CAPTAIN v CHAIRMAN Saturday 18th OctoberThe annual Captain v Chairman competition once again was a great success. We played eighteen ends of trips, it was a very enjoyable mornings bowling with some close scores. After the presention we enjoyed lunch and drinks at the Belfry. The football card was won by Colin with Wigan. Thank
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If you spend long enough in the province of Alicante, you realise that Christmas here is more than just a season. People may picture snow, pine forests or German-style markets when they think of the holidays, but Alicante has its own version of magic — warmer, brighter and sweeter in every sense of the word.Just
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At the beginning of November, a group of 55 adults from Gran Alacant and the surrounding area set off on another meticulously planned and cost-effective trip to Granada, organised by the Dream Team AKA Neil Lloyd and Alison Clark. Our Coach arrived promptly, and we made a swift getaway on our 4.5 hour journey to
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We suppose everyone knows we are under a sanitary alert due to a worldwide bird flu outbreak. Last 10-11-2025 they established a mandatory confinement of the poultry (hens, ducks, geese, turkeys, peacocks) at certain areas in Spain in order to prevent a quick spreading of the disease. So, from this moment, poultry in these areas
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A few weekends ago, we joined the Mediterranean Garden Society for a visit to the Palmeral of Orihuela—a hidden gem that, despite lying less than an hour’s drive from Gran Alacant, feels like a world away.The moment we stepped through its gates, we were struck by the quiet majesty of the place: row upon row
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We have written several times about lifespan in animals – about how many years a dog, a cat, or a rabbit may live; about when we can consider an animal old; and about those “Methuselah dogs and cats” that reach 25 years or more. Everyone would probably agree that dogs and cats are living longer
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VISITING TEAM Wednesday 24th and Friday 26th we had the second visit from Acle Bowling Club. Although Monte Mar won it’s not the winning it’s the taking part and enjoying the game and company. After the matches we enjoyed lunch at Gran Mundo on the Wednesday and the Belfry on the Friday. Thanks to Cindy
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BACKGROUND The Norwegian Club is located in the Sierra Mar Urbanisation of Gran Alacant and operates from September through to May. The club was established in 1999. We (our members) bought the property in Sierra Mar in 2001. We are a voluntary organisation with no employees. TODAY Today we have around 500 members. Most of
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FRIDAY NIGHT SUMMER FISH AND CHIP COMPETITION The competition started on Friday 11th July and ran for seven weeks finishing on Friday 22nd August. It started at 1800 hours and consisted of twelve ends, after which everyone had a well earned drink then over to the square for fish and chips or their preferred meal.
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The same way dogs have shared their lives with us for the last 10,000 years, and this fact have made them modify their genetics for, for example, being able to digest starch, cats have made the same for a similar period of time. Domestication happened in a certain prehistoric moment and affected several animal species
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The Norwegian Club is back in full swing after the summer break! Photos by Gunnar Solheimsnes Upcoming Trips 2025 For more information, please check out our website and Facebook page.DenNorskeKlubbenAlacant The Norwegian Club is located in the Sierra Mar Urbanisation of Gran Alacant and operates from September through to May. The club was established in
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The Future of Gran Alacant at Stake Dear Madam Mayor, We are writing to you as residents of Gran Alacant, as neighbours, and as people who chose to make this beautiful corner of the Costa Blanca our home. We believe that Gran Alacant is, and should remain, a paradise where the well-being of residents is
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