halloween, this SATURDAY 9TH from October 12th to 15th October
in the three urban centres
During these days, the Culture Department will screen four films by the director Carlos Saura at the La Cala Branch Office
The party, organised by the Youth Department, will start at 16:00 in Mijas Pueblo, at 17:00 in La Cala and at 17:30 in Las Lagunas
The trip can be paid for at the Senior Citizens' Centre in La Cala (Tuesday 12th), and at the Active Participation Centres in Las Lagunas (Friday 8th and Monday 11th) and Mijas Pueblo (12th and 13th) NEWS/08 coect their tickets
The iii karate andalusian cup
will be held in La Cala
Mijas gives a helping hand to those affected by the DANA
The city has collected about 89,000 kilos of products to help those affected by the storm in Valencia, where a fire brigade has departed
the
Mijas promotes itself at THE W ld Travel Market
The municipality promoted the golf sector at the event in order to put an end to seasonality
to get basic products for the areas where the water
FICTION WEEK FICTION
WEEK
in memory of Cristóbal Ruiz Culture will offer a programme of free activities from November 16th to 21st
This Saturday, 9th of November, the athletes will compete in the categories of kata, kumite, Kihon Ippon Kumite and para- karate
Work on cleaning and clearing of local streams continues in order to guarantee safety
The work, which aims to prevent flooding, will continue until March in order to prevent possible forest fires
NEWS/06
The municipality renews two agreements with the Transport Consortium of Malaga
The agreements will be valid until the end of 2025 and allow the operation of up to five public bus lines in Mijas
NEWS/04
The Junta includes in its budget the enlargement of the IES La Cala de Mijas
This investment will mean that the centre will have from two to five lines of both compulsory secondary education and Baccalaureate
The campaign ‘Mijas Solidaria’ launched last Thursday 31st by the Town Hall and Mijas Civil Protection to help the people affected by the DANA has become another example of the most human side of the Mijeños. Collectives, companies, educational centres and anonymous citizens are some of the sectors of the town that have mobilised
most
has done more damage, especially the Valencian community / Irene Pérez.
Effects of the DANA
MIJAS FIREFIGHTERS
also in Valencia
A team of local firefighters set off for the area worst affected by the DANA with a fire engine and an all-terrain vehicle with a high-capacity bilge pump. On Saturday 9th they will be relieved by other colleagues
They will be relieved by other firefighters / N.L.
MIJEÑOS IN THE
w st affected areas
MIJAS GIVES A
helping hand
Alex and four other local police officers from Mijas decided to go to Valencia during their free and personal days. The group informed the advanced command post in Paiporta of their profession and that they were there on a voluntary basis. There, they were assigned more laborious tasks and material. “They assigned us a group of Civil Protection volunteers with five vehicles and eleven volunteers with eight pumps”, said Alex, who explained that they were divided into subgroups to carry out tasks such as bailing out water from garages, cleaning streets and searching for victims on muddy ground from Tuesday 5th to Thursday 7th
Helping a the time
Óscar Vizcaíno, from Las Lagunas, has collected things to take to Valencia together with other colleagues. On Wednesday 6th they arrived in Chiva. “We have just parked, we are going to see what we can distribute here and then we will go to more affected areas such as Paiporta”, said Vizcaíno, who has gone with four other people, a car and a van full of construction and work materials, cleaning products and some water and non-perishable foodstuffs.
to those affected by the DANA
Mijas has collected about 89,000 kilos of products to help those affected by the storm in Valencia, where a fire brigade has departed to help
Report by C.M. / M.L./ I.P. / N.L. / F.M.R / A.M.
The ‘Mijas Solidaria’ campaign launched last Thursday 31st by the Town Hall and Mijas Civil Protection to help those affected by the DANA has become yet another example of the most
human side of the Mijeños. Collectives, companies, educational centres and anonymous citizens are some of the sectors that have mobilised the most to get basic products for the areas where the water has done the most damage, especially the Valencian community. By hte morning of Thursday
7th, some 89,000 kilos had already been collected. The mayoress of the town, Ana Mata (PP), in response to this tide of solidarity, thanked, last Saturday 2nd, the residents “for all the affection and support and, above all, for wanting to do their bit with their many donations”, first, at the headquarters of Civil Protection; and on Saturday also at the La Cala Branch Office and next to the Town Hall; and since Monday 4th, at the old fire station, on Camino de Las Cañadas. Mijas solidarity goes beyond donations, as a team of Mijas Firefighters travelled on Tuesday 5th to Valencia to collaborate in various tasks.
Foto: Irene Pérez.
Effects of the DANA
THE FIGURES
of the big
89.000 g.
This is the total number of kilos collected thanks to the campaign ‘Mijas Solidaria’, coordinated by the Town Hall and Civil Protection. They are being stored while waiting for Valencia to request them.
“Mijas has always shown to be a solidary city, but this time all expectations have been exceeded. The desire to help has been incredible and the people of Mijas have been so enthusiastic that we have collected some 89,000 kilos of products that will be sent to alencia and this figure continues to grow every day”, said on Wednesday 6th the mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata (PP), who thanked “residents, volunteers, businesses, groups and municipal departments” for giving their best to make the campaign work: “These Valencian towns need our help and Mijas will always be by their side”, concluded the mayoress. The aid is being collected and will arrive in Valencia as it is requested:: “ Right now they don’t want us to send them things; we are storing the material and organising it very well in different warehouses and when they start asking for supplies we will send them the trailers loaded, but it won’t be immediately because the logistics are not organised, they are still overloaded and they are still cleaning up”, added the councillor for Civil Protection, Francisco Jerez (VOX).
MIJAS SOLIDARIA
OLD FIRE
These are some of the many groups from Mijas that have supported the solidarity campaign promoted by the Town Hall and Civil Protection
Federación de heart HELP FROM THE
Donations can still be made this Friday 8th. Masks, shovels, brushes, brooms, gloves and wellington boots are needed
STATION
de Las Cañadas
S optimist
Soroptimist International Costa del Sol celebrated its 18th anniversary last Saturday 2nd. “We decided to go ahead with the charity dinner and donate money to the victims. We are contacting the different initiatives in the area and thought it would be best to start by helping locally, in Cártama, Álora and Pizarra. We decided to join Mijas Solidaria and asked our guests to bring some things to donate”, said the president Daphne Theunissen.
LOS ARCOS Camino de Campanales, 26
Los Arcos
Supermarket
“I thought we should offer to collect, especially, because in my neighbourhood, Las Cañadas, there are so many elderly people who would have difficulties getting to the official collection points”, said the owner of the Los Arcos Supermarket, which collaborates with Mijas Solidaria.
“We are many associations that belong to FAMI, of which I am also president, and we believe that we should join the plan that the Town Hall has made,’ said Charo Cortés, who is also president of the AV María Zambrano.
DONATE
“On Monday there were many members of the association in the old fire station and it was an honour to be there and pack”, said the secretary of the association, Rosa Planelles. They are also collaborating with Sermapase by collecting products at their headquarters to take them to Valencia on the 9th in the afternoon.
The mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata, and the councillor for Civil Protection, Francisco Jerez, talking with the local policeman and coordinator of Mijas Civil Protection, David Gutiérrez, at the headquarters of the volunteer group, during their visit on Saturday 2nd / M.C.
Photo: Alicia Moreno.
Ordinary Plenary Session in October
The municipality renews two agreements with the Transport Consortium of Malaga
The agreements will be valid until the end of 2025 and will allow the operation of up to five public bus lines in the municipality
Report by Irene Pérez / Design: I.M.
In a plenary session, the Mijas Town Hall renewed on Monday 4th two agreements it has with the Metropolitan Transport Consortium of the Area of Malaga, which will be valid until the end of 2025 and which allows the circulation of up to five public bus lines in the municipality: the M-119 line, which operates between Calahonda and Fuengirola; the M-156, which links Las Lagunas with the shopping centre and Cerros del Águila; the M-222, which runs through El Barrio, Mijas, La Alquería and Fuengirola; the M-223, which goes to Entrerríos, and the M-114, which offers trans-
portation to the University of Málaga. The fixed cost for the provision of the services is 1.4 million
euros, VAT not included. Regarding these lines, the councillor for Urban Mobility, Mar-
co Cortés (PP), pointed out that some of them have improved their service in recent months, “such as the M-114, which has included an afternoon shift at the request of students, or the M-119, which now provides service every weekend of the year, not just during the summer period, thus improving the connection with the residential areas for the whole year, and, soon, we will also increase the frequency of the stops”. However, the PSOE councillor in Mijas, Natalia Martínez, said that these agreements are not adapted to the current needs of the municipality and do not add new bus lines. The existing ones, she recalled, were initiated by the previous government team, “and the Consortium costs the people of Mijas more than 1.5 million euros for 2024 and 2025, at least the service should be efficient, effective and, of course, cover the demand of all residents of Mijas”.
For his part, the spokesman for Ciudadanos Mijas, José Carlos Martín, argued that the abstention of his group in the vote on this point was due to the unfa-
vourable report issued by the comptroller, “which joins the report of the secretary, also unfavourable, because it does not comply with the contract law and administrative rectitude does not appear here either”. In response to all this, Cortés defended that the government team is putting a lot of effort into improving mobility in the municipality, in fact, “we have already published the proposal for a new urban transport ordinance, as well as having created a committee to
that work on the municipalisation of the transport service is already underway
work on the municipalisation of this service and an economic feasibility study has already been carried out so that this will soon be a reality”.
Both agreements went ahead with the government team voting in favour, the PSOE voting against and Ciudadanos abstaining.
Mijas adheres to the institutional agreement for childhood and adolescence
The proposal approved in plenary includes different measures to encourage the participation of minors in municipal management
The budget
for 2025 foresees an item for a diagnosis of childhood in Mijas
I.P. On Monday 4th, the municipal corporation of the Mijas Town Hall unanimously voted in favour of the municipality joining the institutional agreement for childhood and adolescence. With this proposal by Social Inclusion, the Mijas Town Hall is committed, among other things, to create a technical forum in which children and teenagers can give their opinion on municipal management issues, “also sharing learning and good practices that ensure and promote protection, the good care for children, child participation and the comprehensive and transversal nature of the actions within our entities”, explained the councillor for this department, Melisa Ceballos (PP).
The text also promotes the development of programmes that support the so-called positive parenting of families in the care,
education and integral development of children. The agreement also advocates the creation of participation boards for children and teenagers, both at local and provincial level. In this regard,
the councillor said that “the government team is already organising a children’s plenary session to be held on the 20th of November in the plenary hall and, with a view to the 2025 budget, we have
already planned an item to cover the costs of a diagnostic study of the situation of
and
called that, in 2021, it was the orange party the one that promoted in the Junta de Andalucia the Andalusian Childhood and Adolescence Law, “that is why we have obviously voted in favour of this adhesion, because it is a legacy of our party and because we agree with the law”, concluded the councillor of Cs Mijas, Mariló Olmedo
All the groups voted in favour of the item / B.M.
The councillor for Social Inclusion, Melisa Ceballos, defended the agreement / B.M.
children
teenagers in Mijas”.
All the groups voted in favour of the initiative. Ciudadanos re-
The councillor for Urban Mobility, Marco Cortés, defended the item / B.M.
The M-114 line, which connects Mijas with Teatinos, has extended its timetable to include the afternoons / Archive.
Ordinary Plenary Session in October
The plenary session held on Monday 4th in the Mijas Town Hall initially approved a budget amendment so that the Social Services department can extend the home help service for people in a situation of dependency, allocating a total of 1.38 million euros for this purpose.
According to the councillor for Economy and Finance, Mario Bravo (PP), the new contract for home help for people in a situation of dependency has not been put out to tender “because there have been certain changes in the regulations of the Junta de Andalucía which, among other things, has demanded an increase in the hourly price of this service, so in the meantime, since May, home help has been maintained through an emergency contract”, said the councillor, explaining that “there is money set aside, money to cover this activity, but as it is subject to the formalisation of a contract, we are making this credit extension so that the company does not have to
Bravo: “Since
May, home help as been maintained through an emergency contract”
wait desperately to get paid, and we are doing it with the remaining cash, of which we have already used 82 per cent”.
Likewise, the councillor added that “although formally it is an increase in expenditure, in practice only one of the two budget items is being executed, either the one reserved for the final contract or the one for the emergency contract”.
In this regard, the groups of the opposition considered that bringing this modification of 1.38 million euros to the October plenary session reflects a lack of planning by the government team. The spokesman for the Municipal Group Ciudadanos in the Mijas Town Hall, José Carlos Martín,
An amendment of 1.3 million for home help goes ahead
Until the new service contract is put out to tender, the government has had an emergency contract in place since May to guarantee this service
THE CONTRACT
for Home Help
According to the councillor for Economy and Finance, Mario Bravo (PP), the new contract for home help for people in a situation of dependency “has not been put out to tender because there have been certain changes in the regulations of the Junta de Andalucía which, among other things, has demanded an increase in the hourly price of this service, so in the meantime, since May, home help has been maintained through an emergency contract”.
recalled that “the company has not been paid since May, but during the year we have approved four budget amendments, why was this item not included in the first amendment? For his part, the spokesman for the PSOE Municipal Group in the Mijas Town Hall, Roy Pérez, pointed out that “the cost of home help is not something unusual, that surprises anyone or that comes out of the blue. It is an expense that is executed every month and that should have its contract, so we think that here the-
re has been laziness and we would like them to explain who has forgotten this important matter”.
In response, Bravo assured that “this emergency contract was made in May to continue with home help, but it has been made simultaneously to the normal and
official contracting with a company that is in a position to contract and that is not in an irregular situation, as happened to the previous government team”. Likewise, the councillor for Economy and Finance said that “the government team did not want to bring this
The motion
was approved in the municipal plenary session held on Monday 4th
budget amendment because we were waiting for the final contract to come out, but it has not come
out yet, so we preferred to make this contribution”.
In the end, the government team voted in favour, the PSOE voted against and Ciudadanos abstained.
Expense files
On the other hand, three other expense files valued at around 79,000 euros were also approved in this plenary session. Of these invoices, two of them correspond to electricity supply costs for public roads, for 55,000 and 22,000 euros respectively, while the third, for 1,900 euros, refers to a legal study commissioned by the Human Resources department.
Irene Pérez
During the plenary session on Monday 4th / B.M.
The work, which aims to prevent flooding, will continue until March in order to prevent forest fires
B.Martín / Design: C.Bejarano
At the beginning of October, the Town Hall began cleaning up the streams following an action plan, stated the mayoress Ana Mata (PP): “There is a planning that takes into account which are the most problematic areas when there are torrential rains. Therefore, we are going to continue working on perfecting these measures so that, at a time of adverse weather like this past week in Valencia, we have as little damage as possible”. Operational Services is the department carrying out this work. Up to four teams with heavy machinery such as the one that worked on Wednesday 6th in the María Barranco stream (Las Lagunas) are spread across the different streams. The councillor responsible, Daniel Gómez Teruel (PP), explained that “we have always worked, firstly, on the streams that are closest to the urban centres, and then we work on the outskirts, on the perimeters, to give the main stream a better outlet”. Gómez Teruel added that “the latest rains, which have registered up to 160 litres in
SOLIDARITY
Mijas continues cleaning THE STREAMS TO ensure safety
the municipality, have not caused any incident, which shows that the work has been done properly”. This action in the streams has also avoided, according to the councillor, problems on the coast: “This preventive work that we do throughout the year, in this flooding that we have had with these rains, has prevented the Mijas coastline from accumulating a lot of reeds or vegetation, which in other years we have had, having
to clean beaches for months; today, however, the entire coastline has been cleaned”.
Streams
Work has already been carried out on the following streams: El Chaparral, La Cala, El Moro, El Zoco, Bárcena, Limonar, Algaida, La Lucera, El Bombo, Calahonda, El Charcón, El Maestro and many more. Practically all the streams in the municipality are now clean,
On sale the solidarity calendar of the AECC of Mijas and Fuengirola
The UP photography workshops have participated with their images and Mijas Comunicación with the design
C.L./N.L. The AECC of Mijas and Fuengirola join forces to publish a solidarity calendar and raise funds for research. The calendar features photographs taken by the students of the photography workshops of the UP of Mijas and Fuengirola and the production of Mijas Comunicación. A total of 2,000 copies have been published which, on this occasion, have been financed by the Malaga Provincial Council.
The presentation of the calendars took place on the 6th of November at the Centre for Active Participation in Las Lagunas. The president of the delegation in Mijas, Lola Sanchís, explained that “patients, workers, physiotherapists, social workers, psychologists, etc. have collaborated in this calendar”. Sanchís also highlighted the participation of the photographers, who are students of the UP of Mijas and Fuengirola, and the production of Mijas Comunicación”.
This year, the initiative has a slogan that governs the entire campaign, ‘Elige siempre el color de la vida’ (‘Always choose the colour of life’). “In this calendar we try to transmit our values to all those who buy it. We encourage them to look at the photos and we want them to know that there is life, there is joy and colour, something that the collaborating photographers have managed to convey perfectly”, said Sanchís. The funds raised will be used to finance cancer research, as well as providing help and advice to families and people suffe-
ring from cancer. The calendars can be purchased at the AECC headquarters in Fuengirola or by calling 900 100 036.
The Mijas Town Hall also supports this cause. The councillor responsible for the Universidad Popular, Melisa Ceballos (PP), also present at this presentation, took the opportunity to “thank the AECC, which has relied on the UP to produce these calendars, which are wonderful. Students from the photography workshop have participated and I hope that they sell all the copies and raise a lot of funds”.
but they assure us that they will continue with these tasks until March, cleaning at least 15 kilometres of watercourses. “We have to try to ensure that our municipality of Mijas, due to its situation, its size and all the surrounding houses, is as clean as possible without having any kind of problem,’ said the mayoress, who wanted to “reassure all the neighbours, as there are many who have contacted us asking about the risks in their
are going to keep working, we are going to keep working on perfecting these measures so that, at a time of adverse weather like what happened last week in Valencia, we have as little damage as possible”
areas, because there is a plan for the whole area”.
The mayoress also appealed to residents not to deposit rubbish, rubble or household items in the streams, but to do so at the points designated for this purpose, as this uncivic gesture can cause blockages at the mouths of the streams.
The Idiliq Foundation gives 15,000 euros to the AECC of Malaga
C.Luque. On Thursday 7th, the Idiliq Foundation handed over all the proceeds from its latest charity events, a total of 15,000 euros. The group celebrated its pink month in October, full of charitable activities aimed at raising funds for breast cancer.
According to the president of the foundation, Juan Miguel Marcos, “the month’s contribution was 15,000 euros, the largest contribution in a single year, in addition to other events we have held with the AECC”. Likewise, Marcos added that during the year “sports activities, yoga classes, raffles, the Smile Mile, a solidarity lunch and breakfast for all the volunteers” have been carried out”. At the presentation of the cheque, the founding member and promoter of this organisation, Roy Peires, thanked all the volunteers
for their work and involvement in charitable causes. The cheque was received by the president of the AECC in Malaga, Joaquín Morales, who thanked the foundation for its enormous work and effort.
“This help is essential, like so many others that we receive from generous organisations and individuals. The AECC dedicates all its efforts to carry out prevention, care and research work”, he said.
The ceremony was attended by the mayoress of the municipality, Ana Mata (PP), and the councillor for Volunteering and Social Inclusion, Melisa Ceballos (PP), , as well as the representatives of the association in Mijas, Lola Sanchís
The mayoress of Mijas stressed that “the Idiliq Foundation should always be thanked. It is a company with soul, its staff are committed 365 days a year to do their bit”.
“We
ANA MATA
Mayoress of Mijas (PP)
“The latest rains, which have registered up to 160 litres in the municipality, have not caused any incidence, which shows that the work has been done properly and no damage is to be regretted’’
DANIEL GÓMEZ TERUEL Councillor for Operational Services (PP)
The mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata, and the councillor for Operational Services, Daniel Gómez Teruel (1st right), together with technicians of the area in a stream / B.M.
Some of the people who participated in the calendar during the presentation./ N.L.
Family photo at the presentation of the cheque./ C.L.
The works were first carried out on the streams closest to the urban centres / B.M.
wORLD TRAVEL MARKET Mijas promotes itself at the as a unique destination
The municipality promoted the golf sector with the aim of breaking the seasonality and attracting this sport tourism
M.J.G., C.L. y C.B.
More than 4,000 professionals from the sector and some 5,000 tourist destinations met until the 7th of November at Excel London on the occasion of the World Travel Market (WTM). Mijas was present at this fair, one of the most important international tourism events, which brought together the main agents, institutions and operators in the sector. The local councillor for Tourism, Francisco Jerez (Vox), and the head of the department, Juan Carlos Acevedo, travelled to the capital of the United Kingdom.
The municipality was presented to visitors as a unique destination for the “sensory and evocative experience it offers”, with the campaign ‘Mijas, as you like it’. The objective, said the coun-
cillor for Tourism, is “to fulfil an agenda of meetings and gatherings with different operators to reinforce the positioning of Mijas in the international market and to work in new markets”. “We are already holding meetings and working groups with Canadian tour operators. We want them to come to Mijas. So far it is an unknown market for us, but it has great possibilities. Their winter is very harsh and here they can find an enviable climate with a temperature of 20 degrees and many sunny days, which can be very attractive for them at this time of year”, said Jerez.
The councillor also highlighted “the important work that the tourist offices carry out in the town, it is a gateway for tourists and they offer an efficient, very professional and attentive servi-
ce”, as reflected in the statistics, which show that the British market occupies almost 20% of the queries they deal with, being the most numerous traveller after the national tourist.
Golf
There is no doubt that the golf segment is absolutely essential for Mijas and for fulfilling another of its objectives: to break the seasonality. Not only because of the number of courses, but also because of their quality and routes, features that place the municipality in a very advantageous and privileged position to attract a visitor that brings great benefits.
“To talk about golf is to talk about quality tourism, a differentiated offer and commitment, and Mijas is a benchmark in this sport and a key operator. In fact, it gathers
17% of the courses on the Costa del Sol, being the second municipality with the largest offer”, said Jérez. The latest data recorded show that, since the pandemic, the average expenditure of golf tourists in Mijas has risen from 120 euros per day to more than 200 euro. In addition, Mijas is a leader in golf tourism packages.
For all these reasons, according to the councillor for Tourism, “the presence of Mijas at
the World Travel Market will have a special impact in this area. In fact, the promotion of the 1st Mijas Sun & Golf golf circuit, held from June to August, which involved six golf courses in the municipality, highlights the strategic nature of this sector and, moreover, with the help of ‘Mijas, as you like it’, the municipality consolidates and strengthens its position in the golf tourism sector”.
The Costa del Sol stand brought together the offer of several municipalities, including Mijas / Mijas Tourism.
The councillor for Tourism, Francisco Jerez (left), together with the head of the department, Juan Carlos Acevedo / Mijas Tourism.
Seni citizens can now pay and collect their ticket for the trip to Granada
To do so, they should go to their senior citizens’ and active participation centres, on the dates and at the times indicated
Jacobo Perea / Cristina Bejarano
Over the next few days around 1,000 retired people and pensioners will be able to enjoy the traditional trip organised every year by the Senior Citizens Department of the Mijas Town Hall. On this occasion, after the visit of the first group to Melilla, the second group will travel to Granada, where they will spend four days and three nights at the four-star Gran Hotel Luna. The expedition will be divided into three shifts and will visit different places of interest in the Nasrid city during their stay. Those who will travel to this destination must pay the public price (6.50 euros) between the 8th and the 13th of November. To do so, they should go to their respective senior citizens’ and active participation centres.
COLLECTIVES
Granada
Payment date and time
Thus, at the Las Lagunas Active Participation Centre, payments can be made on the 8th, from 8:30 to 14:00 hours; and on November 11th, from 8:30 to 13:30 and from 16:00 to 19:00 hours. At the Senior Citizens Centre in La Cala, on the 12th of November, from 9 to 14 hours; and at the Active Participation Centre in
Mijas Pueblo on the 12th and 13th of November, also from 9 to 14 hours.
Shifts
The scheduled shifts for the trip to Granada are as follows: the first from November 17th to 20th, the second from the 24th to the 27th, and the third one from December 1st to 4th.
Students from the high schools in La Cala take part in an environmental awareness campaign
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Soroptimist celebrates its 18th anniversary with a dinner in aid of the victims of the DANA
Attendees donated basic goods to help those affected by the floods in our province 1
C.L./B.M. On Wednesday 6th, the Torre Almenara and La Cala secondary schools took part in a talk on the importance of conserving and caring for posidonia meadow. ‘Get to know in order to protect’, that is the motto of this environmental awareness campaign launched by the Foundation Aula del Mar y Mares Circulares (FAMM) in collaboration with the Town Hall, as part of the Bosques Sumergidos (Submerged Forests) project. Its aim is to inform young people about the existence of the Posidonia meadows in Mijas so that they are aware of their high environmental value, with a view to promoting and conserving these marine environments. .
The Aula del Mar Mediterráneo Foundation is raising awareness of the importance of caring for posidonia meadows
Isabel Benítez, Isabel Benítez, a biologist from the Aula del Mar Mediterráneo Foundation, explained that ‘Bosques Sumergidos is focusing on the conservation of the oceanic posidonia meadows. This species is a marine plant exclusive to the Mediterranean, and although many people don’t know about it, even people who have lived here all their lives, it is very important. This species provides food and cleans the waters
where it is found. In Mijas, there are two areas within the Special Area of Conservation (SAC): one in Punta de Calaburra and the other one in Calahonda.
The talks took place between the 4th and the 8th of November at the La Cala Branch Office and at the premises of some schools. According to the councillor for the Environment, Marco Cortés (PP), “250 students from La Cala area will attend the talks. The Aula del Mar Mediterráneo Foundation is going to raise awareness of the posidonia meadows and their importance in our marine environment”.
According to Cristina Moreno, director of Training Projects and Citizen Participation of the FAMM, “with these actions we want young people to be aware of the importance of this marine ecosystem in their municipality and to protect them. They call them the lungs of the sea. In addition, they retain sand from the beaches acting as authentic natural reefs and are refuges for more than a thousand different species”.
C. Martín. Soroptimist International Costa del Sol dressed up for its 18th anniversary on Saturday 2nd. The collective enjoyed a charity dinner as they collected food and other essentials with the aim of strengthening their local projects and helping those affected by the DANA in our province.
“During the last few days we have been discussing together to find the best way to support. We thought about suspending the dinner because of the official mourning, but we decided to go ahead with the charity dinner and donate money to the victims. We are contacting the different initiatives in the area and thought it would be best to start by helping locally, in Cártama, Álora and Pizarra. We decided to join Mijas Solidaria and asked our guests to bring some things to donate”, explained the president, Daphne Theunissen
“One of the reasons I belong to Soroptimist is because it gives me the possibility to help others. Having a support network and knowing that the money donated actually reaches people is very meaningful”, added one of the organisers, Anette Skou Food for babies and pets, cleaning and personal hygiene products are some of the items that were collected. The dinner was attended by many people who highlighted not only the solidarity role of Soroptimist, but also its role in local society, especially
with victims of gender violence. “I always felt very identified with the objectives of this association. Empowering and helping women is part of empowering and helping society, a fairer and more equal society”, said the consul of Denmark, Marisa Moreno “They help women who maybe suffered domestic violence or just help in the local community, which is really important for us foreigners”, said the founder of Costa Women, Ali Meehan
“They are a pioneer for all the projects to do for women. There is no one else in the area that does this, and especially when it comes to violence against women. We are very happy to continue to collaborate with them and help them”, said the president of the La Cala Lions Club, Karen Blair
Soroptimist International Costa del Sol has been involved in various projects for 18 years. It was founded on the 4th of November 2006, in the Mijas Town Hall. During these years it has been actively involved in local activities and has supported many people and organisations, such as Adimi, which was the beneficiary of the first charity dinner, or the Mijas Food Bank. It also stands out for its support for genderviolence victims and for its current sponsorship of a local women’s basketball team. The association’s last major event was the presentation of the Soroptimist Award. 2 3
The assembly hall in La Cala was full of students / B.M.
1. The dinner was attended by many people, among them the Consul of Denmark.- 2. Soroptimist handed over the donations to Mijas Civil Protection on Sunday3rd.- 3. Some of the donations collected at the gala.- / M.C.
Cudeca needs to raise 125,000 euros to provide services until the end of the year
Lack of money could leave up to 211 people without care by 2025 if funding is not forthcoming
I.P. The Cudeca Foundation is in a delicate situation as, before the end of the year, it needs to raise 125,000 euros to continue providing care and quality of life for people in the province of Malaga with cancer and other advanced diseases. If this is not achieved, up to 211 people could be left without this care by 2025. To avoid this, Cudeca has presented the campaign #SoyCorazónCudeca, available on its website www.cudeca. org, which offers different channels through which citizens can make financial donations to help the Foundation. In this regard, the group recalls that all donations have a tax deduction of up to 80 percent.
Cudeca’s services
Throughout the year, Cudeca offers different services to patients, their families and carers. It provides medical care at the end of life, psychological and
social support, helping them to cope with the emotional challenges of the disease they are going through. The Foundation also works to ensure the dignity of the patients.
Charity event
On Saturday 9th, at 13.00 hours, the bar El Rincón de Carmen is organising a big charity party at the Caseta del Pueblo in Fuengirola for a donation of only 10 euros. The event will feature live music and performances by Fran Alba, Sueño Marismeño, Meraki and other groups, as well as the dance schools of Punto Danza, Aprende y Baila and the Academy of Ana María Tineo. There will also be entertainment for children, raffles, and fritters with chocolate for afternoon snacks. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Cudeca, El Rincón de Carmen and by calling 666 222 226 or 610 386 640.
Mijas moves against diabetes
La Cala hosted the VI Popular Walk ‘Move against diabetes’, organised by the Lions Club and the Town Hall
On the occasion of World Diabetes Day (celebrated every 14th of November), the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has published relevant facts about this so-called ‘silent disease’. “They say that 30 percent of the population does not know they are diabetic”, said Anne Bowles, president of the Diabetes Support Group of the La Cala Lions Club, who on Sunday 3rd held the VI Popular Walk ‘Move against diabetes’ in La Cala. The aim was to inform, raise awareness and promote a healthy lifestyle among the population. “Diabetes is a disease that is the result of our lifestyle, which we should change little by little, and
COLLECTIVES
that is why the Town Hall is collaborating in this initiative”, said the councillor for Foreigners, Mario Bravo (PP).
The Sports Department also joined in the organisation of this activity in which, in addition to the two and a half kilometre walk, there were musical performances, stands and free glucose tests.
Information and awareness “We have been organising this activity for six years to raise awareness about diabetes, because many people don’t know they have diabetes”, Bowles added.
“I participate because my mother and father have diabetes and I am very afraid of having diabetes too and that’s why I come every year
to take this test”, said one of the participants, Elke Nowak . The neighbour José Luis Rodríguez also agreed: “This is very good, and it saves me from going to the pharmacy, where I usually do this test”.
Mijas, tinged with blue Participants were given blue T-shirts, the colour of the fight against diabetes. “The aim is to make people aware of the problems caused by this disease, in fact this year’s motto is diabetes and wellbeing.
So today, at the invitation of the diabetes group here on the Costa del Sol, led by Anne Bowles and the Lions Club, the Town Hall is helping to raise awareness of the disease,’ added Bravo.
The Royal British Legion annual Service of Remembrance will be at Salon Varietes Theatre in Fuengirola on Sunday 10th of November.-
The service will be lead by Reverend William Small, Chaplain of the Royal British Legion, District Spain South and Chaplain, Anglican Chaplaincy of San Andres, Costa del Sol East, Fuengirola. The members of the British Legion will be joined by veterans of the three services, 1st Fuengirola Scout Group and members of the public. Assemble will be from 10:30 hours and the service will start promptly at 10:55, all are welcome to join.
On Saturday 16th at the Hotel Ilunion and there will be live music, dancing and a raffle
I.M. Under the slogan ‘Come and enjoy helping’, the Mijas Lions Club has organised its second Gala Dinner for a night of solidarity which will take place on Wednesday 16th of November at 20:30 hours. It will be held at the Hotel Ilunion in the Hacienda de Mijas, and the
event will feature live music by the artists Good Times. In addition, there will also be dancing, but also a raffle, a tombola, auctions and many more surprises. The donation is 75 euros per person and the funds raised will be used to help needy people in Mijas, by distributing food bags
The Mijas Lions Club plans its solidarity night with a gala dinner in November or donating school supplies. Bookings can be made on 617 776 258 (Loly).
Micaela Fernández
Councillor for Foreigners, Mario Bravo, third right / M.C.
Free glucose tests were carried out / M.C.
WHAT´S ON
FRIDAY 8TH
International Mountain, Adventure and Nature Film Festival of Mijas
Manuel España Theatre (Las Lagunas)
17 hours. Meeting with Arita Aronaigo, author of the children’s book ‘Aarón y Naia en la naturaleza’
18:30 hours. Screening of the documentary ‘La vuelta al mundo a pie’
19:30 h. Meeting with Nacho Dean
SATURDAY 9TH
Halloween 2024
Plaza Virgen de la Peña (Mijas Pueblo), 16 hours
Parque La Butibamba (La Cala), 17 hours
Las Lagunas fairgrounds, 17:30 hours
There will be haunted houses, performances, a photocall, workshops, games and inflatables
Open day at La Teja Equestrian Centre from 11 hours
Reservations on 674 33 70 39. The proceeds will go to the Ampa of the Entrerríos Rural School
International Mountain, Adventure and Nature Film Festival of Mijas
Manuel España Theatre (Las Lagunas)
17:30 hours. ‘Los paisajes que soñé’. Meeting with Lorenzo Ortas, mountaineer 19 hours. Screening Tour Pirineos Film Festival de Huesca
20 h. Closing of the festival
Film make-up workshop
Dance class room Teatro
Manuel España, from 10 to 13 h
Within the Mountain, Adventure and Nature Film Festival
Lunch in aid of Cudeca Caseta del pueblo (Fuengirola fairgrounds), 13 hours
Tickets: at Cudeca, El Rincón de Carmen and by phone on 666 222 226 and 610 386 640
SUNDAY 10TH
Hiking route through the Sierra de Mijas
Starting at 9 hours from the Tourist Office
Registration on cultura@mijas.es and by calling 952 59 03 80
Screening of the film ‘Coco’
Manuel España theatre, at 12 and 17:30 hours
Free admission
FLAMENCO DE CINE
Carlos Saura film series
From the 12th to the 15h of November, at 18 hours, in the auditorium of the La Cala Branch Office
Free admission until full capacity is reached
THURSDAY 14TH
Presentation of the book ‘Yo, Salvador Rueda. Confesiones de un viejo poeta’, by María Chups Gómez
Las Lagunas Culutral House, 19 horas
TAPA ROUTE
Las lagunas Tapa Route Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays until November 30th Tapa and drink at 3,50 euros
DO NOT MISS
Ecological market
La Cala Boulevard, in front of the branch offices on the second and last Sundays of the month
Painting exhibition by Maite Ruiz Folk Museum in Mijas Pueblo Until the 11th of November
Afternoon snack La Loma Neighbourhood Association 16th of November, 17:30 hours. La Loma de Mijas
II Gala Dinner of the Mijas Lions Club 16th of November, Hotel Ilunion, 20:30 h 75 euros per person. Reservations on 617 776 258
Solidarity Tables ‘Make solidarity your gift this autumn’ Branch Office square in La Cala, last Wednesday and Saturday of each month
Exhibition by Margarita Villarroel and Javier Coppel La Cala Cultural Centre Until the 18th of November
Juan de la Loma guitar and singing workshop Peña Flamenca La Unión del Cante (Cortijo Don Elías) Every Monday from 20 to 22 h
Second hand market
Las Lagunas Fairground and at Urb. Calypso, Mijas Costa Sundays from 9 to 14 h
Exhibition ‘Dalí. The Divine Comedy. Purgatorio’ Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) in Mijas
Until the 27th of March
Flamenco show
Every Wednesday at 12 h
Plaza Virgen de la Peña, Mijas Pueblo Every Saturday at 12 h
