The British Social Club of Marbella (BSC) - February 2017 Newsletter of this informal friendship group.

Norma arranged for flowers and card to be presented, on behalf of former BAM and BSC members, to the family of Antoinette at the religious ceremony to commemorate her life. Several BSC friends attended the service at the Calvario Church.

It has been a terrible period for deaths and serious health issues for many of our members; let us hope that during the next few months our friends show some signs of improvement.

The January monthly lunch was held on Thursday 26th January at Sirocco Restaurant, formerly the Puerto Azul. It was unanimously agreed that with the change of management the location, service and quality and quantity of the menu del dia provided was of an exception quality. Definitely, a venue to visited again by BSC.

The February monthly lunch is to be held on Thursday 26th February at the Hong Kong Restaurant. Please advise Violette if you are likely to want to attend. The special multi plate menu will be on offer at €15, which includes the tip for the staff. Drinks need to be bought at the time of ordering. The lunch, as usual, will commence with arrival at 1.30pm for lunch to be served at 2.00pm.

Not all our attendees to our coffee mornings have offered to pay the €12 requested to cover day to costs in running BSC. May I remind everyone that they are encouraged to bring guests to all BSC events, however when a guest has attended 3 events, coffee morning, lunch or trip, they are expected to become a BSC member and make the same contribution that all other members have made. When attending our monthly lunch, all guests will be charged an extra €1 and on other trips a surcharge yet to be agreed.

The trip to Salon Varietes, Fuengirola, on 18th February for an ABBA tribute is already well under way. Angret has booked tickets for 12 of us and arranged a mini bus to be available for pickup in Marbella. Gigi has generously agreed to fund the cost of using the mini bus. If anyone once else is interested, please contact Angret immediately as we only have 1 seat left on the mini bus.


Eva has upgraded our website. Please take the opportunity to see what a great job Eva does for us. Go to BritishMarbella.blogspot.com

Mid-January 2017 Newsletter of this informal friendship group

It is with sadness that I must advise you that earlier this morning Antoinette Katsaros died. As a long-time member of BAM she will be sadly missed by her many BAM friends. Our sincere condolences go to all her other friends and family.

Norma is in contact with Antoinette’s relatives and in due course information will be available for you to be advised of funeral details, etc.

Reminder: The January monthly lunch is to be held on Thursday 26th January at Sirocco Restaurant, formerly the Puerto Azul. Please advise Angret or Joan if you are likely to want to attend. The full menu del dia menu will be on offer at €11, which includes choices of starters, main courses, desserts, a drink and tip for the staff.  The lunch, as usual, will commence with arrival at 1.30pm for lunch to be served at 2.00pm.

Jan 12/01/2017

January 2017 Newsletter of this informal friendship group

The British Social Club of Marbella (BSC)

January 2017 Newsletter of this informal friendship group.

It is with sadness that I advise you that recently Fran has suffered a stroke. Having returned home from a stay in hospital, let us hope she makes a good recovery.

Due to lack of a quorum the January Committee meeting did not occur, hence this short message.

The January monthly lunch is to be held on Thursday 26th January at Sirocco Restaurant, formerly the Puerto Azul. Please advise Angret or Joan if you are likely to want to attend. No venue has been chosen for February.

Yutta continues to have up to date information of trips and cultural events for all who wish to contact her. She has details on Salon Varietes events for the next month or two.

Our BSC coffee mornings will be held in the library/TV room at the San Cristobal Hotel every Wednesday morning between 11am and 12pm until further notice.

I wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year.

December 2016 Newsletter of this informal friendship group.

The British Social Club of Marbella (BSC)

December 2016 Newsletter of this informal friendship group.

It is with sadness that I must advise you that during the month both Ann Gray any Les Ramsay died. Both our friends will be sadly missed and our sincere condolences go to their friends and families.

Our thanks go to Norma for arranging Christmas cards and presents to be given, on behalf of BSC, to our currently infirm friends. Jean Lord has asked that you all be thanked for the gift she received.

The November monthly lunch was held on Thursday 24th November at Angolinos Restaurant. Although the meal was appreciated by those who attended the seating arrangement was very cramped and not terribly convenient. In my opinion, the inside dinning space is fine for a small number of dinners but not for a group of our size. During the lunch time, we presented to Ana Ortega Cruz, President, Marbella Voluntarios €1000 from BAM funds. Marbella Voluntarios are to use the money to make up baskets of Christmas food to distribute to needy families and senior citizens in Marbella. Subsequently, we have received formal notification that the money has been deposited into the bank of Marbella Voluntarios.

The Special Christmas lunch, consisting of all 4 starters, traditional Christmas Roast Turkey with all the trimmings, dessert, mince pies, wine and coffee was held at the San Cristobal restaurant on Thursday December 15th. Like the quiz, created by Joan, the whole event was a great success enjoyed by all who attended.

The January monthly lunch is to be held on Thursday 26th January at Sirocco Restaurant, formerly the Puerto Azul. Please advise Angret or Joan if you are likely to want to attend.

Yutta continues to have up to date information of trips and cultural events for all who wish to contact her. She has details on Salon Varietes Christmas events for the next month or two.

Our BSC coffee mornings will be held in the library/TV room at the San Cristobal Hotel every Wednesday morning between 11am and 12pm until further notice.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Healthy New Year.

The British Social Club of Marbella (BSC): November 2016 Newsletter of this informal friendship group.

The British Social Club of Marbella (BSC)

November 2016 Newsletter of this informal friendship group.

Our first monthly lunch held on the Mantra restaurant on Thursday 24^th October received mixed reviews with issues relating to the noise and food quality.

The November monthly lunch is to be held on Thursday 24^th November at Angolinos Restaurant. It is being organised by Joan H who has negotiated a price of €16, which includes a drink and tip. Please let Joan know if you wish to attend. As usual, the lunch will be 1.30pm for 2.00pm. During the lunch time, we will present to Ana Ortega Cruz, President, Marbella Voluntarios €1000 from BAM funds. Marbella Voluntarios are to use the money to make up baskets of Christmas food to distribute to needy families and senior citizens in Marbella.

Reminder, by popular request, the Special Christmas lunch, consisting of all 4 starters, traditional Christmas Roast Turkey with all the trimmings, desserts of choice, wine and coffee will be held at the San Cristobal restaurant on Thursday December 15^th at 1.30pm for 2.00pm. The price to include everything and the tip is €35. Please let Joan J know if you are interested in attending.

The January monthly lunch is to be held on Thursday 26th January at Sirocco Restaurant, formerly the Puerto Azul. More details will be issued in a latter newsletter.

Yutta continues to have up to date information of trips and cultural events for all who wish to contact her. She is currently getting details on Salon Varietes Christmas events.

Our BSC coffee mornings will be held in the library/TV room at the San Cristobal Hotel every Wednesday morning between 11am and 12pm until further notice.

 

BAM Christmas Lunch Photos

NEWSLETTER December 2015

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF MARBELLA – BAM

NEWSLETTER December 2015

The November monthly lunch was held at Angolino’s restaurant on Thursday 26th November. Although the seating was very tight for the attendees the meal was excellent. Many thanks go to Violette for arranging the event.

A very special Christmas lunch, again at San Cristobal similar to the very successful event last year, was held on Wednesday 9th December. As expected it was a great success in every aspect. Thanks was given to Joan for organising the event and for creating the special Christmas Quiz. Thanks go also to Angret, Joan H, Margaret, Norma and Violette who also made significant contributions in making this our best lunch of 2015.

The next BAM monthly lunch will be held at the Sol y Europa restaurant on Thursday 28th January. Please contact Violette, 952828988 by Monday 25rd January, to book your place for the lunch. The cost for the 3 course lunch, which includes the tip and the first drink will be €12. The lunch, as usual, will commence with arrival at 1.30pm for lunch at 2.00pm.

Violette’s special Tea Party that resulted in BAM’s charity donation of €310 to Triple A was presented to the organisation on Thursday 19th November. I am pleased to state that our press release of the event was published in both Sur in English and Euro Weekly News publications this week. Again, many thanks to Violette and the BAM members who in some way contributed to the event.

The BAM Charitable Donation proposed to be presented in February to SER HUMANO is on hold until full facts are known as to whether the organisation will remain solvent through 2016. Angret will coordinate our involvement with this organisation.

Violette together with Yutta are arranging trips into Malaga for early spring, possibly March, it is likely that these will involve Malaga’s Motor/Fashion and Thyssen museums.

Yutta has supplied me with information on the activities and events to be held at the Salon Varieties, U3A and the Costa del Sol Decorative & Fine Arts Society. For more details please contact Yutta, 952831289.

Many thanks are given to Eva, who has created and constantly updates a new website and Facebook entry for BAM. Any ideas for additional content would be appreciated.

See, website: http://britishmarbella.blogspot.com.es/ And/or on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/British-Association-of-Marbella/132505103576725