RETIREES CLUB AND PENSIONERS OF MAZARRÓN WORKSHOP COMMENCES 15 FEBRUARY

RETIREES CLUB AND PENSIONERS OF MAZARRÓN offers its members a new activity.

Next Friday 15th of February they will launch a workshop on "positive thinking, the power of self healing".
This workshop is aimed at positive thinking partners and associates who want to improve their physical health, self-esteem, relationships with others and with oneself through positive thinking techniques.

This workshop will be taught every Friday from 5pm to 6:30pm, and is free for those club members who wish to attend.

At this first meeting, the Board of Pensioners and Retirees Club invites all people struggling with depression, health, loneliness or who want to improve their relationships with others and need to make a change for the better in their lives to attend.

CHANGE TO MAZARRÓN BUS SERVICE, 10 FEBRUARY

Residents are informed that on Sunday February 10, during the 2013 Carnival parade that will travel the entire Avda Constitucion, the bus service will be moving to the parallel road known as La Via. The bus stops will be located at approximately the same durations as those at Avda Constitucion.  Also drivers are also asked to use La Via as the main access road rather than Avda Constitucion

POETRY COMPETITION

The Department of Culture of the City of Mazarrón has announced the Contest for Love Poetry "Te Declaration", for the second year, which this year is also open to seniors with a specific call for them. This competition falls within the campaign to encourage reading that promotes municipal libraries.

In the announcement to schools, this is open to all students enrolled in ESO and Baccalaureate schools in the municipality. The poems, which must be original, unpublished and not previously awarded, should be a maximum of one page on one side, preferably from a computer with Times New Roman font 12. The works, should be accompanied with information about that student to the Spanish language teachers of each school.

In regard to adults, those may participate that are registered in the municipality. They may submit a single poem, be original, unpublished and not previously awarded, nor pending in any other contest. The work, with a title should be no longer than 30 lines, and from a computer with Arial font 12. The poem should be sent, along with other personal data about the author to biblioteca@mazarron.es.

The deadline for submitting works ends on Tuesday 12 February and the jury will announce its decision on February 14, Valentine's Day. For schoolchildren, the first prize will be a mini laptop and a diploma, the second will be rewarded with an e-book and diploma, and third prize with Mp3 and diploma. For adults, the first prize is two tickets to the Teatro Romea plus a pen and diploma, the second prize will be a pen, a gift certificate for books valued at 50€ and diploma, and third prize will be a pen and diploma .

Councillor for Culture, Maria Celeste Soria, has encouraged all Mazarrón to participate because "it is an activity that last year was well received among students and hope that this year we will see the same enthusiasm ". The Councillor pointed out that "many older reading fans have asked us to also encourage this habit among adults."

MAZARRÓN CARNIVAL - FEBRUARY 2013

Everything is prepared for the celebration of the Carnival this year, the programme being unveiled on 28 January by the Councillor of Celebration, Isidro Coy, who was accompanied by the current Head of the area, Jose Baltazar.

Coy explained that "the Carnival will begin with a parade on Friday February 8 by the Brazilian group “Pandeiro “, before holding the election for “Carnival Musos and Musas 2013”, followed by dancing to the sound of Batukada music starting from the Plaza Convento,  at 8pm, proceeding to Calle del Pino, Calle Progreso and Calle La Vía, and finishing at `La Aceña ' where the gala will be held from 9pm.

During the evening the proclamation of the Carnival will be read by the Queen of the Festivities 2012, Ana Cristina Hernandez. Carnival goers will also appoint a reward for best individual costume with a prize of 100 euros. It is for this reason that the Councillor of Celebration has requested that "all the neighbours go to the hall dressed for a fun night to show their support in the festivities”.

The other major fiesta day is on Sunday February 10 when, after 4pm, the Carnival Parade starts in Mazarrón with several new features. The first is to change the parade route, starting at the former barracks of the Guardia Civil and ending at the Explanada de Protección Civil, after proceeding down  Avenida de la Constitución. Furthermore, as the Councillor said, "the new tour this year allows us to be fully illuminated and avoid some bends in the road, making it spectacular".

Another aspect to  promote this year's parade is the presence of foreign clubs, for the first time, competing with each other to get one of the two awards that were announced for the troupes from outside the municipality valued at 300 and 200 euros respectively. The local clubs also compete for one of the three main prizes of these celebrations consisting of 1200, 900 and 600 euros, while the children's clubs will compete for three special prizes of 650, 500 and 450 euros. As explained by the Councillor of Celebration "a dozen clubs have already contacted us to parade on Sunday, and 7 have confirmed that they will come to Mazarrón".

The parade will end with a big party at the Explanada de Protección Civil , where the awards will be presented and a mobile disco will provide the entertainment. The Councillor of Celebration said they wanted to make a special close to the Carnival this year” and finished by announcing the Carnival Consistory  have decided not to schedule anything on the Monday or Shrove Tuesday, to enhance the Sunday proceedings.

The parade this year will be special but in Summer it´s Puerto de Mazarrón´s turn to host a Carnival ., on 13 July. "We believe it will be good to move part of the Carnival to Summer as there will be more spectators and various components of the groups will march again. No doubt there will be more people than we had on the Monday and Tuesday of the Carnival last year ", said Coy, who recalled that" we fix what we do not like, and extend the festivities if people respond or propose a new idea. We are also considering the possibility to hold a competition for the poster of the Carnival next year.”

The Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, has called for public participation. "We must show that Mazarrón is a town that likes the Carnival - dress up to attend the gala and actively participate at the Sunday parade or as a spectator."  The Mayor  "wants to see that this Carnival is a celebration,  little by little making room for more activities. But we must go step by step, joining forces together, and directing them to our goal. I hope this year we take a big step in this direction. "

FOOTBALL LEAGUE INSCRIPTION - MAZARRÓN

The Local Football League 2013 will start on Monday March 4 of this year and will be held in the sports hall "La Cañadica" in Mazarrón. This was announced by the Sports City Councilman Andres Valera, who in the presentation of this consolidated tournament was accompanied by Cesar Campos, Sports Technician in the Consistory. Registration for the tournament is now open and will close on February 28, the day on which the draw will be made.

To participate you must pay a registration fee of 200 euros in the Ayuntamiento´s "Cajamar" account. As explained by  the Councillor of Sports, "60% of all entries will go to prizes, while the remaining 40% will go towards equipment and costs of arbitration." There will also be a trophy for the top scorer in the championship and one for the goalkeeping record. It is expected that the matches are to be played on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.