The posidonia meadows found along our coastline are of outstanding importance and have become the protagonists of our sea FESTIVITIES AND TRADITIONS
This Saturday 24th, at 20:00 and 21:00 hours, the Teatro Mijas Cultural Association offers four sketches at the branch office square in La Cala
of the Virgen de la Peña
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Mijas Comunicación will broadcast live, from 21:15 hours, the transfer of the patron saint
everything ready for the
theatre is back on the 44th Mijas Fair Race forests of the Mediterranean streets this weekend
SNearly 500 people have already registered for this event, which will take place on Sunday 25th of August and will start in the Plaza Virgen de la Peña
The Mijas Fair has a complete programme of activities
The dinner for the elderly, the day fair, concerts by Arcángel, Rebujitos and Manuel Orta and the ‘Laloka on tour’ show, the highlights of the festivities NEWS/02-03 ENVIRONMENT
The sierra is ready for reforestation
The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno Bonilla, visited the Sierra de Mijas on Friday 16th of August, where he announced that, after the fire that devastated this natural area in July 2022, the site is now ready for reforestation. Also during the event, the mayoress of the town, Ana Mata, reported that the municipality will invest more than 1.2 million euros in forestry work aimed at fire prevention, something that “the Mijas Town Hall had never done before”. This work, which will be carried out over a period of five years in the areas known as Sierra Blanca and Bermeja, will be implemented annually for eight months, from October to May. NEWS/05
The provisional list of grants for university transport has been published
The Youth Department will allocate more than 44,540 euros for subsidies corresponding to the 2021-2022 academic year
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Mijas Town Hall provides the area of La Loma with street lighting
Thirty-six lamp posts made of galvanised steel, with a height of 3.5 metres, have been installed in response to a neighbourhood request, in order to be more efficient
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The registration period to take part in the senior citizens' tribute trip for 2024 is now open
The elderly interested in participating in this activity can present their applications in person and online until the 5th of September
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From left to right: the president of the Junta, Juanma Moreno Bonilla; the mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata; the delegate of the Andalusian Government, Patricia Navarro; the territorial delegate for Sustainability and Environment, José Antonio Víquez; and the councillor for Environment, Marco Cortés / J.Perea.
Mijas Pueblo Fair 2024
Discover the official programme
of the Mijas Pueblo Fair
Arcángel, Manuel
Orta, Los Rebujitos, Israel Fernández and ‘LaLoka on tour’ (Melody, Rasel, Sara de Las Chuches) among the musical performances
There are only a few days left for the Mijas Fair in honour of the Virgen de la Peña and it already has its poster, town crier and
Children’s Day
The first day will also be Children’s Day, so the rides will have reduced prices. At the same time, in consideration of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), every day from 19:00 to 21:00 hours there will be no music and the noise in the area of the rides will be reduced because, as explained by the mayoress, Ana Mata (PP), the aim is for this celebration to be inclusive.
On the same day, from 17:30 hours, children interested in participating in the parade may register at the Town Hall, while the festive parade
official programme. The events will begin on the 3rd of September, at 20:00 hours, with the inauguration of the ornamental dome of the Grupo Joven de la Virgen de la Peña in the Avenida del Compás, an act that serves as a preamble to the beginning of the festivities, while the official switching on of the lighting will
will take place just one hour later.
On the 5th, the programme will be dedicated to the elderly with their celebratory dinner, which will take place in the Municipal Booth, at 21:00 hours. During the event the Grandfather and Grandmother of the Mijas Fair will be chosen and a concert by La Caletera is planned.
The Day Fair will start on the 5th and the day after, the draw for the king and queen of the fair in the baby and children’s categories will take place at 22:00 hours. Those interested in participating can register from 20:00 hours at the Municipal Booth until half an hour before the start of the election.
“We wanted to create a programme that everyone can enjoy, from the youngest to the oldest”
be on the 4th at 22:00 hours. On the same night, the candidates for the queen and king of the fair will be presented, an activity that will take place in the Municipal Booth, located in the Plaza Virgen de la Peña.
Presentation of the poster
The Siete Caños square hosted the presentation of the poster for the Mijas Pueblo fair on Friday 16th. That is what the neighbours asked for and what the Department of Festivities and Traditions did on this occasion, to recover the tradition of starting the countdown to the fair during the festivities of the Barrio Santana neighbourhood. In the picture, the mayoress Ana Mata , together with the councillor for Festivities, Silvia Marín, and the author of the poster, Juan José Marín
Patron Saint’s Day
The procession in honour of the Virgen de la Peña, which is the main event of the fair, will take place, as tradition dictates, on the 8th of September at 21:30 hours. As usual, the procession will start at the parish church of the Inmaculada Concepción, where the patron saint will be after being transferred from her hermitage on the night of the 29th of August. During the festivities there will be a children’s play centre service and a Violet Point.
The town crier, José M. Cerezo
On this occasion, as announced by the councillor for Festivities, Silvia Marín (PP), the town crier will be José Manuel Cerezo. This former middle-distance runner specialised in 800m is currently the coach of the Mijas Athletics Club. In 1992, he made his debut on the national and international athletics scene, where he was proclaimed Spanish junior outdoor champion. Months later, he won the gold medal at the
Spanish Promise Championships, followed by several other triumphs. He participated in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. After achieving this great success, in the following years he continued striving in his sporting career until he retired in 2007. Currently, in addition to coaching the club he was part of, he works in the Sports Department of Mijas.
Musical performances
As for the musical performances, on the 4th there will be a concert by Marta Santos, on the 5th by Manuel Orta and on the 6th Los Rebujitos will perform. On the night of the 7th there will be a performance by ‘LaLoKa on tour’ with Melody, Rassel and Sara from Las Chuches, as well as several DJs. The group Ziryab will be on stage on the 8th of September, and the flamenco show will be offered by the singers Arcángel and Israel Fernández on the night of the
9th of September. All the concerts will be held in the Municipal Booth and admission will be free until full capacity is reached.
On the other hand, the Mijas Town Hall has issued a municipal decree which is included in the official programme of the fair, which establishes the different rules of hygiene, respect and coexistence to make these festive days more pleasant.
Ed. Dep. / Design: Amanda Gómez
SILVIA MARÍN Councillor for Festivities and Traditions (PP)
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Mijas Pueblo Fair 2024
programme
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Mijas Pueblo
You can also find it on our website www.mijascomunicacion.com
WEDNESDAY 4TH
Children’s Day
Rides at 2,50 euros and from 19 to 21h. fair without music and without the characteristic sound of the rides.
17:30 H. Children can register at the Town Hall for the GIANTS AND CABEZUDOS (BIGHEADS) PARADE.
18:30 H. GIANTS AND CABEZUDOS (BIGHEADS) PARADE from the Town Hall.
Municipal Booth
22:00 H. INAUGURATION OF THE FAIR GROUND AND SWITCHING ON OF THE LIGHTING by the local authorities.
22:30 H. PERFORMANCE BY THE UP DANCE GROUPS, led by teachers Remedios Fernández and Víctor Rojas.
23:30 H. Presentation of the candidates for QUEEN, KING, LADIES AND COMPANIONS OF THE MIJAS PUEBLO FAIR 2024.
1:00 H. PERFORMANCE BY MARTA SANTOS.
Free entrance to the Municipal Booth until full capacity is reached
THURSDAY 5TH
Day Fair
14:00 H. INAUGURATION OF THE DAY FAIR at La Muralla in Mijas Pueblo.
14:00 H. PERFORMANCE BY KALIMA.
17:30 H. PERFORMANCE BY MANÍACOS.
20:00 H. CLOSING OF THE DAY FAIR.
21:00 H. PERFORMANCE FOR CHILDREN.
22:00 H. Raffle and crowning of the CHILDREN’S KING AND QUEEN
23:00 H. PERFORMANCE BY REBUJITOS.
01:30 H. PERFORMANCE BY LOS TUMBAOS.
Municipal Booth
21:00 H. CELEBRATORY DINNER FOR THE ELDERLY.
The senior citizens will be welcomed with a sangria cocktail. During the dinner the Grandfather and Grandmother of the Mijas Pueblo Fair 2024 will be elected.
23:00 H. PERFORMANCE BY ‘LA CALETERA’.
00:30 H. PERFORMANCE BY MANUEL ORTA.
FRIDAY 6TH
Day Fair
14:00 H. INAUGURATION OF THE DAY FAIR at La Muralla in Mijas Pueblo.
14:00 H. PERFORMANCE BY TRENZAO.
17:30 H. PERFORMANCE BY ALEJADOS.
FROM 16:00 TO 20:00 H. PLAY CENTRE SERVICE.
20:00 H. CLOSING OF THE DAY FAIR.
Municipal Booth
20:00 H. CHILDREN’S KING AND QUEEN CONTEST. Children can register for the draw from 20:00 hours at the Municipal Booth until half an hour before the start of the election.
Free entrance to the Municipal Booth until full capacity is reached
SATURDAY 7TH
10:00 H. CHESS TOURNAMENT.
11:00 H. BIKE RIDE.
Day Fair
14:00 H. INAUGURATION OF THE DAY FAIR at La Muralla in Mijas Pueblo.
14:00 H. PERFORMANCE BY MR PROPER.
17:30 H. PERFORMANCE BY CALLEJÓN.
FROM 16:00 TO 20:00 H. PLAY CENTRE SERVICE.
FROM 17:00 TO 20:00 H. INFLATABLE GAMES.
20:00 H. CLOSING OF THE DAY FAIR.
Municipal Booth
FROM 21:30 TO 00:30 H FREE AND FUN BOTHO BOOTH, to take home a souvenir of the Mijas Fair 2024. Courtesy of the Department of Festivities and Traditions.
22:00 H. SHOW BY LA LOKA ON TOUR with the performances of MELODY, SARA FROM LAS CHUCHES and RASEL.
Free entrance to the Municipal Booth until full capacity is reached
SUNDAY 8TH Day Fair
13:00 H. INAUGURATION OF THE DAY FAIR at La Muralla in Mijas Pueblo.
13:00 H. PERFORMANCE BY REPICANDO.
16:00 H. PERFORMANCE BY INDIANA.
18:00 H. CLOSING OF THE DAY FAIR.
18:00 H. MUSIC BANDS PARADE from the door of the Town Hall to the Parish of the Inmaculada Concepción.
21:30 H. PROCESSION OF THE STMA. VIRGEN DE LA PEÑA along the usual route.
Municipal Booth
01:00 H. PERFORMANCE BY ZIRYAB.
Free entrance to the Municipal Booth until full capacity is reached
Monday 9th Day Fair
14:00 H. INAUGURATION OF THE DAY FAIR at La Muralla in Mijas Pueblo.
14:00 H. PERFORMANCE BY OLIVETTI.
17:00 H. SWEET FRITTERS WITH CHOCOLATE.
17:30 H. PERFORMANCE BY A COMPÁS.
18:00 H. Election of the ‘MARCHOSO’ AND ‘MARCHOSA’ OF THE DAY FAIR 2024.
19:00 H. RUNNING OF INFLATABLE BULLS.
20:00 H. CLOSING OF THE DAY FAIR.
Municipal Booth
21:00 H. PERFORMANCE BY THE UP DANCE GROUPS, led by the teacher Juan Jesús Leiva.
22:00 H. PERFORMANCE BYARCÁNGEL.
23:30 H. PERFORMANCE BY ISRAEL FERNÁNDEZ.
Free entrance to the Municipal Booth until full capacity is reached
Since its inception in 1999, the main objective of the foundation has always been to offer maximum support to groups and individuals in need on the Costa del Sol
Patricia Murillo / Design: M. F.
This year, the Idiliq Foundation celebrates its 25th anniversary reaffirming its social commitment. Its main objective is to offer maximum support to the groups and individuals in need on the Costa del Sol thanks to donations and contributions from partners, customers and employees. Over the years, the foundation has maintained its commitment to solidarity with citizens by working to offer coverage to the main social demands through sponsorship, financial donations and constant support to the associations and individuals who need it.
Adimi, Los Ángeles Malagueños de la Noche, Cudeca, the Ronald McDonald House, the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC), Adimi and Fuensocial are some of the groups with which the Foundation has been working for years. For the president of the organisation from Mijas, Juan Miguel Marcos, there is one project that without a doubt is the biggest one carried out by the organisation so far. “It is the F. Cruz Días-Adimi Centre, our biggest project, it is the most important donation we have made as an association. Since then, we have always collaborated with them on an annual basis. We maintain a close collaboration”, Marcos said.
Among the ambassadors for Idiliq is Hernán Lara, who is also in charge of coordinating the more than 100 volunteers who make up the Foundation, without them the work carried out would be unfeasible. In these 25 years, they have conducted many solidarity campaigns for different groups in the area, but he is particularly fond of the pink tide that takes place in October to benefit the AECC: “The whole team that works here dresses
The Idiliq Foundation celebrates 25 years
of donating smiles
in pink, including the bosses, there is no distinction. We need to sell that T-shirt and, at the same time, the volunteers bring their favourite dish and sell them to each other to increase the collection every year”.
For her part, Lara Main is also an ambassador for the foundation, as well as being in charge of the entertainment team at the hotel
ITS OBJECTIVE
The IDILIQ Foundation, formerly known as La Fundación Sonrisa, was founded in 1999 with the aim of offering maximum support to groups and individuals in need on the Costa del Sol and Tenerife, thanks to donations and contributions from members, clients and employees.
Its commitment
Solidarity actions
Idiliq currently carries out numerous actions aimed at improving the quality of life of different groups through the collection of food, furniture, clothing, computer equipment and other goods. The Foundation also collaborates with different entities and individuals through financial donations to cover their needs.
complex, so her job is to bring fun to all the events they organise. The instructors of Team Marina are the ones who ensure that the guests they receive spend unforgettable days.She assured us that “when we receive visits from associations, especially when there are children and teenagers, we organise a programme of activities using
the facilities of the complex. Aquatics, sports, handicrafts, in short, everything we do here, as we have many activities”.
Idiliq’s work continues because it is made up of people committed to the most vulnerable groups. “I would like the young people who come after us to have the same intention and to take over. We are
Throughout these years, the Foundation has established a commitment to solidarity with citizens by maintaining close collaboration with all types of agents in order to address the social challenges that arise at present.
GALA
25th Anniversary
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, Idiliq will hold a Gala on the 19th of September at the Mediterráneo Restaurant & Pool Terrace at the Wyndham Grand Costa del Sol. The event will bring together associations from all over the province, authorities, media, sponsors, collaborators, company representatives, as well as the ambassadors and volunteers of the Idiliq Foundation.
willing to advise and support those who come to continue this work”, said Hernán Lara, to which Main encouraged “anyone who belongs to the company to come and join the foundation, to become volunteers and thus support this magnificent organisation”.
Finally, Marcos expressed that he hopes “to be able to continue helping for many years and that both the company and the foundation go hand in hand to do good”. Hopefully these wishes will be fulfilled and we can continue to celebrate many more anniversaries of the Idiliq Foundation.
A smile to change the world
In the photos, various Idiliq donations to groups in the area / Archive.
Above, J.M. Marcos, H. Lara and L. Marin at the presentation of the gala that will be held on September 19th / P.M.
Family photo of the Idiliq Foundation / Idiliq.
Moreno Bonilla announces
IN MIJAS THAT THE sierra is ready
FOR REFORESTATION
The mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata, reported that the municipality will invest 1,250,000 euros in forestry work aimed at fire prevention
The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno Bonilla, visited the Sierra de Mijas last week and announced that, after the fire that devastated this natural site in July 2022, the area is now ready for reforestation. “Thanks to the difficult and intense recovery work, the mountain is ready for reforestation. We are obsessed with reforestation because it helps to maintain not only our ecosystem, but also to fight against desertification as a consequence of climate change. That is why we have done it in record time, a procedure that usually takes longer and is more complex but, thanks to the determination and commitment of the Andalusian government, we have put all the means in place to recover the area devastated by the flames as soon as possible”.
Moreno Bonilla recalled that, barely two months after the fire,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA
pledged “to make every effort to recover, as soon as possible, the area devastated by the flames”
the
set to work to recover the land and avoid risks, a task that involved the allocation of
These actions have now been completed.
Fire prevention
For her part, the mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata (PP), thanked the president for his visit on the 16th of August and for the ‘enormous’ work carried out by the Junta de Andalucía to recover the Sierra de Mijas. The mayoress announced that from the Town Hall “we are finishing
the drafting of a tender to publish a contract for five years and with a total budget of 1,250,000 euros for the execution of forestry work aimed at fire prevention and which will include, among other actions, work such as clearing, cutting of trees in poor condition... All this preserving the fauna and flora of the mountains”.
This work, which will be carried out in the areas known as Sierra
Blanca and Bermeja, will will be executed during eight months, from October to May, as from the 1st of June to the 15th of October a series of prohibitions are established to prevent fires and, therefore, no action can be taken during this period. Mata pointed out that “an intervention of this type had never been carried out before in the Mijas Town Hall, but, as I have said, this government team is firmly committed to guaranteeing the preservation of the Sierra de Mijas”, to which she added that “the circumstances surrounding the Sierra de Mijas are driving the different administrations to work together and intensely to protect this natural area”.
2022 also affected Alhaurín El Grande and Alhaurín de la Torre
Ed. Dep. / Photos: Jacobo Perea
During his visit to Mijas, Moreno Bonilla highlighted the recovery work that enabled the mountain to be ready for future reforestation.
Junta de Andalucía
The visit of the president of the Junta, Juanma Moreno Bonilla, was on Friday 16th / Jacobo Perea.
On the right, Moreno Bonilla and Ana Mata, during the visit / JA Press. 2 million euros.
at the First Meeting of Mijas Dance Schools Art and flair,
The Mijas municipal auditorium hosted this initiative of the Tourism area on the 17th and 18th
Fernández / Photos: M.C.
On the 17th and 18th of August the First Meeting of Mijas Dance Schools was celebrated. A very colourful show organised by the Tourism Department of Mijas Town Hall to promote the schools in the area, offering another attraction for the summer nights. The UP dance students of Reme Fernández , Víctor Rojas and Juan Jesús Leiva performed. The schools Surdígenas from Mijas Costa and the Azabache academy from Fuengriola also danced.
“I think it’s a very good initiative, it’s also a great activity for the summer”, said Rojas. “I am very happy to participate and very gra-
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teful to the public”, added Fernández. Along the same lines, Leiva said, “we are very grateful to the public who always come to see us”.
The event fused tradition and modernity, offering a variety of dances. Artists of all ages performed.
“This is the culmination of a whole year of work and sacrifice.
We can see from semi-professionals to children, showing their
Around 80 people gather to call for an end to the donkey taxi business
Mijas
muleteers and coachmen respond to demonstrators by defending their treatment of the animals stop”, said Blitz. “[The mayoress] Ana Mata has done a great job, she has set up an Animal Welfare area and they are doing a lot of things to help the donkeys, but things can’t be done in a day”, she said. The conveners urged tourists not to ride the donkeys, especially if they are over the permitted weight.
M.J.G Some 80 people, convened by the social media group run by the French resident Anne Blitz , advocated on Thursday 22nd in Mijas Pueblo for the stoppage of the donkey taxi and horse-drawn carriage activity, proposing alternatives such as the creation of shelters and sanctuaries and their replacement by electric tuk tuks.
“We want a fair deal for everyone and for this medieval activity to
Municipal measures
The Town Hall has increased the number of shaded areas and
enthusiasm. Mijas is very linked to this world and I think that the UP does a great job”, said the councillor of the government team Mario Bravo (PP). The Popular councillors Mari Francis Alarcón and Juan José Torres Trella were also present at the event. For its part, the Club Deportivo Mijas was in charge of the bar in the auditorium, “as always with great professionalism”, said Bravo.
drinking troughs, and the ropes have been lengthened so that the donkeys have more resting space. Likewise, the reports of regular veterinary checks are published on the municipal website with complete transparency, work is being done to modify the sector’s by-laws and a decree has been published limiting the activity in the event of extreme temperatures.
The muleteers reminded us that “the donkeys are in good condition, they have a medical check-up every six months, insurance, vet, everything is in order. The Town Hall requires us to do so”, explained Antonio Jiménez, muleteer.
Representatives of equestrian groups and veterinarians also guaranteed the good condition of the animals.
Micaela
Remedios Fernández’s dance group.
Students of Remedios Fernández.
Above, the popular councillor Mari Francis Alarcón; on the right, councillors Mario Bravo and Juan José Torres Trella.
Surdígenas School.
Surdígenas School.
Azabache Academy.
Juan Jesús Leiva’s dance group.
Víctor Rojas’ Group.
Víctor Rojas’ Group.
Although there were tense moments between the two groups, both sides expressed their positions / A.G.S.
Donkey and horse owners, muleteers and coachmen, members of different collectives, families and neighbours stood a few metres away from the conveners / A.G.S.
WHAT´S ON
FRIDAY 23RD
Nights from the soul by the sea Torreon Square in La Cala, 22 hours
Performance by Eva Sedeño
Veraneando 2024
Fernán Caballero Park, 22 h
Performance by the chirigota María del Monte
Starbeach at Los Moreno beach bar
Calle la Butibamba, La Cala Boliche Brothers at 17 h
Ernesto el Indio & Jr. at 19 h
Traffic Jam at 21 h
Pablo Carbonell at 23 h
Photography exhibition by José Moreno: ‘Street Sanjuanero’ Folk Museum in Mijas Pueblo.
Inauguration at 20 hours
Until the 16th of September
SATURDAY 24TH
Street theatre: Sainetes La Cala Branch Office Square, 20 h La Cala Boulevard, 21 h Organised by the Cultural Association Teatro Mijas
Mijas Joven
María Zambrano Park, 22 h
With DJ D’Avola, a foam party at 19:00 and a performance by Miranda Cuenca at 22:00
SUNDAY 25TH
XIII Poetry Evening in honour of the Virgen de la Peña Compás Hermitage, Mijas Pueblo, 20:30 h.
THURSDAY 29TH
Transfer of the Virgen de la Peña
Starting at 21:30 h from the hermitage of Compás to the Inmaculada parish church
DO NOT MISS
Group photography exhibition ‘El 5º elemento’
La Cala Cultural Centre
With works by photographers Cecilia Mazurenco, Teresa Lorenzoni, Graciela Pérez, Sergio López, Omar Maraury and Federico Eiras
Until the 23rd of September
Second hand market
Las Lagunas Fairground and at Urb. Calypso, Mijas Costa Sundays from 9 to 14 h
Territorio juventud
Every Friday and Saturday in August, from 17 to 20 hours, on the Torreón beach
Prior registration every Wednesday from 10 hours through the department social media
Exhibition by the UP Photography Workshop
Las Lagunas Cultural Centre
Until the 5th of September
Exhibition ‘Two veteran artists in search of a dream... Ethiopia’, by Amparo Osuna Ostos and Carmina Méndez
Cultural Center in Las Lagunas
Until the 5th of September
Flamenco show
Every Wednesday at 12 h
Plaza Virgen de la Peña, Mijas Pueblo
Every Saturday at 12 h
Plaza de la Constitución, Mijas Pueblo
Ecological market
La Cala Boulevard, in front of the branch offices on the second and last Sundays of the month
Photography exhibition by Nani Hernández ‘Habitus’ CAC Mijas
Until the 3rd of October
Rosé Experience. Rosé wine tastings led by experts in the field and with guest wineries
Picador Restaurant (La Zambra Hotel), every Wednesday at 19:00 hours
