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!
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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.
RBL Forthcoming Events
by RBL •
The Nerja Branch of the Royal British Legion hold regular social meetings at the Hotel Al Andalus in Maro and at the Peña Parda restaurant on the beach at La Herradura. We also run or take part in other fund-raising events.
Wind Farm Arson
by Vanessa Bosch •
It was back in 2008 that the project to build a wind farm on Cerro Calcaire (Padul) finally got the go ahead with work commencing in 2011; not everybody was happy with the idea. About month ago it was announced that the installations would be operational by the end of this year, generating enough electricity for 7,000 homes.
School Bus Accident
by Martin Myall •
Towards the end of February there was a road accident involving a school mini-bus and a car in Cantoria (Almería), leaving 13 minors, between the ages of 13 and 17 and three adults injured. The majority of those involved were British.
Not Guilty of Fraud
by Martin Myall •
A man from Almuñécar was acquitted of fraud after taking a taxi from Chiclana (Cádiz) to Amuñécar and not paying the 380-euro fare.
Tango in Vélez Málaga
by Editor •
The next concerts by the theatre company, Arcos de Buenos Aire take places in Velez Malaga on the 21st of April:
Issues?
by Martin Myall •
A transsexual, who is serving time at the Alhaurín provincial prison (Málaga) for having committed 48 serious or very serious misdemeanors, kicked the crap out of a female prison guard, after coming back from a hormone-treatment session as part of a sex-change process to become a woman.
33, 70 & 91
by Martin Myall •
Strange headline, admittedly, but these three figures are the most startling things about this article: a 70-year-old man stabs a 33-year-old prostitute 91 times – you can rule out an accident.
Man Kills Family to Save Them
by Martin Myall •
A 36-year-old man is facing 50 years in prison, standing accused of having stabbed to death his wife and 5-year-old son.