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up your “free tickets” in the headquarters of the Union Musical Torrevejense, at their ofice inside the Music Palace on the 1st floor between the hours of 6pm to 8pm from Monday to Friday or downstairs in the Music Palace cafeteria all day long.
XIII Murcia Hot Rally is just the place to be if you love Motorcycles and Music on 27th May. The thirteenth edition takes place in Santiago De La Ribera, San Javier, Murcia and it’s free to attend. Bring your bike and join in the fun. Bring your dancing shoes and enjoy the sounds of Burning, La Guardia, Danza Invisible, Gatos Locos, Midnight Riders and Salida 80. Bring your bike and enjoy bike tours, a bike show, lottery, paella, parrillada and a whole lot more.
Last October Torrevieja’s Royal Naval Association celebrated their 25th anniversary. The branch have almost 100 full time members and meet on the 1st Wednesday of every month at 5pm in El Pariso Bar, located close to Carrefour. Members all enjoy an extremely busy and hugely enjoyable social programme. More information on their website:
www.rnatorrevieja.com.
The Royal British Legion, Orihuela Costa Branch, is on the lookout for more members. The branch covers the area from Punta Prima to San Javier and inland and meets on the third Thursday of every month at the Olympia Restaurant in Mil Palmeras at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. You do not have to be ex military to attend or to join. Everyone is welcome. More information can be found at the branch website:
http://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/orihuela-costa.
Torrevieja has a new film and cultural club. Thanks to a collaboration with Cines IMF in Torrevieja, located beside Habaneras Shopping Centre in the Ozone Centre, every week a brand new film shows, once a night, for all seven nights, in
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English language with Spanish subtitles, called: V.O.S.E. No need for headphones. It costs 5€ on Monday and Wednesday and 7€ every other night and fiestas. However film club members can visit on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for 5€ and after you’ve seen ten films, the 11th is free. There are many other benefits from joining the club. Everyone can find out what is showing each week by sending an email to:
film@admitone.club with the words ‘Opt In’ on the subject line. It costs just 20€ to join per person, 30€ a couple or 5€ for youths, students and Jove Carnet holders. Check out
www.AdmitOne.club for more information. New films are announced every Wednesday. Get on the mailing list to get your free updates.
The Nosmo-King Club is one of the oldest associations in Torrevieja. They meet every Thursday in El Pariso Restaurant, located close to the Carrefour commercial centre at 11am and have a variety of events from local and entertaining speakers and presenters to luncheon clubs and days away by coach. Everyone is welcome to attend and find out more about this friendly group. Just show up and introduce yourself.
The Rojales Craft Market, at the Cuevas del Rodeo in Rojales, is open on the 1st Sunday of each month in the morning from 11am to 2pm. It’s is a fun place to visit if you are looking for a small gift, piece of art or decoration. Local artists put their work on display along with other craft works to browse and enjoy. Also on the 1st Sunday of each month is the Ace Cafe Classic Car event, on the street outside La Torre Hotel in Los Montesinos from 11am to 1pm while Moonshiners have their Classic and Custom Rod event at the Miroil Garage in Catral on the last Sunday of the month between 11am and 1pm. Admission is free.
Kids of all ages are invited to attend the Torrellano Miniature Steam Train. It is run by the friends of the railways association and so is normally only open on Saturdays between 4pm and 8pm with Miniature Train Rides from November to April on the 2nd Sunday of every month from 10.30am to 1.30pm and May to October the 2nd Saturday of every month between 4.30pm and 7.30pm. Their Train Museum is open every Saturday from 4pm to 8pm. Donations of 1.50€ are the norm to enjoy the experience.
For more updated news about local artists and events that are happening all around the Costa Blanca, check out a new Facebook page called ‘Artists Direct Spain’.
We try to ensure that all information on forthcoming events is correct. All information is sent directly to Keith from the organisers or local town halls and not just taken from other sources. We still advise you to check any information as there are sometimes last minute changes or cancellations which are out of our control.
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