Weekly Update – March 22, 2026
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Hello Everybody!
Well, that was a really interesting week!
We had two ukulele performances 🎶
Bar Amigos was pretty much full on the 17th, and we had 111 in the audience for the Almuñécar gig! A great time was had by all, and we received some very positive feedback from Los Nórdicos.
👏 Well done to Mark and the gang!
▶️ Here is a YouTube video from the two concerts:
https://youtu.be/xJctH9MMyiU
📅 Next performance:
9 May at Ron Montero in Motril – add it to your diaries!
🧘♂️Activities Last Week
We had a really good Tai Chi Chikung session on Wednesday at the hotel with around 20 participants.
💰 €32 was raised for charity, which the club matched (i.e. €64 in total)
The charities supported are:
- 💧 A clean water project in Kenya
- ❤️ Save the Children in Gaza
We also held our first Scrabble session 🔤
🏆 Congratulations to Sue McGeoch, this month’s champion with an impressive score of 293 (3-player tables)!
🚗 Museum & Caves Trip
The trip to the museum and caves was a big success!
The cars and fashion items were mightily impressive. I have to say, I’m not really into cars, but I was blown away by some of these vehicles.
To top the day off, we visited the Treasure Caves, where it felt remarkable being in a space where Neanderthals once lived.
👍 Lots of positive feedback here too!
▶️ Here is a YouTube video from the trip:
https://youtu.be/4oiQY_sQfIw
🗣️ Discussion Group
Last Monday’s discussion group, led by Matthias on European Royal Families, was really interesting.
Committee member Sinikka tells me it was a lively and enjoyable discussion.
👉 Please come along to the next one on Monday 30 March and support this great initiative!
🧘♂️ Activities This Week
🚶♂️ Walk
📅 Thursday 26th – 9:30am
📍 Meet: Caleta car park (near the old sugar cane factory)
Martin Riley writes:
This week’s walk takes us along the coast via two of Salobreña’s smaller beaches/coves, with great coastal views.
It’s a shorter route but with more climbing than our first walk:
- Distance: ~8 km
- Elevation: ~300m ascent/descent
- Terrain: mix of tracks and rocky paths
- Possible stream crossing near Playa El Cambrón
☀️ Recommended: sunscreen/hat and at least 1 litre of water per person
Here is a YouTube video of a similar walk in the area
https://youtu.be/HkR2R2lgUWI
🌿 Community Clean-Up
📅 Sunday 29th – 10:00am
📍 Meeting point: Camino del Peral (see Pic)
I’m planning a clean-up of the roads across La Vega.
🧤 I’ll bring bags, litter pickers, and gloves.
📸
We will do a walk around La Vega as indicated but people can do the other roads as well along the way. I realise that this will clash with Semana Santa, but it’s a nice walk anyway! Meet at the Start, Camino del Peral.
Please reply to this email if you can join us!
🧠 Quiz & Line Dancing
📅 Wednesday (at the hotel) – 11:30am
🧩 End-of-month quiz
Quizmaster: Espen Gant, assisted by Bente Laerke
Expect a Nordic-themed twist!
- 💃 Beginner’s line dancing course (on the lawn)
What could possibly go wrong? 😄
Don’t worry, it’s going to be fine!
Instructor: Dave “the Salobreña Two-Stepper” Moran
A Warm Welcome to New Members
Karel Balten
Richard Hansen
Fiona Helszjajn
Sandra Keijzer
We’re delighted to have you onboard!
What’s On This Week
Monday 23 March
Mah Jong – Red Dragon Group
Hotel Miba
11:00 am
Mah Jong mornings: the perfect brain workout.
Please arrive early to enjoy breakfast or coffee and support the hotel.
Contacts: Paul and Sharon Craddock
Chess
Bar Amigos (Av. Federico García Lorca)
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Life is a game—play it like chess!
Contact: Daniel at Bar Amigos
Ukulele Strumblies
Bar Amigos
4:00 – 5:30 pm
The Strumblies move on to a new set ahead of their next concert at Ron Montero Caña Cutting Celebration in Motril on 9 May. More details to follow.
New members are always welcome.
Contact: Mark Clifton
Tuesday 24 March
Art Group
Hotel Salobreña Suites
11:00 am
Create, connect, and be inspired.
Please note Lesley is still under the weather and will not be there this week.
Contact: TBA
Backgammon & Chess
Hotel Salobreña Suites
11:00 am
Not just a game—Backgammon is a mental workout..
Contact: TBA
Darts
Bar Amigos
1:30 pm
Come join us, we are short of players this week!
Contact: David Moran
Wednesday 25 March
Weekly Meet
Hotel Salobreña Suites
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
🧩Quiz by Espen Gant, 30 questions, do you know your Norse Gods?
The quiz will begin at 11:30
💃 Line Dancing
Beginner’s course featuring the Shaboozey!
Dancing will commence at 11.30 on the lawn!
Please wear your badges. Come along and say hello, and get to meet other members! You can pay your subs and pay for trips too, simply ask Alice.
If anyone needs or can offer a lift, please use the ICS Members Facebook page.
Singing Group / Pop Choir
5 pm at the DJ Bernardo Studio in el Casco Antiguo.
Contact: DJ Bernardo
Friday 27 March
Petancas
Parque Fuente, Salobreña
Play starts at 10:30 am
Please arrive by 10:15 am
As George is off Down Under for a month or so, and Andy is back in the U.K. for a while, we need volunteers to take care of the Petancas!
Beer and tapa at Cafetería Los Patos
Contact: David Moran
🏛️ Other News
So, there I was mixing and shaking with the big wigs from El Ayuntamiento on Friday for the meeting about “Abriendo espacios de participación vecinal”, and I had a brief chat with Salobreña’s deputy mayor, María Carmen Rodríguez Callejón about our club, which could be useful going forward! 🤝
I’m the big guy on the left of shot! 😅
🎟️ Trips Update
- 🎪 Cirque du Soleil trip – SOLD OUT
- 🚌 Santa Fe trip (18 April) – 19 tickets left (out of 59)
👉 You can book for Santa Fe here:
https://www.icsalobrena.com/2026/03/capitulaciones-de-santa-fe/
🎨 🚗 Wine, Tapa & Art (23 April 5 – 7 PM) – Venue: Galeria Casa Aires in Vélez de Benaudalla
- Coming Soon Please join us on 21 May for a cultural excursion to Bodega Cuatro Vientos, the perfect place to learn about wine production, enjoy a wine tasting, and share a restaurant meal. A working bodega, Cuatro Vientos produces the Mallafolla, 4V, and Marquis de la Contraviesa brands, all famed locally for their palatable taste. Booking details soon.
Membership Fees Outstanding
Over 60 members have still not paid their membership fees despite several requests! You can pay online, or by cash or card at the weekly meeting.
Deadline 31 March
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All for now.
David Moran
ICS President
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