by Justin | Oct 17, 2012 | On the Costa del Sol, What's On
This Friday the 19th October sees the start of the Mijas Jazz Festival which will offer concerts during two consecutive weekends (Friday and Saturday evenings).
All the concerts will take place in the Las Lagunas Theatre and the programme of events is as follows:
Friday 19th October
The Golfinis Swing with their unique blend of gypsy swing and old school jazz
Saturday 20th October
TheNew OrleansJump Band – A popular band made up of expats who live inSpain.
Friday 26th October
The Phil Wilkinson Quartet take to the stage playing classic Jazz tunes from a wide range of artists including Duke Ellington, John Coltrane and Cole Porter.
Saturday 27th October
Tracey Reid and The Sweet Rhythm Kings.
Tickets are €10 for adults and €7 for pensioners and children and can be purchased at the Las Lagunas Theatre ticket office which is open from 5pm to 8pm on Monday, Thursday and Friday.
by Justin | Oct 12, 2012 | On the Costa del Sol, What's On
More than 20 restaurants and bars in Benalmadena Village will take part in the 4th ‘Ruta de la Tapa de la Abuela’ (Grandma’s Tapas Route) which will take place from the 19th to the 27th October 2012.
This year the popular culinary event will have the novelty of offering visitors a range of traditional Mediterranean stews and soups. (My mouth is watering just thinking about it :-)).
Almost all the bars and restaurants in the town are taking part in this initiative and will compete for one of the three prizes on offer: The best tasting tapa; the one with the best presentation and the one with the most ellaborate preparation.
As is now traditional, visitors to the Tapas Route will get a special ‘passport’ where they can collect stamps from all the establishments they visit along the route. At the end of the week all those who completed their passports will be entered into a prize draw and earn the chance to win some fantastic prizes including: Weekend breaks, hotel nights (including one at Sunset Beach Club :-)), tickets to local theme parks and lots more…
Each tapa is priced at – a very reasonable – €1.50 and includes a beer or glass of wine.
Are you planning on going to the Benalmadena Tapas Route? If you do, be sure to take some photos and post them on our Facebook Page!
by Justin | Oct 10, 2012 | Hotel News
Edinburgh Castle
The Sunset Beach Club Committee met in Edinburgh this past weekend for their annual Autumn Committee Meeting and the 26th Annual General Meeting.
Despite cold temperatures (0ºC!) a number of local Members attended including a couple that had come all the way from Dorset!
Patricia Reid (see photo below) who has been a familiar face on the Committee for the last 7 years chose to retire and Danish born Inge Letvinka was unanimously voted in favour as her replacement. Michael Orlien (Committee Chairman) was re-elected for a further term of 3 years. Minutes of the meeting and the topics discussed under any other business will be circulated to all fully paid members in the forthcoming weeks before Xmas.
The committee were able to enjoy a little time off and got to do a little sightseeing… here are a few photos they took on their tour of the beautiful city of Edinburgh: (more…)
by Justin | Oct 9, 2012 | Hotel News
On Thursday Sunset Beach Club’s commercial team will be flying over to Dublin to set up our stand for this years Over 50’s Show at the RDS.
This is the only dedicated lifestyle event in Ireland for older people and will be celebrating its 13th consecutive year.
Last year’s show attracted over 23.000 people and 250 exhibitors and this year organisers are expecting and even better turn out with all 4 halls occupied by exhibitors.
As well as the main Over 50’s Show, visitors will also be able to enjoy the genealogy event, Back to Our Past and Coin and Stamp fair. (more…)
by Justin | Oct 3, 2012 | On the Costa del Sol, What's On
The Fuengirola Fair is just around the corner. This year, the fun begins on Saturday the 6th October and ends on Friday the 12th October – Those are the official dates but as you’ll see below, there are events planned on the 13th and 14th October too!
Know as the ‘Feria del Rosario’, this is one of the last big fairs of the season and is famous for its amazing horse shows and displays.
Below we’ve included a list of – what we believe – are some of the highlights of the Fuengirola Fair and events you may just want to go along and see. (more…)
by Justin | Oct 2, 2012 | Hotel News
John with his plaque...
Last Friday was our colleague John Smistkam’s last day of work at Sunset Beach Club 🙁 Why? Because he has reached that wonderful age when it’s time to take a step back and enjoy life…Retirement!
John has been a key part of the team here at Sunset Beach Club for more than 15 years. Working in our Travel Club and more recently on our Golf & Leisure Desk helping guests with all their local information needs – his outgoing personality and friendliness will be sorely missed by guests and colleagues alike! (more…)
