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Royal British Legion Poppy Walk & Ball
The Royal British Legion , Nerja and Los Romanes Branches host their annual Poppy Walk on Sunday , October 18 . It starts at Hotel El Andalus , Maro and goes to El Puente bar in Nerja . Why not walk for sponsorship or just sponsor someone else ? Sponsorship forms from Dorothy Allen , 643 212 944 . Your support for this event is vital to replace funds lost due to the Corona virus .
They will also hold their annual Poppy Ball on Friday , November 6 , from 7.15pm . As always , the event will take place at the Caves Restaurant , Maro . Entertainment will be provided by Ricky Lavazza and Laura Ellen . Booking is essential . To join us for this wonderful evening please contact : Kim Bowe on 711 077 576 email : kim _ bowe1 @ hotmail . com or Lorraine Williams on 699 573 841 email : lorraineandvic @ hotmail . com . Ticket price € 40 members , € 45 nonmembers , dress code : Evening dress or suit and tie .
1000 Likes
Last month we noticed that our Facebook Page was 28 “ likes ” short of the magic 1,000 so we appealed to our friends , readers and colleagues and by
the end of the week we had achieved 1,000 . Thanks so much to all who have “ liked ” our page , please ask your friends to do the same and let ’ s see if we can get to 2,000 !
New bar in Nerja
Against all the odds in these difficult times Martin Tompsett and Gareth Ellis have re-opened the Anchor Sports Bar in Calle Ruperto Anduez , Nerja . A small comfortable bar showing all major sporting events concentrating on a friendly atmosphere .
Having previously owned and run the Clubhouse Sports Bar in Nerja , Gareth has been coaxed out of retirement by Martin , with Gareth ’ s expertise and Martin ’ s enthusiasm they will complement each other and make a great team . Martin a keen football fan and Gareth a keen rugby follower , they both share the love of golf so hopefully will have lots of talking points to share with customers old and new over a refreshing wine , beer or Guinness .
Open every evening and early on weekends , please pop in for a friendly welcome . See their Facebook page for opening times and full games showing , also see their ad on page 36 .
The Arts Society Nerja
The Arts Society Nerja invites you to a grand restart in October after the season 2019-20 unfortunately came to an abrupt halt last March due to the covid-19 virus . The Arts Society Nerja is proud to present a varied programme for the autumn covering the 500th jubilee of Raphael , the great
Spanish painters Velazquez , Picasso and Dali , the Magellan-Elcano expedition , and in December , last but not least , “ Santa Claus : the art that turns him from St . Nicholas to Father Christmas ”.
All the lectures will be at the Centro Cultural , Calle Granada , Nerja , starting on October 20 , at 18.00 with a lecture on Three Spanish painters . This lecture will focus on paintings by Velazquez , Picasso and Dali . The lecture will be by Manni Coe , who studied Spanish literature at Edinburgh University . Today , Mr Coe lectures on History and Culture , using the arts as a vehicle . He lives on an olive farm in Andalucia .
Seating at the Centro Cultural will be adapted to local regulations in order to be ” covid-19 safe ”. In parallel they will be zoomed for those who cannot attend in person . However , if the Centro Cultural has to be closed due to new outbreaks of the pandemic , the lectures will only be on zoom . A free trial zoom lecture will be offered by the Arts Society Nerja on Tuesday 13 October at 18.00 . This lecture will feature our Chairperson Helene Sijsling . She will be talking about “ Juana la Loca ; Drama and Tragedy ”. Juana the Mad , or more properly Queen Juana ( pictured ), was the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabel and mother of Charles V , the holy Roman emperor .
For updates on lectures , membership , zooming etc , please visit their web site , theartssocietynerja . com , or sign up for their free newsletter by email to : chairman @ theartssocietynerja . com .
EXTRA NEWS BRIEFS Low reservoir
The first substantial rainfall for months hit the area on September 18 , but brought little relief to the low levels being experienced at the La Viñuela reservoir . The biggest accumulation of water during the downpours was at Alfarnetejo where 30 litres per square metre was recorded , while the area around the reservoir received only 11.2 l / m2 leaving storage at about 30 % capacity .
Ice cream initiative
Torrox staged its first Ice Cream Route last month as part of its campaign to incentivise commerce in the town . Six restaurants took part in the event which invited people to vote for the best , as well as being entered in a draw with a top prize of a € 150 voucher to eat in the town . The town hall says it ’ s working on other initiatives which are “ very necessary at this time .”
New turf
Approval has been given to replace the artificial turf at the Vivar Téllez football ground in Vélez-Málaga . It is expected to take eight weeks to replace the 7,420 square metres of the existing playing surface which is now 12 years old . The ground is used by Vélez CF as well as by other sports groups and individuals .
Panther spotted ?
Residents of Ventas de Huelma , a small village 30 kilometres south-west of Granada , were alarmed last month after a large black cat , possibly a panther , was spotted just 300 metres away . Ground patrols supported by a Guardia Civil helicopter have searched the area but , although some tracks have been found , no animal has been detected . Panthers are protected animals and ownership requires a special license , but none is registered in the province .
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