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SUMMER MOVIE FESTIVAL.

issue nº 12august 2014

Ayuntamiento de

Fuengirolawww.fuengirola.org952 58 93 00 // 952 58 94 40

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NEW INFLATABLE PARKS. FUENGIROLA DOG PARK.

Information provided by

THE Quality of Life Survey for

foreign Fuengirola residents

throws up great results.

A whopping 99 per cent of

respondents say quality of life

is “high” or “very high” and

most consider themselves

“lucky” to live in Fuengirola.

“We also consider ourselves

lucky to have them here. It is a

gift that these people, even

though they come from

abroad, have chosen to live in

Fuengirola, when they could

be living anywhere they

wanted. We are very thankful,”

said Foreign Residents

Councillor Katja Westerdahl.

The largest percentage of

respondents comes from the

UK, Denmark, Finland,

Sweden, Italy, Germany,

Czech Republic and Romania,

she remarked.

“Thank you for the survey. I

love living in Fuengirola,” said

one foreign resident. “The

more I live here, the more I

like it. Thanks for everything,”

said another.

Quality of life surveyproves a great success

KATJA WESTERDAHL: Thankful that so many foreign residents live in Fuengirola.

MAYOR Esperanza Oña met with municipal

cleaning crews and thanked them for their hard

work. The meeting took place in the Royal Hall of

the Council and was attended by approximately 60

cleaners. Oña personally thanked them for efforts

they have made in recent years. The number of

cleaning personnel has decrease due to retirements

and deaths, but the quality of the service they

provided has not dwindled.

Oña said the Council will invest €200,000 to

modernise the equipment and machinery used by

cleaning crews.

Mayor meets with the cleaning crews

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FUENGIROLA Council announces the

third edition of the Summer Movie

Festival.

Beach Councillor Ana Mula and

Miramar Centre Director Juan Carlos

Gomez presented the movies that will be

screened at the third Summer Movie

Festival on Los Boliches beach every

Tuesday between July 22 and August 12.

“Our objective is to attract more people

than in previous editions, if that were at all

possible,” said Mula. She thanked

Miramar Centre for their cooperation in

the project.

Between 11,000 and 14,000 enjoyed the

Beach Movie Festival in its first two

editions, remarked Mula. The Council

launched the initiative to increase the

cultural and leisure activities offered in

Fuengirola.

Gomez publicly thanked Fuengirola

Council “for their unconditional support to

this initiative.”

The August movies will be screened at

10.30pm on the 5th and the 12th and

include Madagascar 3 and Despicable Me

2. Moviegoers can sit on the sand, on their

towels or even bring their own chairs. The

movies will be screened in English with

Spanish subtitles.

Fuengirola’s Summer Movie Festival

FUENGIROLA Mayor Esperanza Oña

announced the launch of the Special Summer

Plan of the Local Police.

The initiative aims at increasing safety in

Fuengirola and is possible thanks to the

cooperation of 11 volunteers of the police who

will be patrolling the streets between 8pm and

5am, though their main focus will be the

promenade, Las Palmeras, Moncayo Street and

surrounding areas and the PYR hotel, due to

the large number of businesses, tourists and

local residents in the area.

The plan also seeks to crack down on illegal

drugs, alcohol sales to minors and in

unauthorised areas and to enforce traffic laws.

However, one of its main objectives is to keep

peddlers from selling counterfeit goods.

Mayor Oña said peddlers represent a disloyal

form of competition with regards to licences,

businesses that pay their taxes and added that

buying counterfeit goods is extremely

detrimental to business owners.

Council launchessafety programme

MAYOR ESPERANZA OÑA: Launched the special summer plan.

Secondconstructionphase of FuengirolaRiver Park FUENGIROLA River

will soon turn into an

unparalleled park in the

province. The second

construction phase of the

River Park has started and

before the autumn rains

arrive, local residents and

tourists will enjoy the new

leisure infrastructure

aimed at giving the

Fuengirola River a new

image. The first phase of

the project was inaugu-

rated three years ago.

With an investment of

€1.18 million, the second

phase will be full of areas

for relaxation and

recreation and aims for a

“more natural” image.

It is 350 metres long and

has a total area of 74,500

square metres. The

infrastructure will have a

bicycle lane, an area for

pedestrians and a 30 or 40-

metre footbridge.

Given the number of

bids presented, Fuengirola

Council took its time

before awarding the final

contract to Hormigones

Asfalticos Andaluces S.A.

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BEACHGOERS visiting

Fuengirola beaches are now

able to enjoy three recently

created inflatable parks.

Located on Fuengirola,

Carvajal and Los Boliches

beaches, the three new

inflatable parks were put out

to public tender at the

beginning of the year so that

they would be ready to

welcome tourists in the

summer.

“We came up with the idea

because we wanted our

beaches to be even more

beautiful,” said the Mayor.

“We demanded very

specific safety conditions:

every park has lifeguards,

night guards and every visitor

must wear a life jacket,” she

added.

In addition, the project has

helped 20 local residents find

a job, including 13 lifeguards

and seven night guards.

Three new inflatable parksfor Fuengirola beaches

Promoting tourism through photos

MAYOR OÑA: This is a competition to promote tourism.

INFLATABLE PARKS: Each park has lifeguards and strict safety conditions.

fuengirola Council launched a photography

competition to promote tourism. Mayor esperanza

oña announced the initiative to boost local

businesses and tourism.

titled ‘fuengirola un sol de Ciudad 2014,’ the

competition seeks to find the most beautiful pictures

depicting the town to attract tourists and potential

new residents. the council plans to upload the

pictures to showcase the beauty of fuengirola.

there is a €1,200 prize for the winning collection

and €50 for the best pictures chosen by a jury.

Photography enthusiasts interested in

participating can submit their works at the

Municipal register between July 21 and september

10. a minimum of 15 pictures are required

(maximum 20) for at least two of the four

competition categories.

Mayor oña said the pictures must focus on

fuengirola and be recent. the main categories are:

the beauty of fuengirola, its streets, squares, green

areas; beaches, festivities, traditions and events,

traditional fairs, Christmas, Beer

fair, Medieval Market; and

landscapes. “we want to make it

clear that this is a competition to

promote tourism”, said oña.

further information is available

at www.fuengirola.es and at

www.visitafuengirola.com.

DOG lovers will be happy to know that

Fuengirola recently opened a new dog park.

‘Guau Guau’ is located between San Gabriel,

San Manuel and Reyes Magos Streets next to

Miramar Centre and is the second dog park in

Fuengirola.

Mayor Esperanza Oña invited local

residents and visitors to the inauguration and

to be part of such a special event that shows

Fuengirola as an animal-friendly city.

The event started at 8pm with games, a

jumping and an obedience competition

organised by the Municipal Dog Training

School.

The park - with an area of 3,600 square

metres - has a 2,242 square metre garden and

a recreation area (645 square metres). There is

also a training and gymnastics area.

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INAUGURATION: The mayor at the park which includes a garden and a recreation area.

Fuengirola inauguratessecond dog park

New roundabout onCarvajal AvenueFUENGIROLA Mayor Esperanza

Oña presented a project for the

creation of a new roundabout on

Carvajal Avenue.

The project aims at considerably

increasing road safety in the area

accessing and leaving Fuengirola on

the old N-340 and in the access to

many urbanisations. Its main

advantage is that it will allow drivers

to change direction at Carvajal

Avenue without having to go all the

way to Benalmadena.

Construction started on July 14

and is scheduled to be ready in 21

days. However, the roundabout could

be finished before that if everything

goes according to plan.

The contract - put out to public

tender and won by Probisa - has a

cost of €27,409, almost €5,000 less

than initially expected.

Council opensbicycle rental

FUENGIROLA Council opened a bicycle rental at

the Fuengirola Port (Puerto Deportivo).

Councillor in charge of the Fuengirola Port,

Juan Lazo inaugurated the rental. The bicycles are

available to local residents, visitors and tourists.

“The idea is to raise awareness among people

about transportation possibilities without CO2

emissions,” said Lazo. “This is one of the leading

initiatives in an ambitious project that integrates

bicycles as a mode of transport,” he remarked.

There are a total of 18 bicycles available

Monday to Friday from 11am-11pm. Prices are

one hour €3, four hours €10, all day €15.