Marbella has a new Mayoress!

The Partido Popular party came through with a clear majority on Sunday in Marbella signalling the return to normality in a town which has lost so much at the hands of corrupt politicians.

You are looking at an electoral table during last week's election. That's me, the President of the table in the middle. To my right, the two women like me are chosen by the Town Hall for the elections. To their right are the two PSOE representatives.

To my left, that's to the right of the picture are the PP political representatives. Pablo Mora on the extreme right is one of the new Town Hall's counsellors.

It was 15 long hours of work, from signing in the representatives at 8am, opening for voting at 9am, checking credentials all day long (identity cards are a good thing) closing voting at 8pm, counting votes then taking the results to the local magistrate at and signing off at 10.53pm. I got paid €53.20 for my time. No signature asked for.

Nobody beat me up as I left the electoral venue. No thugs stuffed the ballot box after closing of voting. Nobody's houses will be burned or bulldozed by the government as a result of the election. These are all features of Robert Mugabe's present goverment in Zimbabwe, my country of birth and the last country I voted in before coming to Spain.

The Children's Home in Malaga

Easter Fun in Support of the Ciudad de los Niños Children’s Home in Malaga

The second Annual Easter Barbecue of the CN Malaga Supporters finally took place on Sunday, 29th April in Parque Nagueles. Twice postponed due to the recent inclement weather, it proved to be well worth the wait, as the day proved perfect for a family day out in the park. Attended by more than 130 adults and children kids activities included an Easter egg hunt, face-painting by the wonderful Debbie and her helpers, egg and spoon races, Splat the Rat and a Pin the Tail on the Easter Bunny for the kids. The grown-ups tussled with a tricky Easter quiz and a raffle, with great prizes donated by Homecare on the Web, The Mortgage Bureau and Paint and Fun, San Pedro. Fabian and his team of chefs catered for the crowd with superb BBQ food.

A total of 780€ was raised for the Ciudad de los Niños Children’s Home in Málaga.

The group´s next event is a Pirate Party in the Hogan Stand, San Pedro, Saturday, 19th May, with live music from the Crow’s Nest Five.

For more information on future events in aid of this worthy cause, contact 637 739 201 or 627 924 324.