Small Talk diary page
November 2008

 

New on Playazo Beach

Bar El Playazo on Nerja’s Playa Playazo has been taken over by Paul Cullen who is running it with his two sons, Peter James (PJ) and Luke.

 

The bar and the kitchen will be open all day with a menu del dia for €6.50 and roast on Sundays. There’s live music on Sundays too with Not to Fall on November 2 and 30, E1-11 on November 9, Los Otros November 16, and MG Rox November 23. There are also jam sessions every Wednesday.

November 14 is a special event in aid of Children in Need and the Málaga orphanage, Cuidad de los Niños, starting at 7pm with live music from E1-11 and Los Otros.

Dinner is a choice of curry and rice, chilli or vegetable hotpot for €8 (all profit to charity). There will be a bouncy castle for kids.

There’s a Christmas Day menu at the bar too for €40, reservations on (+34) 617 984 929.

Jacqui
on show

An exhibition of works by local artist Jacqui Gibbs continues at the Bar el 7 Café, by Nerja’s bus station, until the middle of this month.

Jacqui (pictured right) has lived in Spain for seven years and particularly enjoys the wonderful quality of light experienced in Andalucía, as well as the differing life styles. Her subjects, painted mainly in acrylics, are traditionally Spanish, including flamenco dancers and mountain scenes, with many of her recent paintings exhibiting Moroccan influences.

Jacqui studied at Dundee College of Art and worked there for D.C. Thomson, the Scottish publisher of comics and periodicals including Dandy, Beano and Topper. Her father, Ken Hunter, is a very well-known illustrator and has been a great influence on her artistic life. She also lent her name to a new teenage magazine published by Thomson’s in the 1960s called Jackie.

 

As well as painting and giving art classes, Jacqui is one half of Silk, a talented singing duo well-known in the area, along with husband Mel. She can be contacted on (+34) 649 791 251.

The exhibition can be viewed at Bar el 7 Café, which is now under the new management of Jos, from 10am every day except Monday.

Sunday lunch at Bar 19
 

Nerja’s 19th Hole was always a favourite with both residents and visitors for Sunday lunch so it will come as good news that the new owners, Mark and Dan, are continuing the tradition at what is now called Bar 19 – three courses for €12. Bookings are now being taken.

Bar 19 is behind Edificio Almeria, between Avda. Castilla Perez and C/Málaga. Phone (+34) 95 252 1024 to book.

 

Support for Cudeca

In support of Cudeca Foundation’s latest campaign to save its inpatient centre, De Cotta McKenna y Santafé will make an immediate cash donation to the cancer care charity for each client that uses the law firm to draw up a new or updated will. All you need to do is leave a legacy in your will in favour of Cudeca Foundation.

Everyone can contribute in some small way to the work done at Cudeca and now you can make sure that Cudeca benefits twice: firstly, right now with De Cotta’s immediate donation and, secondly, thanks to the legacy in your new will which will be tax free.

Nearly 30 per cent of us don’t have wills. Living in Spain it is especially important to make sure you have a will to protect your loved ones and make sure your wishes are respected. A will also gives you a chance to make donations to worthy causes such as Cudeca.


De Cotta partner Jon Sutton (right) presents a cheque for the money raised at the firm’s sponsored walk earlier this year to Cudeca’s PR and fundraising coordinator Laura Haggis and financial director Rafael Olalla.

  

So, please take this special opportunity to get a new will or update your present will and at the same time know that you will be helping those with cancer and their families.

We are aware of the fact that it is difficult to think of one's own will and to think that we ourselves are going to die one day, but drawing up a will gives us the opportunity to look back on our past experience and perhaps distribute our legacy in a way that will help us contribute to solving some of the problems in our local community.

You can achieve this by remembering Cudeca in your will, either by mentioning a set figure or leaving a percentage of the total value of your inheritance. Another way would be to leave part or all of your assets to Cudeca so that their valued work may continue.

For more information on Cudeca’s specialised palliative care for patients suffering from terminal cancer and also its work of supporting families during the illness and in bereavement, please visit their web site here. Call De Cotta McKenna y Santafé in Nerja on (+34) 95 252 7014 to make an appointment about your will.

 

A Christmas Carol

Rehearsals are well under way for the Nerja Players’ Christmas show to be held at the Nerja Cultural Centre on December 10. This year they are presenting A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, especially adapted for the stage by producer Peter Burch and director John Bowkett.

Step back in time and enjoy a truly Victorian Christmas. As we journey with Ebenezer Scrooge through scenes of his life, we meet the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, along with all those well-loved characters such as Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, Jacob Marley and many others. Music plays an important part and musical director Bill Farren has devised a melody of songs and carols.

Curtain up is at 8pm and tickets priced €10 are available from the theatre box office. With last season’s shows attracting sell-out audiences, early booking is essential. All profits from the show will be donated to Cudeca.

 

Concert for orphans

Nerja based charity, Fundación Love A Child, is holding a concert to support orphaned Tibetan, Burmese and Ecuadorian children on November 16 at 7.30pm at the Cultural Centre, Calle Granada, Nerja with the kind support of Nerja Town Hall.

Dave King (violin) and Malcolm Hodd (guitar) will be playing a selection of classical arrangements of traditional Irish music, well-loved airs and popular melodies for violin and guitar. Their music will include Schindler’s List, The Carolan Suite, Greensleeves and Honeysuckle Rose.

Dave King started playing violin at the age of eight. He studied at Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester, and subsequently at the Guildhall, London. Since then he has toured extensively in Europe and is well known to a wide international audience. Malcolm Hodd has a life-long interest in the guitar, based around classical and flamenco techniques, his accompaniments and guitar arrangements draw on classical, jazz and blues influences.

Tickets are €12 and available from the Cultural Centre ticket office or directly from Fundación Love A Child by telephoning (+34) 95 252 8883 or from the website here, where you can pay by credit card.

Half the money raised from this concert will go to the 26 Burmese orphans that the foundation took responsibility for after Cyclone Nargis hit Burma in May, 2008, causing 150,000 deaths and leaving 10,000 children orphaned.

 

Fishermen Ball
The Nerja Fishermen's Club raised €635 for the charity Scope at their annual ball held in Hotel Andalus last month.

A hundred people enjoyed an evening dancing to Kathy Guest’s singing. Trophies were given for summer and winter competitions held throughout the year, which included largest fish (5lb 8oz), most fish (80 caught in one day) plus several other categories.  Pictured right are John Boswell, Steve Massey, John Plester, Geoff Elmes (Capt.), Peter Smith, John Bonner and Albert Norman.

 

Tired or torn?

 Is your sofa looking a bit tired and torn? K A International will re-upholster it for you at an exceptional quality and price or sell you a new one if you prefer.

They have a great variety of sofas, auxiliary furniture, lamps, cushions, etc. They also have a new mainly cotton fabric collection, Toile Demain, suitable for both bedrooms and living rooms. Top selling colours at the moment are green, expressing serenity and ‘in’ at the moment; raspberry, with its romantic touch, and blue, fresh and light, offering different combinations to play with.

Jose Luis and Maria will look after you at Calle Cipriano Maldonado Jimenez, Edif. Corumbela, nº 23. Torre del Mar (opposite I.E.S Maria Zambrano). They are open 10am to 1.30pm and 5 to 8.30pm from Monday to Friday and Saturdays 10am to 1.30pm. More information, (+34) 95 254 4137.

 

Cash for Alder Hey

 Smugglers Bar held a charity evening in aid of Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, and Cudeca.

Sponsorship was raised by Eunice Ashworth who had 12 inches cut off her waist-length hair by her daughter, Sharon. The hair will go to make a wig for a cancer patient.

Eunice’s niece, Megan (pictured right) owes her life to Alder Hey Hospital. On the evening food was donated by Paul of the Smugglers and guests were asked to make donations to the charities.

 

Nerja Bridge Club

 The annual Simultaneous Pairs event in aid of Children in Need will be held at the club on Friday, November 7, at 2.30pm.

Members and guests are invited to the popular Bridge and Curry evening which takes place on November 15 at 6pm, and the Annual Mixed Pairs competition will be held on two Monday evenings, November 17 and 24, at 7pm.

Regular duplicate sessions take place on Mondays at 7pm and Wednesdays and Fridays at 2.30pm, partners are available by contacting Nan on (+34) 95 252 5425 or Colin on (+34) 617 534 342. Lessons for beginners and improvers can be arranged by calling Sue on (+34) 626 436 286.

The club meets at Avda Castilla Perez, 1 (blue double doors next to AutoEscuelas Nerja).

 
Correction The tax Seminar being held by Marrelo Solutions at the Jimesol Hotel, Nerja, is on November 6 at 7pm and not November 4 as incorrectly stated in last month’s issue.

More information on (+34) 95 252 8226.