Friday, February 3, 2012

SPANISH FOOD & WINE MARKET IN LONDON, NOVEMBER 2012

IFEPA, the Palace of Exhibitions and Fairs of the Region of Murcia has a new exhibition event - the first Spanish edition of Food & Wine Market.








A unique event and unavoidable for small and medium producers in Spain has been organized jointly by IFEPA and Global Expo Company, Ltd., under the technical direction of the President of that company, Sol Guiterrez. The Spanish Food & Wine Market will be held from 17 to 20 November 2012 in the landmark Old Billingsgate in London, located on Thames Street.







This is a real 'Farmer's Market' where a selection of companies from all Spanish regions will offer samples and sell their products. In Spain there are over 30,000 companies in the food industry. In this sense, it is predicted to have 300 companies that represent the best products in Spain.



"The goal", explained the President of Global Expo, Ltd., Sol Gutierrez, "is to help small and medium-sized Spanish companies and the gourmet food industry to drive sales, positioning them favourably in the British overseas market."







According to Gutierrez, "for some years in Spain we have been proud of being one of the best cuisines in the world. We were already a great power for decades by a variety of products and flavours and despite the crisis that we now have, food and wine are an important industry like tourism and has a great capacity for export. "



The first Spanish edition of Food & Wine Market is a real market for the best of the Spanish food sector and will be accompanied and encouraged by a wide range of activities covering gastronomic, cultural, business and social, always with the 'Mark Spain'.



Parallel to the 'Farmer's Market' the first 'Spanish Food Festival in London' will also be held, which will collaborate with the best restaurants in London, introducing the menu of a famous Spanish chef.



It should also be noted that in 2013 the first edition of Spanish Food & Wine Market in Germany will take place, and continue to the second event in London.

MAZARRON HALF MARATHON - 5 FEBRUARY

THE FIRST HALF MARATHON OF "BAHIA DE MAZARRÓN"  TO BE HELD THIS SUNDAY 5 FEBRUARY




More than 300 registered ensures the success of this test that will cross the coast of Mazarron



This Sunday celebrates’s a new sporting event in the municipality that is in addition to those carried out in recent months, having Athletics Club "Bay of Mazarron" as a promoter of some of them. This time it's a half marathon, 21 miles, to be held in Puerto de Mazarron, El Alamillo and Bolnuevo. The official presentation was made on Monday 30 January, which was attended by the Mayor of Mazarron, Ginés Campillo, the Councillor for Sports, Andrew James, and the Club President and Organizer of the event, Pedro Lorite.



As explained there are 5 categories - 4 according to the ages of participants and are Senior, Veteran 's "A", Veteran' s "B", Veteran 's "C" plus a fifth category, called Local, which make up the registered voters in Mazarron. All of them provide for the male and female contestants whose first three and first receive a trophy. In addition, the two best sports in each category will receive a ham as a special prize.



The start is planned for 10.30am from the Plaza de las Comunidades Autonomas in Puerto de Mazarron with a maximum time of 2 hours. Anyone over 18 years may participate in the race and the registration fee is 15 euros, unless this is done the day of the test where it will be 20 euros. A number and “conchip” which records start and finish time will be given before the competition starts. It is through the website of this company (www.conchip.es) that inscriptions that can be made.



The Mayor of Mazarron, Ginés Campillo, stressed the importance of such events "because they open the door to a new type of tourist who likes sports and running through our town."



Everything is already prepared for the event to be a success. There will be showers at Manuela Romero school for the runners and liquid refreshment every 5 kilometers as well as provisions at the finish. In addition, all runners will receive a gift bag with the support of the sponsors once again, have turned to the running club "Bahia de Mazarron" as well as from several hotels that make special offers to athletes.



The Club President thanked those sponsors for their unconditional support and also thanked the City for it’s support including the Local Police, Red Cross and Emergency Services, and requested the cooperation of citizens for Sunday "as it will produce some road closures which may involve some discomfort."

MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE - 3 AND 4 MARCH

THE FOURTH NATIONAL MOUNTAIN BIKE "COAST OF MAZARRÓN" TO ATTRACT 2000 CYCLISTS FROM THE MUNICIPALITY




The "Cycling Club Mazarron" is preparing a great sports weekend for 3 and 4 March with the celebration of the Fourth National Mountain Bike "Mazarrón Coast", in which there are about 2000 registered cyclists. This was announced by Enrique Belchí, who was accompanied by the Mayor of Mazarron, Ginés Campillo, and the Councillor for Sport of the consistory, Andrew James.



The ride, with a distance of 55 kilometers, will be very similar to the previous events and will take in the Calas de Bolnuevo, la Sierra de Las Herrerias and el Alto de Los Cartuchos, with the race starting in Mazarron on the morning of Sunday, March 4. The previous day a 10-kilometer time trial is to be held in the area of Los Rincones departing from the fairgrounds.



In addition, the Fairgrounds host a market of cycling equipment which will be attended by exhibitors and speciality stores throughout the Region. It is the first time this market has been organized and will be a place where athletes can sell or exchange used goods.The price for participation is 25 euros for federation members and 30 euros for other participants, being able to register through the website www.4marchamtbmazarron.es.tl



The first 2000 enrolled will be presented with a commemorative jersey edited to celebrate the 440 anniversary of independence of the municipality, while all participants will receive a gift bag with gift as well as Sunday lunch which is included in the price . The 3 first three finishers in each category will also receive a special commemorative jersey.



The Mayor of Mazarron, Ginés Campillo, congratulated the club for this initiative and thanked them saying

“ It's a great idea to have two planned days of this event so that people will stay and get to know us, and eat and sleep in the municipality. " Cyclists will not only be from Mazarron and the region but also from Catalonia, Andalusia, Valencia, Castilla La Mancha and even the Canary Islands.



This event has the support of the City of Mazarron and Red Cross, Local Police, Civil Protection and Emergency Municipal Services (EMS).

Mazarron 0 Muleño 3

On a bitterly cold Sunday afternoon Mazarron, despite having a seemingly good team on paper, once again could not deliver the goods and failed to score for the third consecutive match.

Muleno took the lead straight from the kick off when Pollo made a block tackle with a Muleno player mid way in the Mazarron half and, helped by the strong wind, the ball sailed over an out of position Ruben and into the net.

Mazarron`s best chance of the whole game came in the 10th minute when a cracking move saw Diego run onto a through ball and fire a cracking drive just wide. Perhaps he should be played at centre forward instead of centre half! Shortly afterwards, a cross from the right was smashed into the roof of the net, again by Diego, but the goal was ruled out for offside.

In the 12th minute Ruben was again caught out of position for a through ball but he managed to save the effort and keep the scoreline respectable.

There was no further scoring in the first half and Mazarron made two changes at the interval with Edin and Joseda coming on. Unfortunately Edin still doesn´t seem to have learned about dissent and his first major contribution was to get booked after 55 minutes.

Mazarron then had two chances to equalize. Firstly a shot from Edin went over the bar and a good break by Matt Clarke down the left saw the ball eventually cleared by the Muleño keeper.

This was the end of the Mazarron resistance however as in the 75th minute, ex Mazarron favourite, Viti Gomez ran onto a brilliant through ball and placed the ball past the despairing dive of Ruben. Shortly afterwards Muleno scored their third goal which was the best of the game when the ball was rifled into the top corner of the net from 25 yards.

Mazarron came close when a shot from Joseda went over the bar but there was to be no further scoring and the final score remained at 0 – 3.

Team: Ruben, Pollo (Edin), Alcaraz, Diego, Alex (Rollon), Matt Clarke, Diego (Jr.), Alfonso, Pescau, Chico (Habib), Dani (Joseda)

Man of the Match : Diego (Snr.)

CHATTERS SOCIAL GROUP FUN QUIZ - FEBRUARY 15TH

The new Chatters group, in conjunction with HAH Help at Home, invite you to a free fun quiz on Wednesday February 15th, at The Garden (formerly El Jardin) starting at 11am.

Come and join us for coffee and …’take a walk down memory lane’ in this thoughtful quiz. Prize for best lady, and best man. Just a bit of fun to release memories from the past. Just pop along, have a chat with our Nurse, make new friends, and have a bit of fun .All welcome.

For details tel Mary on 968 171 542

CHARITY TOURNAMENT RAISES 900 EUROS FOR ASPADEM

The championship, organized by the "Mazarrón Paddle Club", was recently played next to the Ginés García College of Mazarron for the benefit of ASPADEM. The proceeds from this tournament, reached an amount of 900 Euros.


In the results it should be noted that the mens category was won by the players "Nino and David", while in second place were " Canon and Pichuski." In the form of consolation in this category champions were "Bartolo and Miguel" and the male runners up were "Damien and Angel Mula".In the mixed couples category, the winners were "Varo and Luz", with second place being taken by "Gallego and Rosika".



ASPADEM president, Juan Zamora stated "we all have some limitations and each are different from those of others. The important thing is that these limitations do not pose an obstacle to the personal development of each of us. "

OPERA CONCERT - 4 FEBRUARY, MAZARRON

THE "OPERA THREE PENNY" OPENS A CYCLE OF CONCERTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH "MAESTRO EUGENIO CALDERON"




The sports hall of IES Felipe II hosts this first concert on Saturday 4th February from 8.30pm.



This musical tale is based on the work of the same title by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, to the tune of "Suite para Orquesta de Viento" of the latter and text adapted by Fernando Palacios.



This is the first concert of a cycle that, under the theme "Family Concert: Musical Tales for all ages", the Musical Association "Maestro Eugenio Calderon" has organized for this year. The works in the cycle are "The Threepenny Opera," "Peer Gynt" and "Around the World in 80 Days". All of these are popularly known and beautiful compositions.



The goal is to bring music to young people and allow the entire family to enjoy live music concerts. The Association has assistance from the City of Mazarron and schools in the municipality.



The ensemble will consist of musicians from the Music Association "Maestro Eugenio Calderon", with the collaboration of piano, guitar and banjo-directed by Alejandro Castañeda Martínez. The narrator, Juan Pedro Navarro Martinez, belongs to the theatre group IES "Domingo Valdivieso" of Mazarron, while John A. Garcia Ortiz will interpret the "Balada de Macki-knife", the most popular piece of this work.