment is guaranteed.
Whilst these &ldquo;open-air&rdquo; concerts are offered completely free of charge, a team of volunteers will be on hand with their collection tins to receive donations from the public. All of the cash collected will be donated to helping the people of Haiti.
The programme of entertainment is as follows:
12.00h to 14.00h: The VEGA BAJA BIG BAND.
17.00h to18.15h: Singer TONY KELLY.
18.15h to 20.00h: The KEITH MONK JAZZ BAND.
DON'T MISS THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY OF ENJOYING QUALITY ENTERTAINMENT AND AT THE SAME TIME SUPPORTING A VERY WORTHY CAUSE.
SATURDAY 20th MARCH &ndash; HABANERAS SHOPPING CENTRE.
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  <description><![CDATA[On the 6th of March Javea Bulls qualified for the Valencian provincial play off finals by the fact the opposition cancelled their scheduled match.  This did not deter Javea Bulls from utilising this time to put in some specialised coaching.  Javea Bulls will now try and arrange a final fixture before the first round of the play off finals commencing on the 27/28th of March with a match against Castellon.  
 
Javea Bulls have now secured the services of an English National League Senior Coach who has also worked for the Rugby Football Union in the Development of Rugby in the city of Leeds.  It is ironic that this coach with such a vast experience in the Director of Rugby/Coaching field has been laying dormant in Javea for 6 years.  Such is the forward thinking of Javea Bulls Executive Board being driven by their President Peter Sowerby that Alan Price was asked to come and give the players the benefit of his expertise. 
 
That is now history and since that first coaching session in January both the players and coaching have gelled extremely well.  Alan amongst several new players to the club were made to feel so welcome they have stayed.  Such is the enthusiasm of the players, Alan stated is like being interrogated, having information in your head extracted for the benefit of the rugby orientated people of Javea and the surrounding district in general and the club in particular.  It is their enthusiasm to develop rugby for people of all ages in Javea that makes it easy for Alan to help with the tasks at hand.
 
Such is the pro active enthusiasm of the Executive Board has seen Xavier Monfort the Chairman of Youth Rugby planning to start 5 weeks of Come and Try rugby coaching for children between the ages of 6 to 15 years on the Arenal Beach in Javea commencing on Sunday the 23rd of May holding 2 sessions each Sunday one at 10.30 and the other at 13.00hrs.  Each session should last between 60 and 75 minutes and give children the delights of sampling various aspects of rugby training in a safe non contact environment.  After the 5 weeks of come and try it rugby the children or people wishing to help with the development of the club mini rugby section will be invited to attend further training sessions where the contact side of the game will be taught safely. 
 
Javea Bulls have a brand new pitch under construction for the start of next season, they are confident promotion to the next league will be secured and hope that their new clubhouse will follow shortly afterwards.  For further information on becoming part of this exciting new club no matter whether you wish to come and be involved or just watch the matches contact Alan Price on 680683843 or visit their web page www.javeabulls.com 
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  <description><![CDATA[Carol Marriner
The March Trophy was played in good weather conditions with the sun making a very welcome guest appearance. The wind did become stronger later in the day which affected the later groups. The pin placements were a popular topic of conversation at the 19th hole as they were very tricky and hard to read for most, me included. The many bunkers were visited frequently as were the well placed waste areas. The course remains a fair test of golf and is still to be conquered by the majority of members. 
The Bermuda triangle seemed to have been re-located that day as more than one member reported balls disappearing without trace from fairways, never to be seen again. I heard tales of one member losing four balls and that was not counting those lost in the water! The day was marred by the news that our Treasurer, Terry Longman, had written off his car on the way to the course. Fortunately he was unhurt and we look forward to seeing him at our next competition. John Leach, a passenger in the car was badly shaken so we congratulate him for stoically completing his round.  Better news of two of our members, Mike Kelly and Keith Porter, who have now been released from hospital and we wish them both a speedy recovery and a quick return to the golf course.
Finally, may we thank the staff at Vistabella for all their assistance, especially the ever smiling Tabitha.
The day's winners were:
Gold Division  Harry Mixture  31 point
Silver Division  Mike Ingle  26 points
Bronze Division Neil O'Donoghue 29 points
Nearest the pin Hole 2-  Harry Mixture    Hole 6 &ndash; John Milton
The next game is Thursday 18th February 2010 at El Plantio.  First tee time 9.28a.m.
Anyone wishing information on the Society can contact Bill McGrandle on 679 007756
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  <description><![CDATA[with Sara Hamer
In the Northern League only one El Cid team played. The Swords played at home against the Javea Green Onyx. Swords had two good wins, but not enough to get the overall shot difference. The result was 4 points to Swords and 6 points to Onyx. Sabres had a week of rest and Scimitars were again rained off! Our Winter League team also had a week with no game.
Updates of the in-house Irish Cup competition league standings can now be found on the club website along with details of Federation competitions we are entering. Don't forget to put the Club Championship Finals dates in your diaries &ndash; they will be played on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th March and the order of play can be found in the competition details section of our club website. A buffet and the presentations will follow the finals on the Saturday. We will be having an Easter Bonnet fun day on Sunday 4th April. Prizes will be awarded for the best Easter Bonnets and keys will be drawn for teams. Put your name on the list soon as places will be limited.
Entry is now open for two of our open competitions. The J &amp; J Two-Wood Mixed Pairs Open will be held on 1st, 2nd and 3rd May and the Australian Pairs Open will be held on 6th, 7th and 8th June. For more details contact Derek Randall or see our club website. New members are always welcome at El Cid Bowls Club and training sessions can be arranged for new bowlers, please contact El Cid Bowls Club on 96 640 4364. More details can be found on our website at www.elcidbowlsclub.com.   ]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[by Doug Wright
That's 2 months of the year gone already.  Where does it go?  It won't be long before we are complaining about the heat, not before time I say.  On Monday we played a Stableford only using 5 clubs &amp; a putter. As usual I managed to pick the wrong clubs but a shortage of clubs did not appear to affect the winner, Tony Brooks, who came in with 35 pts. Runner up with 33 pts was Sue Golding. 
 
We woke up on Wednesday to rain and therefore the majority of us decided not to get out of bed.  However 9 hardy souls did and they were rewarded when at about 9.00am the skies cleared and a day of blue sky &amp; sunshine followed.  The nine played a Stableford which was won with another very good round by Lindsay Forbes who had 36 pts.  Runner up with 33 pts was Barbara Hitchings.
 
We had an extra days golf this week with an away day to La Finca on Thursday.  We had a great day in perfect weather conditions.  Although no one broke par scoring in general was good with a third of the 28 players being within the handicap buffer zone.  The results were;   1.  Dave Ottway  36 pts,  2.  Liz Robertson  35 pts,  3.  Barry Holtham  34 pts (on count back),  4.  Mick Brentnall  34 pts.  Tom Hardie &amp; John Wheeler also had 34 pts but lost out on the back nine count back.  There were only two 2s in the 2s Club from Ken Robertson &amp; Donna Adcock.
We were back at Las Ramblas on Friday for a Yellow Ball.  The greens had just been treated and heavily top dressed, so putting &amp; chipping was a nightmare. Despite that, the team of Ken &amp; Liz Robertson, Barbara Hitchings &amp; Heinz Lei came in with a tremendous score of 147. 
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  <description><![CDATA[At Hacienda del Alamo on 8th March.
We had a good turn out of 32 players for our first visit to the Hacienda del Alamo course in 2010. This is an extremely long course compared with most that we play and this week it was made even more difficult by the bitingly cold and strong wind which was blowing throughout the day.
The only consolation was that the wind kept away the torrential rain which affected most of the region during the day and we were fortunate to escape with just a very brief light shower. Most of our group however were ill equipped in terms of warm clothing to cope with the cold conditions which were easily the worst most of our members could remember experiencing in Spain. The course which in the 4 days prior to our visit had hosted a major pro-am competition was also set up extremely difficult, especially the greens which by our Society standards were lightning fast. Consequently scores were generally poor but the Captain congratulated everyone for completing their rounds when there must have been a temptation for many to give up at the half way stage to seek refuge in the warmth of the Club House. It was decided to play a mystery pairs Stableford Competition with partners being drawn at the conclusion of the round. The full list of winners on the day were:
1st : Charlie Chaplin and Paul Fletcher.
2nd: Steve Roney and John Brooks.
3rd: Stan Boyles and Dave Banton.
The prize for best individual was won by Ian McCormack on count back, lower handicap rule, with 27 points beating John Glennon and John Brooks who each recorded the same score.
Prizes for the best lady and guest were awarded to Marianne Hunt and Terry Bosworth respectively.
Nearest the pin prizes were won by Geoff Walters, Terry Bosworth and Steve Roney and the longest drive for ladies by Lynne Murison. The 2's prize fund this week was won exclusively by one of our newer members John Evans and the football card draw by Alan James.
This week also saw the completion of first semi final of the pairs match play with Maurice Lea and Brian Goodbourn proceeding to the final at the expense of Alan James and Roy Welburn.
Future Fixtures and Events:
Monday 15th March, Alenda, first tee time 10.24.
Monday 22nd March, Hacienda Riquelme, first tee time 11.40.
Wednesday 24th March, Quiz Night, Lilley's Restaurant, Torre de la Horadada, 7.30pm, see white book for full details or contact Marianne Hunt or Peter Ferries.
Monday 29th March, Villamartin, first tee time 10.52.
Contact: Geoff Walters, Secretary Tel 966 763 369 or email geofwalt@telefonica.net
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  <dc:date>2010-03-09T13:03:01+00:00</dc:date>
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  <description><![CDATA[The third annual St Patricks day celebrations in Daya Nueva will take place on Sunday March 14th and Wednesday March 17th.On Sunday 14th a large parade and concert will follow a church ceremony in the parish church of San Miguel where the local choir will sing at a special mass. 
The statue of St Patrick will be paraded through the streets of the village to the town hall where a flag raising ceremony will follow the playing of the Spanish and Irish anthems. Complimentary drinks and food will be available at the town hall. At three o clock the statue will return to the church and a concert of Celtic and Irish music will take place in the adjoining square,
This year the music will be provided by Bardoi Celtic music group, the Torrevieja pipes and drums band, the local singing group New Alliance and the Willie Hume pipers. Entry to all events is free. However a voluntary collection on behalf of the Red Cross Haiti relief fund will take place.
A special feature of this years event will be the appearance of a large number of vintage cars from the Torrevieja and district classic car club. The Guests will include the Mayors of Daya Nueva, Rojales and neighbouring village Daya Viega, also present will representatives of the Irish consulate British consulate Alicante regional government and the foreigner's office of Torrevieja town hall.
The statue of St Patrick will be carried by special guests The international cofradia from Torrevieja, also in attendance are the Huertanas group from Almoradi, in traditional Spanish costumes. On Wednesday 17th a gala dinner will take place at local restaurant YoYo with music and entertainment,
Tickets are available from the restaurant or by contacting Brendan Kelly on 618151157 or e-mail brendan.kelly@terra.es who will give any information required.]]></description>
  <dc:date>2010-03-09T11:11:39+00:00</dc:date>
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  <description><![CDATA[12.03.10 Ghost Academy presents a Comedy Fairy-tale Play at Restaurant New Asturias, Punta Prima, 7.30 p.m. Admission free, voluntary donation on entry to AECC.
31.03.10 Craft Fair and Boot Sale at the Coopers Arms, Do&ntilde;a Pepa, Quesada. Booters from 9.00 a.m. buyers from 10.00 a.m. Phone 966 719793 for further information.
01.04.10 Miniature Golf Tournament at Quesada Minigolf. Open 10.30 a.m, rounds start from 11.00 a.m. Entry Fee 7&euro; per person. Food provided. Teams of 4. 1 or 2 rounds of golf depending on number of entries. Bookings before end of March please, by telephone to Louise 96 671 9793.
24.04.10 The 15th AECC Annual Walk takes place in Torrevieja. Sponsorship forms available from the AECC office at Calle La Calera 2, Torrevieja  (965 716679), Jackie on 966 722358, Beryl on 629 891482, Peter at Santa Pola on 627 262723, Bea at La Marina on 966 796004 and via email at walk@aecctorrevieja.org. More details at www.aecctorrevieja.org.
Boot Sales are being held at The Coopers Arms, Do&ntilde;a Pepa, Quesada, every Wednesday at 10.00 a.m. (sellers from 9.00. a.m.). For further info phone 966 719793.
Table-Top Sales are held at The Castle, San Miguel every Saturday 9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Please contact JULIE 619 560 043 if you wish to donate any &iacute;tems for this sale.
Table-Top Sales are held at La Herradura, Los Montesinos every Saturday 9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Please contact MAGGIE 966 786 184 if you wish to donate any items for this sale.
Auctions are held at: RENDEZVOUS BAR, Pueblo Principe, Tuesday; CHEERS BAR, Eagles Nest, Wednesday; BUDDIE'S BAR, Playa Flamenca (near Saturday Market and Judges Chambers) Thursday; EMERALD ISLE, Playa Flamenca, Friday. All at 1.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. If you have any items to donate for auction contact Carol and Ron 965 319 929 Mobile 688 238 879.
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AECC are continually looking for people able to organise concerts or other fundraising events in aid of AECC. Even in times of recession AECC still provides services such as early detection of cancer and hospital visiting for those undergoing treatment, so fundraising is vital in these times. Please call AECC on 965 716679, Elizabeth on 966 798296 or Bea (La Marina) 966 796004 if you can help in any way.
AECC are always in need of items suitable for use as tombola prizes. Please do not throw away any unwanted pesetas, if you can help with any of the above please let us know.
Visit the AECC English-Language Website for further information about all aspects of AECC in the Torrevieja area:   www.aecctorrevieja.org]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[At the quarterly zone meeting of local Lions Clubs, held in Los Alcazares and attended by representatives from Torrevieja Costa Lions, Torrevieja Suomi Lions and Mazzaron Bahia Lions, it was announced that the aggregate sum of the fund raising efforts of the three Clubs had raised in excess of 10,000.00 euros, around 14,000.00 US Dollars.
This money has been forwarded to the Lions Club International Appeal and is already having a beneficial effect on the people of Haiti.
Lions Club International have with the support of Lions throughout the world been able to pledge well in excess of 4,000,000.00 US Dollars to the people of Haiti, with a promise of more to come.
Lions are currently on the ground in Haiti providing help with the reconstruction of schools, hospitals and providing emergency aid and shelter to those most in need. In addition where medical help is required most specifically with eye and general optical problems the Lions are utilising their world renowned expertise in eye and optical care to help wherever required.
It is anticipated that the work of the Lions in Haiti will continue for years to come and Lions Club International are commited to providing support for as long as it takes to return the people of Haiti to some form of normality.
The three Clubs in our Zone are extremely grateful for the public support to date and Torrevieja Costa Lions would specifically like to thank the pupils and staff of El Limonar Schools in Villa Martin and Murcia for their combined donation of 3,200.00 Euros, a fabulous effort.]]></description>
  <dc:date>2010-03-09T11:06:27+00:00</dc:date>
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  <description><![CDATA[New success of teams of Torrevieja Tennis Club in the championship of the Valencian community, because one week after the rise of children's team, has also managed to reach the final of second division and promotion to first division team of veterans + 45 through his victory by 5 to 4 vs. veterans CTAltea. 
Torrevieja team won in extremis as the single ended with a poor outcome from 4 to 2 and had to make an extra effort to prevail in all three doubles final by 5 to 4 and commented.
Next week contesting the final against the winner of CTLas Vegas CTTorrent and Valencia.
The team included finalist Jos&eacute; Mar&iacute;a Manresa, Antonio Cos, Moises Malo, Jose A. Sanchez, Jose V. Bern and Paul Serna.
Moreover the children's team could not play the final scheduled for Saturday due to rain and was postponed to next Saturday in Vegas CTLas tracks of Valencia.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Last week saw the 2nd Costa Blanca Cup of this year, as usual held at the Montepiedra Sports Centre in Dehesa de Campoamor .Held on the last Friday of every month, the Costa Blanca Cup is a fun tournament played by both tennis and padel tenis players.       
It was a little touch and go with the weather but we were lucky the rain held of long enough to complete all the rounds necessary for the tournament. 
the tournament consisted of 2 events tennis, and padel tenis. Padel tenis is a sport best described as in between both tennis and squash, it is played on a smaller tennis court with a   glass perimeter but still following the scoring of tennis.
Both events consisted of 4 rounds of matches. The pairings were picked at random after each round and all scores were taken after each round was completed. The winners were the top scoring players from both sports who accumulated the most points over the morning.
After a close run finish it was great to see two people come away with the trophy for the 1st time. So a big congratulations to Jane Euston winner of the padel tournament and Steve Mapel winner of the tennis event. (see photo)
After the tournament the new owners of the restaurant in the Montepiedra Sports Centre, Amanda and Bob laid on a beautiful meal for all that played along with friends and family. The restaurant now has a wide range of well priced foods ranging from tapas to the traditional Sunday roast.
I would like to thank the Montepiedra Sports Centre for the use of their courts a big thank you to Amanda and Bob, but an even bigger thank you to everyone that took part in the Costa Blanca Cup and making a special day and a great start to tennis on the coast for the, new year.
A quick note that the next Costa Blanca Cup will be held on Thursday 1st April at the Pilar Sports Centre in, Pilar de la Horadada, due to the, Easter bank holiday weekend.
If anyone is interested in finding out more about tennis or padel tenis here on the coast, or even interested in any of the upcoming social events that we have planned please don't hesitate to contact Gareth on 634322659 or go to our website  www.costablancatennis.net]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[The Costa Blanca Tennis League was set up 3 years ago to give the opportunity for tennis players along the coast to play competitive club matches against other clubs within the local area.
The league runs through the winter from October through to the beginning of March and this last year consisted of 8 teams split into 2 groups of 4 teams. At group stages all teams played against each other both home and away.
After the completion of the group stages the top 2 teams from both groups were matched against each other at the semi final stages, the semi finals results were as follows:
Campoamor All Stars beat Los Amigos and Orihuela Costa beat Quesada.
Last Saturday saw the final of the Costa Blanca Tennis League which this year was held at the tennis courts at Campoamor Golf Course.  On a windy, cold day it was still good to see that the finals were still well supported although with blankets and thick jackets.
After a great day tennis and 4 tough matches Campoamor All Stars just edged out last year winners Orihuela Costa 12-10 to win the 3rd Costa Blanca Cup.
I would like to say a big thank you to all that participated in this year league. It is the dedication of the people and players involved that makes the Costa Blanca Tennis League a success year in year out.
A Mixed Doubled League is being run through the spring so anyone interested in entering a team please go to the websit www.costablancatennis.net and go to the league link or email me for the attention of Colin Bevan.
Once again a big thank you to all involved and if anyone is interested in finding out anything about tennis from leagues to tennis classes or just social play please don't hesitate to contact Gareth Pritchard on 634322659 or go to www.costablancatennis.net 
ORIHUELA TEAM: Jeff Cook, Dave Ashwood, Eric Van Der Laan and &ldquo;Dutch Dave&rdquo;
CAMPOAMOR ALL STARS: Steve Durie, Sean Concannon, Roberto Rodriguez, Waren Noble.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Cold, wet, and miserable. That's probably the best way of describing the Costa Blanca weather so far this year and Friday 5th March was no exception as we made our way to Oliva Nova for a Strokesford competition. In addition this was a second chance to improve scores in the Annual Eclectic and four singles matches were being contested in the knockout competition, making it a rather confusing day for the starter.
Ros Fletcher started her matchplay game against Mike Garfield with a terrible eight on the first, however it somewhat eclipsed Mike's fourteen making him wish he wasn't playing in the Strokesford as well. His day didn't get any better as later in the round Ros claimed a hole when Mike played out of turn, before eventually going on to lose the match 3 and 2.
Shame you didn't check the rule book Mike, the penalty is not loss of hole, you are only required to replay the shot. Still, it's only a game!!!! In the other matches Norman Howell beat Tony Carroll, Colin Foster knocked out Alan Hunter, and Mike Saul came back from four down with four to play and snatched a half against Roy Jones.
On to the Strokesford, and the prizes today were kindly sponsored by one of our founder members, John Costigan, who provided golf balls and bottles of wine for the successful competitors.
In first place was Gordon Gleeson, playing his normal steady game to record an excellent score of 16 off 12.4, two under par, just edging out John Feek with the same score but off a higher handicap. Richard Morris and Norman Howell were shocked to find their scores of 17 and 18 respectively were not good enough to get them in the prizes, although Norman received some consolation from his matchplay result and for recording a 2 on the difficult 11th hole. Further 2's were recorded by Ros Fletcher and James Torrance, all of whom will receive a coveted Montgo GS trophy ball when Norman manages to find them.
Nearest the pin on the 3rd was won by Ros Fletcher and on the 16th Gordon Gleeson, whilst James Torrance also took nearest the pin with his second shot on the 18th. Finally Dave Skinner managed to win a professional golf lesson for coming last, and after finishing a full 22 shots above his handicap it sounds as if he needs it. Gordons win has taken him to the top of the eclectic table, however with only two birdies recorded by all members so far there is plenty of room for improvement before the end of the year.
We have now finalized arrangements for our away trip in September, details of which are on the website. We will be going to Los Alcazares and staying in the Costa Narejos Hotel for two nights, playing the excellent Roda, Lo Romero, and La Finca courses. Members wishing to go should complete the online booking form or speak to John Feek as soon as possible.
Our next meeting is on Wednesday 17th March at La Sella, when we will be holding the St Patricks Day Stableford. The event will be sponsored by Totalcare Property Services, and there is likely to be an Irish theme to the day. Members wishing to play should book in by visiting the website at www.montgogolfsociety.net  and using the online form. Guests are welcome subject to availability and current handicap certificate.
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  <description><![CDATA[FC Torrevieja's centre-back, Jorge, is not going anywhere, says the club's director of football, Tommy Taylor.
Taylor was tipped off that a couple of scouts from Murcia would be at Sunday's home match with Novelda to check out the player.
So before the game started, they were told that the 20 year old was not for sale. &ldquo;I found out who they were and where they seated, and I had a brief conversation with them to tell them my position&rdquo; said Taylor.
&ldquo;I also made it clear that I would not tolerate any unofficial approach&rdquo;.
Ironically, Jorge was sent off after an hour in a match that FC Torrevieja went on to lose one-nil.]]></description>
  <dc:date>2010-03-09T10:47:04+00:00</dc:date>
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  <description><![CDATA[We finally reached the last session of trials for the Alicante regional team this weekend. We have been attending these sessions since before Xmas and now, finally, we got to find out who had been selected.  
The Alicante regional team is the first step towards playing for the Valencian Comunidad team and then ultimately the national team. Local teams from within the Alicante region were invited to put forward their best players within the various age groups.
After a very cold Saturday spent cheering on our boys, we were all on tenterhooks to find out who, if any, of our boys had been chosen. Thanks must go to Jorge Gallach from Torrevieja who is organizing, i.e taking all the flak, for this new team. It's great for rugby but also a triumph for bringing the Spanish and British communities together, sharing a common love for the game.
Jorge then went on to say that the selectors believed that the Los Nomadas Rojales players where not only the biggest but some of the best players that they had seen during the trials. It was as we believed quality triumphs over quantity every time. We may be a small club but we are producing some players of a very high standard.
So we are very proud of our boys Kane Baker and Dale Horsfall in the Benjamin section (ages nine and ten) and Andrew Butler and Tom Willett in the Alevin section (ages eleven and twelve).  This is an even greater achievement for Andrew who has only been training for the last few weeks.
Things are really start to come together for Los Nomadas Rojales. We have a really talented squad, of both English and Spanish players, who love the sport. And, just as important, we now have our own home ground. All this is thanks to Rojales council who continue to support rugby at the grass roots level.
Many thanks as always to our sponsors, our kit looked great, K.T.P Electrical, Discount Electrical Appliances, The Amsteleria in Quesada, Crown Car Hire, The Angel Bar in La Marina, B.H.P Painters from La Marina, HablamosconHeidi in La Marina, Performance and Diesel Car Centre in Guardamar and Property Sales Espa&ntilde;a of San Miguel.
We are always on the look out for new players of all ages to come and train with us. Why not get involved and ring Ian on 650892044 or e-mail losnomadasrfc@yahoo.es. We train Mondays and Wednesdays at Rojales Polideportivo Municipal from 6pm until 8pm.
We are also in need of referees, so if you have any experience with rugby at any level just contact Ian.
1. Dale Horsfall, Kane Baker and Andrew Butler   
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  <description><![CDATA[Last week the team were licking their wounds from the hard game the weekend before against Denia, and look forward to get all the players back to training this week ready for the game against Elche at the weekend.
With the weekend full of 6 Nations matches that kicked off on the Friday night with an entertaining game in Cardiff with Wales taking on France, which meant a nice relaxing weekend for the players with a few beers watching the rugby.
Orihuela RFC have a number touring teams coming over this year for the seniors and vets, kicking off with Old Brods Vets in two weeks time and on 24 April during the Golden Oldies Vets tournament in Elche, Orihuela will be entertaining Rosslyn Park Nomads seniors, while the vets have a break in the middle of the day.
This coming weekend we play the final league game of the season against Elche away on 6 March for the seniors, and then we will find out if we have reached the play offs again.
Neither team can win the league, so both teams have just their pride to play for and to secure a place in the play offs, so should be an entertaining game of rugby.
The following weekend will see Old Brods Vets playing against Orihuela RFC, 12.00 kick off after their game against Murcia on the Saturday, so hopefully they will be a little tired for us, so any vets who are interested in a game of rugby, contact me on the number below.
On 23-25 April the club will have a stand again at the &ldquo;This is Spain Exhibition&rdquo; in the Orihuela Costa Resort Hotel in La Zenia.
The club trains on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with the juniors training from 18.15 to 20.15, while the seniors and juveniles are training from 20.30 to 22.30.
So if you are interested, dig out those rugby boots and come along and see for yourself what it is like.
If you would like more information about what is going on in the club, you can contact the club by phoning, the president &Aacute;lvaro on 630 313 298 or myself, Garry on 692 767 242. For the juniors contact Oscar on 600 871 606 (Spanish)
So come along and join in the fun and great friendly atmosphere at the club]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[We woke up to torrential rain in the valley and set with the feeling that we were travelling to &ldquo;Bonalba&rdquo; for coffee and then a trip back home, but we were pleasantly surprised to watch as the sky cleared and the sun came out but the wind remained still quite strong, it just goes to show that the sun always shines on the Warblers.
Well enough about the weather onto the results, 26 golfers were at the course all looking forward to an opportunity to get there hands on another splendid array of prizes donated by &ldquo;Spinheld Funding Corporation&rdquo; and some of them took away armfuls.
First place in category one went to Chris Field with a score of 34 off 13.7 he was followed by Bob Edwards scoring 33 off 12.2 and in third place was Nick Berry with 32 off 17.9, there were three players on a score of 32 and the position was resolved by count-back.
Our category two winner and also the winner of the player of the month competition for February was Gordon Holloway scoring 32 off 18.6 he was followed in by the Captain Bill Parsons with 28 points off 19.5 we once again had three players tied on 27 but this time we were able to separate them by handicap which is our normal way.
The nearest the pin prizes went to Paddy Kenmore on the 4th and the 11th, Roger Vicars on the 8th and Bob Edwards on the 14th, Bob also picked up the prize for being nearest the pin in two shots on the tenth, a remarkable achievement against a very strong wind using his driver and rescue club. Roger Vicars managed a two and our resident strong man Derek Gray once again hit the ball further than any one else on the 15th, the second time this year he has won the longest drive at this course. Oldham provided Russell Soper with a pocket of loose change via the football card, it is also worthy of note that Russell played in shorts this week the first of the season I think.
Our Costa Blanca Premier League team secured their first win of the season claiming the scalp of the top of the shop team our old rivals &ldquo;Pego GS&rdquo; lets hope it is a the sign of things to come.
On the Social scene the &ldquo;Quiz with Supper&rdquo; at the Restaurant &ldquo;BAR NOU&rdquo; in Senija was a great success, 54 people turned up to be fed and challenged by the devious brain of the quiz master, we are most grateful to Rosa and Pepe and all the staff at &ldquo;Bar Nou&rdquo;. Our next social event will be the ever popular St Georges Day Paella at &ldquo;La Era&rdquo; in Parcent on of course April 23rd at &euro;13.00, contact Wendy to book your place.
The next fixture is a visit to El Plantio to play for the &ldquo;Spring Trophy&rdquo; a pairs better ball competition on Wednesday 17th March.  Please meet no later than 9.15 for a 10.00am start.  As always guests are welcome subject to a current handicap certificate. To book in you can telephone 619325671 or visit the web site.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Are you in danger of losing your right to vote? Are you concerned about the exchange rate or your pension? If you don't register in the next 4 weeks you will not be able to take part in the most contested British General Election since World War II.
Find out more by coming to the VIRGEN DEL CARMEN CULTURAL CENTRE in Torrevieja's central Calle RAMON GALLUD at 6 pm on WEDNESDAY 17th MARCH (ample car parking) where a team of English speaking experts will explain to you how important it is to vote and how you can cut through the paperwork to register in time.
If you bring along your passport (or a copy with the number) and the details of your last address in the UK, the team will assist you with the form-filling there and then. Your vote will then count back in the Constituency where you used to live. 
There are over 2 million people outside the UK not registered to vote. If you are one of them you will kick yourself if the Government elected is not of your choice!
 Important Note
At the last count only 2% of expats in Spain were registered to vote. There are 2.5 million expats worldwide and the greatest concentration of British Citizen in the world living outside the UK is in Murcia, Alicante and Valencia. Many people do not realize that they can still vote (so long as they have not been away from the UK for more than 15 years). The right to vote comes with being a British Citizen and an adult. Even those incarcerate in prison in the UK can vote. 
Helpful websites:
www.aboutmyvote.co.uk and www.dontleaveyourvoteathome.com
 DON'T MISS THIS IMPORTANT MEETING!!!    ENSURE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE!!!
Centro Cultural &ldquo;Virgen del Carmen&rdquo; Wednesday 17th March at 18.00h.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[The Plenary Meeting of the Orihuela Town Hall turns down suggestion to Open &ldquo;Social Dining Room&rdquo; for families during the Crisis (Comedor Social &ndash; Ass&iacute;stance for Needy Residents)
Who believes today that poverty is something which only affects other countries is very much mistaken.  Pedro Mancebo Gilabert, Orihuela Town Councillor and spokesman of the CLR party, informed us that according to the EC, the level of poverty is defined according to the number of families and poor people who have to survive on less than 60% of the average income of their country.  Pedro Mancebo reported further that here in Spain this situation affects nearly 20% of households.
It is estimated that more than half of the basic benefits provided by the social services are financed for the Town Halls who in return set aside between 6% and 10% of their annual budget for the abovementioned group.  According to Spanish Law 7/85 Town Halls, whose town or district has more than 20,000 inhabitants, are obliged to grant social benefits.
The Town Councillor informed us this is something he feels very strongly about and it is the CLR&acute;s intention to make sure that needy families, especially ones with young children, in Orihuela and Orihuela Costa receive the support and assistance they need.  One suggestion which Pedro Mancebo confirmed they proposed at the Plenary meeting which was held on Tuesday February 23, 2010, would be the organizing of what is referred to in Spanish as &ldquo;comedor social&rdquo; (which are in good old fashioned terms a soup kitchen) or social dinning room.
Pedro Mancebo informed us further that at the moment there are approximately 24,000 seats nationwide in these &ldquo;social dining rooms&rdquo;.  These are not only offered to people or families with little financial income, but are also available to people who have been excluded from normal society or who have suffered serious economical problems.  The majority of these type of dining rooms are run and organized by charity organizations who rely on financial help from the public, subsidies and concerts for example.  
The majority of the meals provided in the dining rooms are free of charge.  However, sometimes meals are offered at a symbolical price of 50 Cents, 1&euro; or 2&euro;.  Pedro Mancebo said the service offered in the dining rooms differs from town to town.  Some offer a warm meal at lunchtime, others offer lunch and dinner, some offer the three daily meals i.e. breakfast, lunch and dinner.
&ldquo;We believe this service would be a great benefit to needy families in our area, who through no fault of their own, in the majority of cases due to losing their jobs and the financial crisis, find themselves living on the or, in the worst case, below the breadline&rdquo; commented Pedro Mancebo.
The dining rooms also fulfil another important part of daily life.  Not only do they provide the needy with a warm meal but they also offer people a step back onto the social ladder.  They offer for example the elderly or unemployed a chance to meet and get together, groups of people who are usually cut off or not included in our daily comings and goings.
The CLR spokeman at the Town Hall of Orihuela explained that the situation is aggravated by the number of foreigners or people in precarious economic situations (the unemployed, the elderly withdrawing pensions but not contributing etc.,) but utilize the social dining rooms to continue paying the accommodation and then save on the expenditure which was supposed to be for the meals.  Pedro Mancebo commented further that due to the crisis the number of needy people and families has increased and it is the government&acute;s obligation to supply meals and food to these people.
During 2009 the economic crisis affected the most vulnerable within our society and was related directly to the increase in unemployment.  This then naturally has a knock on effect and the demand for social services and assistance increases.
This is a vicious circle for families, who for instance have lost their jobs and are confronted with payments for their houses or apartments, electricity, water and other monthly outgoings and cannot afford to buy food for their children and themselves.
Pedro Mancebo concluded by reiterating again his and the CLR&acute;s feelings regarding the members of our community who are living on or even below the breadline and for this reason this was one of the main points on the CLR party&acute;s agenda to be presented at the Plenary Meeting at the Town Hall of Orihuela last 23rd February.
 
The spokeman of the CLR Party was disappointed and surprised last week when the suggestion to open &ldquo;a social dining room&rdquo; to families and the needy during the crisis was turned down at the Plenary Meeting held at the Town Hall in Orihuela.  The Town Councillor and spokesman of the CLR Party, Pedro Mancebo, argued that it should be possible in these difficult times to provide needy residents with a warm meal at a reasonable price every day as it is done in many other Spanish cities (e.g. Murcia or Elche).
According to the social welfare spokeswoman, Araceli Vilella, of the PP Party, these social dining rooms function well in Madrid but one should not extrapolate these to the social requirements of Orihuela where the social network functions perfectly and then the dining rooms having to be run by volunteers.
The spokesman of The Green Party, Manuel Culia&ntilde;ez, commented further that although he believes the Town Hall could do much more to assist the needy, his party do not feel that a social dining room would cover the needs and encourage social rehabilitation into society.  The Green Party also agree with more personnel to assist and the requirement of funds for social welfare but from a more modern approach.
Juan Jose Cubi, the spokesman of the Socialist Party argued that &ldquo;soup kitchens&rdquo; are antiquated and he believes if a family is having problems they would not like this to be known.  He commented further the majority of people do not want the feeling that they are excluded from society and they prefer direct assistance.
Pedro Mancebo commented that while listening to and taking on board the comments of the other parties, himself and the CLR party believe there is a big demand for these social dining rooms. The one existing in Elche, for instance, receives more than 100 people every day and it works perfectly to cover the needs of many people.  Pedro commented &ldquo;I feel that my colleagues in the other parties are missing the real point. 
I have actually seen the problems with my own eyes and believe me there is nothing embarrassing about making sure you and your children have a warm meal each day.  It is not only needy families, through loss of jobs etc., who need assistance we also have many older residents whose pensions, through no fault of their own due to the financial climate, have been radically reduced.  A few years ago these residents could live comfortably on their pensions here in Spain now they are really struggling&rdquo;.  Pedro concluded that the CLR Party still strongly believe there is a big need for these social dining rooms. ]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Last September, on a dreadfully wet day just like this last week, the Bishop, D. Rafael Palmero, of Orihuela-Alicante Diocesis, visited the Orihuela Costa for the blessing of the foundation stone of the new Ecumenical Temple and Parish church. Despite the weather the construction company, JOST, had erected a canopy and prepared some of the ground.
JOST began on the site, Calle Talco in Villapiedra, this January and in February had set up the first &ldquo;working certification&rdquo;. Most of the excavations work for the basis, foundations, of the new ecumenical temple are almost complete and it is expected that by July this year the structure will be finished.
JOST is the company which built the new church in Torrevieja &ldquo;El Sagrado Corazon&rdquo; near to the Virgen del Carmen theatre.
The second and final stage of the construction is expected in 2011, and we hope to have it completed in  2012.
In this ecumenical temple all Christian confessions will be able to hold their services and meetings.
The organisers of the association &ndash;Grupo de Amigos de la Parroquia de Cristo Resucitado&rdquo; -  are extending an invitation to everybody to join them. Membership is five euros a month. 2,50 &euro;  for the EuroMillions Lottery and 2,50 &euro; is given to the church ecumenical temple fund.
To join you need to fill in a form. The forms are available  in  the three chapels of the parish (La Zenia, Cabo Roig or Campoamor) and any Sundays after  the 11 h. Mass in La Zenia Chapel. Contact Luis (Spanish) and Antonia (English) for details concerning the Group. People can also ask for information by e-mail:  in Spanish amigosparroquiacristoresucitado@hotmail.com and in English theresa.channell@ukonline.co.uk.
Further updates on this ecumenical construction will follow each month from now on to keep the people living here on the Orihuela Costa informed of the progress of their temple.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[When, with my wife and friends, I committed to going along to the Torrevieja Christian Fellowship last Saturday night to take in an evening of gospel music and entertainment with Paul Jones and his wife Fiona Hendley, I dont think that any of us quite knew what we were getting in to. 
Ninety minutes later, as we walked back out into the less than hospitable weather, I think that we all agreed that we had experienced an evening that we would long remember. From the sincere welcome that we all received on the door, the anticipation on the faces of the almost 400 strong crowd and above all, the genuine earthiness and non star status of the evenings top &lsquo;performers', Paul Jones and his gorgeous wife Fiona Hendley.
Of course Paul is a highly respected musician with a string of hits to his name. He had many years of success with Manfred Mann and the Blues Band not to mention a solo career and many notable performances as a serious actor on stage with the Royal National Theatre, on TV and in film. He also currently presents a BBC Radio 2 show. So I was very surprised not to be met by an entourage of managers and hangers on, and do you know, there wasn't even anyone around to carry their bags.  Paul and Fiona arrived at the TCF totally unaccompanied.
There were no airs and graces and both of them seemed more than pleased to talk and pose for photographs. Paul told me that the couple tour the UK giving talks on their faith, doing about 30 a year.  Their presentations can take all forms, some include full blown laying-of-hands-on healing, others a talk with music and singing which was the theme at the TCF.  He also proudly told me that Manfred fans go along to see him but often end the evening choosing to follow not him but God.
Paul and Fiona were at the Torrevieja Christian Fellowship to give a talk about their faith and how they found God.  The event, organised by Pastor Roy Davies, also featured songs from their gospel album &lsquo;Personal'.
It was when they were cast in the lead roles of 'Guys and Dolls' at the National that the two met and, in 1984, after giving up the stage to devote her life to Christianity, the pair went along as a Guest of Cliff Richard to the White City Stadium, where they saw the American evangelist Luis Palau. &quot;Cliff took Fiona and I out to dinner after going to see Luis who made quite an impression on us all. 
That was our night; the night that we gave our lives to the Lord.&quot;  Since those early days Paul and Fiona have now established themselves as evangelists in their own right recording gospel albums and performing regularly at church events.
Paul and Fiona's testimony is entertaining, humorous and compassionate. Paul came to the faith from a background of intellectual arrogance whereas Fiona sought God from an early age. Thinking that she was a Christian, but surrounded by deception, she too hoped that success in show business would bring her happiness.
Their witness tells how each of them found true happiness and real faith. As they brought their testimony to the TCF on Saturday night, they sang songs from their album while clearly explaining the Gospel message along the way.
As we were promised by Pastor Roy Davies at the outset it really was en evening of entertainment not to be missed, and for a very pleasant change it was presented by one of showbiz's more mature, more articulate and higher profile Christian couples.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Euromillions Lottery Blog | Euro Millions Lottery Results
It is true that most people enjoy playing lottery games, but what a lot of people don't know is that there are ways to improve the overall experience.
Below we have listed the top 10 tips for those who are going to participate in a lottery. Of course no tip can increase your chances of winning, only more entries can do that, but they will help you avoid the sort of pitfalls that will make damage your odds of winning.
Unlike games like poker and blackjack, lottery is game based purely on chance. There is very little, if any, skill involved. With that said, this does not mean that players can't use their heads and introduce some logic when buying a lottery ticket. While there are those who believe that lottery tips aren't worth the computer ink they are written with, there are those of us who hold the opposite opinion. In short, we are going to give you some logical tips to keep in mind when purchasing a ticket, and it is up to the player to decide what is best for them.
1.) First of all, there is no such thing as a lucky number. The date of your birth may have been a good day for you, but there is no mystical power assigned to it that makes it more likely to be a lotto winner. As well as that, most lotteries have more than 31 main balls, so if you restrict yourself to your date of birth, you are restricting the numbers you choose to a small percentile of the available numbers. Also, you should be aware that this is a strategy which many people follow, so there is a greater chance of you having to split the prize between more players if your numbers did come up!
2.) Avoid picking numbers that have recently been drawn. If 4, 5, 12, 23,24, and 41 have just been picked, it is unlikely that most of those numbers will show up in the same lotto draw together again. You can check the winning numbers here.
3.) Lotto draws are random, and don't often conform to patterns. Avoid drawing according to an arithmetic sequences, such as 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, or 01, 11, 21, 31, 41, 49. There just simply isn't that sort of order to the universe. Stay random, and mix up your evens and odds.
4.) Avoid making patterns on your playslip. While a diamond shape might look pretty on the slip, it probably won't go very far when it comes to making you the sort of lotto winner who can actually afford diamonds.
5.) It is almost impossible to determine where a random bolt of lightning will hit. It's a big world, and lightning has a lot of space to choose from. If you have a better chance of guessing right if reduce the size of the area that the lightning might hit in; maybe to a city block. This analogy works for lotto as well. Look for lotteries with better odds. The payoffs are usually smaller, but your chances of winning are improved. To help your choice, each lottery publishes its winning odds. If you'll play a lottery with better odds it will for sure increase your chance to win.
6.) While tip five advocates the virtues of looking for lotteries with better odds, lottos like &ldquo;Powerball&rdquo; and &ldquo;Mega Millions&rdquo; have the sort of jackpots that can not only change your life, but to keep your family in the money for generations. Taking chances on these big payoffs is never a bad idea. If you spend $100 on Powerball tickets, and win $100 million, that turns out to be a better investment than any blue chip stock that the market has to offer. Go for the Big Jackpots!
7. When you get ready to select your numbers, it's always a good idea to have a list of the previous numbers drawn. Scan the drawings to see how the Neighbor numbers have been doing. For instance the numbers drawn for New York Lotto54 April 6, 1996 was 1-10-12-29-38-50-43 then on April 10, 1996 the numbers 14-16-30-31-46-53-13 were drawn. If you look at the drawing you will see that the numbers (12 &amp; 29) were the key Neighbor numbers to the very next drawing. The next drawing came in with (13 14 30 31) that's four numbers out of the seven numbers drawn.
8.) As amazing as it may seem you Do Not Need hundreds of past drawing in order to pinpoint the winning lottery numbers. At the very most a player could use (50) drawings but even this may be overkill. In the past players have done very well by using (10) drawings. Most of the time the numbers to be drawn next will have already appeared in the last ten drawings. If you track the numbers you will probably find that a few of them have been drawn quite often. If you find a few numbers that have been hot in the past but have not appeared for a couple of drawings, you should consider them.
9.) Repeating numbers are ones that seem to repeat themselves more frequently than any of the others. You should watch for numbers that have a history of repeating themselves. Just by knowing this could mean the difference between cashing a ticket or throwing it into a recycle bin. Lets say the number (12) has a history of repeating itself after being drawn and that it was just drawn today. You might want to use it as a key number when you wheel your selections.
10.) The 3 &amp; 4 Digit Daily Numbers usually run in short term TRENDS. If a number has not been drawn for ten lottery drawings, it is a Due number. Include the due numbers in your sets, and after the number hits, stay with it for at least three days. Another way to pick up a number for your three or four digit set is by selecting the one that is more apt to repeat. You have two ways that this can be done. One of the methods is as written above; play the due lottery number that was just drawn to repeat. Use a number that has been drawn more frequently than any of the others. You can use the day of the month to help you in your number selections too.
We could get into other issues, such as numbered balls vs. random number generators, but the truth is that luck has more to do with lottery numbers than science. In the past, people with way too much time on their hands have experimented with lottery balls of varying sizes and weights and found no appreciable difference in the results.
So the next time your lucky numbers turn out to be not-so-lucky don't blame the balls, blame the numbers!]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Alicante B 1 FC Torrevieja 0 ... Torry travelled to Alicante B on Sunday and they must have felt confident before the game of getting a result from the side who are currently just one place off the bottom of the table. 
In fact Alicante hadn't won a game since last November, when they beat rivals Elche Illicitano on their own turf. Although the latter are just one point and one place above them in the table as it stands.
Torrevieja, for their part, were not in the best of form themselves, not having won in five games and just 8 points off the drop zone. But even so, this is a game that they should take maximum points from.
But, and I know it's the mode to blame the referee, this time the ref was so poor that he was booed off pitch by both sets of fans. As it was Torry went down to a penalty 15 minutes into second half that was efficiently despatched and left Torry chasing the game with ten men once again.
Next week Torry entertain La Nucia who have hit some form of late and occupy the next place up in the league from Torry &ndash; three points would surely see them safe from the drop and allow the squad to relax a little before building again for next year.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[More ups and downs as the Blades`teams enjoyed the highs and lows of another busy weekend of Federation league action....
SUFC ALEVINES (U12s) 5 &ndash; 0 GRANJAR 
      
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In blustery conditions, this was a classic game of 2 halves. The first half, with the wind at their backs the Blades played some quite exquisite football, linking together move after move of quality passing football.
The 2nd half was the complete opposite with the boys struggling to find any rhythm and too many passes going astray, too often. Jorge Galdames scored the 1st of his 3 goals on 12 minutes controlling a right wing cross on the left edge of the area and firing back across the keeper in text book fashion. 9-year-old Kian Burns added a 2nd five minutes later, despatching a wonderful left-footed volley past a rooted goalkeeper.
Galdames then scored from the best move of the match &ndash; an interchange between 2 defenders to Johan Montoya who picked the ball up on the halfway line before running at the Granjar back line before playing a slide-rule pass between 2 of the defenders for the young Chilean striker to run onto and slot home in some style. He completed his hat-trick on 56 minutes having been played in once again behind what was proving to be a resilient Granjar defence.
Having seen an earlier effort soar over the bar, Tyler Burns made no mistake with what was to be the last kick of the game, curling a long-range free-kick up and over the wall into the bottom corner. Whilst possibly not the best performance of the season in terms of quality football, it was another good defensive display with Jamie Dumbarton, Dennis Bramble, Agustin Duhalde and Maxim Markelov looking assured throughout. Onwards and upwards &ndash; as they say!
CATRAL 1 &ndash; 2 SUFC INFANTILES (U14s)  
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A spirited and much improved team performances from the Infantiles saw them take all 3 points in a game they dominated from start to finish. Whilst the scoreline may indicate a close game of football, it was anything but with the Blades completely in control throughout.
Goals from Alberto Elo and strike partner Jose Perez gave United a lead there never looked likely to lose. Several other efforts went close or hit the woodwork before Catral scored with a long-range effort that was probably their only real chance of the game to ensure a nervy last few minutes for travelling Blades' supporters and players alike.
RABALOCHE 1 &ndash; 0 SUFC JUVENILES (U19s)  
       
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Whilst they will consider themselves unlucky to have lost, this was a vast improvement on performances of recent weeks, with every player giving his all. The only difference between the 2 sides was the one goal conceded after an unfortunate defensive slip by a defence who had played so well throughout the game.
The Blades had chances of their own, but it was not to be. Perhaps a few more performances like this will see United climb the league to a position that reflects better the abilities of this young team.
OTHER RESULTS
CATRAL  6 &ndash; 0 SUFC CADETES (U16s) 
SAN MIGUEL 8 &ndash; 1 SUFC ALEVIN &ldquo;B&rdquo; (U12s/10s)  
       
TOURNAMENT ENTRIES
With entries now having been confirmed for SUFC Spain league teams to compete in Easter and Summer tournaments against a host of Spanish La Liga teams, including Real Madrid and Barcelona, there&acute;s never been a better time to join the programme. A number of places are still available for quality players looking to further their football education.
For further information on the SUFC Spain programme, contact Programme Director, Robbie Burns on 692 507 439, or e-mail at robbie.burns@sufcspain.com.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Javea 2 Alone 0 ... Alone travelled to Javea knowing that a win would see them leapfrog their hosts and move them that little bit further away from the relegation places that they sat on top of, in 16th position, prior to this encounter.
Alone haven't won in the league since November while Javea boosted their confidence last week by convincingly beating Aspe away from home but their recent form is comparable to Alone's atrocious season so far.
Alone's problem this season has been too many draws and their lack of firepower up front is highlighted by them having the second worst goals for total in league.
A delayed kick off because of a kit clash meaning alone had to borrow Javea's change strip only delayed the inevitable as a Penalty, on 7 minutes which after a foul on a Javea forward, which Valentin scored had a familiar feeling for the travelling fans.
Not long after, Juan Marti shot from 20 yards just skimming the crossbar for the home side but the warning signs were there and on 35 minutes Ivars scored the second and crucial goal for Javea. A few minutes later Ivars for Javea pushed it past the Alone &lsquo;keeper, who brought him down resulting in a red card. Michel came on to replace him and his first touch was to save the penalty meaning Alone at least had a chance of getting back into the game.
After the break Javea pressed forward and could a have scored more but as the game wore on it looked as if the two goals would be more than enough. On 88 minutes Javea could have added to their total but Bonmati put it past they post and Alone could have pulled one back in the dying moments but it was ruled offside.
Next week they face fellow strugglers Alfaz who had an impressive win on Sunday against Aspe that hasn't hurt their fight for Preferente survival.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[SANTA POLA CF 1 - 0 CD EL CAMPELLO ...A well taken first half finish by midfielder Marcos extended Santa Pola's unbeaten sequence to six and in the process earned his team three valuable points. 
El Campello were never at the races in an opening period the home side dominated but could only muster a single goal where five or six would have been a more accurate representation of their superiority. The visitors clung on grimly before staging a rally of their own in an increasingly fractious second forty five minutes.
There was nothing wrong whatsoever with the Santa Pola supply line to forwards Paloma, Adriano and the excellent Pedro Miralles, each in turn had chance after chance to put the game beyond El Campello inside the first ten minutes. In the end, Marcos showed the profligate strikers how to do it by latching onto a through ball from Pedro to slip the ball past Campello goal-keeper Jordi a quarter of an hour in.
The early goal visibly settled the &lsquo;Pola nerves and three times shortly after they could have added to the lead with moves that developed down their right flank. Monsa found Carlos Fernandez in the Campello box and the hard working American midfielder touched the ball just over, before a diving header by Adriano flew wide of Jordi's right hand post.
For the majority of the half, Santa Pola's back four were relegated to interested spectators, on the rare occasions Campello built attacks, full back Jon Ander and Chinche combined well to feel danger man Jon, every time though the attentive Julio denied the visitors best player.
A slip by Miguel Blasco deep in his own half almost gifted Chechu and undeserved equalizer, a brilliant recovery rescued his own mistake and a corner was the upshot. A stuttering Campello effort wasn't helped when first choice forward Lucho limped off to be replaced by Lopez after only half an hour.
Santa Pola looked great value for the lead but really should have been out of sight at the break. Half time 1-0.
Very obviously Campello coach Jose Campillo must have had cross words with his charges or put something extra in their mid-match cuppas, because they looked a team transformed when play recommenced.  The home defence was made to work much harder as the visitors edged the midfield skirmishes and created much more than previously.
A card less opening period soon gave way to various flashes of yellow as La Ribera referee Rodriguez Castello booked Carlos Fernandez for a nothing challenge on Chechu followed soon after by Campello's frustrated striker Jon who felled Fernandez with a flailing arm.
Both sides traded substitutions, &lsquo;Pola in an attempt to put daylight between them and their rivals and El Campello to try and grab a fortuitous point. With the tension rising, for Santa Pola a single goal is rarely sufficient, both sides were guilty of one or two stiff and unpunished challenges. Mario Fernandez was introduced up front for Santa Pola and immediately made a difference, holding the ball up well and twice setting up Paloma with intelligent flicks.
Attempting to run the clock down with the ball near the corner flag, the burly Californian was crudely scythed down by Caturla who was lucky to stay on the field. Eventually, just as it was getting dark, or so it seemed, Sr. Castello blew after what appeared an inordinate amount of additional time. Final score 1-0 and Santa Pola gained revenge for their first defeat of the season against today's opposition back in October.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Horadada 0 Pinoso 0 ...Anselmo Serrano's mid table side claimed a valuable point against Horadada in a 0-0 stalemate at the Ikomar Stadium in the Preferente League on Sunday. 
The home side could have gone ahead after 8 minutes when Campillo just failed to get on the end of a Nacho cross from the right after the midfielder had been put through by a good ball from Ivan Lopez, but he failed to direct his header which was easily collected by the Pinoso keeper Paco.
Jonny then went close for Pinoso 10 minutes later as he picked up a cross from a corner in a good position on the right of the area but his powerful strike was turned round the post by an in form Juanjo.
Miguel Angel was lucky to stay on the park on the half hour after he hauled down Nacho who appeared through on goal. The referee, who had a poor game, deemed the offence punishable by just a yellow despite the bulky centre half being the last Pinoso defender. Dani's curling free-kick looked to have keeper Paco beaten but it flew narrowly past the right-hand upright.
Shortly before the break the home side came close to another breakthrough when Ivan Lopez brought connected with Josan's corner but his close range effort rebounded to safety off the keeper's legs.
The second period produced much of the same with the Reds shading for long periods of the half
 Unfortunately their scoring touch seems to have gone missing and with the lanky Pinoso defenders dominating at the back there were few real opportunities for the home forwards to pull the trigger.
Indeed the best chance of the half fell to the visitors when full back Perico ran through the Reds midfield and defence only to be denied by a fine diving save from Juanjo to ensure the match finished goalless. The result was perhaps a fair reflection on the lack of both sides attacking abilities.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Elche  2 Hercules 0 ... If nothing else exciting or meaningful happens to Elche this season, this dramatic result says it all. In the same fixture back in October at Hercules' Rico Perez stadium in Alicante, the home side's resounding 3- 0 win meant the sack for Elche's popular coach Claudio, so serious is it seen to abjectly lose to your local rivals, the league-leading deadly rivals Hercules. 
This defeat will not precipitate the same fate to Hercules coach, but do not be in any doubt &ndash; Elche richly deserved this prestigious win.
In a surprise reshuffle at the back, after only conceding three goals in six games Illicitano's coach Claudio brought back Tena in the middle of the back alongside Samuel, and also new boy Ripa at left back for Raul Fuster. Acciairi, having signed a new two year contract this week lined up with &lsquo;El Loco' Wakaso, Usero, Saul and Juli in a strong midfield, and upfront? Yes, at last our mighty Molina, Elche's eleven goal hero returned earlier than expected from injury, no place for poor tireless workhorse Trejo who has manfully shouldered the burden in Molina's absence.
Elche's huge Martinez Valero stadium was buzzing as noon approached, with the car park full of Alicantino coaches as befits a team at the top of the league aiming for La Liga. With 18,704 deeply partisan and very noisy aficionados inside , the atmosphere was electric, upper and lower tiers used for the first time this season. For Hercules an early diving header from Delibasic was pushed past the post by Captain Caballero in Elche's goal, but after but only sixteen minutes the Illicitanos were ahead.
With his strong back close in to goal Molina firmly held off his marker, and laid the ball off perfectly to Saul whose low hard cross was met unopposed at the far post by Usero to put Elche 1 &ndash; 0 up. A terrific start for the home side, and not one that could have been expected by many. Now &ndash; where were the league leaders? Surely they wouldn't take this lying down?
It was Elche who continued the first half in the ascendancy, with Juli clear through on the half-hour, only goalkeeper Calatayud rushing from his line just in time to smother the shot. Wakaso was cruelly chopped down in full flight as he flew down the left wing, as the Hercules frustration began to show with bookings for the visitors. But on thirty-seven minutes &ndash; cometh the hour, cometh the man.
Saul fed Juli who cut in from the right touchline, delaying his pinpoint pass to the far post until the last minute. There top gun Molina was on hand to crash the ball into the net for Elche's second. Wow, you couldn't make it up! 2 - 0 against the great Hercules! Man mountain Molina held it up again, this time for Wakaso to shoot wide (he couldn't hit a barn door if the truth be known) but Elche went into the interval in the driving seat, and it has to be said &ndash; well worth their lead!
Only two minutes into the second half and a Juli &ndash; Molina &ndash; Usero move ended with the latter's shot just past the post. Hercules did have the ball in the net from a Delibasic header following a free kick , but it was rightly disallowed, it was miles offside. Willy Caballero is back to his imperious best for Elche and put in a tremendous second half performance with his speed off his line and power in the air. It was the Franjiverdes who looked more likely to score more as the second half wore on, Molina missing a great opportunity for a third when put through by Saul.
The ever-wayward Wakaso was booked, again, as usual, we all held our breath, but it wasn't a bad one; in fact for a local derby as important as this, the game was played in a good spirit, three minor bookings for each side. Coach Jose Bordelas was confident enough to boldly take off Saul and put on Trejo on 67 minutes, although shortly after Molina went off for Raul Fuster to a terrific cheer: it is great to see him back, how Elche have missed his powerful leadership upfront - and his goals!
The Herculean bandwagon we have observed from our palm trees with envy this season just never got going, but you can only play as well as the opposition lets you. The Illicitanos never gave their table-topping neighbours room to breath, the home defence was superb, all five including Willy deserving praise: Tena was terrific in the middle and perhaps Elche have found a star in Ripa at left back.
The hard-working Elche midfield dominated the game, but it was a terrific all-round performance This moves the Illicitanos up to eighth with this richly-deserved win. In yet another local six pointer next week Elche are away to Villareal &lsquo;B', one pace ahead. But for the moment in our province it is bragging rights this week to Elche &ndash; and the Illicitanos deserve &lsquo;em!
Mucho Elche!  
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  <description><![CDATA[The Leader cut off date has been changed to Thursday at 10.00 hrs consequently the Friday results are one week old when you read them, however we should be back to normal next week. Thursday began the bowling week with the Fed Fours entertaining our neighbours La Siesta we had an excellent mornings bowls with San Luis winning 5 - 3 with shots 67 - 58 Winners were Sheila Cox, Colin Highland, John Withers, 
al Hughes. 24 - 14. with the draw Mel Highland, Dane Howard, Ian Young, David Whitworth. 23 - 23.
Friday the 20th the LIONS were home to Quesada Swallows which they won 12 - 2. Shots 139 - 76. Winners were Sheila Cox, Charlie Marigold, John Haigh. 23 - 10. John Withers, Brian Sherry, Peter McEneaney.17 - 12. Freda Wilson, Derek Armstrong. Mal Hughes. 35 - 16. Graham Bird, Derrick Cooper, Phil Morrachan. 23 - 12. Mel Highland, Jim Wilson, Val Sherry. 25 - 7.
In the afternoon the Tigers were at home to El Rancho which they won 11 - 3 with shots 126 - 84. Winners were Colin Potter, Ged Henly, Keith Lowery 25 - 9. June Whitworth, Dane Howard, David Whitworth. 26 - 18. Irene Everett, June McMillan, Ivor Everett. 28 - 5. Pat Herman, Roy Herman, Ian Ross. 19 - 10.
The PUMAS were away to Horadada Gladiators losing 12 - 2 with shots 103 -  94 down.
The winners were Jaqui Campbell, Ken Dullaway, John Malden. 20 - 10. saving the day.
Sunday the 28th. the re-arranged match with La Marina Sharks took place at San Luis, the result shows why they are top of the league. The Sharks won 13 - 1 with a shot advantage of 120 - 76.Charlie the captain said we were totally outbowled. The team that saved the whitewash were Allen Bowen, Brian Sherry, Peter McEneaney. 12 - 12.
 Monday the KLINGONS were away at Quesada where they enjoyed a good win 10 - 4 with a shot advantage of 105 - 88. Winners were Ian Young, Derrick Cooper, Val Sherry. 20 - 13. Allen Bowen, Mike Smith, Phil Morrachan. 22 - 17. Bob White, Brian Sherry, Peter McEneany. 21 - 8. Sheila Cox. Keith Roberts, John Haigh. 20 - 14.
The VULCANS entertained Monte Mar Novilleros at home winning 8 - 6. with shots 103 - 85.
Winners were Doreen Francis, Colin Potter, Walter Oakes. 17 - 12. Irene Everett, Allan Rossiter, John Featherstone. 20 - 7. Marie Henley, Pauline Morris, Ged Henley. 26 - 11. The TIGERS were away to our neighbours La Siesta Silvers where they lost out 5 - 9 with shots against them of 110 - 91. Winners were Colin Potter, Brian Taylor, Geo Gandy. 15 - 13. June Whitworth, Dane Howard, David Whitworth. 18 - 17. the draw was Irene Everett, Ray Robson, Ivor Everett. 20 - 20.
Tuesday the Klingons made the journey to Country Bowls on a very bleak, cold and rainy day, however the result proved to be worth it winning 12 - 2 with shots 123 - 89. The winners were Terry Hubball, Sonny Cavanagh, Val Sherry. 26 - 14. Maxine Wright, Brian Sherry, Peter McEneany. 23 - 15. Pat Bird, Ken Dullaway, Rod Wright. 20 - 11. Tony Davies, Graham Bird, Keith Lowry. 21 - 9. Kevin Bell. Derrick Cooper. John Haigh. 19 - 18.
Wednesday the Fed Fours played at home to El Rancho completing the whitewash with maximum points 8 - 0. and shots of 71 - 41. Winners were June Whitworth, Dane Howard, Ian Young, Dave Whitworth.24 - 10. Audrey Ford, Colin Highland, John Withers, Derrick Cooper. 26 - 16. Sheila Cox, Rod Wright, Allan Rossiter, Phil Morrachan. 21 - 15.
We had the usual Chicken Drives with the Sunday winner Barrie B. on 20 points with the egg cup going to Eric. Tuesday Bill scooped the pool with 22 points with second spot  going to Babs Shand. Everyone is asking how John Thom is, so I thought I would update you.
First off both him and Francis are in high spirits and seeing progress all the time. He attends physiotherapy 5 days per week , he is now standing and moving about with assistance. He still has a little pain from time to time. If he is up to it he would like to see some bowling on Club Finals day and both him and Francis wish to thank all of you for your support. For further information please contact Ian Young 966 796 105 ]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[SOUTHERN LEAGUE  A   Quesada Swallows away to San Luis Lions.  Beautiful warm sunshine, blue skies, What more can we possibly want - of course to win the game of bowls we were about to play at San Luis. Although everyone enjoyed their game, we were hardly victorious. The Swallows only won on 1 rink, the Lions won on 5 rinks. Shots for QBC 76 and 139 shots for San Luis.  Game points 2 for and 12 against.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE  B   Quesada Swifts played La Siesta Gold.  Although 3 of Quesada's players did not turn up for play, the remaining Swifts fought valiantly, but had to admit defeat in the end. Final result 2 pts to QBC and 12 pts to La Siesta.
WINTER LEAGUE  Quesada at home to Javea Green. A very close home match against league leaders Javea Green. 3 games could not have been closer with QBC shading 2 of them &amp; Javea just holding on to the first. In a most amazing match the team of D. Donovan, G. Carnell, D. Leeming, D. Sale went into a 18-0 lead against N. Cole &amp; his team.
They closed the gap to 18-16 and in a nail biting finish, the home side held their nerve to run out 20-18 victors. J. Northend, J. Parkes, M. Lamberton, P. Parkes picked up 8 shots over the last 3 ends to match victory 21-20. J. Muldoon, N. Lamberton, R. Ford, J. Riley fought hard to keep in front, but just lost out on the last end 14-15. On the 4th game the visitors were always in control &amp; won 24-10. Match pts Quesada 6 and 4 points to Javea.  An encouraging team performance against very strong opponents.
The BERLEEN match was even closer with a 7 pt. victory for the Quesada team and equal shots for the Javea team, therefore sharing game pts.
Games were played in splendid spirits and rounded off with an excellent meal in 'The Club'.
SABA LEAGUE   A  -  The Pearls hosted the San Luis Klingons. Not a particularly good result, but well done to everyone. QBC won on 2 rinks and lost the other 4 rinks.  88 shot for and 105 against; 4 pts to the Pearls and 10pts to the Klingons.
SABA LEAGUE   B  -  The Diamonds played at home against Greenland Yellow and also won on 2 rinks and lost on 4 rinks. 94 shots for and 121 shots against; 4 pts for and 10 pts. against.  All we can for both games is that the weather was beautiful and we all enjoyed a friendly game with our opponents and a satisfying drink after the game.
A rearranged game saw Quesada Pearls playing Horadada Falcons at Horadada; and yet again it had to be played on a most disagreeable day. the weather was cold, rainy, and thoroughly miserable, all that can be said that some of us adapted to the conditions better than others. D. Sale, D. Leeming, V. Sale   31-11; J. Muldoon, C. Chapman, J. Parkes 15-27; J. Northend, P. Parkes, N. Lamberton 19-6; J. Brinton, J. Dunning, A. Flitman 20-15; N. Birch, N. Baigent, R. Pinfold 24-4; D. Washbourn, M. Lamberton, T. Brinton 9-26; The end result favoured Quesada and was 118 shots for and 89 against; 10pts for 4 pts against.
Another rearranged match was between Quesada Swifts and Mazarron. The Mazarron Green had to be cleared of excess water and therefore held up play for 1 hour. Congrats to S. Gray, M. Lockley and J. Monks 19-15 and M. Humphries, K. Kirton,A. Thomas 20-13, winning teams for Quesada and hard luck to the other rinks who tried very hard.
 At the weekend some of the club championship semi-finals are being played, don't forget support is always appreciated and welcome!!  Anything else you need to know ring Glynis on 965 72 4885.
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  <description><![CDATA[SABA Discovery League - Monte Mar Picadors v La Siesta Pioneers
Monte Mar Picadors &ndash; 123 shots - 14 points La Siesta Pioneers &ndash; 64 shots - 0 points
The Picadors had a convincing win this week against La Siesta Pioneers. Although our opponents started impressively, they were unable to sustain the pressure and the Picadors team eventually won on all rinks.
The shots tally indicates the level of superiority, but our opponents never stopped trying. Barry Woodfine's team were holding nine shots on the last end, when Pioneer skip Terry Worth delivered his last wood and cut down the margin to six, so well done Terry!
Found the frontier first &hellip;..
Sheila Bromley, Danny King and David Eades
Rita Towle, Dave Buckland and Ben Bromley
Val Hyman, Ted Hyman and Mike Farrelly
Andy Gavin, Dave Melville and Harry Dobson
Marilyn Gibbons, Terry Errington and Ian Gibbons
Pauline Woodfine, Bill Judd and Barry Woodfine
Monte Mar Novilleros v La Siesta Pioneers
Monte Mar Novilleros &ndash; 87 shots - 4 points La Siesta Pioneers &ndash; 115 shots - 10 points   
No reports received from the Novilleros this week.
The right spirit &hellip;..
Tallo, Lynne and Colin Armitage 
Ron Campbell, Sue Bounds and Janet Gatward
Still on a quest&hellip;.
Joe Allen, Gordon Lee and Arthur Buxton
Babs Caiger, David Smy and Les Bounds
Pam Lee, Bill Clifton 
Jim Ure, John Caiger and Roy Clayson
Monte Mar Novilleros v San Luis Vulcans
Monte Mar Novilleros &ndash; 88 shots - 6 points San Luis Vulcans &ndash; 103 shots - 8 points    
In the Pink &hellip;..
Jim Ure, John Jowett and Roy Clayson
Ron Campbell, Sue Bounds and Janet Gatward
David Smy, Brian and Pat Harman
Never felt more like singing the blues&hellip;. 
Tallo, Lynne and Colin Armitage 
Pam Lee, Gordon Lee and Arthur Buxton
Tony Pardo, Bill Clifton and Les Bounds
Southern League &ndash; Division &lsquo;A' - Monte Mar Matadors  v  Emerald Isle Sapphires
Monte Mar Matadors &ndash; 119 shots &ndash; 10 points Emerald Isle Sapphires - 83 shots &ndash; 4 points    
Sparkling brightly&hellip;.
Marilyn Gibbons Ben Bromley and Ian Gibbons 
Val Hyman, June Young and Pat Harman
Brian Harman, Ted Hyman and Alan Ashberry
Stan Routledge, The Scribe and Harry Dobson
Green with envy&hellip;.
Sheila Bromley, Mike Farrelly and David Eades
Denise Ashberry, John Corbet and Dave Melville
Southern League &ndash; Division &lsquo;A' - Monte Mar Matadors  v  San Miguel Cougars
Monte Mar Matadors &ndash; 115 shots &ndash; 10 points San Miguel Cougars - 98 shots &ndash; 4 points   
Not much to say really, except that we now have 20 points from a possible 28 over the last few days.  Good wins for the majority, hard luck for the other two teams.
Roaring loudly&hellip;.
Sheila Bromley, Mike Farrelly and David Eades
Denise Ashberry, John Corbet and Dave Melville 
Fred Taylor, Ted Hyman and Brian Harman, 
Stan Routledge, The Scribe and Harry Dobson
Slightly mauled&hellip;.
Marilyn Gibbons, Ben Bromley and Ian Gibbons (beaten at last!!)
Val Hyman, June Young and Pat Harman
Southern League &ndash; Division &lsquo;B' - Monte Mar Toreadors v  La Marina Dolphins
Monte Mar Toreadors &ndash; 97 shots &ndash; 2points La Marina Dolphins - 137 shots &ndash; 12 points    
We cant seem to get the right results since the new year, but we all had a good friendly game as we always do with La Marina. Only one winning rink and one close, but we will keep on trying.
Swimming nicely &hellip;.
Sandra Errington, Pauline Merry, and Terry Errington
Sunk in the deep blue yonder&hellip;.
Tony Pardo, Gordon Lee and Bill Judd
Sue Bounds, Les Bounds and Gordon Hemming
Pauline Woodfine, Pam Lee and Barrie Woodfine
David Smy, Gordon Fisher and Idwal Roberts
John Chapman, Rita Towle and Arthur Buxton
Southern League &ndash; Division &lsquo;B' - Monte Mar Toreadors v  El Rancho
Monte Mar Toreadors &ndash; 85 shots &ndash; 6 points El Rancho - 108 shots &ndash; 8 points    
Well some game this was, with five rinks ending within four shots of each other they could have gone either way, but what a great game and a good result.
Thanks to the friendly rink of Dave, John and Chris, well played everyone.
Mustangs all &hellip;.
John Chapman, Rita Towle and Arthur Buxton
Babs Caiger, Gordon Lee and Bob Mallett
Pauline Woodfine, Gordon Fisher and Barrie Woodfine
Corralled&hellip;.
Sandra Errington, Pauline Merry, and Terry Errington 
Pam Lee, John Caiger and Bill Judd
Sue Bounds, Les Bounds and Gordon Hemming
Monte Mar Winter Triples League &ndash; Sponsored by 121 Car Hire 
A full league table will appear in next week's paper.
Other Club News - Coaching School
Club coaching, conducted by Bill Young has recommenced on Sunday mornings, and existing and prospective new members are invited to contact Bill on 966796851, or E-mail to info@montemarbowls.com, the first course is full, but spaces are available on subsequent courses.
If you have never bowled before come along, you may surprise yourself.
Scribe
Sponsored by Super Valu Supermarkets]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Friday 26th Feb. Home game today with our visitors from down the road at Mazarron. It was a beautiful day and many pairs of shorts were in evidence, the legs looking relieved to be having an airing. Whatever it was it had the required effect on our squad and we had a good win.
Shots were very close so it was no walkover, but we managed to win on 4 rinks and narrowly missing to win the 5th. Shots were 100 for 94 against, points went 10 for 4 against, a good day for us.  I think our captain is having a senior moment just now, forgetting to include himself on the team sheet earlier in the week and nearly turning up in orange socks  today !! Never mind Mike it does get easier the older you get.
Winners today were, Mike Petty, Ian Boothroyd &amp; Brian Vincent. Ken Combstock, Brian Jones &amp; Pat Rafferty. Di Harwood, Neville Pulfor &amp; Roger Hodgson and Pauline Rafferty, Tony Sambrook &amp;Tony Coombes.
Tues 2nd Mar.
Rearranged game today because of a funeral yesterday for a member of our opponents from The Emerald Isle.
It looked like rain as the game started but held off until we were having our refreshments afterwards. The Neptunes brought a strong team and managed to stick their Trident well and truly up us. Our results these days are like a hotel lift, up down, up down!
Our captain (in the correct attire today) and his team were the only rink with a result and that was a draw. So well done to the Neptunes, Maybe we all need to turn up on coaching days.
Result was 13 points against, 1 point for, shots 127 against, 73 for. John Taylor, Pauline Rafferty &amp; Mike Petty saving us from the &ldquo;whitewash&rdquo;. Things will probably change when I go back to the UK for a week in the middle of March. Then we will know where the problem is.
Back to normal times next week, Kevin is back from a Jollie !! ]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[After hearing the rain hammering down for most of the night we feared our game at Mar Menor would not take place but as we gathered for breakfast at the Lo Crispin Tavern the sky began to clear and the sun appeared.
Upon arrival at the course we were told that we would not be allowed to take buggies onto the fairways. We supposed this was because of the heavy rain the night before but we found out that it was a policy of the course not to allow buggies onto the fairways in any conditions. This did not go down well with the members of the society and I for one could be seen clutching an arm full of clubs as I limped to my ball. I have bad knees and this amount of walking did nothing for my game.
On 3 occasions I hit my second shot into a bunker and rather than walk all the way back to the buggy for my sand wedge I attempted to hit out of the bunkers with the wrong club which was a mistake. However we got through the day although there were a few sore legs and backs as most of us are not in the first flush of youth.
The course played remarkably well after the heavy rain and the greens got faster as the day progressed and we did complete our Stableford singles match. The results were;
Gold Category - 1st  Bob Berry with 31 points, 2nd  Tony French with 30 points
3rd   Ian Watson with 29 points
Silver Category  1st    Dave Lewis with 35 points, 2nd    Bill Mackay with 30 points
3rd    Alan Crain with 28 points
Bronze Category 1st  Dave Roebuck with 36 points, 2nd   David Dodd with 35 points
3rd   Roger Eaglestone with 34 points
Nearest the pin prizes went to;
Hole 2   Ian Watson, Hole 8   Meirion Roberts, Hole 14 Brian Leys, Hole 17 Tom Johnston
This was our best turn out of the year and a full complement of 44 players teed off.
Our next meeting will be on the 17th of March back at our home course Roda.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[There was no report for last week as we lost 2 days to rain which, in my memory, is the first time that we have lost two days in one week.  What is happening to the Mediterranean climate. 
The cancellations meant that our Walker Cup match between England &amp; The Rest of the World had to be run over two weeks much to organiser Dee Biggerstaff's chagrin.  Normally this three day format starts with Greensomes on a Monday but, because of the Monday cancellation, we started off last Wednesday with the Better Ball matches which ended up with honours shared 4-4. 
There was a Twos Club for a double kitty which was shared by Hugh Whorriskey, Mike Chapman &amp; Lindsay Forbes.
 
There was no golf on Friday because of the rain, so on Monday we played last week's postponed Greensomes which again resulted in a tight match with ROW winning 4-3 to take a meager one point advantage into Friday's singles.
 
Wednesday's competition was our Monthly Medal and this proved a difficult format with no golfer beating par.  The best 2 rounds of the day were from Lindsay Forbes &amp; Olga Haubner with nett 73s.  John Wheeler had a nearly round coming in with a nett 74 with a 10 on his card at the 4th!.  It was a profitable day in the 2s Club with only Barry Holtham &amp; Reg Akehurst managing to sink a putt on the Par 3s.  Full scores as follows;
 
Cat 1.  1.  Lindsay Forbes  73,  2.  John Wheeler  74,  3.  Mick Brentnall  79.
Cat 2.  1.  Olga Haubner  73,  2. Mike Chapman 77 (on back nine),  3.  Linda Ottway  77.
2s Club.  Barry Holtham &amp; Reg Akehurst. 
 
On Friday we finished off our Walker Cup competition with the singles match play between England &amp; The Rest of the World.  Twelve matches teed off &amp; in another very tight series of games ROW triumphed by one point to come out overall winners over the 3 days by 15.5 to 13.5. 
This was a great delight to ROW skipper Lindsay Forbes for whom this was the first time in several attempts he had captained a winning team.  Well done Lindsay, the jinx is broken.
 
Doug Wright.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[A great turn out for us on Thursday at Roda, 25 in all came out in the nice sunny weather. It was a change, first time my pullover came off in weeks. Lets hope this is a slight turn to better weather.
Congratulations to Maurice Flint who last week, with a month in hand won this seasons Presidents Trophy with 102 points. Still there is a fair old game going on for the other three top places, the members in this fight are: Derek Bowen, Denis MaCormack, Stu Davy, Ray Pryce, George Thomas, and Steve Woods.
Presentations were given out by captain Derek Bowen . Thanks to James, also Julie, and Denise at Gogarty's. Thanks to, Mike Dyett, Brian Newton and for help with committee duties. Also thanks to Mick Reeves from Mick the Grip, who came in to help check the score cards.
Results: Winner with 40 point Maurice Flint, Two's comp: Maurice Flint, and Gabby Kelly. N/T/P No 2 Maurice Flint, No 7 John Hammerton, No 11 Harry McArdle, No 13 Steve Locke.
Important notice Captains change over, bookings for Benidorm have been opened to guests. For cost details ring Derek, Maurice or Eric. Information is on the notice board at Gogarty's.
The society knock out competition is now entering its final stages, the draw as taken place and you need to check your opponent. The first name drawn out is responsible for contacting the other player and arranging the game. Details of the draw are in Gogarty's. All final round results to be in by 25th March 2010. Please return your results to me, Eric so your position can be up dated on the play off list.
The committee as considered the possibility that if the game is all square on the last hole, then the most holes on the back nine will decide the winner. Also if a player does not turn up for his or game then they will forfeit the game.
Dates for your diary  
Wednesday 10th March at Roda first tee 10-40 meet at Gogarty's 8-30
Friday 19th March at Hacienda Riquelme, First tee 10-00 meet at Gogarty's 8-00.
Please note that on 31st March 2010, we are organising a Charity Golf day for baby Pablo. We will be playing a pairs Texas Scramble Details are in many businesses in the La Zenia Area, and Gogarty's Also the Leader Newspaper, re Pablo's illness.
Friday 30th April, at Roda.
End of Season golf day. I am reporting this event to you early as we need your names NOW to enter this event. closing date will be 31st March. We have 40 spaces for members. We have booked Roda first tee 10-00, to play nine holes, then a light lunch, followed by 18 holes in the afternoon. Presentations will be made at Roda, then return to Gogarty's to meet up with your partner, wives, husband, girl friend to enjoy a buffet and entertainment for the evening.
Don't forget to bring your change of clothes at Roda. Cost is being negotiated at the moment; we should have some details nearer the date. Keep at look out on the notice board at Gogarty's  
There is also two Saturdays in the month, golf with Maurice, please contact Maurice if you want to play.
Guests are welcome. To all our games, clubs can be hired. All information is on the notice board outside Gogarty's. Contact numbers: Eric 616-681-273, Maurice 690-268-711, Ray 638-382-297.
 
Eric A Lucas, secretary]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Don't panic, there's a reporter in Alnwick !!  You would think with all these members and computers they would be queuing up for this job, but no, so it's back to old faithful !!  Well Done to Steve Hibberd for doing such a good job for over a year on top of the other jobs he's involved with.
George Rothwell was first in with the info on the S.A.B.A. Enterprise League for his Apollos against San Miguel Meteors. 10 - 4 it ended for La Siesta and quite convincing some of these scores were as well.
J. Rothwell, P. Barber, D. Livesey.        27 - 9.
P. Rhodes, S. Hibberd, H. Rhodes.       32 - 12.
C. Jackson, D. Buchanan, B. Fraser.     22 - 12.
K. Parker, B. Gardiner, J. Cooper.          15 - 10.
J. Gardiner, I. Kenyon,J. Mullarkey.         15 - 16.
S. Chorley, C. Chorley, D. Eccles.          15 - 19.
So that was 126 - 78  for the 'good guys', but next time they could easily overturn that because it's always a fight against S.M.
In the Southern League, Margaret Hunter's Golds were away at La Marina in a rearranged game against the Dolphins last Wednesday. L.M. are as hard as San Miguel to get any points off at home, so to come away with a win on three rinks is a very fair result, even if two of the wins were only by one shot. Hopefully Fridays game against San Luis  is a bit easier, time will tell ?
The Silvers played Monte Mar Toreadors on Friday in the Southern League and the result given to me don't match up to the result sheet, so I'll tell you what is on the sheet scorewise and Captain Steve can fight it out with the powers that be !!
S. Oram, V. Mahomet, I. Kenyon.  43 - 6.
A. Heath, R. Heath, J. Cooper.  24 - 29.
H. Clarke, P. Rhodes, H. Rhodes.  12 - 21.
S. Chorley, J. Clarke, C. Chorley.  12 - 18.
S. Lawson, J. Johnson, B. Fraser.  11 - 24.
S. Needham, P. Barber, R. Needham.  13 - 16.
To me, that looks like 4 - 10  and the shots run out at  115 - 114. Another close call, just like the Golds on Wednesday.
Yet another close call on Friday at home to San Luis Tigers. Captain Margaret Hunter tells me the real winner was the weather, extremely windy and very cold and the bowls were all over the place.
The game of S. Milward, S. Jordan and I. Goodsell was a close game and they were unlucky not to win, holding two on the last end until the very last wood.  S. Mahomet, N. Murphy and H. Barnby had an exceptional game on the dreaded Rink 3, the result of which gave us the overall shots win !!  F. Kay, R. Milward and J. Ball had a very even game, being level at almost every end. At the end of 14 ends it was only 9 shots each.  The final conclusion was that Siesta won by 4 shots and took the 8 points, but 6 points is not a bad result for San Luis away from home ?
Back on Wednesday afternoon in the Chicken ( some say the best event of the week ) Brian Thomason won the Chicken, Peta Rhodes got the Wine and Bernie Crawford was happy with the Eggs.
Now the really good news, ' Blue Chip ' full membership has become available at La Siesta and anyone wishing to take this out should contact Jim  A.S.A.P. before they all go !!  The number to ring is 690-190-523.
The not so good news is that one of our better bowlers had a stroke, but the word is that progress is being made by Norman Lewington, so hopefully you keep getting better Norman.
Also on the medical front, isn't Peta Rhodes looking really trim after the surgical exploration of her innards ?  I know there are other members not feeling too good and I'm sure everyone wishes them a speedy return to the green.
As that's all the results that are to hand, it's safe to say
Adios the Noo.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[I don't want to temp providence but the winning run that we are on seems to be holding , as on Friday all three teams done just that. The Sharks won three rinks away to San Miguel Cougars, with  Leighton Davies. Dave Williams. Dave Lewis 21 - 19,  Peter Parsons. Keith Cruise. Alan Castle 28 - 5,  and  Ron Hunt. Shirley Hadaway. Maureen Kidd 16 - 14, total shots 114 to 101 giving them an 8 points to 6 win.
The Dolphins had a good win away to Monte mar against the  Toreadors with a 12 points to 2 win, Peggy Lomas. Bill Bould, Bill Jamieson 18 - 15, Sheila Kirby. Jack Chorlton. Chris Lomas 29 - 20,  Viv Zelin. Dave Willas. Don Harrison 26 - 17. Reg Jackson. Peter Mathews. Bill Jones 17 - 15, Brian Murray. Myself. Jim Manning  
32 - 14, these were the Dolphins winners with the overall shots being  137 to 97.
And the Seagulls went one better with a whitewash at home over  La Siesta Silvers 14 - 0, those responsible were Gina Donnelly. Arthur Cronk. Dave Hadaway 18 - 8, Mo Taylor. Phil Richmond. Len Daniels 17 - 15, Dave Taylor. Jean Perchard. Denis Foster 22 - 15, Ron Maiden. Peter Bailey. Mo Barker 17 - 14, Rose Foster. Terry Perchard. Sue Daniels 13 - 11, Jill Albutt. John Morgan. John Albutt 21 - 11, overall shots 108 to 74.
More of the same from the Explorers on Saturday  away to Greenlands against the Blues. Ron Garland. Andy Bartlett. Tom Spencer 16 - 14, Angie Butler . Peter Parsons. Leighton Davies 25 - 9, Mary Warren. Barbara Forshaw. Maureen Kidd 18 - 15, Ron Chadwick. Dave Williams. Dave Lewis 24 - 9. Janet Parsons. Ceredwyn Davies, Graham Norris 13 - 19 and Roger Stacey. Martin Butler. Alex Whyte 20 - 16. overall shots 116 to 82, and 12 points.
The Sharks branch of the firm went 1 point better on Sunday away to San  Luis against the Lions with 5 wins and a draw by Ron Garland. Alex Whyte. Roy Hart 12 - 12, the 5 winning trips being Ron Hunt. Shirley Hadaway. Maureen Kidd 26 - 13. Peter Parsons. Keith Cruise. Alan Castle 24 - 13, Leighton Davies. Dave Williams. Dave Lewis 20 - 14,, Janet Parsons. Ceredwyn Davies. Fred Norris 19 - 13, and Andy Bartlett. Tom Spencer. Graham Norris 19 - 11,  with a big overall shots  advantage 120 to 76, it gave them another 13 points.
And so on to Monday with a very good win 10 - 4 away at Country Bowls against the Supernovas by the Pathfinders 4 winning trips with Phyllis Thomson. Jim Thomson. Len Daniels 13 - 10, Mo Taylor. Wendy Oxley. Dave Hadaway 32 - 6,  Keith Simpson. Mike Brain. Dave Taylor 15 - 12. Pam Morgan. Jean Perchard. Mo Barker 20 - 19, total shots 113 - 87, as Len put it  (on a super roll).
Not to be outdone the Astronauts travelled down to Horadada very successfully I might add winning 5 rinks  with Brian Murray. Chris  Bould. George Chambers 19 - 13, Dave Harcock. Reg Jackson .Peter Mathews 24 - 5, Vic Furlong. Myself. Jim Manning 27 - 11, Margaret Jamieson. Chris Lomas. Bill Jamieson 30 - 6, and Viv Zelin. Bill Bould. Brian Zelin 19 - 16, again a big overall shots total  133 to 68, and another 12 points.
Then to round off a very good  run of results the Dolphins played a postponed game on Wednesday at home  against La Siesta Golds, winning 3 rinks plus the overall shots 133 to  87 ending  with another 8 points, the three victors were  Peggy Lomas. Myself.  Bill Jamieson  26 - 13, Brian Murray. Phil Pape. Jim Manning 28 - 5, and Reg Jackson. Peter Mathews. Bill Jones 29 - 9, I hope you lot realise that winning all these games makes a lot more writing for me, but as long as you keep winning em I'll keep reporting em.
Any one wanting more information about La Marina Bowls Club, can contact me Phil Morris on 96 679 0317.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Monday 1st.March at El Plantio ... 21 turned out for yet another Special Event day, generously sponsored by our treasurer Randy Dawson &amp; his wife Linda, proprietors of Bar Mediterraneo, which is where our society is based. In order to make the day a little bit different, 
Randy decided to have a nearest the pin on all holes-in one on par 3's;in two on par 4's;and in three on par 5's.In addition to that, there was also a longest drive on all holes except for the par 3's.
Unfortunately, I don't think much thought was given to the skill levels of most of our members, resulting in the majority of nearest the pins on the par 4's &amp; 5's remaining unchallenged.
The format certainly did my head in, which resulted in my narrowly getting beaten by one point for the dreaded wooden spoon prize, and that was after my best showing for some months just 4 days earlier on the same course!.
Despite all that, a good time was had by all, and the results were as follows:-
Winner with 34 points was our handicap secretary Brian Davies. He certainly understands the art of frequently being a winner, without adversely affecting his handicap.
2nd. with 33 points was Tony McCluskey
Best front nine was Graham Parkes
Best back nine was Stan Canter
Longest drive challenges won by Alan Middle, one of our guests for the day
Nearest the pin winner on the par 3's was Steve Cleaver
Nearest the pin winner on the par 4's was Roger Halsom
Nearest the pin winner on the par 5's was Geoff Branton
Booby prize won by Brian Parton.
Members are reminded that our AGM will take place at the Hotel Meridional In Guardamar an Saturday 6th.March,and if previous years are anything to go by, should be another good night out for members &amp; their partners/guests.(7.30 for 8.00 pm.)
Next outing will be at Alicante Golf.10.33 Tee off.
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  <description><![CDATA[We had a good turnout for this week's competition which was a waltz, teams were selected and we took our partners, there seemed to be some nifty footwork going on around the course and people could be seen bowing to each other when they were successful.  
Although not for the nearest the pin on the 2nd as not one person managed to get on the green. Fortunately this was not to be on the 6th and the honour went to Charlie Stewart. 
Once all cards were in and scrutinised to make sure the correct format was adhered to the results were as follows, in 3rd place with a joint score of 84 points, Ray Housley, Gordon Abba, Steve Plant and Jan, in 2nd place with a score of 89 points was &lsquo;Moi' Henderson, Charlie Stewart, Keith Clark and George Stanhope, in 1st place with a score of 92 points were Frank Stanhope(keeping it in the family again) Gordon Burton, Terry Hellier and Keith Smith. 
Congratulations to all.  Next week's competition is U70's v O70's, not sure we can get even numbers for that so some of you may be classified as younger than you really are!!
Competitions are held every Tuesday morning; anyone wishing to play in the competitions must have registered before 9.00am. For further details of these or daily play, please telephone 96 597 1681. Greenland's are open for golf from 9.00am Monday to Sunday.
We are located on the CV940 San Miguel to Benijofar road, near to the Zoco Sunday Market.
Lyn Young, Secretary]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[In the Southern League Division A The Yellows and the Greens both played teams from the Emerald Isle.
The Yellows entertained the Jets and took 10 of the 14 points with a 127-98 win.
The Greens played away against the Diamonds and took 6 points despite winning on only two rinks. They took the overall shot score by 91 to 89.
In Division B The Oranges travelled south to face La Manga on the dreaded grass! Enough said, they came home empty handed as most teams do.
 
In the SABA Discovery League The Yellows maintained their challenge towards the top of the division with a convincing 10 points to 4 win home win against Quesada Diamonds.
In a very busy weekend at Greenlands on Saturday we took on the Welsh Ex-Pat Team fresh from our very creditable draw with the Spanish National Squad.
The Welsh Dragon was spitting fire with St Davids`s Day looming but we sharpened our swords and slew the dragon by 117 shots to 104.
During the match Bill `Crackerjack` Pain did it again and split the jack in half with one of his now famous firing shots. The committee are considering increasing his membership fee next season to cover this extra cost!
On Sunday we had our Premier 20 Semi-Final against Javea Green. This is a home and away match played simultaneously and the 2 singles matches were shared with Bill Pain winning at home but Lynn Greenland losing away to an inform Nick Cole. The Pairs went the same way with Sue Johnson and Mel Brown winning at home whilst `up north` Sheila Stead and Dave Greenland lost narrowly, All square.
At home the Greenlands rink of Noel Cork, Ronnie Cairns, Steve Westall and Derek Toozer won comfortably only to hear (mobile phones were buzzing) that our away Triple of Jan Pocock, Peter Crane and Brian Pocock had lost. The last two games to finish were both extremely close. At Greenlands the home trip of Jeannie Clements, Colin Lloyd and Dave O`Sullivan had fought back to tie the score with one end to play.
Colin was holding shot with a `toucher` in the ditch but the Javea skip hit the jack into the ditch which bounced off of Colins wood and moved to the left in the ditch leaving Javea with the winning shot. Last game to finish (surprise, surprise) was the rinks at Javea where the Greenland squad of Carol Rudge, Wendy Latham, Angie Goodfellow and Barry Latham were tied with one end to play. We were holding the shot and as hard as Javea tried they failed to remove the wood. We`d won by 3 shots overall.
What a match. Congratulations to both teams it was a shame that someone had to lose. La Siesta now await us in the Final.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Winter League  No game this week thanks to the rain. The game has been re-arranged for 19th March check notice board for details.
Southern League  Cougars Re- arranged match against Monte Mar Matadors on Tuesday yielded 4 points to the home team. On Friday they hosted the match against San Luis Lions and put up a real fight. The shots were equally divided with 101 each and we managed to keep 5 points.
Well done to everyone for digging in for the shots.  The Jaguars re-arranged match on Thursday at home against the Country Bowls Ramblers saw us splitting the points 7 each in a very close match. On Friday they travelled to Greenlands to meet the Yellows and came home with 4 points. The shot difference was close at 103 to the Jaguars and 114 to the Yellows. Great effort everyone, keep it up.
S.A.B.A.   Meteors played at La Siesta against the Apollos we managed to win two rinks giving us 4 points on the day.
The Pulsars went to La Marina to play the Explorers winning a handsome 9 points to the Explorers 5 Well done everyone.
The Comets were at home the Horadada Falcons and although a close game won 4 of the 14 points on offer. Great effort folks.
The Asteroids 4 Winning rinks and a draw ensured Asteroids sent Greenlands home with the blues. We also won the total shots giving us 11pts to 3pts and for the time being at least into the top 6 in the league. Well done to everyone but special congratulations must go the 3 degrees who we know to be Val, Sandra and Sheila for a hat trick of wins. Well done ladies. John Staden
Federation Fours. The Harriers continue to set the pace winning a further 6 points at home against the Emerald Isle Leprechauns while the Hawks took on the Cluricans at Emerald Isle winning one rink netting 2 points for the team.
National Team.
This week's lottery bonus ball winners were, Kay Lewis and Cassie Hopkins We have a few numbers available; if you would like to join in please see Janet McNeil. 
The next Rummikub night is on 25th March, come along a join us.  Check the social notice board for details.
For more information please contact President Harry Sharpe on 966 775 821]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Villarreal 'B' - 0    FC Cartagena - 0 .... Yellow submarine v oldest submarine in the world, lacked any real killer torpedo's, with neither captain making full use of their vessels periscope vision.
Villarreal, affectionately known as yellow submarine because of their all yellow kit, hosted Cartagena, home of the world's oldest submarine, proudly displayed in a dry dock within the city's port, in a slow to start encounter which came to life late on.  Very few teams have visited their artificial surface pitch and left with a victory, so all in all, Cartagena are probably satisfied with a point that maintains their 3rd in the table position. 
Two bookings for the home side within the first 10 mins, gave notice of their intentions.
In a half of few chances, it was Villarreal who had by far the best opportunities.  First a shot on 11 mins, then a header after 34 just missed the target, but their best effort was on 38, when a cross cum shot was superbly pushed away by keeper Ruben.  Cartagena's only decent chance fell to Cygan, whose powerful header flew wide of the post.  Just before the interval, Villarreal once again missed the target with a good effort.
Ruben came to his sides rescue shortly after the restart, when having punched a powerful shot up field, he breathed a sigh of relief as the rebound was knocked back just past his far post.  Now it was visitors turn to get nasty.  Between the 50th and 62nd min, no less than 4 Cartagena players were booked, as they struggled to contain a lively youthful Villarreal outfit. 
The games best chance fell to Cartagena, when a magnificent De Lucas diving header flew agonisingly past the post.  Straight from the resultant goal kick, Ruben pulled of another great save to deny Montero a goal.  In a fast and furious finish to the match, Cartagena subs (not the underwater kind!!) Tato and Quintero both saw their efforts sail past the post.
 
Forthcoming Fixture: 
On Fri 12 Mar ko 9pm, FC Cartagena host Cadiz at Cartagonova Stadium.  This div 2a fixture is to be shown live on Gol tv.  For further info on FC Cartagena, visit www.gotocartago.com or www.futbolclubcartagena.com. 
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  <description><![CDATA[Three months into the year it only seems two months since the 1st January!!!! Our new captain Dave Daniel always looking for something different (don't tell his missus) and he decided on this month to play &ldquo;Daytona&rdquo; which is a pairs type game and on each hole the highest score goes first followed by the lowest, for example player A scores a 4 and player B scores 6, then it's a 64 and so on with the lowest total winning.
Well because of a &ldquo;dicky&rdquo; tummy one of the players dropped out so it was back to a normal Stableford. As they say &ldquo;All the plans of mice and men!&rdquo;
El Plantio seems to have got the Spring weather first as it was a very sunny day and many of the players wore shorts, it also applies to the course as it is getting greener and looking really good.
One member Barry Daniell, was not going to be outshone by the weather and the course and had a clean sweep of the prizes, coming first, but only after a countback and winning the two Nearest the Pins
1st: Barry Daniell  35 points C/B. 2nd: Jim Mathieson    35 points
NTP: Hole 9 and 14.  Guess who?
The Value for Money prize went to Paul Smith and the prize was a giant lollipop. As our Captain Dave Daniel said on presenting it, &ldquo;The recipient of this prize is for the player who cannot lick the course he will be able to lick this&rdquo;
There are more exciting games to come and at exciting courses, our calendar for the coming months is
March 22nd    - Roda Golf Note the change of date from the 15th.
April 5th  - El Plantio Golf
April 19th  - Vistabella Golf
If you would like to be a part of these exciting golf days and guests are welcome contact The Secretary the details are below.
Also our website is coming on so click on to www.golfsoc.com/torre-golf-society for more information and fixtures.
For more information on The Torre Golf Society then contact the Secretary Ivie Davies either by email golf.davies@telefonica.net or telephone/text 669 211 410 
NOTE: Picture shows winners, L/R Jim Matthieson, Barry Conroy, Reid Kane, Dave Daniel (Captain) Gordon Howieson, Graham Lester, Vince Lannon and Barry Daniell outside the clubhouse ]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[President's Putter Competition at Roda on 1st March. ... We had an excellent turn out of 42 players for our annual President's Putter Competition at our home course Roda on what proved to be a warm and sunny day. 
The course as per usual was immaculately presented with the fairways in particular well manicured and it was a pleasure to play on green grass again after playing so many courses recently where the fairways have been in brown hibernation mode. 
In addition to the main competition 4 players took the opportunity to play their semi final matches in the individual match play event and in these games Maurice Lea and Steve Powell came out victorious beating Peter Ferries and Dean Charles respectively to proceed to the final.
In the President's Putter Competition one 4 ball took the Captain's call for faster play to extremes by teeing off on the 9th hole when they had not played holes 6.7 or 8. The 4 ball in question Noel Connellan, John Casey, Dennis and Meg Clarke had all played the course before so Noel's humorous suggestion that someone had turned the tee box number upside down was met with a fair degree of scepticism. Fortunately they had the use of a buggy to retrieve their drives so not much time was lost.
Two players also managed to break clubs during their rounds, Dennis Thomas on hole 11 when the head of his 6 iron came off when hitting his tee shot, he found the head but not the ball and George Kilminster who played the final 16 holes without a putter and still managed a very creditable 28 points.
The full list of prize winners on the day were: Category 1: 1st John Connolly with a superb 38 points. 2nd Steve Powell with 35 points. 3rd Ian McCormack with 33 points beating Stan Boyles who had the same score on count back by virtue of our lower handicap rule.
Category 2: 1st Georges Ottevaere with 32 points on count back. 2nd Roy Aston with 32 points. 3rd Sheila Aston with 31 points.
Best Guest was John Casey with 31 points.
Winner of the President's Putter Trophy - John Connolly.
Nearest the Pin Prizes were won by Ian McCormack, John McArthur, Roy Welburn and Noel Connellan and the longest drive for ladies prize by Sheila Aston. The 2's prize fund was shared by Ray Madeley, John McArthur, Ian McCormack, Roy Welburn, John Mitton and John Casey. The football card draw was won by Dennis Clarke.
Future Fixtures and Events:
Monday 15th March, Alenda, first tee time 10.32.
Monday 22nd March, Hacienda Riquelme, first tee time 11.40.
Wednesday 24th March Quiz Night , Lilley's Restaurant, Torre de la Horadada see white book for details.
Contact: Geoff Walters, Secretary, Tel 966 763 369 or email geofwalt@telefonica.net]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[With Robin Adams on Tuesday 2 March.  Due to early start we all met at the course for our Ind stableford match.   It was dark and overcast but all 27 of us were looking forward to trying the new course and taking advantage of the half price offer, thanks very much to  the Vistabella Management and Staff for making us very welcome, the course was in very good condition and we will certainly be making a speedy return.       
After our last match, I mentioned  Happy Days Golf @ Swimming Soc, we now have to add Driving School to our name, (need i mention names, Dave @ Ken ). Anyway a good day , spoilt only by rain affecting the last few players.
The Results were; 1st Chris Blown. 2nd Mick The Grip Reeves. 3rd  Andy Shuttle.
Best front 9 Pete Cowan Best back 9 Dave Naylor.
Best Par3s John Donovan.Best4s.Steve Naish. Best Par5s. Dave Eadington.
Nearest Pins, 2nd, Chris Blown. Nearest Pin 6th John Down.
Twos Prize. Chris Blown.  Best Guest Matthew Smith.   Well done to John ;Boy; Coulter  who finished the course after a long convalescence, he is ready to lead the ;Oldies; into battle on the 16th mar. Don't forget to put your names down for the 3 Day trip to Valle Del Este on 16th May. Our next Game is the Oldies V the Youngsters on the 16th march, with a special Dinner at Listers Bar Cabo Roig, 3 courses with  entertainment for only 10 euros. 
Please bring your friends to make it a great night, please support your Society. Thanks to Tony @ Ann @ also Kaz and Dave for always making us welcome at Listers, and for all the Sandwiches.
New Grips and  Club repairs Phone Mick (The Grip) on 638 859 475.
Problems Phone, Nigel 679 182 917,  Fred 600 695 997,  Robin965 32 6943.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[15th MAY 2010 &ndash; 29th MAY 2010 ...February Newsletter
Dear Bowlers
Just to update you as to what is going on.  We had the Draw at Cheers Restaurant, San Miguel on Thursday 25th February with Dominic in charge and the fleeting fingers of Ann Eagle flashing across the computer keys. 
The technical side was ably looked after by Lee Sinclair.  The draw was done by Frank Reid and Bob Donnelly and I just held the bag. (Quite skilfully, I might add.) To make sure everything was above board we invited you all to attend and I am glad to say quite a few did. 
A big thank you to Len Pilling for travelling down to represent the North of Alicante and it was good to see Colin and Lynn Armitage representing Monte Mar with Carol Rudge, Betty and Stuart Hemmings in attendance with Alex  and Janet McNeil also popping in.  Of course most of the Committee were there. 
There were a few choice words when one or two games came out the bag.  Especially when the only two teams from one club, drew each other.  Life's cruel at times.
All being well the Draw and Schedule should be out to all the participating clubs within a fortnight and at the moment everything is on track for the dates we set.    
( I hope I'm not pushing my luck.)
A little moan and something to bear in mind for next year, only two clubs got their entries entirely correct which meant someone had to do a lot of typing or alterations before the draw could be made.  (Slight exaggeration but how do you sort out, for instance, who the twelve S. North's are.)
Just a few statistics &ndash; We have 18 clubs taking part, two more than last year.  Up on entries to disciplines - 1039 entries.  Ladies entries up so is the number of bowlers joining us from North of Alicante.  Team entries also on the increase.  Nice one everybody. Nearly forgot to mention who is playing where &ndash; Ladies will be gracing San Miguel and Emerald Isle and the Men will be using El Rancho and Greenlands.  (The jacks at both the last two venues have been checked and found to be correct.
Order of Play (as going to press)
Ladies     Men
Triples 16.05.10  Pairs   16.05.10
Singles 18.05.10  Rinks  19.05.10
Rinks    21.05.10  Singles 21.05.10
Pairs     23.05.10  Triples 24.05.10
We will be looking for Qualified Markers and in the first instance would those volunteering please get in touch with Dominic Mills 617619373.
Other reminders &ndash; Money from each club for the Raffle is due at the latest at the Fed Mtg on 11th March, 25 Euros was agreed.  We have had some sponsors come forward, thank you very much but obviously we would like more if possible.  The Leader is awaiting your adverts, you can phone on 966 73 0057.
In the meantime if you have any queries, questions or need more information you can contact me on 966 79 0711 or by email at barryl@gonuts4free.com 
Hopefully we can get a Newsletter out each month to keep you up to date.
Don't forget, bowl to the jack, not at it.
Best wishes &hellip;. Barry Latham 
Chairman of Valencian Community Championship Committee.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[In the Northern League last week both the Sabres and the Swords played two matches. The Swords played at home against Javea's Opals team, resulting in a mixed bag of results!
Over the four rinks, Swords had a big win, a big loss, a close game and a draw! However, they lost the overall by 9 shots, so the final result was 3 points to Swords and 7 points to Opals.  Later on in the week Swords travelled to Benitachell and played their rained off game against the Jaguars. 
Overall Swords had two good wins and 2 not so good losses, but didn't manage to take the overall shot difference, leaving the final result as 4 points to Swords and 6 points to Jaguars.  The Sabres also played that same week at BBC against the Jaguars, but they were more fortunate. Sabres had four very close games, one of which ended in a draw, but they held on and managed to win on two rinks and just grabbed one extra shot to take the overall too.
Final result was 7 points to Sabres, 3 to Jaguars.
In their second match of the week, Sabres travelled to Finca Guila to play against the Hawks. Again, there were some very close games, but Sabres took a loss on one rink and the 8 point win on Sara, Fred &amp; Vernon's rink didn't quite make up the overall, so it went down to the last rink to finish to pull it out of the bag! Going into the final end Jill Glastonbury, Michael Cerio &amp; skip Ron Jones were level with the opposition.
As the skips went to bowl Hawks were holding 2 shots. Ron Jones bowled his last wood as if his life depended on it and drew for shot through an already crowded head. The Hawks skip valiantly fired, but missed and that resulted in another win for the Sabres. Overall score was 63 shots (8 points) to Sabres, 62  (2 points) to Hawks. Keep up the fantastic work Sabres &ndash; only two games left this season.
In the Winter League last week, El Cid played host to Finca Guila on a very windy morning which made for some interesting bowling. On all the rinks at one point there were some very close scores. The final result was two rinks a piece with El Cid claiming the overall by just three shots. Final scores on the doors were 6 points to El Cid, 4 points to Finca Guila. Both our Berleen teams lost which was a shame after having won our last three. All in all it was a very competitive game and enjoyed by everyone.
Updates of the in-house Irish Cup competition league standings can now be found on the club website along with details of Federation competitions we are entering. Don't forget to put the Club Championship Finals dates in your diaries &ndash; they will be played on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th March. A buffet and the presentations will follow the finals on the Saturday, notice is up on main board.
We will be having an Easter Bonnet fun day on Sunday 4th April. Prizes will be awarded for the best Easter Bonnets and keys will be drawn for teams. Put your name on the list soon as places will be limited.
New members are always welcome at El Cid Bowls Club and training sessions can be arranged for new bowlers, please contact El Cid Bowls Club on 96 640 4364. More details can be found on our website at www.elcidbowlsclub.com.  
Sara Hamer
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  <description><![CDATA[Two weeks Federated Four's games to catch up with, firstly on Wed 24th Feb we were at home against the Emerald Isle Cluricans, where we picked up a very good result of six points. 
Top team and winners of the prestigious pen awards were Shirley Verity, Maurice Horswell, Dave Chaplin &amp; Terry Padgett, who boosted their score during the second part of the game and won comfortably with a result of 24-13.
Ann Horswell, Sheila Cammack, Bruce Aitken &amp; Ken Cuthbert thought they had the win in the bag, until the string came out on the last end, dropping three shots but just hanging on to the win 19-18.
Pat Patton, Geoff Paylor, Roy Trow &amp; Brian Patton built up a good lead, but their opponents eventually caught up with them on the fifteenth end and then took the win 15-17, Yet another game going to the wire Brian!! Another great club performance, we have got off to a good start in this league, sitting pretty at the top, but there to be shot at!
The overall shots, Country B's 58(6) - 48(2) Cluricans.
March 3rd, the Fed Fours team were away against the Greenlands Bulls. An extremely close game that finished with one win apiece and the other ending in a draw, giving both sides three points but the overall points going in the favour of the Bulls.
Our winning rink was Ann Horswell, Maurice Horswell, Bruce Aitken &amp; Ken Cuthbert who won by a difference of one shot 19-18. Shirley verity, Geoff Paylor, Roy Trow &amp; Terry Padgett went into the last end one shot up, they lost the end to the Bulls and the game finished in a draw 18-18. Jenny Chaplin, George Thomson, Dave Chaplin &amp; Brian Patton kept their game very close until the 17th &amp; 18th ends, where they dropped several shots and lost 15-21.
Overall finish was very close, Country B's 52(3) - 57(5) Bulls, this is our first defeat, but we'll be back!
On Friday 26th Feb the Southern League Ramblers were at home against our neighbours and friends, the Horadada Royals. What a good result we had from this game, we achieved wins on five rinks which gave us a very welcome twelve points. Ann Horswell, Maurice Horswell &amp; Noel Verity stole the show with a superb win of 34-9 well done you three, some terrific scoring there.
Pat Patton, Brian Patton &amp; Roy Trow also had a great win against a very strong Horadada team, a pat on the back for you! Jenny Chaplin, George Thomson &amp; Dave Rogers led from the fourth end, never looked back again, 28-13. Shirley Verity, Dave Chaplin &amp; Ken Cuthbert didn't let their opponents have a look in, another excellent performance 22-11.
Lynne Bishop, Bruce Aitken &amp; Eric Bishop were 24-7 up, then gave away eight on the last three ends, never the less another win of 25-15. Meanwhile down on rink 1, Geoff Paylor, Sheila Cammack &amp; Terry Padgett were having a bad day, they played a tightly fought game, of which they had to be satisfied with coming in second place, I believe Horadada's &quot;Miguel Mullet&quot; Blunt was walking on water, well done to their three 11-17. Overall shots, Ramblers 148(12) - 76(2) Royals.
Charlie Watkins, Ron Cammack &amp; Peter Hinds just managed to win the friendly by one shot 20-19, well done.
SABA. The Supernovas have played three games over the last eight days. They had a disappointing result from their away game with the Greenlands Orange side on Mon 22nd Feb, the Orange's unfortunately had a team short, so the two points and penalty shots were awarded to the Supernovas, unfortunately the Supernovas lost on all the five rinks played and had to be satisfied with the same two points.
There were some close finishes, but things just didn't go our way. Supernovas (2) - (12) Orange.
Mon Ist March the Supernovas were at home against La Marina Pathfinders.
They had wins on two rinks from the teams of Carol Donnellan, Paul Plant &amp; Dave Rogers who won 21-17 and Gillian Morris, Chris Darnell &amp; Dave Rutherford 19-16, well done to both teams, you did well. Sandra Mcilroy, Ray Emmett &amp; Peter Hinds picked up nine shots on the last two ends but sadly were beaten to the post by one shot 19-20. Margaret Odell, Dot Davies &amp; Maurice Cass lost 10-13 in a very low scoring game. Ron Odell, Charlie Watkins &amp; Harold Morris lost 12-15. John Simpson, Pat Emmett &amp; Bryan Kirk had a bad day at the office and lost 6-32, things can only get better.
The Supernovas then played a re-arranged home game the following day March 2nd, against San Luis Klingons. It was very wet and they won just two points from this game, the winning team were Jean Williams (having a super start, playing her first league game) Charlie Watkins and Dave Rogers who won 22-14 well done.
The team of Sandra Mcilroy, Ray Emmett &amp; Peter Hinds made a remarkable come back from being 3-19 down after twelve ends, they won the last six ends and were very unlucky to lose by one shot 18-19. Overall shots Supernovas 89(2) - 123(12) Klingons.
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  <description><![CDATA[OPEN GALLERY MIXED PAIRS
This was held at Horizonte with 44 pairs contesting the Open Gallery mixed pairs trophy. After 5 games each it was the home pairs of Sussie and Kaj Bjarve and Ewa and Helmet Bowes who met in the final, 
This was well matched with Sussie and Kaj just having that extra scoring power which gave them the Gold Medal, and 100e. Runners up Ewa and Helmet had to settle for 80e and the Silver medal. I n third place were Eva Melkersson and Reijo from Rosaleda, they beat Majvi and Jan Norman of Torreta
CASTILLO DE CONESA
This latest Petanca club are playing at the Castillo De Conesa Restaurant grounds with 6 new pitches almost completed. The wooded area will have 2 tiers of pitches with wooden seating and tables. The club have already added new members and welcome more newcomers. With 2 teams playing in the Las Salinas summer league, they have also accepted a place in the Costa Blanca Serie, and will start in serie 4b. This is a good start for the club and augers well for the future.
CAJAMURCIA PREMIER SERIE
With 2 divisions each playing in a league the winners of each group then meets in a playoff to decide the overall winners. This was introduced last season with San Luis, and La Siesta the winners of each group then meting at Horizonte, this went to San Luis, in a closely fought final. Next Friday March 12th the new league programme gets underway with Rosaleda, hosting the serie 1a
This brings together San Luis and Horizonte in the opening match, this has been very closely contested over the past 3 years, and again will give the winner a boost even at this early stage The serie 1b, likewise has the top two teams, La Siesta and La Marina squaring up at La Marina, a tough opening match SERIE 2ATorre Del Moro host this round, SERIE 2B Horizonte are  the hosts .
EUROPEAN PETANCA DAY
The 8th European Day Petanca championship will be played on Saturday May 8th. Entries are invited from all European Countries. Last year we had 13 different countries represented, hopefully more will join in.
LAS SALINAS PETANCA PRESENTATION &amp; DINNER
This second presentation will be held at El Rancho on Saturday March 13th. Start time is 1 for 1-30 A good menu is offered for just 10e.
For further information on Petanca in this area please call Roger Seymour on 966785642]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[A poor turnout for a better ball contest. At start of play it looked like we may get rain but by the 11th hole the sun got out and everyone enjoyed a good day's golf. The lake claimed very few balls today so scoring was very good by all teams. 
Once again the greens proved difficult by us high handicappers. One day we may be able to read them !.  As usual the course was in very good condition with the exception of unrepaired pitch marks on the greens.  No hold ups again so the game flowed well.
The winners list is as follows :
1st  Ray Parker (again) and Alan Pearson
2nd Stan Natynczyk and Ian Campbell
Nearest the pin on the 15th  was Ray Parker ( no nearest the pin on the 2nd )
Two's winner was Stan Natynczyk  70 euro.
Our next society game is a Medal contest on Sunday 7th March. Please let me know if you want to compete.
Contact  Alan Moffett at alanmoffett@live.co.uk or tel: 965 080 354 or 652 702 138]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Lo Romero. Individual Stableford 1st March ... It was nice to be back at Lo Romero and on such a nice day as well. We seem to have quite late tee times lately and at 10.30am it was already warm. 
I had gotten a weather forecast which said that it was to get windy during the afternoon and go cool, wrong, it stayed warm and if anything the early breeze died away. Definitely a day for playing in shorts and half our players were obviously more comfortable in them. Again we were split into 2 categories with handicap 13 being the highest in Cat1.
The course was in very good condition with the greens playing slower than the practice green which caught a few players out, however the gross 2&acute;s pot was shared by 2 players Frank Broadhurst and Ken Hunt who both chipped in on the par 3 12th hole without even having to putt. Frank has now been named the man with the golden putter (which he has had for 25 years) but still doesn't know how to use it,. He even said that his chipping was rubbish today shortly before chipping in for 2 winning 18.5&euro; as his share of the pot.
Barry Beale, winner of our last game with 39 points didn't repeat his achievement unfortunately and on the 10th tee amazed his playing partners with a tee shot that went straight up in the air and landed back on the tee box, I understand he is thinking of wearing a crash helmet for his tee shots from now on. Barry did fair better on the 18th though when his second to the island green looked like it was in the water when it hit a rock and bounced up and back onto the fairway, it never happens that way for me.
There were many tales of the days play being told back at the clubhouse and I took the opportunity to take a few notes of the amusing ones. John Hillier our highest handicap player mentioned that he had scored 12 points on the 4 par 3&acute;s and 14 points on the remaining 14 holes. His playing partners were getting fed up with him saying 4 Nett 3 for 3.
Jimmy Trevaskiss whom I was playing with had a putting day to forget. I'm sure for most of the round he 3 putted every green and then made us laugh when only a foot away from the hole said &rdquo;I'll just get this out of your way&rdquo; meaning to knock it in the hole and ended up 2 feet away and definitely in no ones way.
Roy Herbert survived the treacherous 18th when his 3rd shot was heading for disaster and hit the only raised sleeper on the far edge of the green and bounced back towards the flag.
In the absence of the handicap secretary Paul Matthews volunteered to check the cards and there were only a few mistakes but the most amusing was that of the card marked by David Williams, the points total read 15 + 4=20 and when questioned said &ldquo;I used to teach maths&rdquo;, what he didn't say was that he taught maths badly.
The results of the day were:-
Cat 1 winner David Williams with 35 points second place on count back was Barry Beale with 32 points.
Cat 2 winner was Capt Mick Hardy also with 35 points and in second again on count back was Roy Herbert with 33 points.
The nearest the pin prizes were won by, Hole 5 Chris Tudor, Holes 12 and 15 by Roy Herbert and Hole 9 which was second shot by Paul Matthews. The gross 2&acute;s was shared by Frank Broadhurst and Ken Hunt.
An excellent days golf in perfect conditions, roll on March 24th which is our next game at Corvera Golf. The format for this game will be a 2 ball Texas scramble. Payday is Saturday 20th at the campsite San Javier.
For more details about the Society go to. www.sanjaviergolfsociety,.co.uk
Report by Bob Gallard.
Photo L to R. Frank Broadhurst. Ken Hunt. Roy Herbert. Mick Hardy. Barry Beale. Chris Tudor and Paul Matthews.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Having suffered a disturbed night's sleep due to the strong winds buffeting the house it was with a certain amount of trepidation that we set off early for our first visit to Alicante this year, the course can be a bit tight at the best of times but with the wind it was going to be quite a challenge.
We were warmly welcomed at the golf course and the coffee and tostado's put us all in a good frame of mind before we had to wrap up warm again to tackle the course, the weather warmed nicely but alas the wind did not abate. We are playing our Eclectic competition here this year and there is definitely a great deal of room for improvement.
The results reflect the conditions on the day and of course the difficulty of the splendid Alicante greens. In first place, with a score of 33 off 23 was Len Bailey, this probably means that for the time being Len will not be &ldquo;giving the stupid game up&rdquo;, Len was obviously playing well as he also got nearest the pin on the 3rd.
In second place was Gordon Holloway clearly the arduous task of collecting the money hasn't started to affect his game yet, Gordon scored 31 off 18.5, in third place was Peter Thompson scoring 29 off 9.3. The other prizes winners for nearest the pin were, John Daniels on the 6th, Chris Hoare on the 12th and Bill Parsons on the difficult 17th, John Daniels went on to secure the &ldquo;two&rdquo; but we still owe him his coveted Warbler Ball.
The football card money was won by Jim Rodgers with Plymouth and he kindly donated the winnings to Jenny's charity.
Next week, Wednesday the 10th March, we are at Oliva Nova Golf to compete for the now legendary &ldquo;Yellow Ball&rdquo; competition; all will be explained on the day. The first tee will be 10.00 and we would like you there for 09.15. Guests are always welcome and you can book in on the web site or by phone, 619 325 671.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[I have not written an article for a couple of weeks due to a house move, I have been too traumatised to write after hours spent in the notaries, yes you remember!
I have a few weeks to catch up on. On Tuesday 16th February Tony Monsellato tamed the course to win first prize with 34 points, modesty stops me from telling you I came second with 33 points.
Tuesday 23rd February we had to play at Las Ramblas our sister course due to work on our home course of La Finca. The scoring was low due to precipices, barancas, blind shots and greens that went in the wrong direction when putting, I always find it a difficult course. Third place went to Billy McMillan with 31 points, second was Steve Batchelor with 32 points and after numerous calculations by Steve, Jeff Giggs won on countback.
Bringing you right up to date to Tuesday 2nd March, nearest the pin on the 3rd went to Paul Simkiss and the nearest on the 13th was an old favourite Trevor Brown.
There was a three way tie on a net 70; third place went to Tony Monsellato with a net back nine of 36, second was Jeff Giggs with a back nine 35, but piping them both the winner was Paul Simkiss (pictured) with a 2 under back nine of 34.
Paul has not featured much (you can see why from the photo) but has been around for a long time in the background, he told me after the match he is off to Thailand for a few weeks, he will hopefully bring me back a nice present. Well done to all 3 for a magnificent 2 under par round.
I leave you this week with my latest worry, I think I may be getting old, as I went to straighten the wrinkles in my socks the other day and found I wasn't wearing any.
Denis Nevin, Los Caballeros Golf Society]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Luke Goddard is a name worth remembering for it will not be long before we are reading about him on the back pages of all newspapers. Why?  Well you see young Luke is a bit handy with a golf club.
So handy that he has played for England and was included in last year's Walker cup squad. Not bad for a lad who learnt his trade right here in our little, sunny, neck of the woods.
Luke has only been playing the game for four years and at 21 he is a serious prospect, just a glance at his achievements in that short space of time will tell any golfer all they need to know &ndash; the boy is good.
In 2008 he won the Argentinean Amateur Open, his first tournament and he followed that with the English Amateur Open a year later. In 2009 he also turned pro (October) and will start on the pro tour later this year.
But don't think that now he's a pro we wont be seeing anything of him because Luke spends a lot of time visiting his family in Spain and playing  a round or two as a member of Lunes Golf Society, for whom he has been a member since those early days.
So if you should see him, or indeed play against him, on our local courses I'm sure he'd be pleased for some support&hellip;but just don't play him for money&hellip;]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[SABA ENTERPRISE LEAGUE
A good result today for the Falcons at the start of a very busy week of bowls.
Every day this week for some, with the re-arranged games from the recent bout of rainy weather, so it is nice to start off with a win. 
Our scoring rinks were as follows :
Jenni Blunt, Gerry Gough and Mick Blunt.  18 - 10.
Rose Guppy, Arthur Brown and Brian Guppy.  21 - 11.
Val Collier, Ann Hartley and Chris Collier.  22 - 6.
Kath Reid, Barbara Brown and Guiseppe Galelli.  22 - 15.
Very well done to this team that were 6 - 0 down after four ends then scored a Hot Shot (9) on the fifth to kick start their win.
Horadada Falcons 10 pts (108 shots) v San Miguel Comets  4 pts (82 shots).
The second successive game of a very busy week, thank goodness the weather held out sufficient to complete the game, although it was looking bleak at one point. The last thing we needed was another cancelled match. Not a good day for Bowls or the Falcons as we went down on four rinks so not too much to say. 
Our winning rinks were:
Pauline Murphy, Gerald Murphy and Barry Evans.  27 - 15.
Kath Reid, Brian Guppy and Guiseppe Galelli.  26 - 9.
Horadada Falcons  4 pts (89 shots) v Quesada Pearls  10 pts  (118 shots).
SABA DISCOVERY LEAGUE
Unfortunately the start or the week was not so good for our Condors at home to La Marina Astonauts we did manage to win one rink so well done to.
Vince Skeel, Ann Allen Skip Dave Allen 17 &ndash; 14.
But the overall score was a bit of a disaster.
Horadada Condors 2 pts La Marina Astronauts 12 pts (shots 68 &ndash; 133)
SOUTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION ' A '
Report of the Royals re-arranged game from the 19th February played today 4th March.
 
Another game against Quesada at home, and it was the turn of their Swallows team. This time we managed to turn the tables winning on four rinks and taking the overall shots. A different league of course, but quite a few of the players had to make the journey for the second time within three days. At least the sun was out this time, a much better day for bowls.
Our winning rinks were :-
Tony Burchall, Jenny Burchall and Brian Guppy.  21 - 14.
Val Collier, Jim Kerr and Chris Collier.  24 - 9.
Bryan Eatough, Arthur Brown and Julian Pering.  22 - 11.
Terry Hucknall, Jo Pering and Barry Evans.  19 - 12.
Horadada Royals  10 pts ( 110 shots ) v Quesada Swallows  4 pts (88 shots).
Business as usual away from home to Emerald Isle Sapphires if only we could do this at home more often nether less a win is a win and a good one as well at the Isle with four winning rinks as follows. Well done Squad. 
John Bailey, Arthur Brown Skip Barry Evans 20 &ndash; 15
Bryan Eatough. Jo Perring Skip Julian Pering 18 &ndash; 13
Jenni Blunt, Terry Hucknall Skip Mick Blunt 21 &ndash; 10
Val Collier, Jim Kerr Skip Chris Collier 27 &ndash; 11
Total Shots 106 &ndash; 84 Total points 10 - 4
HOT SHOTS - A Hot shot trio. Kath Reid, Giuseppe Galelli and Barbara Brown. Their maximum scored for Horadada against San Miguel. Also both Kath Reid &amp; Barbara Brown have been selected to
play for England

For more information on Horadada Bowls Club please contact The President Ray Hartley 96 833 5467. The Web Site www.horadadabowls.com]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[19th.February Coopers Arms, Quesada. This was our first (hopefully of many) Social evening when 51 members and guests attended and it has to be said the night according to all, was a great success.
 
With great value for money food consisting of a 3 course meal,  that those attending were able to choose prior to the night, together with wine, beer etc plus great entertainment from Laura who sang music from the 60's right up to present day, all for just 15 Euros per head.
Thank you Tim and all your Staff for all your help and assistance.
During the interval we had a &lsquo;play your cards right' game that Tim and Laura were good enough to be MC's for. I think that everyone were a little bemused over it all because there was very little banter from the audience when it came  to saying &ldquo;higher or lower than a &hellip;..&rdquo;  in the end 70 Euros was won by Colin Barton, well done Colin, a cheap night for you and Elaine!.
However, the highlight of the evening other than Laura's singing and our card game was Inspector Clouseau (Peter (Sellers) Horsfield) dispatching wine over Pink Panther (Paul (Hulk) Hurrell) who we all feel should be our new striker because have never seen anyone move so quickly (backwards on a chair) and in view of the fact he is older, (only just) than Corky, could very well now be that striker we need up front to score goals!
If you are interested in joining our Golf Society and playing cheap golf whenever you want, or on our society days, for just 10 Euros membership of the Torry Army then contact our President, David Winder at davidwinder.torregolf@gmail.com or call him on 626 774 157.]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[At El Plantio Tuesday 23rd.February                                                                        
The report for to-days outing is one of disaster for El Presidente who not only had a &ldquo;wheelie drive off the 10th&rdquo; finishing up on the wrong side of the bridge, no more should be said about that, but he also finished last out of our smallest turn out since our formation, and he lost his camera, as well!, so no pictures this time. However, all our remaining members had a great day in near perfect conditions and once again many thanks to Santiago and his Staff for all the attention given.
Our format to-day was a Stableford competition and the winners 
In 1st.Place on a countback Mick Gossage with 35 points from one of our lady members, Sue Freeman.
Nearest the pin on hole 9 went to Dave Forster and while on this subject our President reports  that while playing with some other members a couple of weeks ago, one of our other lady members Sue Owens had a hole in one on the 9th. Well done Sue! Hope you appreciated your Certificate.
Our next outing is again at El Plantio on the 16th. March with special rates applying so if you are interested in joining us please contact davidwinder.torregolf@gmail.co.uk or give him a call on 626 774]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[110 member and guests played in the March Monthly Medal today, unfortunately due to the recent heavy rain we had to play off the blocks, and with one temporary green this game would not count as a qualifier for handicaps or eclectic. 
However, it was a lovely warm spring day and I think most people enjoyed their game today, except poor Robin Richards who was not having a good day and to make matters worse he tried to retrieve his ball in the hazard behind the l5th and sunk up to his knees in the mud &ndash; it was quite a struggle to extricate him!!
Congratulations to all our winners, especially Tom Hull who won the Medal with a great score of 65 and no handicap cut!!
GOLD CATEGORY: 1st Pino Perito 70, 2nd David Gray 72, 3rd Dave King 73
SILVER CATEGORY: 1st Tom Hull 65, 2nd Ray Porter 70, 3rd Mike Harris 72
Nearest The Pins: 2nd (3rd shot) Bill Martin (Sierra Golf), 3rd (2nd shot) David Lewis (La Vuelta), 5th Keith Southgate (Sands Bistro), 11th Anthea Baker (Frattellis), 12th (2nd  shot) Ian R Pegg (Pinada Blinds), 15th Paul Manning (Tournasol), 17th Alan Wright (Hole in One) (Supervalu)
Best Front 9:  Jill Pegg 33, Best Back 9: Eamonn Devine 32.5
Best Par 5's:  Pino Perito 20, Best Par 3's:  Dave King 13
Best Guest:  Alan Wright, Best Gross:  Pino Perito 78
No CSA Figures for today, Captain's Bunker: 16&euro;
Football Draw:  Gordon White, Bruce Gordon, Dennis Cole.
90 Club:  1st Gordon White (50&euro;) 2nd David Gray (30&euro;)
We have much pleasure in informing our members that Bill Martin has been chosen as our Vice Captain for next season.   A presentation was made to Colin Marsh for all his valuable help and time spent helping us with the Eurogolf Website. 
The website address is www.eurogolf-quesada.co.uk, where you can find all the draws, latest results, press report, and social news, including the menu for the next dinner/dance.
To access the Members Area please speak to a Committee Member for the password. 
Finally, many thanks to the staff at Sierra Golf who provided tasty snacks after golf today!]]></description>
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  <description><![CDATA[Sponsored By The Rendezvous 608 467 597
Week 13 (01.03.10)
Green Division
Winning Post  5-4 Hideaway
Phoenix  6-3 Borrachos
Sam's Bar  5-4 Sportsmans
Red Division
Decades  6-3 Welcome Inn
Bullies   4-5 Well'ard
Allsalts  6-3 All Bar Sue
Bar Molino  2-7 Havana
High Scores
120 S Dolaghan (Welcome Inn), N Macbeth (Phoenix), D Field (Havana), A Hammond (Well'ard) 121 P Leemans X2 (Borrachos), P Brain (Phoenix), A Edwards (Sam's Bar), K Ellis (All Bar Sue) 123 J Storey (Phoenix), R Lintott (Molino), P Christopher X2 (Buddies) 125 K John (Decades), P Leemans, B White (Borrachos), G Toohey (Sam's Bar), K Wilkins (Allsalts), D Wenban (Buddies) 130 J Macgregor (Borrachos) 132 A Hammond (Well,Ard), 133 E Welch (Buddies) 134 R Lintott (Molino) 135 P Christopher, J Welch (Buddies) 139 J Storey (Phoenix) 140 G Bratty X2, P Brain (Phoenix), C Miller (Havana), A Edwards, D Hurcombe (Sam's Bar), M Salt (Allsalts), D Drake, C O'brien (Well'ard), P Christopher, J Welch (Buddies) 171 D Drake (Well'ard) 180 P Durrant (Allsalts)
Checkouts: 114 I Ellis (Welcome Inn)
The Draw Has Been Made For The Second Round Of The Knockout Cup On Monday 22.03.10. The Fixtures Are As Follows.
Havana V Hideaway
Phoenix V Dj's
Rendezvous V All Bar Sue
Well'ard V Sam's Bar
Tropicana V Bullies
Sportsmans V Allsalts
Winning Post V Borrachos
Decades received a bye as they were due to play Viva La Vida who are no longer in the league.
League Table To Date
Green Division                       Red Division
Winning Post 65                    Havana  69
Rendezvous 61                      Allsalts  57
Borrachos 49                         Well'ard 49
Sportsmans 46                      Bullies  45
Phoenix 45                              All  Bar Sue 41
Sam's Bar 41                          Dj's  41
Hideaway 29                           Welcome Inn 32
Tropicana 25                           Bar Molino 31 
                                                   Decades 31]]></description>
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