Pauline Prior and food for the needy

I would like to thank Pauline Prior, her freinds, and most recently, the owners, staff and customers of the Hog´s Head Bar. The Hog´s Head Bar recently held a fundraiser for the Food for the Needy Campaign and over €300 was raised. This has now been spent on food supplies and delivered to the Offices of the Urbanisation. This will be distributed in the coming weeks to those most in need.
Some people seem to think that The Social Services have an unlimited supply of money to help the Needy.
In fact, the  allocation of funds through the Social Services is not that much for a large family. Assistance in payment for school meals has been cut. So for a family with children of school age, who have to buy books etc. for their child, the allowance from the Social Services barely covers their bills for lighting, water and rent or mortgage. In fact many families who rely on the Social Services and the Food for the Needy campaign, have already been served default notices by the Banks and are in danger of losing their homes. Therefore to say that collecting food for the Needy is not a political issue, is insane.  Whenever food or donations are used to help the Needy, this helps to alleviate some financial stress to those who need it most. Every Town Hall that has a Social Service, also has a councillor for Social Services. So, it is a political issue and to say it is not a priority to look after our residents, is unchristian and heartless. To put a prioity on fixing pot holes or street lights above the health and welfare of those less fortunate does not rate as high in my list of priorities.

Food for the needy

It has come as a big shock that Impact Charity are no longer supporting the Food for the Needy for the next few months. They have stated that due to the requirement to pay their Vet Bills, they cannot afford to assist in the on going food for the needy campaign. In a letter to myself , they have explained their stance on this. They state that as they do not get a grant from the Council, for the animals,  they have had to implement these sanctions. Although, I have never ever seen an application from the Impact Charity, requesting financial assistance. They also feel that they have to pay these bills as a priority as they have been spending such a lot on stray and abandoned animals. They further state, that no money will be spent on supplying food for the needy until September . They also request that no member of the council should request the purchase of food by Impact unless, by application to the Impact Committee.
It is such a shame, as so many people have already donated clothing and household goods to the shop run by Pauline Prior. Whom may I say , has been doing a fabulous job in the shop as well as continuing to fundraise in her own time. Pauline took this Charity to her heart a year and a half ago and has been instrumental in ensuring the survival of many of those that are in need.
So as Impact Charity are no longer funding the food for the needy, if you wish to bring your donations of food, clothing, household items etc., to the Offices of the Concejalia de Urbanizaciones at 5 Calle Madrid, they will be stored there, along with the other items already donated.
As we cannot expect over 47 families to go hungry until September, I intend to seek out a suitable unit on the Urbanisation to be used, solely for collecting and selling donations of toys, clothing, household  items, to raise funds for the Needy. We will of course require volunteers to staff the shop. If you are interested, please contact our office .
If we manage to get a shop unit for this project, we hope that those who have supported this campaign, will continue to do so.

Rock Concert

Well that´s the Rock Concert over with and the Urbanisation is back to normal.
So before anyone starts on about the costs, the noise, the disturbances etc., I thought I would get in there first.
As far as the The whole Rock Arena is concerned , all enquiries should be directed to the Councillor for Tourism, Borja Alonso , email address :balonso@ayto-sanfulgencio.es. He organised the whole event with Dos Mas , who covered all the costs of this event. The Town Hall only collaborated in matters of Security and Cleaning, etc.

Night market and fiesta

The other evening when I was out and about, I was asked about the night market. Now I knew that this was discussed at a government meeting and it was supposed to be situated near to the tourist information office. I was flabbergasted when I was told that it was sited opposite the area of the George pub and the Hog's Head. I was aware that the plan was it would commence for the holiday season. But due to an oversight or maybe it was just an example of what is to come. I was neither consulted nor informed of this change. I was extremely angry and I contacted the mayor the following day. He assured me that this was an oversight?

Now there is a Press Officer for the Town Hall. He works from the offices in the village. He is Spanish . He only puts out info to the Spanish Press. Unless specifically told to do otherwise. 

I am pretty sure that when the trolls get a hold of this information they will want to make derogatory comments about our working partnership . Despite the occasional differences, we work together reasonably well. 

Meanwhile our office is putting together the final arrangements for the Fiesta at the beginning of August. We have several companies bidding to stage the event and we will sit down shortly to decide who will win the contract. It is all about getting value for money and we are pleased to see that some of the acts that we are being offered, could make this a truly memorable event. I would love to be able to even hint as to whom we hope to have, but there are some people out there who watch every move we make. Hoping that we make a mistake and then trying to capitalise on it for their own political gain. 

We put out regular news letters to those who give us their email addresses. When we know that an event is going to take place, we send it to the Press. It is not always used by the Press, but that is their decision.

Finally I would like to say that as soon as we have confirmation of all the acts and contract for the fiesta is is completed we will put the information out there. In the meantime I would like to wish all our summer visitors and our permanent residents a wonderful summer of fun. Please stay safe. Keep your property, yourselves and your valuables protected. This is a time when unscrupulous individuals  will try to take advantage of any signs of vulnerability.