COSTA DEL SOL, SPAIN 25% discount for RMT members. Stunning new luxury 1st floor apartment on the exclusive Sotogrande Marina. Sleeps 4+2 fully equipped, 2 bed/2 bathrooms, 4 terraces, lift. Many golf courses/beaches nearby. Peaceful location. Info www.sturtonvillas.com Email thesturtons@dsl.pipex.com for brochure/details. Gary 01202 242664 / 07956 028827 AIRPORT CAR PARKING. 5% additional discount for RMT members www.flypark.co.uk/discount. Get a quote and see savings INDIAN WELLS KISSIMMEE Villas 10% discount on rates for RMT members. Beautiful 3 bedroom 2 bathroom villa in Florida5 minutes drive from Disney. Exceptionally central location. Own pool with screen porch and overlooking a lake. Will sleep 8 and cot facilities are available Tel. 01202 427854 www.indianwellskissimmeevillas.co.uk VICTORIAN FARMHOUSE B&B plus s/c lodge, sleeps 4, also B&B. Set in farmland overlooking forest. Direct access to trailway. Small heated pool. Pets welcome. Ideal for walking, riding and cycling. Close to New Forest. For brochure call 01425 472115 RMT helpline 0800 3763706 :: january 2008 :: RMTnews 29 Last month’s solution... The winner of prize crossword no. 39 is Terry Griffiths of Eastbourne. Send entries to Prize Crossword, RMT, Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NWI IJD by December 10 with your name and address. Winner and solution in next issue. £25 PRIZE CROSSWORD No. 40. Set by Elk ACROSS 1 Occurrences; parts of broadcast serial (8) 6 Likely to have 21 your ailment (6) 9 One of Doc’s little pals (6) 10 Makes (unreasonable) gain out of (8) 11 One of Doc’s little pals (5) 12 Ancient city state featured in Homer; system of weights for precious stones and metals (4) 13,26 Doc’s bigger pal (4, 5) 15 (Shop selling) prepared foods, in short (4) 17 Flying machines (10) 19 Drawn from or out of; conceptualised (10) 22 Give temporarily (4) 24 Russian autocrat (4) 25 Female 3s (4) 26 See 13 (5) 29 Most frequent (archaic) (8) 30 One of Doc’s little pals (6) 31 One of Doc’s little pals (6) 32 Goes down (8) DOWN 2 Fried batter associated with Shrove Tuesday (7) 3 Ovine, woolly ruminant (5) 4 Approximate 24-hour periods taken for earth to rotate (4) 5 3’s barber - from Newcastle? (7) 6 One of Doc’s little pals (5) 7 Trans-London train project recently given green light (9) 8 Result (7) 14 Early 20th century ‘anti-art’ movement (4) 16 Step in to influence 8 (9) 18 Shells of various peas and beans; schools of whales or seals (4) 20 One of Doc’s little pals (7) 21 Dealt with; given remedy (or freebie) (7) 23 Block of paper (7) 25 Foe (5) 27 Dwelling; dynasty (5) 28 Laid by birds, insects, reptiles and fish (4) CLASSIFIED ADS &9$-64*7&0''&3 GPS3.5NFNCFST "OOVBM&VSPQFBOBOE 8PSMEXJEF.VMUJUSJQ 5SBWFM*OTVSBODF "OOVBM1SFNJVNT 4JOHMFb 4JOHMFb $PVQMFb 'BNJMZb 6QUPBHF  2VPUJOH3.5 6,$BMMDFOUSF $PNQFUJUJWFSBUFTBWBJMBCMFGPSXJOUFSTQPSUT TJOHMFUSJQTBOEMPOHTUBZIPMJEBZT .BYJNVNEBZTBOZPOFUSJQ BDDFQUBODFTVCKFDUUPVOEFSXSJUFST DSJUFSJB 1SPWJEFECZ"*4*OTVSBODF4FSWJDFT"VUIPSJTFEBOESFHVMBUFECZ 5IF'JOBODJBM4FSWJDFT "VUIPSJUZ/P Newport Isle of Wight branch secretary Keith Murphy presented George Hodges with his 25-year membership badge recently. George has worked for Southern Vectis as a bus driver since 1982 and, after all those years driving, he is retiring this month. He says he will enjoy holidays abroad and a pint or two, RMT wishes him all the best. FAREWELL TO GEORGE