Work begins erecting 3,000 seater stadium

This month La Noria beach in Sabinillas will play host to the 1st Manilva International Beach Football Festival which is to be held over the weekend of the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of August.

This football spectacular will be contested by teams of footballing legends from six countries, namely England, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Spain and Gibraltar. The action will be centred on a 3,000 seater stadium which will be set up on the beach with an adjoining ‘football village’ allong the promenade with numerous stalls, hospitality and refreshment stands, etc.

For full information see: http://www.manilvalife.com/manilva_beach_football.htm

Organised by Manilva’s Department of Tourism, this event on Friday, 15th August, is in celebration of tourism in Manilva and offers a variety of events and activities for visitors of all ages.

The programme for the ‘Dia del Turista’ is as follows:

Manilva's Summer Feria gets under way today. For the full programme of events and activities see HERE.

This week is cinema week at the Colegio San Luis school in Sabinillas and as a prelude the local Municipal Theatre Group and the handicapped society LUISANA will be staging an evening of theatre on Wednesday, 30th July.

From 10.30 pm LUISANA will be presenting the work "Palabras" after which the Municipal Theatre Group will perform "Sangre Gorda" by the brothers Álvarez Quintero and "La Foto" by Ana Santos.
Following this from 31st July to 3rd August you can enjoy Cinema Week with screenings each evening from 10 pm:

Thursday, 31st July:  Comedy: “Va a ser que nadie es perfecto”.
Friday, 1st August:  Children’s: ”Horton”.
Saturday, 2nd August:  Action night: “300”.
Sunday, 3rd August: Cine Español: “ Alatriste”.

Today saw the official innauguration of the Sabinillas Health Centre which was performed by the Junta de Andalucia's Councillor for Health, María Jesús Montero, along with the Mayoress,  Antonia Muñoz, and the Manilva Councillor responsible for Health, Emilio López Berenguer, also attending were councillors from all local political parties, the Provincial Delagate for Health, María Antigua Escalera, and the Costa del Sol District Health Director, Manuel Bayona.

Next month La Noria beach in Sabinillas plays host to the 1st Manilva International Beach Football Festival which will be held over the weekend of the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of August.

Manilva’s CIM cultural association in collaboration with the local council have organised a weekly exhibition entitles “Arte en la Calle 2008”.

Restoration work has begun on the rooms in the Castle in Castillo de la Duquesa which are destined to house the new Archaeological Museum.

The Manilva Foreigners’ Department will be installing a suggestion box at the Villa Matilde and inviting positive ideas, suggestions and comments on the service provided by this department and how it can be improved. Whilst constructive criticism is always welcome this is not an invitation for a “whingefest” and the best suggestion each month will be rewarded with a prize.
The box will be situated next to the entrance gate opposite SuperSol.

Don’t forget that Beli Muñoz and Chris Olsen provide a service for foreign residents to help them with their dealings with the local authorities. Apart from in exceptional cases this service is only available to those residents enrolled on the local register (Padron).

For more information call into their office at Villa Matilde weekdays between 8 am and 1.30 pm (Wednesdays by appointment) or visit Chris at his book stall on the Sunday market. Telephone: 952 890 845 or 663 969 636.