The Royal British Legion Nerja Branch
It may be a cliche but this year it seems even truer than in the past …… time flies and waits for no man . It seems like no time at all since we were talking about summer coming and already it is ending !!!
At the Legion we are gearing up now for the Poppy Walk , the Poppy Ball and Remembrance weekend events . This year the Walk is on October 15 and will begin as usual at the Al Andalus hotel in Maro and end at the El Puente restaurant in Nerja . This is a friendly walk - no racing- and no prizes for the first to romp home , just our grateful thanks to all who take part and raise money from sponsorships . Anyone who is interested in helping or supporting our efforts is welcome and sponsorship forms are available from Dorothy Allen ( see below ).
The Poppy Ball this year is once again in amalgamation with Los Romanes and if last year ’ s Ball was anything to go by , will be a great evening of lovely food , great music and dancing , super raffle with fun people . Tickets will be limited , so if you are interested , contact one of the members below and ensure that you definitely get yours .
We are shortly saying goodbye to Nick and Sue Ball who are returning to live in UK . They have been staunch members of the Nerja branch for many years and Nick has held many different offices . Before coming to Spain , Nick had served in the Royal Horse Guards and the Army Air Corps , where he became Senior Flying Instructor . On leaving the Army he joined Westland Helicopters in Yeovil and was instrumental in creating the instruction manuals for the new Apache helicopter . A very worthwhile career which was undoubtedly helped and supported by Sue who having been ground crew with BEA enabled them both to fly to the top ! They will leave a gap in our branch , so it is with not a little sadness that we see them go , but wish them much happiness in their new life and home . I am sure that wherever they go they will be welcomed into their new community and soon be enlivening the company- with Nick ’ s quietly sociable manner and Sue ’ s gregarious nature . I am sure I speak for all our members when I say -you will be missed .
Our first lunch of this season at Nuevas Arenas Restaurant in La Herradura will be on Friday October 6 . You can book with Vera ( see below ) for that one or the next one at the Al Andalus hotel on October 19 . Don ’ t worry if you are not ex-Service or serving , we love to have new friends along . Nor do you have to be British , we welcome people of all nationalities . So if you are interested don ’ t hesitate , just give one of us a ring and come along .
Poppy Walk : Dorothy Allen : 951 066 676 / dallenpuntalara53 @ yahoo . com
Lunches : Vera Osborne : 95 296 7200 / ozzybaldwin @ yahoo . co . uk
Poppy Ball : Hamish Crompton-Gunn : 615 550 886 / hamish . crompton . gunn @ gmail . com