Globe September 2013

Nº 128 SEPTEMBER 2013

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Front Cover: The 2013 Gibraltar Music FestivalCover Image by: Mark Galliano

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THE ‘I HAVE A DREAM’ LEGACY

FOCUS ON: LA JARRA HELADA

THE HONDA MOTOR CYCLE RANGE

THE ‘SOUL MATES’ LIVE IN CONCERT AT THE ALAMEDA OPEN AIR THEATRE

FIVE YEARS OF THE EXPRESS EXPERIENCE

GENYKA CELECIA BECOMES A BRITISH REGISTERED TEACHERAT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE

PUSHING PHOTOGRAPHY TO THE LIMIT WITH LEO HAYES

CHEERLEADING IN GIBRALTAR

RECORD BREAKING YEAR FOR GIBRALTAR’S CARDBOARD BOAT RACE

YANIFEST 2013

HALLOWEEN IDEAS

THE SECOND GIBRALTAR MUSIC FESTIVAL

THE GIBRALTAR MUSIC FESTIVAL: INTERVIEW WITH DYLAN FERRO

FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH

THE BEST RECIPES OF OUR CUISINE

WHAT’S HAPPENING DOWN TOWN?

THE GIBRALTAR BEER FESTIVAL 2013

YVONNE SMIDDY – DIGITAL ART EXHIBITION

CREATING A CAT-FRIENDLY HOME

EL SIEGE

THE FIRST GIBRALTAR WINE FAIR

A BIG THANK-YOU TO ALL FROM MY WINES

THE GIBRALTAR FAIR 2013

THE HALSBURY TRAVEL TROPHY

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The “I Have aDream” legacyThe Rev. Bernice King opened the celebration of her father’s fa-mous “I Have a Dream” speech on 28th August last with an in-terfaith service in Washington.

King said that her father, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is often remembered as a freedom fighter for equal rights and hu-man rights. But she said, “he was most importantly a man of faith. He was a prophet and ‘faith lea-der’ and it was ‘the spirit of God’ that infused that movement.”

“The faith community must con-tinue to lead every movement for justice and equality”, Ber-nice King said. The opening service Wednesday included Jewish, Muslim, Catholic, Sikh, and other Christian faith lea-ders celebrating King’s legacy. Other speakers were the Very Rev. Gary Hall, Dean of the National Cathedral; Catholic Archbishop, Donald Wuerl of Washington; Rabbi Achonfeld of the Rabbinical Assembly; Imam Mohamed Magid of the Islamic Society of North Ame-rica and others.

President Barack Obama spoke around 3:05 p.m. – nearly 50 years to the minute that Dr. King delivered his speech. President Obama is holding himself up as a symbol of the change King envisioned. But he also pointed to the nation’s lingering econo-mic disparities as evidence that King’s hopes remain unfulfilled.

With Biblical references and the cadences of a preacher, Obama used the refrain, quote, “because they marched,” as he recited the achievements of the civil rights

movement. “Laws changed, le-gislatures changed and even the White House changed”, Obama said. “But income inequality, troubled inner cities and stag-nant wages amid growing corpo-rate profits show that challenges remain”.

Also speaking was Oprah Win-frey, who said King forced the nation “to wake up, look at itself and eventually change”. Winfrey said, “King recognized that Americans shared the same dreams and that their hopes

weren’t different based on race. King was right when he said all Americans’ destinies are intert-wined and would rise or fall based on how people treat their neighbours”. Winfrey asked her mother as a 9-year-old girl why her family wasn’t there for the march. It took her 50 years, but Winfrey finally arrived on the steps of the Lincoln Memo-rial to mark the anniversary of King’s march!

Although former President George W. Bush, who is re-covering from a recent heart procedure, did not attend Wednesday’s anniversary cere-mony in Washington, he and his wife, Laura, say in a statement from Dallas that King’s “I Have a Dream” speech challenged the nation to live up to its founding principles that all people are created equal.

Bush said, “the nation has come a long way – ‘yet our journey to justice is not complete’ and the-re is still a need to take King’s vision to every community in America.

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Focus on:La Jarra Helada

It’s generally taken for granted beer is to be drunk cool, but in this part of the world where long periods of hot weather are the norm, beer needs to be consumed not just cool, but very, very cool... that’s why at ‘La Jarra Helada’, it’s a fundamental rule to serve Spain’s top beer at a temperature that drops to the low minuses...

Text by Richard Cartwright

“Cruz Campo beer is probably the brand name most preferred and sold in Spain and the cooler it’s served the more enjo-yable and satisfying the experience...” Je-sus Gallardo Abad, proprietor of La Ja-rra Helada, situated at El Bulevar in the ‘Avenida 20 de Abril’ at the very entran-ce to La Linea, just across the border claims. Clearly, the bar name alone - La Jarra Helada – is a welcome invitation to escape the heat and taste an espe-cially chilled pint of beer, “Many of our customers from abroad, particularly tho-se from cold countries, who are not used to the heat, readily understand why we

serve our beers so cold and logically seem to enjoy them so much”, Jesus says. His philosophy is that all punters wishing to take a few minutes out to stop for a drink or a bite to eat must surely want to, above all else, switch off, relax and chill out for a while and ‘La Jarra Helada’ is a great place to take that break whether coming in to La Linea or on the way out back to Gibraltar.” ‘La Jarra’ enjoys a very varied clientele of Gibraltarians, British, Spa-niards and tourists from many countries that frequent the area... “We tend to have a great atmosphere here because regard-less of nationalities, political or religious ideologies or beliefs, our customers make an effort to communicate with each other

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and have a good time, which is what’s most important.”

Jesus has worked in the bar trade for many years and seems to recall always having the taste and smell of beer in his mind since he was a child. He remembers

when only knee high, the ‘Chirringuitos’ on the beach and the smell of beer spilt in the sand mixed with the whiff emanating from discarded prawn shells and fish bo-nes gave him an enduring smell of beer, which Jesus says are rooted in his mind forever. There are other memories too, very especially those of working alongside his father in the bar trade some time ago and recalls the re-opening of the Frontier for pedestrians. In those days, ‘El Meson Don Jamon’ was situated where ‘La Jarra Helada’ is now, securing a privileged site by the frontier and making thus ‘La Jarra’ a well established water hole on that busy walkway.

‘La Jarra Helada’s’ proprietor is naturally very keen on selling as much beer as pos-sible and suggests a good idea might be to set up a beer factory in the area; the closer the better, he claims, because it would kill two birds with one stone or perhaps three! “Look, you could say first of all, it would a viable investment because there’s a big trade

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out there due to the amount of passing tou-rists, locals and others. Building a factory in the area would create much needed jobs for La Linea and the Campo area and thirdly, more employment would obviously mean more spending power for those now in work and their families and consequently more beer being consumed and enjoyed!”

Clearly, popping in to see Jesus Gallardo

for a chat whilst not forgetting to enjoy a very cold, cold Cruz Campo beer is a must next time you walk in to La Linea...’La Ja-rra Helada’, in La Avenida 20 de Abril is situated in the walkway right opposite the pedestrian exit after going through the customs building in La Linea...and if it’s a very hot day, you’re allowed to take plea-sure in an extra pint whilst enjoying the chat!

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Honda produced its first real motorcycle, the Model D, in 1949. Since then, Honda has gone on to become one of the world’s leading motorcycle manu-facturers. In fact, more than 50 million units of the venerable ‘Honda Super Cub’ were sold in less than 50 years, making it the most popular motorcycle in history. Today, Honda offers an enormous lineup of class-leading motorcycles and is regularly adding to and improving its fleet. From it’s ‘CBR’ line of sports bikes to its line of ‘runabout’ scooters to the luxurious Gold Wing Touring motorcycle, Honda has a bike for just about everybody.

The HondaMotor Cycle Range

With our new lineup of scooters, getting there is all the fun

ThE hONdA VISION 110

The Honda Vision was designed to be a low-cost fuel efficient ur-ban commuter. Powered by a four-stroke 110cc engine with Honda’s ‘PGM-FI’ fuel injection system, the Honda Vision claims a maximum power output of 8.3hp at 8000rpm while torque peaks at a claimed 6.4 ft.-lb. at 6500rpm.

The Vision’s sleek, attractive body design has an ergonomically sculp-ted one-piece seat at a height of 760mm, also allowing for plenty of legroom. There is also generous luggage space under the seat, with

the additional option of helmet hol-ders on both sides of the under-seat compartment, to allow for this area to be left for luggage or shopping. The leg shield in front of the rider provides not only effective weather protection but also additional sto-rage as the two open compartments are ideal for holding drinks bottles securely.

The CBS, ‘Combined Braking Sys-tem’, links the left brake lever to both the rear and front disk bra-ke, optimising the braking effort at both tyres to give strong, secu-re stopping in all conditions. The Vision has been designed with

economy in mind and as such re-turns a superb fuel consumption of 50.2km/l (140mpg) from its 110cc four-stroke engine with PGM-FI fuel injection engine with electric start. And at just 102kg, this scoo-ter is nimble with confident hand-ling, which is assisted by telescopic forks and hydraulic damping for a smooth ride while the Combined Braking System (CBS) provides op-timal braking in all conditions. Performance, style and comfortThis stylish 110cc-powered scooter has been designed as an adaptable commuter that combines ample per-formance with superb fuel economy and generous storage, as well as, great comfort for both rider and pillion.

ThE hONdA PCX125

With all the scooters on the road, you want one that really delivers. The PCX does, and more. From its innovative styling, motorcycle-inspired seating, reliable Honda en-gine and transmission, the PCX is one of the most exciting ways to get around in years.

Think of the new Honda PCX125 as the do-everything scooter. It offers the fuel economy of the most frugal scooters out there, but it’s big enough and powerful enough to carry a passenger and ride on the motorway. Storage, automatic transmission, easy to park – do you really have to ask? The new PCX125

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has it all, and it’s the perfect choice if you’re looking to replace that se-cond car with something a whole lot smarter for these times when every pound counts.

With its 125cc liquid-cooled four-stroke engine, the PCX125 is powerful enough to ride on the highway and carry you and a pas-senger too. The PCX is all about ta-king care of its rider. Exhibit A: the large seat and floorboards. You get room to move around and your pas-senger gets plenty of room too. The full-length floorboards and step-through design also makes getting on and off a whole lot easier. A full 25 litres of under-seat storage is safe, secure, and convenient. Use it wisely to store a helmet, your groceries, office materials and more.

Super-smart style, Honda heart and soulThe new PCX 125 was created for riders who desire the compact, eco-nomical advantages of a 125cc scoo-ter and the modern, fashionable good looks more often associated with larger-displacement machines.

In the future, maybe all two-whee-led transport will be as good as this. But why wait when you can be ri-ding the new Honda PCX125 now? It’s full of the features that make it one of the smartest ways to get around since man started walking on two legs!

ThE hONdA PCX150

The popularity of small-displace-ment scooters is growing in Europe. Rising fuel prices and awareness of environmental issues have had an impact on the way we think about transport. However, the true appeal of a scooter is not just its low run-ning costs and ability to cut through the city rush hour. It’s also about fun - the freedom and independence that only two-wheel transport can give.

The Honda PCX150 is a premium maxi-scooter with much bigger pro-portions than any other scooter that is currently on sale. In 2012, its ori-ginal engine was redesigned to de-crease friction, increasing efficiency and the displacement was increa-sed to 152.9cc. In fact, the Honda PCX150 is powered by a fuel-injec-ted 153cc liquid cooled engine.

The new engine is based on Honda’s ‘ESP’ (Enhanced Smart Power) de-sign. The PCX150 is a stylish and exceptionally practical scooter. It is very well built, boasts a full package of the nice amenities and has a top speed that makes it useful on most roads and even motorways!

Practical, fast and fun rideIn every aspect, from its low-noise, low-emissions operation to its easy handling and contemporary image, the Honda PCX150 is designed as a practical, fast and fun ride.

ThE NEw hONdA MSX 125

The new MSX125 is small enough to be supremely manageable yet also has a fully-fledged feel thanks to some standard sized motorcycle parts. It is part mini-bike, part mo-torcycle with involving performan-ce matched to confident handling and styling that combines a sense of fun with a tough, urban edge.

The new MSX125 is quirky, fresh and definitely unconventional! - In terms of performance, build quali-ty and usability it is everything you would expect from a Honda but with a unique style and attitude of its own. Powered by a well-proven and effi-cient 125cc fuel-injected, 4-stroke engine, the MSX125 features a con-ventional four-speed gearbox and clutch. Complementing the power train is a compact chassis that fea-

tures a sturdy steel frame, inver-ted front forks, ‘mono-shock’ rear suspension, hydraulic disc brakes (front and rear) and lightweight 12-inch wheels sporting wide, low pro-file tyres.

The MSX125’s 125cc two-valve air-cooled engine is based on one of Honda’s most well-proven power units. It has won universal praise over the last decade for fuel efficien-cy, ease of use and longevity.

The sophisticated ‘PGM-FI’ gua-rantees highly efficient combustion, and works in conjunction with both air intake and exhaust to deliver an involving experience at the throttle. The air intake connecting tube and funnel is divided in two, allowing its length to be optimised for consis-tent torque delivery at low and mid rpm. A large, 3L airbox and panel-type, wet paper filter provide relia-ble and quiet airflow; the filter itself having a life of 16,000km.

Punchy roll-on performance with useful, accessible and fun all-round abilityAll in all, the MSX125’s engine packs a perfect blend of punchy roll-on performance with useful, accessible and fun all-round ability. The effort put into reducing internal friction and increasing intake and exhaust efficiency has also produced a highly economical unit.

Honda’s aim is to provide a scooter for every lifestyle, and its range in-cludes luxury large-displacement scooters, as well as, chic runabouts that can be seen all over town. All of them offer the highest Honda qua-lity, the best technologies for their function and rock-solid dependa-bility.

The Honda Motorcycle Range can be viewed at Bassadone Motors, 42 Devil’s Tower Road, Tel: 200 79004, distributors in Gibraltar for Honda.



Photographs by Johnnie Bugeja (Courtesy

of The Gibraltar Chronicle)

Helped along in no small way by the affable Dutch horn player and front man vocalist, Mitch Jansen, Alameda Gardens came alive to the sound of soul-and what classics they were. A cursory glance at the abridged set list will confirm that ‘Soulmates’ had the talk, but could they walk the walk as well?

It was clear that thought had been put into the concert set list as the band sailed into ‘Knock on Wood’ followed by ‘Soulman’ and ‘Mr. Pi-tyfull’ from the film soundtrack The Commitments. They chased this with a reggae classic, ‘I don’t want to

Every now and again something musically fresh explodes onto our local music scene and the twelve piece band ‘Soulmates’- a work in progress- confirmed in a spectacular concert that what we had heard at the Piazza and at Ocean Village some weeks back, was not a fluke

After seven super songs and a long and elaborate intro, demure and hu-gely talented Chloe Martinez came on stage to great audience acclaim, and to provide the ‘princess of soul’ touch to some of those timeless clas-sics . She’s got Soul plus, and happily, that’s more than we bargained for. We all suspected it was going to be good, but maybe we were wrong – it was better than good! Live music at the Gibraltar fair would never be the same again after 24th August, (their next gig lined up), if this band works up a soul-storm like the one they whipped up the other night at the Alameda. As it turned out, I was present at their fair gig, which was a full house, and it ended in standing ovations and several encores.

‘The Soulmates’ Live in Concert at The Alameda

Open Air Theatre

wait in vain for your love’ and a ‘smo-kin’ version ‘Flip Flop Fly (I don’t care if I die)’, which showcased the brass and was nicely rounded up by Craig Philbin on keyboard. These soul men

can walk the walk too as Joe Cocker’s ‘Unchain my Heart’ got a workout followed by a Spencer Davies classic, ‘Gimme some Lovin’, which kept the soul train chugging along…..


Coming back to the review in hand, we never knew how much we nee-ded to see and hear a live twelve piece band playing some ‘stonking’ songs and looking and sounding as if they were having a ball. They surely were - simply because they are excellent musicians, they had good musical arrangements to read from and a re-pertoire to die for. Any band would love to play these classics and any au-dience would enjoy them again and again, and I am predicting that they will.

I sincerely hope that we’re in for a long career from ‘Soulmates.’ Craig Philbin their leader just fresh retired from a Bandmaster tour with the RG Regiment must be in heaven as he now leads a tight and astonishingly in-tune six piece brass section to ins-pire him, as well as, a solid backline of bass, drums and guitar, who take no prisoners. So what’s not to like? Cer-tainly, their many fans in the audien-ce couldn’t find fault with the sound whilst I simply couldn’t jot down fast enough the adjectives to describe what I was enjoying so much.

It’s hard not to choke on an impecca-ble ballad ‘At Last’ (an Etta James clas-sic) as sung by Chloe as it’s equally hard not to raise a smile for Mitch as he acts out the Joe Cocker/ Tom Jo-nes classic stripper song ‘You can lea-ve your hat on’. Surely, another of the song choice gems among the mixed bag we got in this concert. ‘Soulma-tes’ are a good time band, who cer-

tainly can walk the walk but they are also a platform from which to launch our very own ‘princess of soul’ (that’s how Mitch Jansen describes her) the hugely talented Chloe Martinez, who is already a shining star at a tender age - long may she shine.

SOULMATES LINE UP

Mitch Jansen: Trumpet/VocalsCraig Philbin: Keyboard/Vocals/

LeaderPeter Martinez: GuitarLouis Chipolina: Bass

Albnert Gonzalez: DrumsChuck McClelland: Baritone Sax

Djamal Adib: Alto SaxToby Muir: Tenor SaxChris Riley: Tenor Sax

Mike Gibbons: TrumpetStephen Riley: TrumpetChloe Martinez: Vocals

SOME CLASSIC FEATUREd

Knock on WoodSoul Man

Mr. PityfullUnchain My Heart

Gimme Some LovingIt Takes TwoRescue me

Son of a Preacher ManRespectMy Girl

You can leave your hat onAt Last


Fivesuccessful

years ofThe ExpressExperience

It’s to do withhaving vision and an entrepreneurial streak in yourcharacter somewill say ...... fivesuccessful yearson proves yougot it right!

Ocean Village Express

Photographs by Bianca Baglietto

In June 2008, Ocean Village was ready for business and opening

its doors to customers. Stephen Viñales jumped in with both feet and the Express Convenien-ce Store chain was born.... “I was already running the Shell Retail Outlets at Winston Churchill Avenue and Line Wall Road as my own business. I’d worked for

Shell for over twenty five years and took on the retail busines-ses as an agent so, together with another Shell colleague, Harry Murphy, we opened the first Ex-press Store at Ocean Village. We started this venture at Ocean Vi-llage with a 50 square metre unit and quickly expanded into 150 square metres, which included an Ice Cream Parlour.”

Well all of that is now, what they call, history! Stephen has moved on and with other local business partners - Lewis Stagnetto Ltd and Restsso Trading - spread his wings and in five short years has practically covered every corner of the Rock with stores at Alameda Grand Parade, Irish Town, at the far end of Catalan Bay Village, with Stefano’s Cafe-

teria also at the east side village and another cafeteria at Europa Point - PLUS, still running the now rebranded ‘GibOil’ Petrol Station and Convenience Stores, which will soon resemble the Express Store layout and bran-ding internally.


in a modern, mini supermar-ket fashion...Stephen is always

keen to point out, “The aim has always been to offer the customer a pleasant shopping

of chocolate and all that fits in between is what you’ll find at your ‘Local and Convenient’ store and now ‘ATMs’ are also available at the Alameda and Riviera outlets.

The Express experience is ge-nuine to the core! Online shop-ping and home delivery has not been forgotten and is very much on the cards also. So it’s clear the ‘Express event’ is lea-ding the way in making shop-ping a pleasant experience for customers.

Loyal family members and hard working staff are the ma-instay for the smooth running of the business... “Indeed..! My son Zydon takes on much of the running of all the businesses with me. Also, Adrian Morales Lopez is our Shop Supervisor keeping an eye on all the stores; we have great staff at all the stores and cafeterias, the girls in the office whose help, I couldn’t be without. And of course, I get great support from my wife Rose and daughter Gynaika and my other son, Ste-phen.”

experience. This is what it’s all about, giving them what they need when they need it - we’re open till late - and setting and maintaining high levels in cus-tomer care.” Groceries, an ice cream, a good bottle of wine, cigarettes, a newspaper, a bar

Done the professional way,’ is the best way to describe the layout, merchandising and signage that prepares you for the array of goods on offer at the stores. The stores are light, airy and neat in appearance

Irish Town Express

Alameda Express


We mentioned business skills, determination and charac-ter but Stephen also says... “Running a business like this is stressful and certainly hard work

but the adrenalin rush you get when you stock up and see goods shift off the shelves is an amazing thrill and just makes you want to go on.”

Our firstExpress Cafeteria

June 2013 saw the companycelebrating the Express Experience’s5th Anniversary!Stephen’s certainly not bankrupt of ideas and no dou-bt has more up his sleeves, “The important thing is that I’ve

always thought locals can do this, be brave, make the move and not always wait for outsi-ders to take on these projects, we

can take them on also...” One time Shell, fuel pump man for yachts, Stephen has proved that it can be done!

Europa Point Express


Genyka Celecia becomes a British Registered Teacher at The Royal Academy of Dance

Genyka Celecia has recently graduated this past July as a British registered Teacher in Classical Ballet, at the Royal Academy of Dance. The Royal Academy of Dan-ce is one of the world’s most influential dance educa-tion and training organisa-tions. It seeks to promote knowledge and understan-ding of dance by educating teachers to become profes-sional dance practitioners. By training and registering at the RAD, Genyka will now be able to offer ‘RAD’ set curriculum work. This work is then set out as Gra-ded examinations, giving children, parents and tea-chers the chance to monitor progress and achievement by performing in front of an international external examiner provided by UK headquarters. Genyka would like to take this opportunity to thank the Ministry of Culture and the Department of Educa-tion for funding this two year course and to Paulette Finlayson for being such an amazing mentor and friend. On her achievement Gen-

yka Celecia said:

“This course has helped me achieve a great satisfaction in helping the youth not only

by becoming fit and healthy through the physicality of dance, but also by providing career paths for students in the near future. The qua-

lifications gained from the dance curriculum I offer are recognised in England, Wa-les and Northern Ireland as part of the National Qua-lifications and Credit Fra-mework.

Students taking Grade 4 and 5 are aligned at GCSE level. Grades 6, 7 and 8, Interme-diate and Advanced Founda-tion are aligned with AS/A Levels. These higher grades are even allocated up to 80 ‘UCAS’ points accredited at University level.

Furthermore, I am extremely ecstatic with the new deve-lopment from the ‘RAD’ for students aged as young as 2 ½ years of age “Dance to your own tune”. This means that toddlers can get involved in physical activity by enhan-cing their creativity and ima-gination through movement, dressing up, acting, dancing and much more. Through modes of active learning, children develop knowledge in shapes, lines, awareness of their body in space and how it works, counting, anatomy and rhythm without even realising because they are in-volved in having fun at the same time.’’

World-renowned Prima Ballerina, Darcey Bussell CBE and President of the Royal Academy of Dance, presents Genyka with her certificate.


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PushingPhotography to the Limit with Leo Hayes

Text by James Culatto

Leo Hayes’ passion is for photo-graphy. He’s lives and breathes it and preaches the philosophy of ‘One good photograph a day’. The reason being that life is fast and hectic and photography helps him slow down and catch that moment that he may never see again. Apparently, photo-graphy found him as he was bed ridden and told to get a hobby, so he went out and bought a camera, the rest as they say, is history.

That 2 mega pixel camera was cutting edge technology at the time and it gave Leo his first insight into the new world of digital technology. Those first few photos might not have been particularly good but they did give him the incentive to learn more and distance himself from being the traditional Japanese tourist style photographer that would jump out of the coach, snap as many shots as possible and jump back on. His interest in photography grew drama-tically and once he had won



Gibraltar Photographer of the Year back to back, competitions abroad and realising that his work was on par with those ma-king a living out of it, he started to take on odd jobs.

Meeting at his ‘office’ for a co-ffee, we discussed how far he had come and what his aspira-tions were for the future. Leo is very honest and admits that a big part of the modern day pho-tographer is the business side as you have to know how to market and manage your skills. Howe-ver, this hasn’t stopped him from making a name for himself and attracting some of the most sought after jobs in Gibraltar. When asked about his style, he says that he draws inspiration from film director, Zack Snyder and comic book legend, Frank Miller in that he wants to make people look ‘larger than life’.

Photography is also a way to get a message across or even cause controversy but Leo has tried to stay away from that although he has been known to be vociferous on the internet and certainly doesn’t hold back when getting his view across. “I did take a photo once of a bloke with facial tattoos and anyone that didn’t know the guy would think he wasn’t a god fearing all round nice guy, but people kinda jud-ge! If there was any photo with a message, it’s that one”

Video seemed like a natural progression for him and since his first experience back in 2002 during an army training exerci-se, he has always wanted to del-ve deeper into what is essentia-lly moving photography. A few music videos later and the loca-lly acclaimed ‘Gibraltar’s Fittest Man’, he is progressing in leaps and bounds. The Orange Peel vi-


deo for ‘Little Creature’ was the edgiest locally produced music video seen so far, so much so, it caused a little bit of an uproar on the Internet!

In the seven years he has been working on a professional le-vel, Leo has worked with the Miss Gibraltar Pageant, Marbe-

lla Fashion Week and countless other events including the Gi-braltar Music Festival. He now specialises in corporate work, events, and portraiture. Feel free to contact Leo on his Face-book page or alternatively, get to know him a bit better on his blog at leohayesphotography.wordpress.com Leo Hayes


The Gibraltar Cheerleading Asso-ciation is pleased to announce that GCA President, Georgina Morello Caballero has recently qualified as an ‘ECA’ cheerleading judge. ‘ECA’ is the European Governing Body for ‘Cheerleading and Cheer Dance’ and is responsible for both Judge and Coach Education in Europe.

Georgina has undertaken extensive training and shadow judging at the United Kingdom championships over the last eighteen months and she has finally completed her theory and practical examinations at the recently organized European Cheerleading Championships in Rimini, Italy.

Seminars and exams were lead by three distinguished Cheerleading Head Judges from Slovenia, Ger-many and the United Kingdom, na-mely Mr Gregor Sulak, Mrs Birgit Noppens and Mrs Amanda Holden, respectively. The international judge position is in addition to her roles as National Team Gibraltar Director and Certified Head Coach in Tum-bling and Cheerleading of the ‘Gi-braltar Rockettes Cheerleading’ Club.

The ‘GCA’ was recognised as a gover-ning body of Sport in October 2011

and it now has over 100 members. It has already gained membership to the European Cheerleading Associa-tion and the International Federation of Cheerleading allowing the Gibral-tar National squad to compete at the European and World Champion-ships. The 2013 Gibraltar National Squad, made up of 10 athletes, will be travelling to the United Kingdom to compete for the very first time in this year's ‘UKCA’ Winter Champions-hips in Manchester on 23rd and 24th November.

The Gibraltar Cheerleading Asso-ciation has also been accepted as a cultural organization by the Ministry of Culture given the nature of their activities. The Recreational side of Cheerleading, their "Spirit Squad " is all about giving back to the commu-nity; supporting other sporting asso-ciations, local charities and the local community with their fundraising projects and other events.

The competitive side to Cheerlea-ding, on the other hand, is fierce. The sportive cheerleading is a multiface-ted, contemporary, dynamic sport in which the athlete learns to master a wide range of skills, from balance, core stability, flexibility, gymnastics,

Cheerleading in Gibraltar



agility, dance, choreography, stunts, spatial awareness, pyramid forma-tions, rhythm to synchronization, teamwork and trust.

In addition, it promotes healthy lifestyles and positive energy chan-neling. Its educational value was fully recognized in the UK when it was introduced in the GCSE’s phy-sical education syllabus in certain schools recognizing that it provides a channel for health and social edu-cation for young people, regardless of gender, culture or physical limita-tions. It helps raise youngsters’ self-esteem, enhance their confidence, self-discipline, concentration, coor-dination and attention span while enabling quick, essential, effective communication. The sport itself also aids in developing friendships, mutual trust and respect, team effort, social issues, in a fun, safe en-vironment.

On the other hand, vocals play an important role in this sport ma-king it unique. In fact, judges look for the ‘wow factor’, 'showmanship', signature moves, execution, variety and difficulty of skills, harmony of patterns, unity, team spirit, music choice and visual effects, but espe-cially the clarity and volume of the various cheers and chants, their meaning and rhyming, effective use of props and the originality, attitude and facial expression they are deli-vered with.

The ‘GCA’ is organizing their first ever ‘GIBRALTAR CHEERLEA-DING FESTIVAL’ this October as part of the Ministry of Culture Au-tumn Programme where you will be able to watch and learn what Cheerleading is all about. The ‘GCA’ is pleased to announce that interna-tional adjudicators, Ms Karen Gra-ham and Ms Pat Hawkins will be travelling from the United Kingdom for the occasion.

Ms Hawkins will be delivering a ‘Cheerleading’ presentation at the ‘MINI OLYMPIAD’ complimen-ting the GCA’s demos of a series of ‘Cheerleading’ categories, which will take place in the morning at the Bayside Sports Complex and at the Festival itself. Over 100 cheerleaders, aged between 3 and 28 years, from Cheer Squads from UK, Spain (na-mely, Costa del Sol) and Gibraltar will all be participating at this year's Festival.

The event will be held on Saturday 12th October at the Inces Hall from 2pm to 3.30pm and 4pm to 6pm. Tickets will on sale as from 1st Sep-tember and may be purchased from Rock Photos on Ground Floor of ICC. Tickets priced at £10 per ses-sion or £15 for both sessions.

For further information, please call Georgina Morello Caballero on TEL: 58008338 or email: [email protected]


The fifth edition of Gibraltar’s Charity Cardboard Boat Race took place in Ocean Village Marina on Saturday 24th Au-gust and earned itself record-breaking status. Buoyed by the presence of TV cameras from Channel 5 and Gibraltar’s very own GBC, the entrants, and the crowds, came out in force.

Sandra Lamplough, spokesper-son for Ocean Village, said, “This year 14 boats took to the water, almost double that of 2012, and spectators had to jostle for space to get a vantage point on the ac-tion. Knowing that the cameras were on them, extra effort clearly went into boat building this year

Record-Breaking Year for Gibraltar’s Cardboard Boat Race

with the RAF Junior vessel ‘Ti-tanic’ taking a full five days to construct – although ‘Titanic’ was a bit of a misnomer as it las-ted the course unscathed to come third. We also had really authen-tic Junior and Adult versions of a VW camper van constructed by Interbuild – making fifth and second places in their respective races. The sun shone brightly on a fantastic afternoon of friendly competition - particularly use-ful for the drenched crews of the four ‘sinkers’.”

Miss Gibraltar 2013, Maroua Kharbouch, who is preparing to jet off to Indonesia for the Miss World pageant at the end of Sep-

Photographs byDominique Martinez-Lopez(www.gibraltarfocus.com)

tember, was there to start the ra-ces and dish out the prizes. With many more sponsors on board this year, there were Shields for Adult and Junior Race win-ners (O’Reilly’s took both titles, showing once again a great talent for cardboard boat making), Best Fancy Dress (the JP Haulage Ro-mans), Best Boat (RAF Titanic)



and the Best Titanic Sinking (Life of Pi). Prizes came courtesy of Janice Hair & Beauty, Gala Casino, Dusk Champagne & Cocktails, Pizza Express, Burger King, O’Reilly’s Irish Pub, The Island Restaurant & Lounge and The Cuban. Expert commentary was once again provided by the charismatic ‘Zooney’.

On Tuesday 27th August at 8pm, GBC aired its Cardboard Boat Race footage shot directly from the heart of the action – quite li-terally as their cameraman was in the water at the middle of the 1,000 metre course. Meanwhile

Channel 5 captured the event for the second time for their follow-up series of documentary ‘Gibral-tar: Britain in the Sun’, which will come to television over the co-ming months. The event, organised by the Wi-lliam Tilley Lodge and Global Events Management, raised well over £1,000 for charity and pro-ceeds will go to various Gibraltar Sports Associations to aid Junior Development and also the GBC Open Day. Keep an eye on the Ocean Village ‘FaceBook’ page for up to date information on events at Gibraltar’s foremost marina.


Yanifest, the event, which featured live performances from established artists and up-and-coming acts at Camp Bay on Friday 16th August, is the brainchild of Jose Luis Bonavia. This launch concert is intended to make an annual event of this festival with proceeds going towards the ‘Foundation of Music Talent in Gibraltar’

Photographs by Skye Montegriffo

Jose Luis Bonavia spoke to Globe Magazine. “Yanifest is a celebra-tion of the undeniable wealth of talent on the Rock. It is intended as a family friendly occasion with tickets costing £10.00 per person which included one drink and a snack on the night with children under 13 going free of charge”.

Mr Bonavia explained that a foundation for musical talent is being set up, with those behind the initiative keen to promote live music locally. He continues,

“Our main aim is to support the development of up-and-coming musicians with this initial launch concert to further fundraise for the venture. In other words, the main aim of the foundation being set up is that of helping musicians

based here in Gibraltar achieve what they should be achieving but unfortunately finances some-times restrict.”

Jose Luis re-iterated the im-portance of getting the acts to

perform free of charge on the night as a show of solidarity towards the cause. Hence, all profits from ticket sales and bar could go towards the founda-tion for musicians in Gibraltar. He also took time to show his appreciation towards the three main sponsors, Saccone & Spe-ed (Gibraltar) Ltd, Sapphire and Hassans, who have met the costs related to putting on the festival.

Yanifest 2013 saw many local acts taking to the stage with per-formances from Coup D’Etat, Los Primos, Strange Brew, Bite

Yanifest 2013A Musical Night to Remember under The Stars


the Bullet, Heritage, Adrian Pi-sarello, Sista Dee and the Street Dogs giving their talent for free to kick start this initial festival, a festival the organizers hope will be the first of many.

Jose Luis reiterated, “We would like to see the entertainment laws relaxed. We feel that due to the time restrictions on entertain-ment with live music needing to stop at 11pm, not only is the full

potential of Gibraltar’s musicians not being exploited, but many of us would not want the night to end so young!”

With regards the future, Mr Bonavia is hoping to organise another outdoor festival in early spring 2014.

Photographs of the event can be acquired from Skye Montegriffo on Tel: 54005078



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The 2nd GibraltarMusic Festival

Text By Joe Adambery

Photographs By Mark Galliano

On the 7th September, over ten thousand people went home with the sweet sound of Emeli Sandé still ringing in their ears. What a day of good music it had been and what a brilliant night to top it off. A huge array of international and local ar-tists played on two sound sta-ges at the Gibraltar Music Fes-tival - from midday to well near midnight.

There was something for ever-yone to like, including young children and toddlers, on this great family day when the Vic-toria Stadium complex rocked as in a huge cup final - except that the crowd chants were for the artists and their music. For some, it was their first concert but there were many seasoned concert goers who were giving this festival the thumbs up. Af-ter all, twelve hours of music at £50 a ticket is a bargain given today’s concert prices.


Our local artists did us proud as from midday with Holly Buha-gier, Metro Motel and This Side Up taking a giant leap in their musical careers and playing to their home crowd from the im-pressive main Stage in the es-pecially covered football field, while the Valerga Brothers, After Hours, Orange Peel, Pa-ragon and Guy Valarino took care of business on the second stage siding with Marina Bay. People migrated between stages and the only major clash came when Texas and 10cc were both on at the same time. I missed Texas to catch 10cc (nostalgia and all that) and from all re-ports, they were fantastic.

Nothing but praise was heard

for the good organization and smooth running of a mega concert, which saw singing sensation Emeli Sandé top the bill on the main stage and the legendary 70’s band 10CC top the bill on the second stage. It was a huge near capacity crowd

to cater for but everyone had something to like. For some, it was Texas, for many, it was Le-vel 42, for the girls it was Law-son and Olly Murs, for the nos-talgia seekers, it was 10cc. For the bilinguals, it was La Oreja de Van Gogh and for sheer

vocal brilliance, it was Emeli Sandé, who everybody stayed behind for.

What an international bill of current and classic artists we enjoyed, but let’s not forget our local talent, who pulled it off with style and panache. For our local bands and solo artists, this would be their biggest (and perhaps their only chance) to perform to a home crowd on a large sound stage, so they had to pull it out of the bag - and they did - in spite of two of them playing to empty venues as the delay in opening the doors meant that opening acts The Valerga Brothers and Holly Buhagier didn’t get an audien-ce to speak of. No matter, they

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Hollie


soldiered on…. The Valerga Brothers went out to an emp-ty arena on stage two and pla-yed classics like Fields of Gold, Ruby Tuesday, The Boxer and, Streets of London, they soun-ded good but had nobody to cheer them on and off the Sta-ge. Local songstress, Holly Bu-hagier came on to a handful of young fans, who had been wai-ting since before 9am to secu-re front row positions for Olly

Murs probably!

Holly’s sweet voice and ‘cu-rrent’ quirky vocal style would not be out of place in an X Fac-tor final, and she presented her original music with help from a trio and supporting voca-lists, who didn’t get in her way. I have endorsed Holly before, (Battle of the Bands) and still do after hearing ‘Marrionette’ live. Like Guy Valarino, she is

gifted, compelling and also ac-complished as an artist.

After Hours, one of our best ever ‘covers’ band put on a great mix of instrumentals and vocal classics that draw crowds whenever they play, but at 1pm, punters were still too few and many of them were in long queues for vou-chers as the ‘llanito’ lunch-hour beckoned. Robert Perez

and the band certainly pulled it out of the bag for an hour on stage. On Stage one, Metro Motel rocked it out and This Side Up followed them on sta-ge to wild acclaim from their legion of young fans. These lads continue to impress with Simon Dumas fronting them and here’s hoping that ‘UNI’ won’t split them!

The first international act,

La Orejade Van Gogh

Lawson


Gabrielle Aplin was on at 2pm and her relentless up-tempo songs (almost bluegrass tem-po) showed all the promise of her young years and concert craft skills, but she brought the tempo down for her hyp-notic hit version of (the Fran-kie goes to Hollywood hit) The power of love. All too soon, her ‘Please don’t say you love me’ had the 2pm crowds cheering.

Meanwhile on stage 2…, Luke Bossano from Orange Peel al-most apologised to us for ha-ving to play his grunge music ‘unplugged’ as “it’s not de-signed to be brought down to under 400 Kilos,” but having roped in guitarist, Peter Mar-tinez to help out, he needn’t have worried. The messa-ge was ‘Bing Bing’ and clear. Good band them Orange Peel guys!

Goodness me what’s all the screaming for, Olly’s not on till 8.30pm…Ah it was for Lawson a four piece pop band from Liverpool, who stunned the crowd and many seasoned local musicians too; there was wild acclaim to their punchy tight set and their northern pedigree showed too.

Next up, ‘La Oreja de Van Gogh’ took the stage and roc-

ked it in Spanish. Hit after hit of their melodic up-tempo songs fronted by Leire Mar-tinez, their singer, who was a product of X Factor. Just goes to show that talent will always flourish. I liked that they gree-ted us in English and that good music thankfully has no ‘frontiers.’ Before ‘Level 42’, I caught up with Paragon on the other stage and their fu-sion of rap and funky rhythms

Level 42

impressed many, some were saying “best local band” even, but then they were fresh from winning ‘Battle of the Bands’ last week. Original and in your face, I say!

Mark King and Level 42 lived up to everyone’s expectations, how could they not? An insa-nely talented bunch of jazz /funk/ fusion prodigies with hits that many of us could sing. Jaw dropping tempo changes and razor sharp accuracy, a thirty year old band, who still sound fresh and can’t be copied - they’re too clever. Thankfully, Guy Valarino, who was on the other stage, had part of his set beamed onto the giant screens of stage one as he was topping the bill of the local acts; Guy is the one to catch and watch as he builds up his music and ends up

sounding like a full band- a trait he is noted for, I have so much time for his musicality, but I want him to speed things up a bit to make him sound more ur-gent and less troubadour. Please visit soon Guy we enjoyed your set.

10cc was for many the highlight of the day- after all, they were topping the bill on stage two; clever songs and beautiful vo-cal harmonies, soaring guitar leads and all of them multi ins-trumentalists to boot. Who can resist ‘I’m not in love’ or ‘I don’t like Cricket’? They played hit af-ter hit covering two decades of chart success and playing to the delight of the nostalgia seeking crowd, who packed the venue. They would have sounded im-mense on the main stage and at night but it didn’t matter. They


10CC

Orange Peel

Paragon

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ThisSide Up

GuyValarino

milked the crowd and we were happy for it although we had to sacrifice ‘Texas’, who were also onstage at the same time.

Olly Murs is a consummate showman and has a great band and many hits to his credit. The crowd acclaim for him was phe-nomenal (screams!) and as he sang and danced and teased the girls up front, owning the main stage, I had thoughts of Bruno Mars and other major artists, who have that magnetism and showmanship. I think he surpri-sed many with his crowd - plea-sing set, which had many thou-sands jumping up and down. I would go as far as to say that level of high energy was found lacking in the main star Emeli Sandé, who although she had everyone spellbound with her

soaring and captivating vocals and stunning songs, did bring down the crowd’s energy levels. Harking back to Jesse Jay last year, the roar and bounce of the crowd was ‘major vibes’, which Emeli Sandé’s set, brilliant though it was, lacked and it was only saved by her huge ‘Close to me’ at the end. It has to be said and we have to admit that after nearly twel-ve hours of good music, we wanted to remain in a concert high, perhaps not spell bound or awestruck by sheer vocal prowess and song-writing skills only. Complaints none, good food and plenty of beverage to wash it down… check. A major Rock Music Festival just got better but how can we top it? Roll on next year, bring it on and let’s see.


GabrielleAplin

EmileSandé

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The Gibraltar Music FestivalInterview with Axle Media’s Dylan Ferro

Text by Justine Fava – Cartwright

Two events organisers, Word of Mouth (Jonathan Scott and Owen Smith) and Axle Media (Dylan Ferro) were this year’s team to pull together for Gibraltar’s largest most challenging event on the Rock. The event, which has taken near on a full year to orga-nise, took place on Saturday 7th Sept-ember opening its doors at midday to over 10,000 ticket holders and many more were sold on the night. The mar-keting stretched as far and wide as Ma-drid and Barcelona and the whole of Andalucía with promotional slots on main Radio Stations and billboards. This ensured many travelled from all over Spain to fill our hotels for the night too. This attendance figure is up from last year and close to the Victoria Stadium’s maximum capacity.

I sat with Dylan Ferro and quizzed him on the logistics, difficulties and challenges involved with pleasing such a large crowd and meeting his brief. He stressed that possibly the biggest challenge had been using the very large area involved to its best and catering for everyone and everything on the day. Working with the fron-tier situation had not been all to-gether smooth either with more than 50 trucks crossing over loaded with essential equipment. Developing the infrastructure had been enormous and they had had to depend on some professionals in the field to be flown over to manage certain aspects of the event. The team was extensive with up to 500 crew members and Dylan made a point that delegating to people you

can trust to do a good job is vital to ha-ving a successful event of this nature. The festival itself had grown substan-tially since last year making the work load still more intense. For example, it took five days to mount this year’s main stage, the VIP area was extended by 60% and there were 8 more interna-tional acts and 4 more local acts. There were more purpose built areas inclu-ding ‘chill out’ areas for small acoustic sets, family areas with circus acts for the children and designated eating areas with seating. Twenty extra chan-ging rooms had been built to cater for the extra acts and much more. There were eight food outlets together with the VIP and the Catering Hall catering for all tastes. All things considered, the

actual day went without a hitch, no is-sues and everything ran on schedule.

So a number of questions came to mind....who chose the acts? Who de-cided on the local acts? Who was the star that had the most pulling power on the night? Dylan told me the inter-national acts were chosen based on ha-ving something to appeal to everyone including a Spanish audience and also names that most were well acquainted with and popular at this time and from the past. There was music nonstop from midday, the idea being that you could to and fro from stage to stage to watch those acts that might interest you the most and everyone had their own favourite. Dylan’s personal favou-

rite was 10CC but many enjoyed the headliners Olly Murs and Emili Sandé. The local acts had to apply to play and were voted in by the general public and the producers. This was done to better understand what and who they wanted to see. This year, in fact, the public voted in the local acts that were to perform on the main stage while the producers chose the local acts for the Radio Gibraltar stage. There was a great vibe back stage between our local musicians, who mixed and min-gled with the international acts and apparently some even went off to party together at the end of their gig! Dylan couldn’t divulge where the main acts were staying on the Rock for obvious security purposes but he reassured me that most had got to see some of the Rock and had loved their stay here.

Exhausted? Dylan told me that just two days before the concert, he wor-ked a flat 42 hours in 48 without sleep and has been non-stop since, as for those concerned, the event doesn’t stop when the doors close and the lights go out. Now it’s time to take it all down, do the accounts, tie up the loose ends and much more. The very sensible thing Dylan did knowing he was going to be worked off his feet, was book himself into a well deserved cruise, which no doubt he is looking forward to.

So, with another great event in the bag, on to the next one we wait with eager anticipation. A well deserved congra-tulations for pulling it off, for all the hard work and passion put in to giving everyone a great night to remember.

“Delegating to people you can trust to do a good job is vitalto having a successful event of this nature”





The Best Recipes of our Cuisine

SERVES: 2

PREPARATION: ready in 25-30 MINS.

INGREDIENTS:

550g potatoes, cut into 1cm

2 tbsp olive oil

1 large onion

knob butter

poached eggs, to serve

200g can corned beef, cut into cubes

2 tbsp fresh flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped

3tbsp white wine vinegar

hOw TO MAKE IT:

1. PARBOIL THE POTATOES: Put the potatoes in a pan with boiling water to cover. Add a pinch of salt, bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.

Corned Beef hash with Poached Egg

Pan-Fried plaicewith Crispy Bacon

2. FRY THE ONION: Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large, heavy-based, non-stick frying pan. Add the onion and fry for 3 – 4 minutes until softened.3. ADD THE POTATOES: Drain the potatoes. Add the butter to the onion mixture. Once it is foaming, tip in the potatoes, season, then fry for 8 – 10 minutes until the potatoes are crisp and golden.4. TO FINISH OFF: Add the corned beef to the potato and onion mixtu-re and continue to cook for another 3 – 4 minutes until the corned beef has broken down and crisped up in places. Scatter with parsley and serve with a poached egg on top.

SERVES: 2

PREPARATION: ready in 15-20 MINS.

INGREDIENTS:

6 thin, rindless, streaky bacon rashers

25g seasoned flour

4 plaice fillets, skinned (weighing about 100g each)

50g unsalted butter

1 tbsp fresh mixed herbs, chopped (parsley,

chives and tarragon)

½ lemon, pips removed

Crushed new potatoes, to serve

hOw TO MAKE IT:

1. GRILL THE BACON: Heat a large, heavy-based frying pan and pre-heat the grill. Arrange the bacon on a grill rack, then cook for a minute or so on each side until crisp. Drain on kitchen on kitchen paper and allow to crisp up completely. 2. GET FRYING: Meanwhile, sprinkle the seasoned flour on to a plate and

lightly dust two of the fish fillets with it, shaking off any surplus. Add a nov of the butter to the pan and, when it foams, add the flavoured plaice flesh-side down. Cook for 2 minutes until lightly golden, then turn over and cook for another 1 – 2 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillets. Transfer to a serving plate and sep warm.3. TO FINISH: Add another nov of but-ter to the pan. Lightly dust and cook the remaining two plaice fillets as before, then keep warm. Using scissors, snip the bacon rashers over the fish. Wipe out the pan and add the remaining butter, allowing it to melt over a moderate heat. When it turns to light brown foam, quickly add the herbs and a squeeze of lemon juice, swirling to combine. Spoon this over the plaice and bacon, then serve with crus-hed new potatoes.


What’shappening

down town? ‘Il Capitano’ Loses His Footing (And His Boat!) At The Ocean Village Cardboard Boat Race

The CityLine Church Merge With Childline Gibraltar and our very own team54 at the ‘Score-A Goal’ Stall at the Gibraltar Fair.

It’s Tito Chipolina & friends at Yanifest 2013

Minister Linares watches every move at The Junior Chess Championships at The Piazza

Jesus Gallardo pulling a cool refreshing pint at La Jarra Helada

The A Team at The Square Café – Javi & Tere

Loving Sisters,Encarni & Lorena,

at Monty’s

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The GibraltarBeer Festival 2013

Photographs by Dominique Martinez-Lopez (www.gibraltarfocus.com)








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Creating aCat-Friendly Home

It should come as no surprise that cats have overtaken dogs as the nation’s most popular pets. Our feline friends are fa-mously independent, seriously low-maintenance, and spend most of the short time they’re not actually asleep cleaning and pruning from top to toe (so you don’t have to). For busy people with 24 hour lifestyles, cats are the, er, ‘purrfect’ pets: friendly, fun, and gratifyingly grateful.

But low maintenance doesn’t mean no maintenance! Cats might not be as demanding as their canine counterparts, but owning one still requires a bit of thought and planning. What happens when you want to go on holiday, for example, and what do you do about vaccina-tions, neutering or access to the great outdoors?

But perhaps the most impor-tant bit of planning for any prospective cat owner is around

cat is not just about the house, it’s also about the cat. “Choosing the right kitten is essential,” says Bessant. “If it hasn’t been socia-lised between the age of two and eight weeks, it could be nervous and lacking confidence wherever it lives.”

If your cat has been handled by people and exposed to the strange sounds of human life, like the Hoover, during those important early weeks, it’s more likely to be confident, sociable and happy in human company. If it hasn’t, you can spend as much time and money as you like creating a little piece of ‘pu-rrfect’ paradise...and your cat could still spend the next three years cowering under the bed!

If you’re bringing a kitten into your house, says Bessant, you really need to get down to its level. And she means that litera-lly: “There are all sorts of places where a kitten could get lost or

the house. “The inside of the house is where the cat needs to feel safe, secure and that it’s on its own territory,” says Claire Bessant, chief executive of the Feline Advisory Bureau. To that

end, we’ve come up with a list of tips and tricks to make sure your house is one that ‘Tiddles’ loves to live in, rather than one she longs to leave. Creating a comfortable environment for a

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stuck. In fact, you’ll never know until you’ve been down on the floor and seen what your house is like from the cat’s point of view. Look for hazards, and then do something about them.”

One of the less obvious dangers for your new cat is cut flowers. Some, like lilies, are poisonous for cats, and could even kill a young kitten.

You don’t get maternity leave when you bring home a new kitten (though, obviously, you should), so giving it your full attention may be scuppered by minor diversions like making a living and spending time with other human beings! If you have

to leave the little chap alone, a kitten pen will at least bring you peace of mind.

“Kittens are quite vulnerable and you might not want to lea-

ve them the run of the house, or even a room, while you’re out,” says Bessant. “A kitten pen, wi-dely available from pet shops, is a good idea. It will keep it from wondering around and getting

into trouble and it’s also great for introducing it gradually to other animals if you already have pets, and to young children.”

And a pen is not just for those first few weeks. If the cat needs to be restrained for any reason at a later date, after an opera-tion, perhaps, a well-stocked pen with food, water and toys can act as a snug and safe haven.

Ideally, your cat will have some access to the outside world. But don’t let a kitten out until it’s had all its vaccinations. In the meantime, check your garden or patio for any obvious hazards, like open drains or holes in the fencing leading to a busy road.

Bud

Tara Perucat



“When you first let it out,” advi-ses Bessant, “go out with it and come back in with it, so it knows the way. Leave the door open, and don’t let it out at night.”

Cat flaps are great, and give your increasingly adventurous ‘moggie’ the freedom to come and go as it wants. But however much you like next door’s pedi-gree Persian, don’t let a cat flap encourage it to use your house as a second home. Your cat ne-eds to know that there is one place in the world where it can feel safe, secure, and, as you’ll soon come to realize, totally in charge.

Many of us live in flats, next to busy main roads or in other circumstances where it would be impossible or dangerous to let a cat prowl the streets. Cats can lead contented lives without leaving the confines of your pro-perty, but you have to make a bit of effort to bring a taste of the outside world into your own li-ving room.

We don’t mean scattering dis-carded take-away boxes around and giving the cat a soaking from a watering can every now and then. But you do need to help the cat mimic the hunting and prowling that it would be

tre: happily, this doesn’t involve dressing ‘Tiddles’ in tight lycra, but it will keep her fit and ac-tive. A few simple expedients, in other words, will keep your housebound ‘moggie’ stimula-ted, supple and slim.

There is, of course, another op-tion. “If you can, it’s worth get-ting a couple of cats,” says Bes-sant. “Ideally, they will be kittens and even litter-mates, so they’ll be used to each other. Introducing another adult cat into a small space, on the other hand, can be asking for trouble. But if you get them together as kittens they can chase each other and play and be really good company.”

And after all that, don’t go and forget the basics. You’ll need saucers, of course, and a bed, though any old cardboard box with a folded up blanket inside will do. You’ll also need a scrat-ching post, unless you really don’t like your furniture! And finally, you need to relax and enjoy the curious, playful, fun-loving creature that now shares your home: yes, the odd orna-ment might get broken, and your favourite armchair purloi-ned by a ball of purring fur. But in return, you’ll have a friend for life, and that, we promise, makes it all worthwhile!

doing outside. Throw things for her to chase, or use fishing rod-type cat toys to have her leaping

and running for imagined prey: You might want to think about investing in a cat aerobics cen-

Sputnik

Leilei



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Text by Richard Cartwright

Photographs by Figgy Photography

(www.figgyphotography.com)

On the menu nothing but cabbage, cabbage and more cabbage...there’s fried cabbage, cabbage stew, boiled cabbage and every which way you might cook cabbage but the buxom waitress also has ‘soup of the day’ on her list, “oh yes, and what’s that then?” the young army officer expectantly en-quires, “CABBAGE soup!” She replies...The meson is situa-ted somewhere within the city walls in the late 18th century, during the Great Siege - it’s a place called BIANCA’S - which much of the garrison’s military frequent.

Imprisoned within the city walls with not a great amount to do except keep an eye out for the potentially invading Spanish army, the somewhat eccentric, General Eliott – or Elio – as he’s commonly known, comes up with an idea to get out over the walls to a Royal Navy ship waiting in the bay. They’d all like to esca-pe but only two can fit in the Catalan Bay sponsored ‘patera’ available for their rendezvous with the navy warship – details

It’s simply got to be said, Christian and Richard have come up trumps again! Belly laughs galore during the two hour ‘sie-ge...’ John Mackintosh Hall was full to the rafters for a whole week at a time that could arguably be described by some as ‘a little tense.’ Yes, a large dose of light relief presently is more than welcome!

El Siege

of the plan are embedded in a large ‘pata negra’ leg of Spanish ham, which moves from one hiding place to another. Simul-taneously, a number of lovers’ trysts are ongoing within the ‘meson’ amongst the restau-rant management and staff, army officers and respective spouses, with each couple of ‘naughty lovers’secretly plan-ning to make their imminent escape! Leaning around prop-ping up the bar is the manage-ress’ alcoholic mother whose favourite tipple goes by the name of Jack Daniels – plenty of it that is! She too is a bund-le of laughs at the expense of her hyperactive daughter. I felt all of the main parts were pla-yed well, even most of the ‘no dialogue’ roles adults and chil-dren were given looked quite credible for an amateur pro-duction. I’ve always said stan-ding around with nothing to say on stage is something that’s difficult to do convincingly.

Having already staged four or five successful ‘Llanito’ plays under the Santos Productions banner, I inevitably thought well, they can’t come up with another comedy/musical really worthy of praise. Fresh ideas are hard to come by and repe-



tition is often an unavoidable temptation. But, I have to say I found there was a lot of dia-logue full of amusing, sexy in-nuendos and witty comments and the production was very ‘us’ with regards the political here and now, not least the ap-pearance of the cement block including protruding steel

rods, which themselves, have held centre stage in the fis-hing row. Continuity was tight (another of my bug bears re: local productions), light and sound FX were good, modern day pop songs sung to appro-priate lyrics were well chosen adding to the quirkiness of an 18th century setting peppered

with modern day references in the play as in the songs. The linking of running off stage with outdoor filmed segments into the present, I felt worked very well and I must congra-tulate Minerva Santini, Tania (nee Santini), young Trenado, Charlie Bishop, Melissa (nee Berllaque), Suyenne Avellano,

the rest of the cast of boys and girls, who played those non speaking parts faithfully, the behind the scenes production team without whom continui-ty would falter if they didn’t keep their eye on the ball and more than a pat on the back for Richard Mor and Chris-tian Santos for delivering the


goods promptly (started at 8 04pm – not bad for local standards) and professionally. Our acting ability is becoming more credible which must be the ultimate aim. The Santos team of actors’ performances are bonding together nicely and it shows. Their interac-ting and confidence on stage

is on the up which can only enhance future productions... On the minus side, some of the dialogue should be taken a little slower. On occasions, it came across a little fast with the audience missing parts of sometimes important, funny dialogue. The original song lyrics were often hard to make

out and one that I’ve brought up before...Actors please wait for clapping and/or laughter to subside before delivering your next line, if not, dialogue is lost again amongst the deci-bels!

However, there’s absolutely no doubt a lot of hard work

goes into these productions. Months of planning, prepara-tion and rehearsals that take up so much of your free time. We’re lucky there are some out there with that creative mindset and craving to enter-tain who are willing to put in the hours... When’s the next one??


Text by Justine Fava – Cartwright

Starting bright and early, orga-nisers Tony Hernandez, Glen Sanders and their small team of family and friends, set about dressing Chatham Counter-guard for Gibraltar’s 1st Wine Fair on Friday 6th September. The road at both ends had been closed off to traffic leaving the area free to mount tents for the wine tasting along one side, and rows of tables and benches down the centre of the road for the public to enjoy their glas-ses of wine and tapas. On the restaurant side, the proprietors took the opportunity to set up their own wine bars and also supply an endless stream of food for the day including Glen, who donning his chefs apron, chose to cook delicious ‘pata de pulpo’ on an outdoor BBQ and offer plates of Spanish cheese, whilst his wife, Lorraine, had rustled up a homemade port pate to die for, all to compliment the fine wine available.

Joining ‘My Wines’ were long es-tablished Wine, Spirits and Beer merchants, Saccone & Speed (Gibraltar) Limited, whose wine stalls included one just for Rosé Still and Sparkling wines. Glen and Tony want to say a big thank

you to Stephen, Guy and Alfred from Saccone & Speed (Gibral-tar) Ltd for supporting the event, having faith in the idea and the potential the event promises for the future. It is unfortunate that some suppliers pulled out at such

a late stage and others showed little interest, but ‘My Wines’ and Saccone & Speed (Gibral-tar) Ltd ploughed on regardless and they were not to be disap-pointed with the turnout or the success that ensued. Also thanks

go to our homemade Arts and Crafts Street Market. They set up stalls for the general public, creating a bustling atmosphere adding to that already growing steadily during the course of the afternoon. Lizanne from Figgy Photography also brought down her popular ‘Photo Booth’ giving that additional fun element to the night.

The fair opened to the general public at 1pm and was well atten-ded by tourists, and the general public. Many quizzed the experts including guest experts from the UK and Spain with probing questions on the vast array of wi-nes available to try and buy from all over the world. By 5pm that afternoon and with the day at the office done, the Wine Fair really started to hot up. Soon enough, every bench was taken and every table in the restaurants insi-de and out was occupied. With standing room only, more and more people turned up and so-cialised, drinking in the atmos-phere and more than a bottle or two of Rioja! Starting promptly at 9pm, the sun set to the tone of three musical giants, who you all know... Giles Ramirez, Stephen McLaren and Adrian Pozo kept the place buzzing and covered a popular repertoire of songs.

Was this 1st Wine Fair a success? Well, it was much more than that. Not only was it attended by

Gibraltar’s 1st Wine FairThe New Street Party in Town!

Photographs byDominique Martinez-Lopez(www.gibraltarfocus.com)



approximately 3,000 people, but the general feedback was that there was a niche for this type of event and if it could be every month over the summer, the bet-ter! More still was said about the at-mosphere being one where our 30’s plus felt comfortable and at home at an event and a venue,

attended and how people enjo-yed themselves on the night, it is easy to assume that the Wine Fair will now become an establis-hed annual event growing larger every year. Already ideas are in place for the next event and there will be more additions to what we have seen this first time. Thanks go to the Ministry of Culture for their support and Ibex for their

which was more grown up and sophisticated. The public were full of praise and support for the hard work put in and what the organisers had achieved. The Wine Fair was the place to be on Friday night and ending close to 2am, it was hard to move the last of the budding wine buffs from their seats. Having tested the waters and seen just how well

sponsorship, all the hard work put in by all the restaurateurs and their staff, who worked tirelessly. Tony and Glen hope you are all onboard for next year and look forward to seeing you then! So, let’s raise our glasses to all those involved, to a resounding success and a job very well done and now we eagerly await the 2nd Annual Gibraltar Wine Fair.



Minister of Culture Steven Lina-res and his staff, who saw this as a great opportunity at our very first meeting and approved the closing of the street and have sup-ported us all the way from that day; not forgetting Paul Balban, who also approved the closure of the Chatham Counterguard Strip!

Our main sponsor, Ibex Insu-rance, who endured a good few hours of heat with us from the start of the event; Justine Fava – Cartwright of ‘Just Events’, a mi-llion phone calls and meetings helping us put this thing together, massive thank you!

Iain Rose, always there waiting to help out any way possible and on the night joined by his beau-tiful wife, who won't want to see grilled octopus for a while now! Our wives, for enduring all the time apart being our pillars, and raising our kids through this en-deavour and also spending the day with us helping make the day the success it was.

Saccone & Speed (Gibraltar) Ltd,

Guy, Dylan, Stephen, Alfred and their staff for supporting us and helping us iron out our first at-tempt at organizing an event this size, a huge thank you; Our dedi-cated staff, Jessica and Miranda for their unconditional support and for being so sweet and charming.

Susan O'Neil from Alliance Wines for flying out from UK especially for this occasion to support us and for sharing her knowledge and expertise in wines with the public and our staff; Blas Serrano’s, Luis Miguel, and Alvaro De Blas and their wives for also coming down

from La Ribera del Duero to sup-port us with their help knowled-ge and gorgeous wines; Jerónimo Biderbeck, also for spending your day with us and so eagerly sharing your knowledge; Cayetano from Baron for the same. All the bars and restaurants at the Strip, ‘Casa Brachetto’, ‘Pick & Bite’, ‘Pacos Tapas’ and ‘Montagu Tapas’ for supporting us and hel-ping us feed you!

Giles Ramirez, Stephen McLaren & Adrian Pozo for some incre-dible music; Figgy Photography for making you all look so good at their photo booth; Dominique and Dino Martinez for covering the event, as well as, ‘YGTV’, thanks guys’; Desmond and his staff at Deselec; to all and any, who had a part in making this a reality, Parents, friends, family, our most grateful thanks; and fi-nally but not least, all of you, for attending in the numbers you did, an estimated 3,000, and for your continued praise and support.

Thank you, thank you thank you! Until the next one....

Never would we have imagined such a turnout at what was without doubt, an incredibly successfuland inspiring ‘First Gibraltar Wine Fair!’ Unending thanks to all who helped us make this day possible

A Big Thank-You to all from My Wines


The GIBRALTAR


Photographs byDominique Martinez-Lopez(www.gibraltarfocus.com) FAIR 2013



Med Golfers recently took part in The Halsbury Travel Trophy. As tradition dic-tates, this season ending event was held at Estepona on 4trh August only a short drive away from Gibraltar. Weather conditions were great, with no wind to speak of. Scores were good but as all Med Golfers know we keep tight con-trol of our handi-caps and there were no outrageous sco-res this time. The Halsbury Travel Trophy winner was Mike Cowburn with a great 40 points. Mike won the trophy and 2 green fees on the San Roque Old Course, as well as his best gross score on the day prize – 6 over par 78. The longest drive competition was won by one of our sponsors, Stuart Sharkey. Our best gross score on the par 3s was Chris Warren at 1 under par. Our best pair was David Liu and Steve McEwan, who between them managed 76 points, nice one!

Our handicap category prizes were won as follows:Category 1 (0-12) Steve Cary’s 39 points was enough to beat Steve McEwan’s 37 to take the Cat 1 win, Category 2 (13-22) Russell Blessett’s magnificent 40 points was enough to win Cat 2 with David Liu in second with 39 Category 3 (23 and above) Jon Rix, last month’s overall winner, continued his good form with a fine 36 points to win cat 3 with Iqbal Dharamsi just 1 point be-hind with 35.

We had quite a few guests and new mem-bers again this month so an additional category for those entrants was created for this event. This was won by one of our sponsors, Stuart Sharkey with a great 40 points. Well done to all our winners!

The nearest the pin winners were Scott Ellern, Denny To, Mike Cowburn and Steve Buchanan. The nearest in 2 prize went to Brij Goel. Everyone has some scope for a little improvement and our ‘Rabbit’ prize of a golf lesson went to Keith Newing, nice present for our new member. Our best senior this time was David Liu. Our winner of the litre bott-le of Johnnie Walker Red Label, kindly donated each month by Saccone and Speed, was Robert Muller, again! Rob seems to have his card pulled out each time he plays, enjoy Rob! In addition to our monthly awards, we also awarded the player of the year award to Chris Wa-tkins, who narrowly beat Javi Hunter to the number 1 spot; Chris was second last year and took the title this time around. Chris wins the Order of Merit Trophy, as well as, a year’s membership at Estepona Golf kindly donated by Rory and Aman-da Leader, owners of Estepona Golf, who have sponsored the Order of Merit for several years now. Also, our senior pla-yer of the year trophy was awarded to Iqbal Dharamsi, who was 6th overall in the order of merit. Very well done you 2, great season’s effort. We have a few ‘worth a mention’ bits this month at Esrtepona. First and foremost, our winner Mike tur-ned up with literally 3 minutes to go to

the shotgun start because he had a flat tyre. He was rushed to his starting tee, which ironically was the furthest point on the course; hit his shot to about 8 feet and won the nearest pin prize on his way to winning the whole event. Secondly, our big hitter Geoff Slade hit a monster drive down the par 5 6th hole, hit the green in 2 and knocked in the put for an eagle 3! Finally, and by no means least, 2 of our top ten candidates – Russell Blessett and Chris Hill - both chipped in on the same hole! – it was obviously their day as they both did qualify for the BetVictor Med Golf Masters by finishing in our top ten.

MORE NEwS FROM MEd GOLF

You can enter events in this current season, the next one being at La Caña-da through our website at www.med-golfsecure.com and click on the ‘events page’. Alternatively, email Paul at [email protected]. Med Golf has its own Facebook page where you can see photos from the competition day. We’d be delighted if you’d join our group for up-to-date news and contribute to on-going golfing discussions. We created the page to enable members and visitors to discuss anything about golf, give fee-dback on courses they have played, offer

tips to others they have come across and much more. You can find us on Face-book simply by searching for ‘Med Golf ’

or visit our website and navigate from there.

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RANKINGS

The 10 qualifiers for the BetVictor Med Golf Masters on San Roque Old Course on 7th Sep-tember 2013 look like this. You must play a minimum of 5 rounds to qualify.

1 36.8 Watkins Chris 2 36,2 Hunter Javi UP 1 3 35.8 Slade Geoff UP14 35.6 Olivera Johan DOWN 2 5 35.6 Blessett Russell 6 35.2 Dharamsi Iqbal UP 57 34.6 To Denny UP 28 34.6 Hill Chris DOWN 29 34.4 Warren Chris DOWN 110 34.4 Rix Jon UP 711 34.2 Harvey Mike12 34.0 Cowburn Mike13 34.0 Sheriff Rodney14 33.6 Munns Steve15 33.6 Cary Steve16 33.2 Liu David17 33.0 Goel Brij18 32.8 Sene Allan19 31.4 McEwan Steve20 31.4 Sells Martyn

…and we all start again with a new sea-son in September.

For more details on our full schedule and the benefits of joining Med Golf for just £30 per year on our current 241 offer, please visit www.medgolfgroup.com or contact Paul Appleyard on Spain mobi-le 0034627331712 or by e-mail at [email protected]

The Halsbury Travel Trophy,4th August 2013




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