November 2011
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Issue No. 2 Foreign Residents' Department 952 579 979 E-mail: residents@benalmadena.com
BENALMÁDENA
MONTHLY
BENALMÁDENA town hall has announced a financial recovery plan including a series of measu-res aimed at increasing revenues, decreasing costs and providing incentives for local job creation.
To boost revenues the town hall aims to crack down on tax cheats, noting that currently on-ly around 65 per cent of all local taxes and fees are successfully collected, leaving the town hall with an 18 million-euro shortfall. By re-launching the municipal tax inspection service, increa-sing collaboration with the natio-nal tax office and other measu-res, the town hall hopes to in-crease the collection rate to 75 per cent this year - increasing revenues by five million euros
-Town hall launches
economic recovery plan
and to between 85 and 90 per centwithin four years.
Revenues will also be boosted by increasing local taxes and fees, which, other than the IBI property tax, "have not been revi-sed since 2001 or 2002," said the mayor, Javier Carnero. Rate hi-kes will be seen on vehicle tax and on the fees for weddings, ce-metery plots and rubbish col-lection.
However, discounts for registe-red (empadronado) residents will continue to be offered, with the goal of boosting the town’s official population to 75,000 (it is currently around 61,000), which would in-crease funding from the regional and central governments.
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Cost cutting and increased tax and fee
revenues will achieve net gain of €10m
Mayor Carnero presented the plan along with deputy mayors Francisco Salido (left) and Francisco Artacho Photo: Rohu
RESIDENT PROFILE
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Spotlight on... Janet Tapp
LOCAL NEWS
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Mayor meets with expat community
LOCAL CLUBS
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Marina expansion set for
2012 launch
BENALMÁDENA officials expect the long-delayed mari-na expansion project to launch next year after the Junta de Andalucía cleared the way for the project by re-newing the original environ-mental impact statement, which was approved in 2002 but expired in 2006.
The town hall has already met with the regional port authority to begin the pro-cess of obtaining the official sea usage rights for the ex-pansion zone and says it will do everything it can to set the project in motion "as soon as possible."
Mayor Javier Carnero said that while it is still too early to set exact dates, he hopes the project will go out to ten-der in 2012 with a completion timeline of around three
ye-Junta clears way for project by renewing the 2002 environmental
impact statement
ars once work starts.
The expansion plan has been in the works for nearly 10 years but was repeatedly bogged down by project chan-ges, town planning issues and other snags.
The project entails a major enlargement of the marina, adding around 700 new moo-rages to the 1,100 existing ones, consolidating its status as the largest leisure port in the region. A
Also included is a 25,000-square-metre dry boat-stora-ge facility, plus 44,000 square metres of new commercial space.
The estimated budget for the project is over 70 million euros, and at least two fun-ding options are under consi-deration. One scenario would see the works funded by the
company that wins the con-struction contract, in exchan-ge for the right to operate the marina for a set number of
years. Another possibility is for the town hall to seek an investment partner for the project.
The design plan for the marina enlargement
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At the same time, the town hall says it will cut operating costs by nearly 15 per cent in the 2012 bud-get, achieving a savings of around five million euros. This will inclu-de an across-the-board reduction of eight per cent for all depart-ments and a 35 per cent cut for those considered less essential. The majority of the savings will be achieved through "increased ef-ficiency, especially in the manage-ment of purchasing and services procurement," said the mayor.
Further the town hall plans to reduce its debt to banks and sup-pliers, creating long-term pay-ment plans to reduce interest costs.
Meanwhile, to stimulate the local economy tax and fee cuts will be provided to businesses that create new jobs and the town hall will invest in projects to improve tourism infrastructu-re. The town hall aims to work together with the private sector to promote projects that are in the public interest.
Town hall launches economic recovery plan
About the tax and fee increases
Why now? Some taxes and fees have not been increased since 1999, meaning they don't raise enough money to cover the cost of providing the service.
How much will I pay? Unemployed people and pensioners will receive special rates or subsidies, in some cases meaning they will pay less than before rather than more.
Registered ('empadronado') residents with no outstanding debts to the town hall will also receive a subsidy.
Under the new system, rubbish collection will no longer be billed separately but will be folded into the quarterly bill for water and sewerage. The rubbish fee will be determined based on water con-sumption so that those who use less water will pay less for rubbish collection and those who waste water will be penalised.
Here's an example of the cost for an average household consuming 15 m3 of water:
The rubbish bill of in 2011 was 45.08, 90.15 or 135.23 euros depending on whether an apartment, se-mi-detached house or detached house, and was billed in a single invoice.
The 2012 rubbish bill for a registered resident will be 77.16 euros, divided into four quarterly pay-ments included in the water invoice.
For pensioners or unemployed people, the 2012 rubbish bill will be 38.60 euros.
What is the purpose? This measure is aimed at preventing a further increase in the town hall's debt, and at encouraging all residents to register ('empadronarse') themselves at the town hall in or-der to enjoy the subsidised rates.
In Brief
At the event, Javier Carnero announced plan for Foreign Residents' Day
on December 10
Mayor meets with
expat community
MAYOR Javier Carnerore-cently met with around a hun-dred members of the Arroyo So-cial and Welfare Club as part of a round of contacts with the fo-reign-resident community orga-nised by the Foreigners‘ De-partment.
At the event, held at the Ele-fante bar in the Bonanza zone, the mayor fielded questions and suggestions from club members and informed them of some of the town hall’s activities in Bo-nanza and elsewhere in Arroyo. He also announced plans for a Foreign Residents‘ Day event to be held on December 10.
"We want to achieve true inte-gration of this important com-munity in local life, as well as to directly hear their concerns and proposals," said the mayor.
Club members had a chan-ce to put questions to the mayor on issues such as clea-ning, noise problems, and flood prevention measures as the rainy season gets under-way, among many others. The mayor also urged the resi-dents to follow up with addi-tional questions and suggesti-ons at any time through the
Foreigners' Department. One of the mayor’s most im-portant messages for the fo-reign residents was the impor-tance and advantages of regis-tering on the town hall census, or padrón. Doing so not only helps the town secure more sta-te funding for basic services but also provides direct economic benefit to residents via subsi-dies on local taxes and fees, he said.
Sr Carnero also took the op-portunity to explain some of the town hall’s recent actions in
the Bonanza zone including ro-ad works and stepped-up police patrolling targeting youth drug use in the zone. He also said the town hall is studying the licen-ses of some bars in Plaza de Bo-nanza due to "constant noise complaints from residents of the zone."
The mayor expressed his ap-preciation for the charitable works performed by the Social and Welfare club, which holds numerous events and activities to raise funds for local associa-tions or NGOs such as Cudeca.
The mayor addressing club members Photo: Rohu
LIFE SAVERS
Benalmádena town hall’s Sports Department has acqui-red two new defibrillators, which are to be located at the El Tomillar and Retamar football pitches. The defibrillators, for use in emergency situations in-volving cardiac arrest, come in addition to existing ones loca-ted at the Arroyo de la Miel and Benalmádena Pueblo sports centres.
WORK RESTARTS
Work has restarted on the second phase of upgrading Arroyo de la Miel’s central Avenida de la Con-stitución. The work was suspen-ded in summer in order to mini-mise the impact on the many bar terraces along the pavement that is to be replaced. The work, ex-pected to be complete by early 2012, includes new utilities infra-structure as well as aesthetic im-provements.
AD REVENUES
Benalmádena town hall has launched a plan to internally manage advertising in public places, which it says will bring in some 1.5 million euros a year in revenues. The council last week approved the scheme, un-der which municipal company Innoben will be in charge of sel-ling advertising on municipal sign-posts, poster boards and ot-her public places.
TOP TOWN
Benalmádena was the top town in Andalucía for attracting tou-rists participating in the Turis-mo Senior Europa scheme for 2010-11, receiving 29 per cent of the 31,823 over-55s who visited the region under the program-me, which promotes off-season tourism. Following Benalmáde-na were Marbella, at 20 per cent, and Torremolinos at 16 per cent.
FAIR TRADE
Benalmádena is to host a pro-vince-wide expo on Fair Trade featuring companies and orga-nisations involved in the move-ment, which uses a market-ba-sed approach to promote sustai-nability and help producers in developing countries benefit from better trading conditions. The three-day event will take place during the second week of December.
IN JUST the first three weeks of a campaign to crack down on dog owners who fail to clean up after their pets, the town hall is-sued 30 fines.
30 dog owners fined in poop
scoop campaign
Under the slogan 'Benal-mádena is your home -keep it clean', the campaign has resulted in fines not just for failing to scoop poop but also for ot-her pet-rela-ted offences including ha-ving dogs off a lead or lacking the required documentation, explained health councillor Ma-ría del Carmen Florido.The campaign, which is still
ongoing, includes patrolling by undercover local police officers on the lookout for pet owners who fail to comply with the law, in particular regarding fouling the public way.
"A clean town is always a he-althier town," said the council-lor. She stressed that dog owners caught breaking the by-laws face fines ranging from 700 euros to as much as 3,000 euros for repeat offenders.
Another result of the patrol-ling has been the capture of 18 dogs found loose on the streets, just four of which have been re-claimed by their owners, said the councillor.
NEW PAVEMENT
Work is underway on a com-plete renovation of the pave-ment along Carril del Siroco in Benalmádena Costa. "We are going to create a new pave-ment along the entire street, as well as fix up the metal handrail and make any neces-sary repairs to the street lighting," said the councillor for municipal maintenance, Juan José Jiménez. The depu-ty mayor for Benalmádena Costa, Juan Olea, said the up-grades were a major request of residents in the zone. „The-re had been cases of pedestri-ans falling due to the poor sta-te of the pavement“ and the steepness of the road, he said. The work is expected to be complete by early this month.
HOTEL CHARITY
The Holiday World hotel com-plex in Benalmádena Costa has signed an agreement with the town hall to provide the food handed out by the Social Services Department. The ser-vice was launched last month and currently serves 63 peo-ple, though officials say this will gradually be increased to 200. The town hall has expres-sed its gratitude to Holiday World for its charitable invol-vement, as well as to the San Antonio bakery, which is pro-viding the daily bread for the food service.
TIME BANK
Residents of Benalmádena can now barter their services in a new time bank, organised by the Tierra del Sol women’s as-sociation. The initiative al-lows people to help each other by interchanging different ser-vices; if they provide an hour of work, they are due an hour of some other service in re-turn. Enrolment is on Wednes-days and FriWednes-days between 10am and noon in front of the National Police station in Cal-le Las Flores in Arroyo de la Miel, or during the same hours on Mondays and Thurs-days at the Espacio Joven in Calle Amapola in Benalmáde-na Pueblo. There are already English- and French-speaking residents enrolled in the pro-gramme, and others are en-couraged to join.
In Brief
Comments submitted to suggestion boxes are passed to the appropriate
department for response
Town hall seeks
resident input
BENALMÁDENA town hall is seeking more input from resi-dents by bolstering its suggesti-on box scheme, whereby local people can submit comments, complaints questions or sugges-tions that are then passed on to the appropriate municipal de-partment for a response.
The councillor for citizen participation, Elena Galán, last week presented the newly rede-signed 'Buzón de la Ciudadanía' boxes and announced they are to be extended to new locations, aimed particularly at the town’s youth.
Sra Galán, who originally launched the suggestion boxes in 2007 during her previous stint as councillor for citizen participation, says the scheme was very popular but later was not strongly promoted by the Partido Popular-led coalition that took over the town hall in 2009.
Now the town hall plans to "recover the credibility and in-tensity" of the programme,
which during its first year in operation saw some 330 submissions to the suggestion boxes -including 54 from foreign resi-dents.
Currently the boxes are loca-ted at the Casa de la Cultura, the Patronato de Deportes and the Anica Torres seniors' cen-tre in Arroyo de la Miel; the Te-nencia de Alcaldía in Benalmá-dena Costa; and at the town hall and the Silvestre González
se-niors' centre in Benalmádena Pueblo.
Councillor Galán announced last week that the boxes are al-so now to be installed at all of the local secondary schools in an effort to "bring the town hall closer to the younger generati-on and learn their visigenerati-on of the town."
Suggestions and comments can be submitted via email to bu-zonciudano@benalmadena.com.
Elena Galán with one of the new-look boxes Photo: Rohu
BENALMÁDENA’S volunteer interpreter programme got a new boost last week with the launch of an interpreter ser-vice at the Casa de la Cultura in Arroyo de la Miel.
The new service, which
ope-New boost for Benalmádena
interpreter services
rates from 10am to 2pm on Thursdays and provides inter-preters for English as well as French, is run by eight bilingu-al residents who provide their services on a volunteer basis.
Mayor Javier Carnero
ex-pressed his appreciation for the volunteers, saying, "Thanks to their help we can further ad-vance the integration of foreign residents in local life and the creation of a bilingual adminis-tration."
The mayor met with the vo-lunteers last week along with the with the deputy mayor for Arroyo de la Miel, Elena Galán, who said the group was mee-ting a strong demand from the foreign-resident community and that she "would love to ha-ve them here eha-very day".
The service at the Casa de la Cultura - which is the main town hall office for Arroyo - co-mes in addition to the volunteer interpreter services already operating at the town’s local he-alth centres and at the National Police station.
The interpreters are available from 10am to 2pm on Thursdays
THE Costa del Sol Photographic Society was formed in 2002. A small group of people interested in photography arranged mee-tings to exchange ideas and infor-mation. The society is a registered association in Spain and its mem-bership comprises of photogra-phers at all levels including people who are relatively new to an inte-rest in photography.
Beginners are always welco-me.
The society meets at the Virgin del Carmen Church rooms in
Bo-nanza Square, Benalmadena. Full membership is just 12¤ a year and there is a charge of 3¤ for our monthly meetings. The-re is also a temporary member-ship scheme for those on the co-ast for a limited time and for
Costa del Sol Photographic
Society
members living abroad.
The society is priviledged to hold its annual exhibtion at El Castillo Bil-Bil which is very po-pular with both residents and ho-lidaymakers and attracts in excess of 1,000 visitors during its two week run. The next exhibition will be held from May 29th to June 12th 2012.
The society meets every two weeks with home meetings and outdoor shoots for practical expe-rience.
Monthly competitions are
ar-ranged covering different catago-ries.
Free instruction is available from the society’s more experi-enced photographers.
Workshops are run for begin-ners and intermediates and all
tui-tion is free to members. In additi-on the society operates an Image Group for more experienced pho-tographers and covers advanced techniques in all aspects of photo-graphy including Photoshop and Lightroom. It is not necessary to
have a sophisticated camera. If you are interested and need any further information, or wish to join the Costa del Sol Photogra-phic Sociey please look at our website www.photoclubspain.com or phone 95 244 6893.
Group at the shoot at the Biopark, Fuengirola
Group on the shoot at the English Cemetery, Málaga
Group on the shoot at the Butterfly Park, Benalmádena
Some of the photographs in the 2011 exhibition
CALLING ALL CLUBS
BENALMÁDENA Monthly would like to welcome club and as-sociation members to the pages of this new council publication.
Each month we will be featuring a local group and its mem-bers on this page. Inclusion is absolutely free and gives readers a chance to see the many activities available to them through membership to your club.
But remember we’re a monthly publication so we need your news as soon as possible!
Contact Joanna Drozdawska at the town hall’s Foreign Residents‘ Department on 952 579 979 or email resi-dents@benalmadena.com for more information.
the community and feel well re-ceived in most places.
9. How would you promo-te inpromo-tegration among foreign residents in Benalmádena?
Learn the language and make an effort to mix with Spanish peo-and then decided that this is
whe-re we would like to spend our whe- reti-rement.
4. How long have you been living in Benalmádena?
Early retirement enabled us to relocate earlier than anticipated and I have been here for 5 years.
5. Do you feel at home he-re?
Benalmádena is now my ho-me and I thoroughly enjoy my lifestyle here.
6. What do you like most about our culture?
Fiestas, Flamenco, Spanish food, Spanish wine, the sponta-neity of life here and the pride the Spanish still have in main-taining and promoting their traditions.
7. What do you miss most? Nothing about England as a country as I have everything I need and enjoy here.
8. Do you feel integrated? I feel as though I am part of EACH issue Benalmádena
Monthly briefly turns the spot-light on an expat resident to get to know a little bit about the person behind the face...
In this edition we asked Janet Tapp to sit in the interview chair.
1. Full name and age? Janet Helen Tapp - 50-ish! 2. What were you doing be-fore you came to Spain?
I practised as a solicitor in my home town of Stoke-on-Trent, spe-cialising in child care and family cases together with licensing and-betting matters.
3. Why have you chosen Benalmádena?
My late husband always had a romantic notion about living in
Andalucia. One cold, grey Sun-day morning in Liverpool we deci-ded to visit a Spanish Property Fair in a local hotel and, despite saying we were not interested in buying a property at that time, we ´signed up ´for an inspection visit
Spotlight on...Janet Tapp
ple. Once they realise you are inte-rested in more than the long hours of sunshine and cheap alco-hol, they really love to help you embrace and share their culture and will go out of their way to as-sist in times of need.
Janet Tapp thoroughly enjoys her lifestyle here in Benalmádena
I'm not a resident but I own a property here in Benalmáde-na. Can I still receive assistan-ce from the Foreign Residents' Department?
Of course you can. We don't require you to show proof of resi-dence when you come and see us. In fact many of the people who co-me to us for help don't have a Resi-dence Card, or are even on the Benalmádena municipal register (padrón).
If you own a property in our town then without doubt you'll need to know about a number of official procedures, local taxes or other pertinent information just as residents do. And if you intend to reside in Benalmádena we can help show you the procedure you need to follow.
What time is the FRD open? The FRD office at the Town Hall is open from 9am to 2pm Monday to Friday, except Tuesday when we attend the public at the Anica Torres Senior Citizens Cen-tre (in the Plaza de la Mezquita)
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How can the Foreign Residents'
Department help you?
Benalmadena's Foreign Residents Department's Joanna Drozdawska answers expat's questions
Arroyo de la Miel from 11am to 2pm.
How can you help me? At the Foreign Residents' De-partment you'll be able to find out about a number of different muni-cipal procedures and bureaucratic formalities.
For example, we can help you sign onto the municipal register, organise standing orders to pay your council taxes, give you infor-mation about outstanding council debts and taxes, help you with building permits or apply for a change of fiscal address. In fact the list is so long that it's impossi-ble to give all the details here.
In short, our objective is to help you avoid having to go 'round the houses' from one council de-partment to another and when it is absolutely necessary to go to another department then we will help make sure you have all the necessary paperwork in advance.
I'd also like to mention that not only does the Foreign Residents' Department help with the
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rent municipal procedures and act as a link between council depart-ments but that we also work in collaboration with other public administrations, institutions and private companies, outside the council's authority, despite being under no obligation to do so. This we do as a courtesy to our resi-dents, providing general
informa-tion about numerous procedures. For example we can orientate you regarding residence permits, NIE applications, Spanish driving licence requirements as well as gi-ve you information on gi-vehicles, homeowner communities, schools, pensioners' discount cards, Social Security cards and much more.
Joanna talks to an expat resident in her office opposite the main entrance of the Pueblo's town hall
Useful telephone numbers
Emergency numbers All emergencies 112
(This is a central call base for any emergency) Ambulance service 061
Fire brigade 952 563 429 Guardia Civil 062 Local Police 092 National Police 091
902 102 112 - Reports in case of theft or robbery (English spoken) General telephone numbers
Endesa electricity company 900 248 248 Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga 952 390 400
Hospital Clinico Universitario, Málaga 952 649 400 Hospital Materno Infantil, Málaga 952 300 400
Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella 951 976 669/951 976 670
GP appointments by phone to Salud Responde 902 505 060 or by
internet www.juntadeandalucia.es/servicioandaluzdesalud Appointments for NIE applications at Torremolinos police sta-tion 952 378 437
Local telephone numbers
Foreigners' Department, Town Hall 952 579 979 Health Centre (Arroyo) 952 440 404/952 443 545 Health Centre (Pueblo) 952 449 313
Health Centre (Torrequebrada) 951 308 121 Hospital Chare 951 976 070
Hospital Xanit 952 443 119 Local police (Arroyo) 952 562 142 Local police (Pueblo) 952 579 853 Sports Centre (Arroyo) 95 257 7050 Sports Centre (Pueblo) 95 256 8085 Taxis 952 441 545
Tourist Office 952 442 494
November Agenda
Book Clubs
ARROYO DE LA MIEL LIBRARY, Parque de la Paloma.In English - November 8th at 7pm. The book is The Sea by John Banville. December 13th at 7pm. (A week later than usual due to bank holidays) The book is The Li-fe of Pi by Yann Martel. In Spanish - November 2nd, 9th, 10th, 15th, and 29th at 7pm. In French - November 22nd at 7pm.
Kid's Stuff
BENALMADENA PUEBLO LIBRARY (in the street behind the Felipe Orlando museum). A fun afternoon activity for very young readers accompanied by an adult. Everyone is welcome. Sto-ries are in Spanish but with lots of visual and sound effects to keep the young audience rivetted. Every Wednesday at 6.15pm. November 2: Explora Con Noso-tros - La Edad de Hielo (Explore history with us: The Ice Age) November 9: Dinosaurios -Aventura en Minimundo (Dino-saurs - A Minimundo Adventure) November 16: En Busca de la Isla de los Dinosaurios (In Se-arch of the Isle of Dinosaurs) November 23: Si Los Dinosau-rios volvieran (If Dinosaurs Ca-me Back)November 30: Pupi y el Club de Dinosaurios (Pupi and the Dino-saur Club)
ARROYO DE LA MIEL LIBRARY, Parque de la Paloma.
November 12, 11am-2pm:
Emboscados en la Biblioteca.
Fun workshops, games, storytel-ling and drawing - All for the youngest readers to celebrate In-ternational Year of Forests.
The Mas Madera
Film Club
FILMS are shown every Thurs-day at 9pm at the Casa de la Cultu-ra in Arroyo de la Miel. Most films are shown with original sound-track and with Spanish subtitles if in a foreign language. Tickets: 3 euros.
November 3: Pequeñas Menti-ras Sin Importancia. (France 2010) Comedy/drama directed by Guillaume Canet, starring Fran-cois Cluzet and Marion Cotillard. November 17: Un Cuento Chino.
(Argentina/Spain 2011). Comedy directed by Sebastián Borensz-tein, starring Ricardo Darín, Hu-ang Sheng HuHu-ang.
November 24: En Un Mundo Mejor (Denmark 2010). Drama di-rected by Susanne Bier, starring Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyr-holm.
December 1: Chico y Rita (Spain 2010). Directed by Fernando True-ba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Erran-do. Adult musical cartoon set in Cuba in the 40s.
International
Benalmádena Short and
Alternative Film
Festival - FICCAB 2011
From November 9-12 at the Ar-royo de la Miel Casa de Cultura. Nearly 400 films from around the world compete in this festival. En-trance free. Programme to be an-nounced.Exhibitions
BIL-BIL CASTLE (on the N340 coast road opposite Benal Beach). Entrance free.
Mª Teresa Rodríguez Súnico Until November 8. Drawings and watercolour paintings.
Sonia Román Tineo. November 10-25. Landscape paintings and ot-her subjects.
BENALMADENA COSTA EXHIBITION CENTRE (near the turn off to Puerto Marina). Suso de Marcos. Until December 18. Sculptures, drawings and poe-try in Spanish.
FELIPE ORLANDO MUSEUM OF PRECOLUMBINE ART, Benalmadena Pueblo.
Mexican Day of the Dead Al-tars, Until November 13. Mexico is renown for its November 1-2 All Saints' Day or Day of the De-ad celebrations where native and Christian cultures come together in a riotous fusion of colour, aro-mas and food, laid out on altars to please the deceased who are believed to return to earth that night.
Music and Dance
CASA DE LA CULTURA, Ar-royo de la Miel.November 5 at 8.30pm: 9th Au-tumn Choir Festival, which this year celebrates Benalmadena Choir's 10th anniversary. The town's singers appear with the Os-sónoba de Faro choir from Portu-gal and Málaga's Gonzalo Martín Tenllado Conservatory Youth Or-chestra .
November 11 at 9pm: Flamen-co. Tickets on sale one hour be-fore the performance. Price TBA.
BIL BIL Castle (on the N340 coast road opposite Benal Beach). November 18: I Love Bach. Vio-lonchelo recital by Beatriz Alma-clara. Tickets: TBA.
Day Trips
TRIP TO SIERRA DE LAS NIE-VES, The Foreign Residents' De-partment next day trip visits a cheese factory in Alozaina and a winery in Yunquera on Saturday, November 12th. To sign up contact 952 579 979 or e-mail residen-tes@benalmadena.com Price : 35€ per person
Fiestas & Fairs
Día de Todos Los Santos, No-vember 1 is a national holiday and most banks and businesses will be closed.Cudeca Book Fair, November 26th from 10am-2pm at the Tivoli World car park. Secondhand books for just one euro.
Sports
There's a whole host of different sporting classes, events and acti-vities on offer to residents of all ages at very reasonable rates -through the Patronato Deportivo Municipal. From golf to sailing, team sports to tennis or keep fit, walking, badminton and even ice skating. Classes are at different venues. Pop along to the Arroyo de la Miel sports centre for a bro-chure or to sign up.
