Christmas concert for the
on the 1st of December
The Manuel España Theatre will host this musical event at 12 noon. Admission is free and school supplies can be donated for those affected by the DANA
The elderly om Mijas
The more than 330 Mijeños who have participated in the first shift of the second trip organised by the Town Hall are already back
Foreigners PRESENTS
Mijas joins the fifth
German cinema week
An international concert, the Fama dance show, solidarity tables, the PAD market and the Lions Club Fair, among the activities
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Mijas presents its programme of activities for the 25N
In addition to the reading of the institutional manifesto, the Family and Equal Opportunities Department will be organising workshops, a video forum and an exhibition NEWS/03
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND EDUCATION
Children’s opinions matter too
Last Wednesday 20th, Mijas commemorated World Children’s Day with the celebration of a children’s plenary session in which 230 fifth grade students from San Sebastian, El Olmo and Los Campanales schools took part. The children acted as representatives of their peers, proposing current issues and topics of interest such as school bullying, measures to save water or neighbourhood care. They not only had the opportunity to present their ideas in the plenary session, but also ended up establishing agreements and commitments with the municipal corporation / C. Luque. NEWS/05
On Wednesday 27th, the German-Belgian film 'Wann wird es endlich wieder so, wie es nie war ' will be screened in the Town Hall Assembly Hall
Mijas Navidad Gourmet will promote local gastronomy during the month of December
The establishments will be able to showcase their best Christmas proposals and their most select products for the festive season
NEWS/04
The road safety education programme for schoolchildren in the municipality continues
Almost 1,200 students from all the schools in the town are taking part in the initiative this year, thanks to which they are familiar with the main traffic rules
SPANISH PAGE /06
Mijas debates at the Global Metropolis forum on energy and the future of renewables
The Town Hall insists on the importance of investing in sustainability in order to promote energy savings
SPANISH PAGE /09
FOREIGNERS invites us to celebrate CHRISTMAS WITH THEM
There are several events, in addition to the charity market, in which many local collectives take part
Jacobo Perea / Cristina Bejarano
The Mijas Foreigners Department invites us to celebrate Christmas with them. As every year they have designed an extensive programme of activities which includes two Christmas fairs, the traditional concert of the TAPAS choir, and the FAMA Christmas dance show. “These shows are not only for the residents but also for visitors or even for neighbours from other municipalities. Mijas is becoming more and more attractive every day and from the Town Hall we want to continue to promote all these activities, both organised by us and organised in conjunction with these associations that are so numerous and do so much good”, explained the councillor responsible for the Foreigners Department, Mario Bravo (PP).
The programme will begin on the 1st of December with the Christmas fair organised by the Lions Club in the Butibamba Park in La Cala. This fair will be followed on the 3rd of December by the concert of the TAPAS Choir; on the 9th, the FAMA show; and on the 15th, the Fair of the Domestic Animal Shelter in Mijas, PAD. In addition, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, between the 4th and 28th of December, a charity market will take place in front of La Cala Branch Office, in which different associations and NGOs will participate to raise funds for their causes. Mijas also joins the fifth German Cinema Week, organised by ‘Diario Sur’ next Wednesday 27th, at 19 hours.
WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS from DECEMBER 4th to 28th
SOLIDARITY TABLES
Once again, the solidarity tables in La Cala Branch Office Square are part of the programme of activities organised by the Foreigners Department of the Mijas Town Hall. On this occasion, the theme, as usual, is Christmas, so they suggest, through the title ‘Make solidarity your gift this Christmas’, that we go every Wednesday and Saturday, from the 4th to the 28th of December, to stroll around the seaside town in search of presents for our family and friends. “It is a charity market that is held throughout the year, but which intensifies more in December, with the arrival of Christmas and the arrival of many tourists”, said Bravo.
DECEMBER 15TH
PAD MARKET
The Protectora de Animales Domésticos (Domestic Animal Shelter), PAD, will also set up its solidarity tables in La Cala Branch Office Square on the 15th of December from 11:00 to 15:00 hours.
The collective will be offering clothes, Christmas gifts, decorations and accessories, among other things.
NOVEMBER 27TH
Mijas joins the fifth German Cinema Week, organised by ‘Diario Sur’ and which will take place next Wednesday 27th, at 19:00 hours, in the Assembly Hall of the Mijas Town Hall, where the award-winning German-Belgian film ‘Wann wird es endlich wieder so, wie es nie war’, directed by the director Sonja Heiss, will be screened. The film tells the story of Joachim Meyerhoff’s childhood and youth as the son of the director of a psychiatric hospital. “We want to invite all everyone interested in this type of cinema, even if they don’t know German, because the film is subtitled in Spanish, and especially all Germans who live in this area and can enjoy this film for free”, concluded the councillor for foreigners.
DECEMBER 1ST INTERNATIONAL
CHRISTMAS FAIR
One of the first dates will be on the 1st of December with the Christmas fair organised by the Lions Club in the Butibamba Park in La Cala. “We would like to thank the Mijas Town Hall and the Foreigners Department for carrying out this initiative”, said the club’s vice-president, Sandy Tevendly. The event will start at 11 hours and will include craft stalls and a visit from Santa Claus.
DECEMBER 9TH
FAMA DANCE SHOW
The magic of Christmas will flood La Cala Branch Office on the 9th of December, at 13:00 hours, thanks to the artists of the FAMA academy, who will perform their Christmas ballet show to delight and surprise both young and old alike.
There is no Christmas in our municipality without the traditional concert of international Christmas carols organised by the Foreigners department in collaboration with the TAPAS choir. This year’s event will take place on the 3rd of December at 17:00 hours at La Cala Branch Office, where this group with 25 years of experience will delight the audience with a wide repertoire of Christmas music. Admission is free until full capacity is reached.
The councillor for Foreigners, together with the representatives of the Lions Club and the head of the Foreigners Department / J.Perea.
Ed. Dep / Data: Cristina Luque Desing: Isabel Merino
The Mijas Town Hall, through the Department of Family and Equal Opportunities, joins the commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women with a full programme of activities and events. This was announced on Thursday 21st by the mayoress of Mijas and councillor for the area, Ana Mata (PP), who pointed out that the events will begin on the 25th of November at 12 noon with the reading of the institutional manifesto; it will be in the Patio de las Fuentes of the Town Hall.
“It is important to highlight days such as 25N to make society aware of the importance of everyone’s involvement to tackle a scourge such as violence against women. At the Mijas Town Hall we are committed to this and we work throughout the year to fight it. Education, training and awareness-raising are crucial”, said Mata.
On the 25th of November, at 14:00 hours, the Foreigners Department and the Soroptimist Association will inaugurate the exhibition ‘Silhouettes of women’ in La Cala Branch Office Square. At 17 hours, the associations Mujeres Mijitas and Círculo de Mujeres Casa Luna will read the manifesto they have prepared; this will take place in the Plaza de San Valentín, in Las Lagunas, and a candle lighting has also been organised. Then, at 17:30, the Las Lagunas Cultural Centre will host the workshop ‘Myths of romantic love’, organised by the Asociación Sociocultural de Mujeres Mijitas and given by Centro Charas. The last activity of the day will be the illumination in purple of the façade of the La Cala Branch Office form 18 hours until midnight.
On Tuesday 26th of November there are two activities planned. On the one hand, the workshop ‘Painting NO violen-
Families and Equal Opportunities
MIJAS JOINS THE
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Throughout the week, the Family and Equal Opportunities Department will be holding various activities to mark this commemoration
ce’, carried out by Málaga Acoge and given by psychologists. It will take place at 10 in the morning at the Las Lagunas Cultural Centre. Through canvases painted by the participants, they will demand non-violence towards women. On the other hand, at 18:00 hours, in the same place, the Círculo de Mujeres Casa Luna Association will hold a workshop on the prevention of violence against women. On, Wednesday 27th, at 18:00 hours, the Mujeres en Igualdad Association has organised the workshop ‘Well-treatment. Nonviolent conflict management’
by
Carmen Trinidad Bornao, member of the association.
Making the invisible visible On the 28th of November there will be two sessions of the workshop ‘Making the invisible visible: how to detect cases of gender violence in minors’. This activity is aimed at families and secondary school teachers and is promoted by the Family and Equal Opportunities Department. The first of these sessions will be at 17:00 hours in the Las Lagunas Cultural Centre and half an hour later, at 17:30 hours, in the Branch Office in La Cala.
Soroptimist Campaign Read the signs
The women’s association Soroptimist International Costa del Sol based in Mijas is joining once again the international campaign ‘Read the Signs’, which is supported by UN Women. This year’s slogan is ‘Be cyber safe’, as the rise of technology has increased the exposure of women and girls to digital violence.
In addition, at 19:00 hours, the association Nueva Cultura del Desarrollo will present the prizes of the Literary Contest 25N, in which the people who have been recognised will read their writings. The event will take place in the Las Lagunas Cultural Centre.
Finally, on Friday 29th, at 10 hours, there will be a video forum in which, after a screening, the psychologists from the Fa-
25N IN FIGURES
The mayoress recalled the letter sent to the Ministry of the Do mestic Affairs and the Govern ment Sub-delegation of Malaga last July in which she requested a greater number of Civil Guard personnel and stressed the ‘im perative need’ for this request to be met.
In Mijas, during these months of 2024 the Family and Equal Opportunities area has assisted 163 women, of which a hundred were for the first time resorting to this department.
Of the total number of queries attended to, 894, 348 correspond to general information, 204 are related to the legal field and 342 to the psychological.
On the other hand, according to the data collected in VioGén, up to October 2024, 286 complaints have been filed and 413 women from Mijas are active in the system, 316 of whom have a protection order.
On Monday 25th, Soroptimist members will join the demonstration organised in the capital by the platform against violence towards women, Violencia Cero. Monday 25, 19:30 h. Plaza de la Merced (Málaga)
mily and Equal Opportunities area will be in charge of coordinating a debate among the people who attend. In addition to this, there will be two workshops for students in the 5th year of primary school and 3rd year of secondary school, respectively. These are the activities ‘Formula of well treatment’ and ‘Block to gender violence’. The workshops and talks will be in Spanish.
The mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata, together with the technicians of the Family and Equal Opportunities Department, at the presentation of the activities / C.L.
gastronomic route is born Mijas Navidad Gourmet
The programme of this first edition will be held during December
C. Luque / C.B. / C.M. Mijas starts its first Navidad Gourmet route. In December, the establishments that achieve the quality certificate of the Navidad Gourmet brand will be part of a digitalised gastronomic initiative in which they will be able to showcase their best Christmas proposals and their select products for this special time of the year. In addition, the public will be able to take part in small gastronomic events throughout the municipality.
According to the councillor for Economic Development, Juan Carlos Maldonado (PMP): “We want to start a journey with the restaurants and gastronomy of Mijas that will allow us to position ourselves as a first class gastronomic destination. This will be done through a public-private alliance to work together to achieve this objective”.
Through the All Stars Group, Asociación de Amigos de la Alta Gastronomía, the Mijas Navidad Gourmet project proposes three main lines of action: a quality certificate, a gastronomic route and small gourmet events. The director of this group, María Asenjo, stated that “we are going to launch the Mijas Navidad Gourmet hallmark, an accreditation that will be awarded to
The first shift of the trip to Granada arrives in Mijas
EVENTS
Dancing for Adimi
N.L./M.F. They enjoyed performing on stage and, what’s more, they did it for a good cause. The dancers from the Dance With Freedom academy put on a varied show on Friday 15th in aid of the Association for People with Disabilities of Mijas (Adimi). “They do an incredible job and from here we are trying to make an appeal for other people to collaborate with them”, said the director of the academy, Eloísa Muñoz “We can really use all this help”,
said the president of
by the
Juan Carlos
“This is for a good cause that we all known, for Adimi, and everything we can provide is welcome”, said the deputy mayor. Dance With Freedom offers classes in all types of dance and has students from the age of two upwards, including adults, as well as integration classes for people with disabilities.
To participate,
establishments must have a quality certificate
the restaurants and gastronomic businesses participating in the initiative, but they must meet certain quality requirements”. The gastronomic establishments on the route will include one or more dishes, menus, drinks and cocktails related to Christmas. The gourmet shops must have, for their part, singular products related to Christmas. According to Asenjo, ‘it will be a route through Christmas delicacies in restaurants and establishments that meet all these requirements. It will be digitalised and can be consulted online”.
Special correspondent M.J.G. From the 17th to the 20th more than 330 travellers visited places full of history and charm of the city of the Alhambra in the first shift of the second trip organised by the Town Hall, as the first one, with three shifts, was to Melilla.
“This trip is for them, because they deserve it” said the councillor Melisa Ceballos (PP). “We take care of everything so that they don’t have to worry”, added councillor Mari Francis Alarcón (PP).
COLLECTIVES
ACE Dog Shelter holds a Christmas Fundraising Dinner on Saturday 14th
Ed. Dep. Always highly-anticipated, this year’s edition of the ACE Dog Shelter’s Christmas fundraising dinner will be more special than ever, celebrating as it does, the charity’s 25th anniversary. The event will take place on Saturday 14th of December at Restaurante El Olivo in La Cala and will start at 19 hours with a glass of cava on arrival, followed by a 3-course meal with choice of menu. Highlights of the evening include live music by Mama Cath and The Soul Sisters, in addition to a charity raffle with quality prizes.
Tickets cost 49 euros each, include 11 euros donation to ACE and half a bottle per person of wine, beer, or soft drinks during the meal. Tickets, which must be paid for in advance, are available at Restaurante El Olivo de La Cala, and at Ibex Insurance (Fuengirola). For bookings and more information call Martyn on 711039124, or Carolyn on 647647671 or email: info@ace-charity.org.
The Councillor for Economic Development, Juan Carlos Maldonado (2nd right); the director of the All Stars Group, María Asenjo; the chef and partner of the restaurant La Eskina in La Cala, Mathew Lee (left); and the chef of the restaurant ConFusión, Esteban Sedeño / Cristina Luque.
Adimi, Cristóbal Moreno. The show was attended
first deputy mayor,
Cuevas Dawson (Vox).
It was a very varied show with different styles / N.Luque.
Councillors Melisa Ceballos and Mari Francis Alarcón, with the participants in the first shift of the trip to Granada / M.J.G.
Children’s opinion ma er
Mijas commemorated World Children’s Day on the 20th with a children’s plenary session with 230 students and chaired by the mayoress, Ana Mata
World Children’s Day is commemorated on the 20th of November, the date on which the UN General
Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959.
The day is dedicated to draw attention to the situation of children, a vulnerable group, and also
Once the issues had been debated, the students presented their conclusions to the plenary session and agreements and commitments were established between them and the municipal corporation. ‘They have done a tremendous analytical work on issues that concern them directly, because children are an essential part of our society and, as has been demonstrated, they have a lot to say and to contribute,’ said the mayoress.
MUNICIPAL CHILDREN’S PLENARY 2024
In Mijas, on this day with greater emphasis, the focus was placed on children, who were the protagonists of a children’s plenary session in which they acted as representatives of their schoolmates and proposed current issues. A total of 230 students of fifth grade from the schools San Sebastián (Mijas Pueblo), El Olmo (La Cala) and Los Campanales (Las Lagunas) took part. The session was coordinated by the councillors for Citizen Participation and Education, and by the schools , which represented the three urban centres.
to publicise their rights, as well as to raise awareness of the importance of working every day for their well-being and development.
Abrahan Cano, from the Campanales school, stated that “we have proposed to take care of the neighbourhood, not to make noise at night and not to throw things on the ground”. For his part, Fabio Luque, de El Olmo, from El Olmo, addressed
the water problem in the plenary session. Participants focused on the fact that “we should not waste water because there is not much, for example, we should not fill the bathtubs”.
As highlighted by the mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata (PP), who chaired the plenary session, “the main objective is to promote citizen participation from childhood, promoting a forum that allows them to address issues that affect them directly, learning to debate and reflect, and providing them with tools so that they can make their contributions to the municipal government. In this way, children have a direct means of participation, not only to express their interests, but also to make proposals and set their priorities. At the same time, they learn the need to get in the well-being of their municipality, as well as social commitment”.
Cristina Luque / Diseño: M.F..
Photos / Nuria Luque.
Seita Van den Eeden hibits
her work ‘To fly’ at the Folk
Museum
The Folk Museum in Mijas Pueblo hosted last Friday 15th the inauguration of Seita Van den Eeden’s exhibition, a Finnish multidisciplinary artist based in Mijas who has only exhibited previously with the Centro de Artes Mijas and that’s why this exhibition is important for her. It is entitled ‘A volar’ (To fly) and, as well as having birds as the main element, it has a double meaning. “It is also about finding one’s own wings. I used to be a teacher at the Finnish school, but something else always called me, and it’s never too late to find a new profession”, Van den Eeden explained.
The artist is also a singer and wanted to entertain the audience with one of her songs. Among the public was her friend Mag-
On Saturday 16th, the group organised its annual gala dinner, this time in solidarity, at the Hotel Ilunion Hacienda de Mijas SOLIDARITY
The exhibition can be visited until the 9th of December and 10% of the proceeds will be donated to Suspiros de Cuatro Patas
Lobo, who admires both the person and the artist: “She is very cheerful, she is a very talented person. Apart from being an artist, she is also a musician, a singer, a
teacher... she does everything. She is very talented”.
Her creations surprise everyone. Mari Francis Alarcón (PP), a councillor of the government
team, said that “she has a very beautiful painting, a collage, with many birds and she uses a technique that I don’t know but she mixes it with lace and it is very beautiful”. “She is a person who has lived in Mijas for many years and who knows and has many friends in the village”, added the councillor.
Charitable purpose ‘A volar’ can be visited in the Folk Museum in Mijas Pueblo until the 9th of December and you can also buy one of these works, as the pieces are on sale for charity. Ten percent of the proceeds will be donated to the association Suspiros de Cuatro Patas.
The Lions Club supports the victims of the DANA
N.Luque. The Mijas Lions Club is also supporting those who have suffered the consequences of the recent storm caused by the DANA. Last weekend they organised a charity event at the Hotel Ilunion Hacienda de Mijas. Helping and helping, is one of the objectives of this collective that usually organises donations, charity campaigns and solidarity dinners. “We have a gala dinner every year but the idea is to organise other events, in which we usually raise money for the needs of the village” said Guy Rondou, president of the Mijas Lions Club. In a catastrophe of this kind, the president said, the only thing
you can do is to help in any way you can. Around 60 people took
part in this event and last year they raised around 6,000 euros. At the end of the dinner a raffle helped to increase the amount raised.
“The next event we are organising will be a musical event, which is going to take place in the bullring here in Mijas and a professional pianist will be playing”, Rondou pointed out. “Of course you have to be generous, with so much suffering, it’s terrible”, said artist Michael Lehmann
There are many things that can be replaced with the different donations that, like this club, are being collected. This natural disaster has touched many people who have decided to help. “Spain has gone through one of its hardest times and if we can help a little, we are happy to do so” explained Jou Ramirez, a friend of the Mijas Lions Club.
SOON...
On Saturday 23rd another charity night will be held at the Legends Showbar
On Saturday 23rd of November the La Cala Lions Club will be holding a charity fundraising night at the Legends Showbar with a variety of musical performances from the 80s. Prices for the evening range from 15 to 20 euros. Performances will start at 20:15 h. For more information, please call 628 353 884.
Carmen Martín
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Seita Van den Eeden, with one of her creations / M.C.
PHOTOS: In the main picture, Guy Rondou, president of the Mijas Lions Club. In the picture below, a moment of the gala dinner / Mijas Comunicación.
WHAT´S ON
FRIDAY 22ND
Concert by Nanne Grönvall and her orchestra. ‘Homenaje a Tina Turner y más’
Teatro Manuel España, 15:00 and 19:30 hours
Tickets: 39 euros. At www. svenskamagasinet.nu
VIII Castañada of the Sector 31 Neighbourhood Association
María Zambrano Part from 16:30 to 21:00 h
Performances, children’s games, chestnut tasting...
Exhibition Círculo de Pintores Solidarios
La Cala Cultural Centre, 19:00 h
Until the 16th of December
SATURDAY 23RD
Solidarity games
Parque Andalucía, from 11 to 14 hours and 16 to 19:30 hours
There will be popular games, raffles, storytelling, Christmas workshops, zumba for children, fritters and a bouncy castle
‘Festival flamenco femenino’ of the Peña El Gallo
Manuel España Theatre, 21 h Free admission until full capacity is reached
SUNDAY 24TH
Processional marches contest of the Asociación Musical Marbella and the Asociación
Musical Ntra. Sra. del Carmen de Granada
Manuel España Theatre, 12:00 h Free entrance until full capacity is reached
Act to commemorate Santa Cecilia and the 40th anniversary of the Las Lagunas Music Group
25N
Activities for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Check out the full programme on page 3 Free admission
THURSDAY 28TH
‘El Cascanueces’ by Classic Stage
Manuel España Theatre, 20:30 h
Prices range from 25 € to 38€ Tickets can be purchased at classicstage.4tickets.es and, from two hours before, at the theatre
Presentation of the book ‘El elefenate me lo contó’ and ‘Cuaderno de naturaleza y creatividad’, by Rosa Martín López
La Cala Cultural Centre, 19 h Free admission until full capacity is reached
tapa ROUTE
Las lagunas Tapa Route Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays until November 30th Tapa and drink at 3,50 euros
Exhibition of engraving, collagraph and collage by Seita Van Den Eeden Folks Museum in Mijas Pueblo Until the 9th of December
Ecological market
La Cala Boulevard, in front of the branch offices on the second and last Sundays of the month
Solidarity Tables ‘Make solidarity your gift this autumn’ Branch Office square in La Cala, last Wednesday and Saturday of each month
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 ‘Encuentros
Musicales Gero y Nono’ Headquarters Nuevo Enfoque Mijas (urb. El Coto, conjunto residencial Los Olivos fase 1, local 25)
Until the 19th of December
Flamenco show
Every Wednesday at 12 h
Plaza Virgen de la Peña, Mijas Pueblo
Every Saturday at 12 h
Plaza de Virgen de la Peña, Mijas Pueblo
HOTEL LA ZAMBRA
Spa and cocktail 29th of November, 20:30 hours
Price: 60 euros Limited capacity: 20 people Programme: 20:30 h: Welcome cocktail with three drink options: hot, healthy and refreshing.
After the reception: Access to changing rooms to get ready and start the 90-minute spa circuit: Relaxation tour with live harp music. During the circuit, a second drink and fresh fruit skewers will be offered.
More information at lazambrahotel. com | +34 951 311 234
Director/Registrador: Sonja Heiss
Cast/Representante: Arsseni Bultmann, Laura Tonke, Devid Striesow, Axel Milberg y otros
Genre: Coming of age drama
Runtime/Länge: 116 min.
Little Joachim spends his childhood with his family on the premises of the psychiatric hospital run by his father. He falls in love with Marlene, who is at risk of committing suicide. At Christmas, he has to endure an emotional outburst from his mother and realises that there are serious problems in his parents’ relationship.
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