• Anyone for Coffee? ... (go to story)
• Los Monte on YouTube.com! Our little town ... (go to story)
• Mobile Phones again! ... (go to story)
• Swimming Pool Problems! ... (go to story)
• ¡Para visión este Web site en español! ... (vaya a la historia)
• Local Burglary (Now 4 reported!!) ... (go to story)
• SOME GOOD ADVICE (from Neighbourhood Watch, Spain) . . . (go to story)
COFFEE MORNING
The Social Committee of the Community of La Herrada 107 - 250 is considering starting up a Coffee Morning at one of the local bars.Members of other La Herrada communities would be made most welcome.
Anyone interested please contact one of the following Committee Members.
Tricia 152, Ann 119, Colin and Val 179, Maz 226 ,
Cath 225, Pam 109.
From the President:
Letter received byemail:-
Hi John,
We had yet another theft of a bicycle over Sunday night 15th Jan. Thieves managed to get over the high wall next door to me and stole a new mountain bike.
Can you please advertise on the web site in case anyone saw or heard something.
There have been a number of thefts of bicycles at about 9pm on Sunday.
DilwynApart from the one stolen from Dilwyn's road, two more were taken from Calle Taray with an attempt made to take a further three. When the police were called they were in the process of checking on thefts from further up the urbanisation. We were told that the bikes were being loaded into a white transit van and that the police were aware of it. Cannot give you any details of the stolen bikes only that one of them was a very expensive racing bike.
A local girl went to the police yesterday to get a police number for insurance purposes.I have in the past put a notice on the community web warning owner's of theft of bikes so everyone who looks on the web page would have been aware of the risk of leaving property exposed to any would be robber.
John
NEWSBOX (Pensions Department Information)
(cont...) September 24th, 2008. The Pensions Department of the UK Government is holding a series of information meetings across the region concerning the Pensions of ex-pats living in Spain.
To find out more about the one to be held in Torrevieja on Octomer 8th, 2008 at 11am, please view the attached document. Click Here.Attendees MUST book on the website address shown in the letter. There is a limit of
2 persons per address.
Are YOU into Footie bigtime? We have a GREAT team her in Los Montesinos! Check out their website here:
http://www.cdmontesinos.com/
And why not join the Costa Blanca Forum too!
http://www.cbfootyfans.com/forum/forum.php
----- AND THEN - if you want to tell CB Los Montesinos they have another fan!! - go here:
http://www.cbfootyfans.com/forum/forumdisplay.php/27-CD-MONTESINOS
NEWSBOX (Can you give blood??)
Alicante, 13th June 2009
Dear European Residents,
Yesterday, June 14th, we celebrated the International Day of Blood Donation. We should be aware of the importance of giving blood. As we all know, blood is absolutely necessary. Every minute of every day, someone needs blood. That blood can only come from a volunteer donor, a person like you who makes the choice to donate. There is no substitute for your donation.
In the province of Alicante we are in an urgent need of blood , because the population in our province is constantly growing. It is vital, that all citizens, independently of their nationality, are aware of the importance of giving blood, since we can safe lives with a simple gesture. Giving blood is nowadays the only way to give new blood to other person in need. Without blood there is no life and we can safe 3 lifes by donating blood. There is no better donation.
Any healthy person between 18 and 65 years old and a body weith over 50kg can give blood.
Shortly we will send you further information about where to go to donate blood in your town. However, you can call 965.65.81.12 or go to: http://centro-transfusion.san.gva.es in order to get further infomation about where to donate.
You can always give blood at:
- CENTRO DE TRANSFUSIONES. (HOSPITAL DE SAN JUAN)
Monday to Saturday: 09:00 - 14:00h
Monday to Friday: 16:00 - 21:00h
- HOSPITAL GENERAL DE ALICANTE
Monday to Saturday: 09:00 - 14:00 h
Monday to Friday: 16:00 - 21:00h
HOSPITAL D’ELX
Monday to Friday: 16:00 - 21:00h
NEWSBOX (Non-resident Owners Bank Accounts)
- posted July 31st, 2008.If you own a property in Spain, but you are not actually in the country for 180 days or more in any year, you may find some interesting reading in this forum:
http://www.torrevieja.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=34834
Addendum (August 8th, 2008):
The latest information on this story is that non-resident homeowners apparently only need to contact their bank. Mmost banks will sort it out the non-residence certificate at a cost of approx. 20 euros.
Pine Processionary Caterpillars (30/1/2012)
La Herrada residents have reported as follows:
"They have made nests there in the pine trees and are about early this year due to the milder weather, as you probably know they pose a danger to people, children especially and can be deadly to dogs.
We have been to the town hall and seen Loly who is asking the park maintenance to go and sort them out, hopefully quickly."Here is the Wikipedia information for you:
The larva is a major forest pest, living communally in large "tents", usually in pine trees but occasionally in cedar or larch, marching out at night in single file (hence the common name) to feed on the needles. There are often several such tents in a single tree. When they are ready to pupate, the larvae march in their usual fashion to the ground, where they disperse to pupate singly on or just below the surface.
The larvae should never be handled as the abundant hairs on their bodies cause extreme irritation (Urticaria) to the skin. 5th stage larvae can eject hairs when threatened or stressed; the hairs, which have the form of harpoons, then penetrate and irritate all areas of exposed skin nearby with an urticating protein. Allergic reactions may follow in susceptible individuals on subsequent exposure to the hairs.
Fabre conducted a famous study on the processionary pine larvae where a group of them were attached nose-to-tail in a circle with food just outside the circle; they continued marching in the circle for a week. The caterpillars may follow a trail of pheromones or silk, but the main stimuli that induce following are from the hairs (setae) on the end of the abdomen of the caterpillar in front.
SOME GOOD ADVICE (from Neighbourhood Watch, Spain)There is crime in Spain, as in any other country. Although the level of opportunistic crime on the Urbanisation had dropped significantly and is far lower than in the UK, we still need to be alert and report suspicious activity to the Policia Local. [Tel: 966 721 525].
And so what can be done? The best and only practical advice is to be extra vigilant during the holiday months - roughly from May to October. Here are some habits you can adopt, whether resident or visitor, which will make it more difficult for these people:
1) Never leave windows, doors, blinds and grills open - or unlocked - when you leave your villa or apartment, even if you are just popping out to the local supermarket, or to visit a neighbour.
2) When you are at home, or going to bed, do not leave keys or other valuables in view through windows. Put them into sideboards, cupboards, drawers, under the beds; anywhere, just so long as they are out of sight.
3) Keep an eye out for suspicious people who appear to be sizing up properties. They may just be house-hunters; but remember, house-hunters usually have an agent with them. And they don't look away when they see you have noticed them!
4) If you are a visitor (to your own property, or if you are only renting) make sure you are not observed when you first arrive - whether from the airport by rental car or by taxi. Your suitcases are a dead give-away and many of the burglaries reported have occured within the first 3-4 hours of arrival. Why? Because the first thing people do after arrival is go to the shops to buy the basics for the refrigerator! Always let just ONE person do the shopping and don't leave the property unattended for the first few hours.
If you follow the above advice you could save yourself many frustrating hours trying to explain what has happened (in Spanish, to a Spanish-speaking policeman who will not be totally sympathetic!) why you need a new passport.
NEWSBOX (View this Website in Spanish!)
Para visión este Web site en español apenas haga el siguiente:
1) Chasque encendido este acoplamiento - http://babelfish.altavista.com/
2) En la caja "Translate a Web page" copia el texto siguiente: "www.laherradacommunity.com/"
3) En la caja "Select Languages" elija el "English to Spanish" y la prensa "Translate"
4) ¡En algunos momentos, tanto texto como ahora está la voluntad posible aparece en español para ustedes!
NEWSBOX (New Los M. Social & Cultural Centre!)
Click HERE
to see the published leaflet with information regarding the planned new centre (it does shows floor plans, but very faintly).
An enlarged, and clearer, panel is on display at the Ayuntamiento / Town Hall, Los Montesinos.The expectation is that inauguration will be sometime in December 2010
The layout as it now stands is:
• Municipal Library (2nd floor) • Classrooms for Adult Education, etc. (1st floor) • Exhibition Hall, Municipal School of Theatre (ground floor) • Dance School (basement)
NEWSBOX (La Herrada is a Big Hit with Google!)
We did a Google search today (08/08/08 - Beijing Olympics Day!) and discovered to our great delight that the "La Herrada Community" is now in pole position in the website rankings! That's right - Number One! Or maybe that should be Numero Uno! And here's the proof below!
NEWSBOX (Check your voting eligibility!)
PUBLIC NOTICE
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTORAL VOTE
DÑA.ANA BELÉN JUAREZ PASTOR, DEPUTY MAYORESS OF EXCMO. TOWN HALL OF LOS MONTESINOS (ALICANTE), MAKES IT KNOWN:
That, from the 20th until the 27th of April 2009, there will be a PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF THE ELECTORAL CENSUS which closed on the 1st of March 2009. The names listed will be those eligible to vote in the next European Parliament Elections on the 7th of June 2009.
During the dates mentioned above, all those interested will be able to present
their CLAIM TO VOTE.Los Montesinos, 16th of April 2009.
DEPUTY MAYORESS
