Countdown to the Derby – Part 2
Anyone who has been part of the 125,000 race goers that descend on the Epsom Downs every year will know the magic of the meet and it’s feature race The Derby. The race is always run at a cracking pace and this year promises to be no different with the going predicted to be on the fast side of good.
May’s Derby Trials did not provide punters with pointers as to the likely winner with no real stand-out horses coming to the fore. 
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Visit Granada
The Alhambra Palace
The Sentinella’s travel expert Margaret Surie takes us on a tour of the magnificent Alhambra in Granada. If you are in the Mojacar area and want to go, why not get in contact with Thomas Cook rep, Jo on 600 062 601 to hear more about the fantastic tours they operate to this “Jewel in the Crown of Spain”.
Mike Lloyd at El Retiro
Mike Lloyd spent 14 years photographing the royal family and was awarded world photographer of the year in 1979, his collection of photographs are in a book called A RIGHT ROYAL COLLECTION by Columbus books. In the 90′s Mike moved away from photography into videography and was one of the pioneers of the digital system we have today. Mike retired in 2000 and now resides in Turre. Read the rest of this entry »
PUPPY RESCUE – Charity Event
A SUMMER EVENING WITH LIVE ENTERTAINMENT FROM
• Thursday 2nd June • 19:30 till late • BAR INTERNATIONAL • 10,00€ per person (including cold buffet)
• Limited number of tickets available • On sale until 30th May 2011
• Tickets available from Essentials, Arboleas; Bar Lepanto, Nr Mercadona; Puppy Rescue Charity Shops.Puppy Rescue Stall at Tue Market or Car Boot
Get the motor runnin’ – Easy Rider (1969)
The quintessential road movie that marked a dramatic shift of power from the studios to an upcoming generation of avant-garde, auteur directors and the start of the “New Hollywood.” Peter Fonda and Denis Hopper star as two bikers on the way to the Mardi Gras in New Orleans financed by a drugs deal. The film is about the counter culture of the 1960s and the rise and fall of the hippie movement. The soundtrack says it all. Square Eyes - The Sentinella – May 2011
Join The Sentinella for a screening of “Easy Rider” at the cinema @ Total Entertainment, Albox On Saturday 21st May at 16:00For your chance to win a Golden Ticket simply e-mail us with your name and how many seats your require. Read the rest of this entry »
Countdown to the Derby – Part 1
Well as the flat season gets underway and we look forward to the greatest race in the calendar, The Derby, it did seem to be all about the impressive Frankel with odds as short as 6/4 but his trainer Henry Cecil has ruled him out for The Derby stating, ”We feel it is better to forget about an attempt at the Derby as he would really have to run in the Dante before Epsom and that comes too soon after Newmarket.
So what of the other contenders …
Andy de Ronda
Suffering from epilepsy and in remision from cerebral cancer, Andy de Ronda is hoping to raise 50,000€ to begin a foundation to help families in Spain with sick children and who are facing financial hardship.
You can read more about Andy’s quest on his website, www.romaronda.info where he is keeping a daily blog on the home page. You can also follow his route, which brings him into Almeria province on 25th May. Andy de Ronda needs support and nightly accommodation – he has a bed for the night in Turre on the 26th, but please contact him directly (or via The Sentinella) if you can provide a bed in Aguilas, Tabernas, Almeria, Adra or Motril. Read the rest of this entry »
We Want Our Bus!!
At present there is little or no bus service from Turre to Mojacar and no published timetable. There is little or no parking in Mojacar and we must abide by the law and not drink and drive. We are petitioning the Turre Town Hall to provide a regular local bus service with a published timetable so that residents of Turre can visit Mojacar in a safe and secure manner. Please sign our petition!!
What have the Romans ever done for us?
The Life of Brian (1979)
The hilarious Monty Python spoof of religious films probably wouldn’t be made today. As much as the film is a parody of life in the first century and of political (and revolutionary) groups of 1970s, it is also a satire of the very same over religiosity which would stop production today. Even so, it was not without George Harrison’s financial assistance that the film was made in the first place after EMI had withdrawn funding. Read the rest of this entry »
A.P.S.A.
F.A.C.E.
Roma a Ronda
Almanzora Gardening Club
Almanzora Group of Friends