QF Focus Magazine
Looking forward a month, on Friday March 17th, Cabo Roig is turning green for St. Patrick’s Day and hosting a fabulous parade and party to celebrate Ireland’s national saint. Last year’s parade was the largest in Spain and this year’s looks like being even bigger. The strip will turn into a sea of green for the day, with all the bars & restaurants offering all things Irish including food, drink, music & hospitality together with face painting, street magicians,
bouncy
castles, dancers, music and a display of classic and specialist cars and bikes, along with St. Patrick himself. This will be a fun day with something for all the family with loads of prizes and giveaways. The parade will commence between Slievenamon and Bog Road at about 3.00pm and proceed past the Trinity and Rianxeria onto Calle Cielo passing Bar Liquid and Flanagans ending at Cabo Roig roundabout. For more information or to take part contact Richie: 637 490 937.
Torrevieja is just one of the local cities that celebrates the Easter Processions with style. The event is classified as of National
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Interest and is supported by the Costa Blanca Tourism Board. The main parades take place on the Monday before Easter, starting at 10.00pm and on Good Friday starting at 8.00pm, although there are parades and activities every day. There are also major parades in Pilar de La Horadada, Orihuela and Elche, to name but a few.
In Torrevieja, once again the 100+ members of the International Cofradia Of Jesus In The Garden Of Olives will be taking part. This prestigious group has been followed by the media across the Spanish speaking world and has been much admired and respected by most of its Spanish counterparts since its inception in 2005. With thousands of Spanish and many other nationalities filling the streets of Torrevieja for these splendid processions, the atmosphere is something to behold especially for those who are lucky enough to be a part of this moving Spanish tradition. For more details or if you’d like to volunteer your husband to take part, e-mail:
geoffwild@wildinspain.com; Tel: 654 634 575.
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’ which is constantly updated to find out the latest news and whereabouts
of your favourite local artists and updated news on events as they happen.
We try to ensure that all information on forthcoming events is correct. We advise you to check any information as there are sometimes last minute changes or cancellations which are out of our control.
NOTICEBOARD
The Association Of Retired Police Officers (known as ARPO). Retired police officers from any national or international force are very welcome to join our group. We meet every 2nd Wednesday at Sacko’s Bar, El Limonar at 10.30am We are a social and self help group and look forward to meeting new members and their partners. For information regarding joining and forthcoming events, see our web site
www.arpo.org.co.uk.
Torrevieja Christian Fellowship is a lively English speaking church located at Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 68,Torrevieja 03183. Residents and holiday makers are welcome to attend our services every Sunday at 10.30am with communion and “kids church”. Wednesday Fellowship meetings (Bible Study) starting at 6pm. For further information see our website
www.tcf-spain.org or tel: 96 670 0391.
Crime Watch Spain (Vecinos Colaborando) Reg. VG – 08261/2002 advise the community citizens about security matters and help them to report any incidents in their communities to the authorities to try to keep out any intruders. For more information please email:
colaborando.crimewatch@
skynetlink.com.
We are Torrevieja Maritime Association and our aim is to “Stimulate and maintain interest in maritime activities in the Torrevieja area among people of all nationalities”. At present we meet on the second Wednesday of the month at Casa de Galicia in El Chaparral, Torrevieja and can be contacted at
torreviejama@outlook.com or via our Facebook site, Torrevieja Maritime Association.
Almoradi scrabble club. We meet at Cafebar Almoradi on the last Tuesday of the month from 3.30pm. We now have ten regular participants, however we really want to extend our membership. If you are interested please come and join us, or for more information call 694 437 698 or email
mrandcwatkins@hotmail.co.uk.
The Aircrew Association Costa Blanca. Former and serving aircrew of the UK or Allied Armed Forces are very welcome to join this convivial and friendly organisation, now in its 27th year. Details from the Secretary on: 96 640 4123.
COSTA COBRAS RFC is a rugby club founded on the traditional ethics of the game, respect and family, based at the San Fulgencio sports ground, training on Monday and Wednesday. For more details on training times contact Garry 692 767 242 or Robert on 697 286 416.
Costa Blanca Mountain Walkers. The CBMW is a group of people who get together twice a week to enjoy walking in the mountains of the Costa Blanca region of Spain. Anyone is welcome to come along. Visit
www.cbmwalkers.org for information on upcoming walks and guidelines.
Catral’s writers / cultural group. If you like to write, talk or read about cultural issues you are coming to the right starting group every Wednesday in Catral, Vega Baja. Interested? Please email J. Rivero on
jrivero-santana@skynetlink.com.
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