Last week, many members of The American International Club of Nerja participated in Nerja’s Residents’ Day along with organisations of the varied resident Nationalities that make Nerja a great Ensalada Mixta. With the wonderful support of the Nerja Town Hall, our Club had two booths; providing good food and information about our Club’s social and philanthropic…
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CAS Monthly Newsletter
by CAS •
The last few weeks have seen an increasing number of animals being abandoned. Every day brings the Costa Animal Society news of more dogs and cats for which homes must be found.
RBL & Residents’ Day
by RBL •
The Nerja Branch greatly appreciate the generous support shown by the management and clients of the bars and restaurants in Nerja.
Dave’s Poppy Appeal Skydive
by Martin Myall •
74-year-old, ex-serviceman, Dave Roy will be doing his very first Skydive. He hopes to land on his feet after leaping from a plane at approximately 10,000 feet over Seville in Spain.
The RBL, Nerja
by Martin Myall •
The Royal British Legion will be celebrating Queen’s Jubilee Celebration with a Garden Party at The Nerja Club Hotel on Saturday, 2nd June 2012 3.30pm. Ten euros includes sandwiches, cakes & Cava. There will also be a Grand Raffle with Live Music!
NADFAS lecture, Nerja
by Nadfas •
The Benin Bronzes are a collection of more than 1,000 brass plaques from the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin. They were seized by a British force in the punitive expedition of 1897 and given to the British Foreign Office. Around 200 of these were then passed on to the British Museum in London, while the remainder were divided between a variety of collections.
CAS Events for April
by Editor •
The club agenda for the Costa Animals Society for April, including the AGM and annual Residents Day for Nerja.
HMS Ledbury Visit
by RNA •
Members and guests of Almuñecar Branch of the Royal Naval Association recently had the opportunity to visit a Royal Navy vessel, HMS Ledbury, while she was alongside in Málaga. The ship, which is also the oldest in the RN at 31, also has the dubious honour of being the first RN ship to deploy during 2012, having left Portsmouth in early January.
RBL Sponsored Walk
by RBL •
On Wednesday 14th March our Branch Treasurer, Dave Graves, completed a marathon sponsored walk on behalf of the RBL Poppy Appeal. His route covered just over 30 kilometres of mountainous terrain, starting at Venta de Palma (700m) (Cómpeta), up to Puerto Collado,(890 m) then further up behind the fire watch station, reaching a height of 1164m – considerably higher than Mount Snowdon in Wales!
NAFAS Lecture for April
by Nadfas •
On Tuesday 10th April, there will be a NADFAS lecture presented by Anne Sebba BA (Hons), entitled The Dollar Princesses: American women who married into the European aristocracy and whose wealth helped preserve houses and estates.