In association with Costa Cálida International Radio and www.angloINFO.comNueva ‘Ruta Del Aperitivo’ in Puerto deMazarrón and Bolnuevo from June 6 th -29 thThe Department of Celebrations in Mazarrónis hosting a new ‘Cocktail Route’ for June,which is open to all institutions in Puerto deMazarrón and Bolnuevo. The tapa may be hotor cold and accompanied by a beer, wine orsoft drink for no more than 2€. The bar mostvoted by customers, will receive recognitionfrom the town of Mazarrón. For more information,please contact josebaltasarns@mazarron.es or phone 968 339 306 or 629326 420.IV Regata Bahía deMazarrón30 boats participatedin this year’s eventwhich was organizedby the Yacht Club andMazarrón Town.The winning boat inClasses 1 and 2 wasCarmen from theReal Club de RegatasCartagena and led byJose Coello. 2 nd placewent to Fandango,also from RCR Cartagenaand 3 rd was TheGreek from Real Club Náutico, Torrevieja.In Class 3, the winner of the event was PulpoNegro of Pedro Gil RCN, Torrevieja. 2 ndwas the local participant Svinga, from CRMazarrón and 3 rd was La Dragona, from RCR,Cartagena.In Class 4, 1 st was Zalata with HumbertoMartinez, from RCR, Cartagena. 2 nd wasSaleroso, with 3 rd place going to Tenton.Cultural WeekOn Friday May 2 nd Cultural Week organizedon World Book Day was held in the auditoriumof the Cultural Centre in Mazarrón andtribute was paid to Francisca Navarro Muñoz,librarian of the public library Gómez Jordanade Mazarrón. Councillor Andrés Valera gave abouquet of flowers to the family in recognitionof the work of Francisca Navarro. He alsopresented the awards for the I PhotographyCompetition. 1 st prize of a diploma and 300€in gift vouchers went to Jesús Rubén MirónGarcía. 2 nd prize of 200€ in gift vouchers anddiploma went to Sylwester Sebastián Szpylmanwhile 3 rd prize of 100€ and diploma wentto Santiago Rendón Hoyos.The colleges San Antonio and Infanta Leonorperformed a tribute to Antonio Machado,while students of CEIP La Canada surprisedeveryone with the staging of Rimando conGloria Fuertes and other dramas were performedby 4th year colleges Francisco Caparrósand La Aceña.Libraries in Mazarrón and Puerto de Mazarrónwill continue offering activities until 7 th June.Charity Run For ‘FORGET ME NOT’The charity run was held on Camposol to coincidewith the breaking of the 4 minute milerun 6 th May 1954 by Roger Bannister. Aboutthirty people participated in the race organizedby PALS, to raise funds for Forget MeNot, an initiative to improve care and supportto patients with dementia and their lovedones.The winner of the event was Colin Thackwellwho ran the 1609 meters (one English mile)in a time of 7 minutes, 53 seconds.Councilor for Sports of the Town Hall ofMazarrón, Andrés Valera, was in charge startingsignal the race and the Local Police andCivil Protection provided assistance whenneeded. The Red Cross of Mazarrón camewith the ambulance that PALS had donated ayear ago to the Town Hall of Mazarrón.Book DayOn Wednesday 23 rd April we welcomed thePolish illustrator Katarzyna Rogowicz (Kasia),who gave a series of talks which explainedhow, as an illustrator of children’s stories heproduced some beautiful murals in collaborationwith children.On Thursday April 24 th all of the XXI CenturyCollege students enjoyed a fun storytelling ofThe Brothers Grimm titled “¡Mesa, cúbrete!”During the performance the students were incharge of playing the main characters of thestory.To complete the activities scheduled to celebrateWorld Book Day, on Friday April 25 th theyheld a ‘My Kind Of Story’ competition wheneach of the classrooms of Kindergarten, Primaryand Secondary students and their tutorsprepared all the necessary elements to recreatetheir story in a few minutes. A panel of librariansfrom the centre, the centre’s directorPedro Belchí, AMPA and three members of thecouncil of Mazarrón and Dona Celeste Soria,chose the winners of this magical competition.You can find more pictures of it on the facebookpage of School XXI Century.COEC Meeting With Business AssociationsMazarrónThe Regional Confederation of Organizationsof Cartagena (COEC) held a meeting withleading business associations in Mazarrón.The meeting, chaired by the Mayor aimed toincrease collaboration between local entrepreneursand local employers.The meeting was attended by a dozen representativesfrom local business associationssuch as the Association of Tourist Activities ofthe Bay of Mazarrón, Mazarrón Active, the Associationof Tourist Accommodation MazarrónBay, Merchants Association Mazarrón andShire (Acoma) and representatives of thehospitality industry.The township entrepreneurs have highlightedthe need for more visibility in different areas,with the aim of getting the important demandsof local businesses in important areassuch as infrastructure, tourism, transport andservices.For more information call Maite Arocas on629 628 377.The Town Hall Gets The Ownership OfThe Headquarter Of The Guardia CivilOf Mazarrón In Exchange For ReformingThe Headquarter Of El PuertoThe Municipal Plenum of the Town Hall ofMazarrón approved the ownership of the oldheadquarters of the Guardia Civil in exchangefor undertaking the improvement works valuedat 440,694€. The Mayor of Mazarrón alsopresented a proposal that Mazarrón is includedin the European Cultural Route of theCouncil of Europe ‘The Route of the Phoenicians’,authorizing him to take any steps thatare necessary related to this initiative.Road Safety Talks For People With DisabilitiesOn Tuesday April 22 nd at the Day Centrefor People with Intellectual Disabilities inMazarrón, a talk was organized by the Departmentof Local Police Hall of Mazarrón aimed atimproving the social integration and report onthe prevention of accidents in Mazarrón usersof the Day Centre with Disabilities. In addition,it was intended to promote the teachingof road safety education in everyday life. Thetalk was attended by the Driver Education of26 users and 6 monitors. After the talk theyall did a walk accompanied by local policemanMagdalena Valverde.(photos)Extended Time For Direct Debit of IBITaxDirect debits can be done through www.mazarron.es or at the Municipal Tax Office.The Council for Tax Department at the TownHall in Mazarrón has extended the time forpayment so that citizens can pay by directdebit receipts of some municipal regular taxesthrough their banks, as well as cancel orchange bank details that the Town Hall possesses.This includes the property tax (IBI)allowing a 5% reduction for those people whopay by direct debit before 20 th July.To do this, click the banner ‘Domiciliar IBI’, atthe end of the column on the right of the homepage www.mazarron.es and following a fewsimple steps, or submit the Municipal Tax applicationform for direct debit which you canfind in the link http://www.mazarron.es/es/hacienda/tramites-y-servicios/. Theform can be also sent by fax to 968 333 133or, once scanned, emaildomiciliaciones@mazarron.es.Page 34Costa Cálida Chronicle: Please tell our customers where you saw their advertisement tSales Contact Teresa 619 199 407 or for the Editor Contact Patti 646 005 017www.costacalidachronicle.com email: costacalidachronicle@gmail.com
Reporting Information and Crimes can beconducted in the following ways:-Intelligence Information – Via the Police Station968 594 103 or Via Tatiana at the CulturalCentre 968 131 717Email oficinacamposol@mazarron.esCrime Reporting – Via the Police Station (youwill need an interpreter), via the EnglishSpeaking Police Service on 902 102 112,or via the local police (again interpreter required)968 594 103All emergencies of crime in progress orsuspects in view call 112If in doubt, always call 112 first and ask foran English speaking operatorBurglary UpdateFrom before the New Year when burglary wasbecoming an almost daily event, we have nowturned this round to a handful of incidents.We have achieved this by raising awareness,gathering intelligence, adding security tohomes, working with the local authorities andusing all forms of media to publish our activitiesand to get a message out that Camposolwill not tolerate crime.Let’s continue and not get complacent - rememberour motto - Secure, Prevent, Protect.It is not time to be complacent as there arestill so many houses without adequate security,so ask yourself, Do You Feel Lucky?Have you installed ‘dawn to dusk’ lights?Have you upgraded your window locks?Have you replaced those decorative rejas?Have you put in reinforced doors?Are there still car rental stickers on cars inyour street?Make their day - burglars will attackthese properties!With the Summer here, it is time to ensure welock our gates and doors whilst sitting in thegarden, on the roof terrace, or by the pool.This is ‘opportunist thief season’, so please beextra vigilant during the day.Finally, I would like to thank all the peoplewho have helped in this successful strategyand would like to encourage those whohaven’t looked at their house with regards tosecurity to do so asap.Bob ShoesmithFAST NewsThe Salud Golf Society members met as perusual on the morning of Saturday 12 th April,but this particular day was very different!They were donating their winnings and usualpayments of subs to FAST! The Captain,Barry Elmore, kindly presented the grandamount of 255€ to Angela Jones, CommitteeMember and FAST Responder, at Bar Salud.FAST Easter Sunday Sponsored Walk on20 th APRILThank you to everyone who took part inthe FAST Sponsored Walk, on CamposolB, raising money for FAST i.e. the Walkers,Sponsors, Pets, Organisers, Marshalls, Supportersand all who contributed to making thissuch an enjoyable and fun morning. To thosewho wore fancy dress, what good sports youwere for looking somewhat different! Can’twait to see you next time! Thank you againto Carol, John, Ryan and staff at the BlackBull who kindly opened up especially early inorder to provide the facilities needed. Muchappreciated by all of us too! A Grand Total of740.97€ was raised for FAST – Brilliant!Weekly Bonus Ball – Donation To FASTJohn and Rosemary run Bingo sessions eachweek at Tel’s Bar, Camposol A. They have alwaysgiven all monies from the Bingo to others,never taking anything for themselves.On Saturday 3 rd May FAST presented a Certificateto them in recognition of the valuabledonations raised - over the last 12 monthsalone raising 1,800€! The Camposol Communityand FAST are extremely grateful to John,Rosemary, the Bingo members and Tel’s Bar –thank you all so much for your kind generosity,which is greatly appreciated by everyone.Visit www.fastcamposol.comTel: 968 970 626Events Tickets/Info:Brenda 680 174 499 or Jean 646 737 479FAST Recruiting & Bookings for Demonstrations:Val rabt.val@hotmail.comFAST Table Top Sale:Paddy paddysnell5@gmail.comFAST wishes to thank the Salud Golf Society– numbering 55 in total - for their generosity.Special thanks too for donating their winningsfor that morning! Adam, Manager of BarSalud has supported FAST since his personalneed to call and receive emergency treatment!Thank you all so much for contributingtowards the funding of costs of equipmentand cars etc needed in order to maintain providingthis Voluntary Service on Camposol.In association with Costa Cálida International Radio and www.angloINFO.comCosta Cálida Chronicle: Please tell our customers where you saw their advertisementSales Contact Teresa 619 199 407 or for the Editor Contact Patti 646 005 017www.costacalidachronicle.com email: costacalidachronicle@gmail.comPage 35
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