Smalltalk
Comic Relief Night Happy “Annie”versary
A night of hilarity and fund raising was
held at Chapel Bar on Friday March 24,
in aid of Nerja Solidaria (Nerja food
bank). The food bank is located just
behind the Taxi Rank in Calle San
Miguel. They are grateful of any cash or
non-perishable food donations. They
give out food packs to help the many
registered families that are living on the
breadline. Can you believe this lovely bar is 15
years old this month? It seems like only
yesterday that Ann took it over. Of
course they will be having a party to
celebrate this milestone and you are
invited to come and join the celebrations
on Wednesday, June 14. There will be an
Adult Treasure Hunt (with drinks as
prizes) from 8-9.30pm and live music
with Paul & Friends from 9.30pm-
midnight. There will be free tapas and
spot prizes throughout the night. Don’t
miss it, for anyone who doesn’t know
where it is, see the advertisement on the
previous page.
Mad Hatter’s cakes
Have you tried Mad Hatter’s Tea Room
and cake shop yet? It’s at Calle Jaen 4a,
Nerja and Ria, its proprietor, does some
yummy cakes to have with your tea or
coffee, plus other
homemade
delights such as
quiche and
sandwiches. But if
you have a special
occasion coming
up, she can make
you an amazing
cake - just have a
look at this! You
can contact Ria on
618 659 000 or call
into the Tea Room between 10am and
5pm Monday to Friday.
A massive 1500€ was raised on the
night. Ian from the Chapel would like to
say a big thank you to everyone that
donated or took part in the event. But
special thanks must go to Chrissie
(sponsored makeover with the help of
Donna and Friends) Stuart and Nick
(sponsored head shave) Lenny for
volunteering for a body wax where wax
strips were sold on the night OUCH! and
Mog for his expert compering. As well
as the above there was a Greg’s custard
pie challenge, a bubble gum blowing
competition (well done Darcy) and an
open mic for any Britain’s got Talent
hopefuls (good effort Thomas) as well as
the auction of a painting donated by
Inger - Lisa.
Burglary
Burglary is a bad enough crime to be the
victim of, but when a charity shop is the
target it just really makes you wonder
about what sort of people could do it!
Popapecunia, the charity shop in aid of
the Love a Child Foundation, has been
burgled again last month. It happened
already five years previously. Then the
burglars took €100, this time there was
not much money, only around €10, but,
they took new watches, clothes, shoes
and damaged a lot including the doors
and windows. Luckily a knight in shining
armour, otherwise known as Ted,
repaired everything for free or it would
have been expensive. They could
probably do with your kind donations
even more at the moment so please see
their contact details on page 57.
Nerja roads - closed!
Have you tried driving around town in
in the last few weeks? It seems that more
than half of the roads are closed to be
dug up or blocked off. The one that is
really causing headaches is the bridge
between Supersol and El Puente bar
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which they say will be closed for at least
a month (it is still open to pedestrians
though). Also closed are Calle Angustias
and the part of Antonio Millon where
Vinoleto and Fitzgerald’s are. I do
wonder why all these improvements are
being done at such a busy time of the
year, but the answer will usually be
something to do with spending the
money when it is available. Anyway let’s
hope it all gets back to normal soon.
GAA comes to Potters
Potters bar in Nerja (opposite Hotel Villa
Flamenca) have now included GAA
sports coverage amongst the range of
sports events shown. There will be
Hurling and Football matches and of
course to add to the atmosphere
Guinness is now available on draught.
The weekly quiz continues on Tuesday
nights hosted by Dave Jamieson which is
very popular so booking is essential.
Saturdays will now see a BBQ night on
the super new terrace with happy hour
drinks from 4pm to 7pm. Now open
from 4pm daily with happy hour prices
until 7pm and complimentary tapas
available. Friday nights continue to be
popular with superb Fish & Chips
available and an evening of great
entertainment hosted by Paul Lockey.
For bookings and more information see
the advertisement on page 35.
Art exhibition
Artist Jill Carrott is holding an exhibition
of her art at The Tourist Office, Avenida
de Andalucia, Torrox Costa from June
15-30.
Hours are
9 til 2 and
4.30 til 8,
Monday to
Friday,
10.30 til 12
noon on
Saturdays.
The
exhibition
is called Summer in Torrox and the
paintings are her observations of life in
Torrox and the campo. Please come and
take a look, inauguration on June 15 at
6pm.