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June 2017
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ARMED FORCES DAY
Thirty-nine members
and guests of the Coin Branch of the Royal British Legion commemorated Armed
Forces day on the 24th of June 2017 with a wonderful lunch at
Parilla de Pepe in Coin. The entire
group gathered together at 1.30pm on a sweltering afternoon in Parilla de
Pepe’s dining room; fortunately the air-conditioning was on. Poppy Appeal Officer Paul Pritchard had
arranged a big screen to show various parades from around the UK and segments
from various Royal Tournaments through the years to provide an authentic Armed
Forces Day atmosphere here in rural Coin. Russell, the Armed Forces Quizmaster of the
day, tested members’ brain power with a challenging themed quiz that covered
all three Services as well as a selection of near-impossible dingbats. Thanks
to generous donations from David and Eve Simpson the raffle was a major success
and altogether almost 200 euros were collected for the 2017 Poppy Appeal. At the end of the meal Chairman of the Branch,
Jo Taylor, took the opportunity to thank everyone for coming along to pay
tribute to all our active duty servicemen around the world and she wished them
safe wherever they were.
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BREAKFAST AT ROSIE’S
Fifty-four
members and guests of the Coin Branch of the Royal British Legion gathered
together under a clear blue sky for the annual breakfast at Rosie’s at 10am on
Saturday the 20th of May. The
meal got underway with a glass of ice cold orange juice freshly squeezed by PRO
Charles Edwards from two huge crates of oranges kindly donated by local grower
Bartolome Rojano Madrid. Jean Merry and
Maureen Ramayon dressed up in their best waitress uniforms and served the
hungry diners a superb selection of food prepared by fourteen eager Masterchef
fans ably directed by Social and Fundraising Committee Chairman Peter Brown. Diners could choose whatever they wanted from
the full list of English breakfast ingredients bought at the recently
established T&S Butchers in Coin. Some diners suggested the bacon, sausages and
eggs were among the best they had ever had.
One happy diner when encouraged by Chairman Jo Taylor to have two eggs
declared that one egg was “an oeuf”. At
the end of the meal Jo thanked everyone for coming along and helping to raise
over 200 Euros which will go to the 2017 Poppy Appeal. She also thanked the workers for producing
such a sumptuous meal with style and a smile.
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QUIZ TROPHY COMES HOME TO COIN
On Wednesday the 26th of April a team of 6
dedicated quizzers from the Coin branch of the Royal British Legion travelled
to Loja to try and regain the coveted Michael Taylor Trophy. Michael and his wife Jo, now Chairman of the
Coin branch, bought the trophy many years ago and offered it as a prize for the
Spain South Annual Quiz. Loja managed to
win the trophy from Coin three years ago and every year Coin has tried to win
it back but failed narrowly each time – except this year. Against strong opposition from Loja, Torre
del Mar, Molina and Mijas Costa, the Coin A team claimed an outstanding victory
seven points clear of the field.
Congratulations go to team captain Russel together with Heather,
Frances, Bob Rayah and Perry. Coin also
fielded a B team to run interference for the A team and they came a creditable
second just three points behind the winners of the B group. The challenge is on; can Coin retain the
trophy in 2018? |
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COIN RBL SPRING FAIR
The Coin
Branch of the Royal British Legion held its annual Spring Fair at Parilla de
Pepe on Wednesday the 19th of April.
Around 50 members entered over a dozen competitions including best spring
floral arrangement, best spring photograph, best spring craft and best spring collage,
painting, drawing or colouring. Other
categories included best jam, marmalade or chutney and best decorated cake or
cup cake. There were far too many
winners to mention here but the prize of the day went to Rosey Brown who made a
spectacular spring flower arrangement entirely from coloured paper. Everyone who entered had put an amazing amount
of effort into their submissions this year and the Chairman Jo Taylor sincerely
congratulated all those who took part and thanked them for really getting into
the spirit of the Coin RBL Spring Fair.
If you would
like take part in such activities come and meet the people who make up the Coin
Branch of the RBL at their new venue at Parilla de Pepe just opposite La Trocha
at 11am on the first and third Wednesday of every month.
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2017 PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION
The Coin Branch of the Royal British Legion held its annual
Photographic Competition at Yates’s on Wednesday the 15th of
March. The subject was Creepy Crawlies
and submissions were judged in 2 categories: Category 1 was open to all branch
members not in the photographic group; Category 2 was open to members of the
Coin RBL photographic group.
Category 1 was won by Monique Mansfield and Category 2 was
won by Charles Edwards but unfortunately both winners were missing on
Presentation Day. However, Chairman Jo
Taylor managed to catch them at the Branch Meeting on the 5th of
April and present them with their trophies.
She thanked everyone for submitting photographs of such a high standard
and awarded the Chairman’s choice trophy to Alan Ellis for his superb picture
of a European Swallowtail Butterfly taken in the woods near Coin. The lucky
winners will keep their trophies until March 2018.
Photos
Monique Mansfield and Charles Edwards with their
winning photos
21 February 2017
BODEGA FUN
FOR COIN RBL
On Tuesday the 21st
of February thirty eight members and guests of the Coin Branch of the Royal
British Legion enjoyed a remarkable trip to the Bodega Cuatro Vientos in the
Sierra de la Contraviesa. Although the bodega is a functioning wine
producer it has what is probably the most interesting and comprehensive wine
museum in the area. After a smooth a spectacular two-hour drive
into the mountains the group was greeted by the bodega staff who did everything
they could to make the day rather special.
Their incredible tour of the museum was topped off with a multi-media
presentation that was both entertaining and informative. When the presentation was over the group was
treated to a wine tasting experience where the samples were very generous to
say the least. At 2pm the very happy
bunch of travellers was escorted to an impressive dining room and served a
3-course lunch that featured a range of food typical of the Alpujarren region. The meal was served with an endless flow of
wine and topped off with an amazing cake and cream dessert. On the way home event coordinator Peter Brown
paid special tribute to the trip organiser and coach driver Gloria Bergillos
for bringing together such a memorable day.
18 January 2017
ROYAL BRITISH LEGION COIN BRANCH 11th
BIRTHDAY
Forty-seven members and guests of the Coin branch of the
Royal British Legion gathered at 11am at the Yates’s Family Bar and Restaurant
on the 18th of January to celebrate the branch’s 11th birthday. To mark the occasion, Chairman Jo Taylor baked
a fantastic fruit cake and Rosie Mahoney used her extensive icing skills to
produce a culinary delight that both looked good and tasted delicious. For those who did not like fruit cake an
enchanting chocolate log was served as an alternative.
After wishing the Branch a happy birthday and leading a
round of applause, Jo Taylor reminded everyone that not all the members were
well enough to celebrate. She made
special mention of Vice Chairman Jim Cross who was in hospital with bronchitis
and our oldest member Eris Wallis who was struggling with his health in a
particularly tough winter.
The branch has enjoyed many day trips to beautiful locations
over the last 11 years and Jo summed up the branch’s excursions as simply “a
group of friends out for the day “. The
next trip on the 21st of February is to Bodega Quatro Vientos in the
Sierra de la Contraviesa. The outing
includes a tour of the bodega and museum, with samples, and a three-course
lunch with wine. If anyone would like to
join the group simply email tickets@coinrbl.info
or call 663 157 776.
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