NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR FOREIGN RESIDENTS
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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.