Wednesday, 12 June 2013 18:08
Summer Fun at Fiesta Crafts
THE SCHOOL holidays are fast approaching and temperatures are rising. And trying to keep the children amused can be a daunting thought! Fiesta Crafts has the solution- throughout July and August they will be offering their popular children’s craft club three times a week.
The craft clubs are suitable for boys and girls between the ages of five and 15, with activities tailored to the age of each child and within an air-conditioned environment. Projects include fabric painting; scrapbooking; card making; jewellery; clay modeling; painting and lots more. All materials are provided and the children take home everything that they make. A drink and snack will also be provided.
Children love to be creative but this can be messy for adults. There is an easy way to get your children involved in arts, crafts and painting without all the mess left for you to clean up –art classes away from home!
If your kids love craft, why not enrol them in a course at Fiesta Crafts this summer during the holidays? For just 10€ they will learn a useful skill, have fun, experiment with new craft ideas and make new friends.
Fiesta Crafts courses during the summer:
Mondays 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Thursdays 11am – 1pm
Saturdays 11am – 1pm
Please book to avoid disappointment!
Find Fiesta Crafts at Local 22, Moreras del Saladar, Avinguida del Pla, Ctra Cabo La Nao, Javea: Telephone 96 646 1788. www.fiestacrafts.eu
The craft clubs are suitable for boys and girls between the ages of five and 15, with activities tailored to the age of each child and within an air-conditioned environment. Projects include fabric painting; scrapbooking; card making; jewellery; clay modeling; painting and lots more. All materials are provided and the children take home everything that they make. A drink and snack will also be provided.
Children love to be creative but this can be messy for adults. There is an easy way to get your children involved in arts, crafts and painting without all the mess left for you to clean up –art classes away from home!
If your kids love craft, why not enrol them in a course at Fiesta Crafts this summer during the holidays? For just 10€ they will learn a useful skill, have fun, experiment with new craft ideas and make new friends.
Fiesta Crafts courses during the summer:
Mondays 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Thursdays 11am – 1pm
Saturdays 11am – 1pm
Please book to avoid disappointment!
Find Fiesta Crafts at Local 22, Moreras del Saladar, Avinguida del Pla, Ctra Cabo La Nao, Javea: Telephone 96 646 1788. www.fiestacrafts.eu
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Wednesday, 12 June 2013 18:01
Festival fun
THE SECOND Benitachell International Festival is being held on Sunday 23rd June after being postponed because of bad weather.
The Santa Maria Magdelena School hosts the event which starts at 11.30am and is officially opened by Mayor Josep Femenia Mas at 11.45am.
A collaboration between Benitachell Arts Centre, the town hall and the school, the event has taken months to prepare and organisers and hoping the gods will be kind with the weather next weekend.
On stage there will be traditional Spanish dancing, Flamenco, and live music from The Hoaxx, SFM, and MP7.
And there will also be over 40 stalls selling gifts at bargain prices, beauty treatments, and ‘nearly new’ stands.
And for the children there is electronic football shooting, a bouncy castle, face painting, Slush Puppies, games and a children’s entertainment company.
And visitors can enjoy international food on the day from sausage and bacon butties to paella and burgers – as well as freshly baked bread and cakes and a bar.
The Santa Maria Magdelena School hosts the event which starts at 11.30am and is officially opened by Mayor Josep Femenia Mas at 11.45am.
A collaboration between Benitachell Arts Centre, the town hall and the school, the event has taken months to prepare and organisers and hoping the gods will be kind with the weather next weekend.
On stage there will be traditional Spanish dancing, Flamenco, and live music from The Hoaxx, SFM, and MP7.
And there will also be over 40 stalls selling gifts at bargain prices, beauty treatments, and ‘nearly new’ stands.
And for the children there is electronic football shooting, a bouncy castle, face painting, Slush Puppies, games and a children’s entertainment company.
And visitors can enjoy international food on the day from sausage and bacon butties to paella and burgers – as well as freshly baked bread and cakes and a bar.
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Wednesday, 12 June 2013 17:47
Cooking smiles this summer
THIS SUMMER Torrevieja will have yet another new initiative. Called “Cocinamos sonrisas” or “Cooking Smiles” it's designed to be a sort of soup kitchen for the Summer. It order to get everything underway, a fundraising day has been organised under the banner ““Para que todos puedan” or "So everyone can", which will take place on June 29 in the centre of Torrevieja.
"So everyone can" is designed as a pilot project whose principal activity is to provide an adequate and balanced daily meal menu, from Monday to Friday inclusive, during the month of August, for those children whose families lack resources. The project arises after discussions with families about how they manage once the school year ends.
The initiative has been founded by members from AMPA of CEIP Habaneras and the Delegación de la FAPA Gabriel Miro de Torrevieja, whose propose in this action-campaign is a program providing food for those most urgent cases, while it is also intended to send a message of the need for greater social resources to the most disadvantaged.The Summer Soup Kitchen will have a capacity of between 50-70 children aged between 3 and 12 years old.
The fundraising event will take place on the evening of Saturday, 29 June between 6:30pm and 9:30pm with the collaboration of several local sports groups plus fitness and dance academies such as the Real Club Nautico de Torrevieja (RCNT), Body Combat plus companies and individuals. The program will include sessions of Body Combat, Zumba and Tae Kwondo. It is conceived as an event, festive, fun and open to all.
"So everyone can" is designed as a pilot project whose principal activity is to provide an adequate and balanced daily meal menu, from Monday to Friday inclusive, during the month of August, for those children whose families lack resources. The project arises after discussions with families about how they manage once the school year ends.
The initiative has been founded by members from AMPA of CEIP Habaneras and the Delegación de la FAPA Gabriel Miro de Torrevieja, whose propose in this action-campaign is a program providing food for those most urgent cases, while it is also intended to send a message of the need for greater social resources to the most disadvantaged.The Summer Soup Kitchen will have a capacity of between 50-70 children aged between 3 and 12 years old.
The fundraising event will take place on the evening of Saturday, 29 June between 6:30pm and 9:30pm with the collaboration of several local sports groups plus fitness and dance academies such as the Real Club Nautico de Torrevieja (RCNT), Body Combat plus companies and individuals. The program will include sessions of Body Combat, Zumba and Tae Kwondo. It is conceived as an event, festive, fun and open to all.
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Wednesday, 29 May 2013 18:02
RBL doing it for kids
ON SATURDAY 15 June 2013 a Fun Day Festival will take place in Playa Flamenca, Orihuela Costa. This is a benefit event for the charity association Fundación Arcos del Castillo and the Royal British Legion. True to fashion, the event starts at noon with Torrevieja Pipes & Drums leading a parade. Everyone will be assembling in the Mercadona at Play Flamenca, behind the Town Hall, and from here will march to the beach.
At Playa Flamenca Beach the festival will take place with live music from local artists, a raffle, lots of games for the kids, and for the young at heart, plus fun for the whole family. The live entertainments gets under way at 4.00pm with Paul Michaels, followed by the marvellous tap dance routines from the Crazy Ladies at 4.30. There's a double bill at 5.00pm when Dan Davy and Nick Gold take the stage followed by the girls from Footwork Dance, at 5.30. MC for the event is Nick Gold from Sunshine Radio, who will close the show, along with singing a song or three.
A fun day out for all the family. Take a picnic, have a swim, enjoy the music and dance and make a day of it, with the first festival day of the summer on the Orihuela Costa.
At Playa Flamenca Beach the festival will take place with live music from local artists, a raffle, lots of games for the kids, and for the young at heart, plus fun for the whole family. The live entertainments gets under way at 4.00pm with Paul Michaels, followed by the marvellous tap dance routines from the Crazy Ladies at 4.30. There's a double bill at 5.00pm when Dan Davy and Nick Gold take the stage followed by the girls from Footwork Dance, at 5.30. MC for the event is Nick Gold from Sunshine Radio, who will close the show, along with singing a song or three.
A fun day out for all the family. Take a picnic, have a swim, enjoy the music and dance and make a day of it, with the first festival day of the summer on the Orihuela Costa.
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Monday, 29 April 2013 16:57
Board games are still great FUN!
THE OLD idea of ‘Study hard get a good degree and you will be set up for life’ is long gone. Some young people with degrees are now serving burgers and fries.
‘Get a job in a big company and you’ll get a good pension at the end,’ was what people used to say. But there is no job security or company loyalty any more. We hear of 50-year-olds who have worked in a firm for 30 years suddenly out looking for a job. Governments are running out of money, countries are going bankrupt... In today’s world the only way to be financially secure is to be financially aware and invest wisely and it’s never too late (or too early) to start.
The current recession got local resident John MacNamara thinking. With over thirty years experience of financial markets in the City of London he has incorporated his knowledge into a board game. He decided to call the game ‘Realism’ - a way to prepare for or change behaviour to cope with real life, learning in a fun way how to make good choices and to experience the penalties involved in risky investments.
Nowadays, with computers such an integral part of our lives, we all tend to seek answers on screen. John himself wondered as he created the game. “Who plays board games nowadays?” He was surprised to find a recent study in the UK showing that board games are alive and well, and that six out of ten families choose board games over ‘unsociable’ computer games in holiday periods. Since ‘staying in’ is the new ‘going out’ in these recessionary times, sales of board games have soared - up 20% over the last three years.
“Financial awareness is hugely important in today’s world,” says John. “We owe it to our children and grandchildren to make sure they are financially savvy. What better way than a fun and realistic board game that all generations can enjoy and that subtly teaches about investment and managing money?”
Summing up the game, John told RTN: “Realism is a traditional style family board game. It gets children away from their computers to sit down and play a game as a family and it makes a great present.”
More information plus a special local offer for RTN readers visit: www.RealismGame.com
‘Get a job in a big company and you’ll get a good pension at the end,’ was what people used to say. But there is no job security or company loyalty any more. We hear of 50-year-olds who have worked in a firm for 30 years suddenly out looking for a job. Governments are running out of money, countries are going bankrupt... In today’s world the only way to be financially secure is to be financially aware and invest wisely and it’s never too late (or too early) to start.
The current recession got local resident John MacNamara thinking. With over thirty years experience of financial markets in the City of London he has incorporated his knowledge into a board game. He decided to call the game ‘Realism’ - a way to prepare for or change behaviour to cope with real life, learning in a fun way how to make good choices and to experience the penalties involved in risky investments.
Nowadays, with computers such an integral part of our lives, we all tend to seek answers on screen. John himself wondered as he created the game. “Who plays board games nowadays?” He was surprised to find a recent study in the UK showing that board games are alive and well, and that six out of ten families choose board games over ‘unsociable’ computer games in holiday periods. Since ‘staying in’ is the new ‘going out’ in these recessionary times, sales of board games have soared - up 20% over the last three years.
“Financial awareness is hugely important in today’s world,” says John. “We owe it to our children and grandchildren to make sure they are financially savvy. What better way than a fun and realistic board game that all generations can enjoy and that subtly teaches about investment and managing money?”
Summing up the game, John told RTN: “Realism is a traditional style family board game. It gets children away from their computers to sit down and play a game as a family and it makes a great present.”
More information plus a special local offer for RTN readers visit: www.RealismGame.com
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Wednesday, 27 March 2013 15:44
Just monkeying around
YOUNGSTERS AT Xabia International College enjoyed performing a colourful version of Rudyard Kipling’s classic The Jungle Book.
The audience enjoyed the acting, singing and dancing of the year three and four production and money raised from ticket sales will go to help the Hope Restoration Centre in Kenya, a charity supported by the Javea school students.
The audience enjoyed the acting, singing and dancing of the year three and four production and money raised from ticket sales will go to help the Hope Restoration Centre in Kenya, a charity supported by the Javea school students.
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Thursday, 21 March 2013 15:01
Costa Blanca Tourism’s new planning website
IF YOU are looking for something to do on the Costa Blanca or trying to plan something for visiting friends or family, Costa Blanca’s Tourism Board has just launched a new website, with details of where to go and what to do on your vacation from zero euros and up!
The Provincial Tourism Board of the Costa Blanca has launched the web site to coincide with the Easter holidays, offering a new initiative to facilitate planning getaways to different destinations in the province of Alicante. This is a website containing a wide variety of different ideas developed in collaboration with municipalities and tourism industry professionals. The link is: www.tuplancostablanca.com and it includes a total of fifteen short stay plans, with links to restaurants, lodging and companies offering organized activities that are collaborating with the campaign by providing competitive prices and extra services at no cost. The microsite offers two possibilities to potential visitors: opt for one of the fifteen plans already made, or make your own plan, choosing from over 200 deals and suggestions that are presented by companies and municipalities that have joined the initiative.
Tourism and Deputy Vice of the Board of Trustees, Joaquín Albaladejo, explained that “the main idea is to offer potential visitors a number of attractive proposals that enable them to do something special on their holidays without travelling too far and without entailing great economic effort.”
The plans have paid special attention to leisure proposals that need not involve any cost to the visitor, and yet are of great appeal. In this regard it is suggested, for example, routes through the highlights of an area or municipality, whether for its cultural value, its urban appeal or for the beauty of its natural environment.
Nautical activities, internal routes, cultural offerings and places that stand out for their Holy Week processions are some of the topics that have been taken into account when preparing the various plans. The Global promotional campaign launched during the Week of Provincial Tourism, specifically for Semana Santa, has this year focused mainly on territories near and Albacete, Murcia and Valencia.
The Provincial Tourism Board of the Costa Blanca has launched the web site to coincide with the Easter holidays, offering a new initiative to facilitate planning getaways to different destinations in the province of Alicante. This is a website containing a wide variety of different ideas developed in collaboration with municipalities and tourism industry professionals. The link is: www.tuplancostablanca.com and it includes a total of fifteen short stay plans, with links to restaurants, lodging and companies offering organized activities that are collaborating with the campaign by providing competitive prices and extra services at no cost. The microsite offers two possibilities to potential visitors: opt for one of the fifteen plans already made, or make your own plan, choosing from over 200 deals and suggestions that are presented by companies and municipalities that have joined the initiative.
Tourism and Deputy Vice of the Board of Trustees, Joaquín Albaladejo, explained that “the main idea is to offer potential visitors a number of attractive proposals that enable them to do something special on their holidays without travelling too far and without entailing great economic effort.”
The plans have paid special attention to leisure proposals that need not involve any cost to the visitor, and yet are of great appeal. In this regard it is suggested, for example, routes through the highlights of an area or municipality, whether for its cultural value, its urban appeal or for the beauty of its natural environment.
Nautical activities, internal routes, cultural offerings and places that stand out for their Holy Week processions are some of the topics that have been taken into account when preparing the various plans. The Global promotional campaign launched during the Week of Provincial Tourism, specifically for Semana Santa, has this year focused mainly on territories near and Albacete, Murcia and Valencia.
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Wednesday, 20 February 2013 13:01
Di de Di Holiday Fun
WITH EASTER just around the corner, and thoughts of going on holiday maybe in the back of your mind; why not transport yourself back to a a gentler time of travel and vacations, the 1950’s and enjoy the antics of staff and guests at Craplin’s Holiday Camp. The year is 1959 and the aging staff find themselves now catering to the older camper! All the activities have been designed to enable the campers to fully enjoy The Pensioner Specials, but the guest have mixed reactions. The staff group still consists of hopeful Bluecoats and jaded entertainers plus the ‘not to be missed’ Craplin Debonaires, who provide excellent nightly entertainment in the Hawaiian Ballroom.
Campoverde Theatre Group are finishing their rehearsals and practicing their dance steps for opening night on Friday March 15. The show includes well-loved music hits of the late 1950’s and in keeping with the average age of the company’s members, focuses on the antics of mature holiday makers enjoying the ‘pensioner specials’. There are plenty of songs from the era, which everyone will be encouraged to sing along with during the show.
The place to be is the Casa de Cultura San Miguel on Friday 15th, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th March. Tickets can be purchased at Bargain Books, San Miguel, The Panderia Campoverde Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Portobello Sunday 1pm - 3pm or phone Colin on 966 74 127.
Campoverde Theatre Group meets every Monday and Wednesday afternoon at the Community Centre in Blue Lagoon and also enjoys a range of social activities. New members are always welcome, everyone can contribute, not just budding or experienced actors, but also dancers, singers, artistic, creative, technical and backstage crew. For further information contact Colin as above.
Campoverde Theatre Group are finishing their rehearsals and practicing their dance steps for opening night on Friday March 15. The show includes well-loved music hits of the late 1950’s and in keeping with the average age of the company’s members, focuses on the antics of mature holiday makers enjoying the ‘pensioner specials’. There are plenty of songs from the era, which everyone will be encouraged to sing along with during the show.
The place to be is the Casa de Cultura San Miguel on Friday 15th, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th March. Tickets can be purchased at Bargain Books, San Miguel, The Panderia Campoverde Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Portobello Sunday 1pm - 3pm or phone Colin on 966 74 127.
Campoverde Theatre Group meets every Monday and Wednesday afternoon at the Community Centre in Blue Lagoon and also enjoys a range of social activities. New members are always welcome, everyone can contribute, not just budding or experienced actors, but also dancers, singers, artistic, creative, technical and backstage crew. For further information contact Colin as above.
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Thursday, 06 December 2012 15:22
Sledge Rides, Virtual Reality Games and Christmas Lights!
Throughout December to January 5th, Shopping Centre Portal de la Marina in Ondara celebrate their Fab-Tastic Christmas , full of thrills and activities for both young and old.
Christmas tree lights are on since 1st December and they have launched two new activities for visitors to enjoy:
AUGMENTED REALITY, a cyber virtual reality that puts the player inside the game, which visitors can try for free, from Monday to Friday 17.30 to 21.30, and also on Saturdays and Sundays from 11.30 to 13.30. (Sundays open in December will be 16th, 23rd and 30th December).
There will be a SLEDGDE RIDE for children, almost like being in the snow! Shoppers can try the ride by showing a proof of purchase of 15 € or more from within the centre on that day, giving them two turns on the ride. The hours in which the ride is open will be Monday to Friday from 17.30 to 21.30, and on Saturdays and Sundays.
From December 26 until January 5, these two activities will be open every day all day!!! See their advert on Page 7
Comedy Monologues Final
Friday 7th December sees the final episode of the first round of the National Comedy Monologues, a competition that has run for 13 weeks each Friday at the Comercial Centre’s cinema in Ondara. The following Friday 14th will see the four finalists compete. The jury will have the difficult task of deciding who goes onto that grand final. Advance tickets are now on sale in the Land of Comedy website and also at the information point (www.tierradecomedia.com) inside the Commercial Centre in Ondara. The price is 5 € and includes a free hamburger at McDonald's! On both weeks, the Monologues start at 20.30, in the Cinema, within the Comercial Centre.
Christmas tree lights are on since 1st December and they have launched two new activities for visitors to enjoy:
AUGMENTED REALITY, a cyber virtual reality that puts the player inside the game, which visitors can try for free, from Monday to Friday 17.30 to 21.30, and also on Saturdays and Sundays from 11.30 to 13.30. (Sundays open in December will be 16th, 23rd and 30th December).
There will be a SLEDGDE RIDE for children, almost like being in the snow! Shoppers can try the ride by showing a proof of purchase of 15 € or more from within the centre on that day, giving them two turns on the ride. The hours in which the ride is open will be Monday to Friday from 17.30 to 21.30, and on Saturdays and Sundays.
From December 26 until January 5, these two activities will be open every day all day!!! See their advert on Page 7
Comedy Monologues Final
Friday 7th December sees the final episode of the first round of the National Comedy Monologues, a competition that has run for 13 weeks each Friday at the Comercial Centre’s cinema in Ondara. The following Friday 14th will see the four finalists compete. The jury will have the difficult task of deciding who goes onto that grand final. Advance tickets are now on sale in the Land of Comedy website and also at the information point (www.tierradecomedia.com) inside the Commercial Centre in Ondara. The price is 5 € and includes a free hamburger at McDonald's! On both weeks, the Monologues start at 20.30, in the Cinema, within the Comercial Centre.
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Thursday, 13 September 2012 16:05
Excitement over Grant A Wish ‘fun day’
EXCITEMENT IS growing over the Grant A Wish ‘fun day’ and that’s official after winning backing from Teulada Moraira Town Hall!
Sunday 7th October promises a festival to be enjoyed by all the family in the grounds and halls of the Salon Canor, Teulada.
And the Mayor of Teulada Moraira Antoni Joan Bertomeu has agreed to officially open the event – which is rapidly turning into a truly international day.
Continental Wealth Management Director Jody Kirby – the company behind the concept with partners RTN and Moneycorp – said she believed the day would be “very special”.
PROUD
She added: “We are very proud that he feels our event warrants him coming to officially open it – he is very excited about what we are doing and that we have chosen to hold it in Teulada.
“It helps us feel very special, that Grant A Wish is seen as something that is doing some good for people and the day is something important for the whole community.
“And we are very grateful to the town hall because the mayor is obviously giving up some of his own time on a Sunday to come and help us.”
Nominations are now being accepted for the next Grant A Wish, when the team hopes to make someone’s dream come true this winter. Send an email with a contact telephone number outlining why someone deserves a life-changing experience by 30th November to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sunday 7th October promises a festival to be enjoyed by all the family in the grounds and halls of the Salon Canor, Teulada.
And the Mayor of Teulada Moraira Antoni Joan Bertomeu has agreed to officially open the event – which is rapidly turning into a truly international day.
Continental Wealth Management Director Jody Kirby – the company behind the concept with partners RTN and Moneycorp – said she believed the day would be “very special”.
PROUD
She added: “We are very proud that he feels our event warrants him coming to officially open it – he is very excited about what we are doing and that we have chosen to hold it in Teulada.
“It helps us feel very special, that Grant A Wish is seen as something that is doing some good for people and the day is something important for the whole community.
“And we are very grateful to the town hall because the mayor is obviously giving up some of his own time on a Sunday to come and help us.”
Nominations are now being accepted for the next Grant A Wish, when the team hopes to make someone’s dream come true this winter. Send an email with a contact telephone number outlining why someone deserves a life-changing experience by 30th November to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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