Age Concern Fuengirola, Mijas, And Benalmadena Preparing For New Community Centre And Activities

A awesome infinitesimal is connected nan sky for English-speaking residents connected nan Costa del Sol arsenic Age Concern Fuengirola, Mijas, and Benalmadena prepares to unfastened its brand-new Community Hub successful February 2026.

Construction is progressing quickly connected nan purpose-built facility. And excitement is building among volunteers and committee members. The nonstop reside will beryllium revealed person to nan opening date, but nan kindness has confirmed the hub will beryllium afloat accessible, pinch ramp access, abnormal toilets, and a assistance to nan precocious floor, features deliberately designed to region barriers for older group and those pinch mobility issues.

Everyone astatine Age Concern connected committee pinch caller activities for 2026

Recently, erstwhile second-hand shop volunteers met pinch nan activity squad for an upbeat brainstorming convention astatine nan existing Age Concern agency successful Fuengirola. More than 20 enthusiastic ex-volunteers attended, sharing ideas connected services, activities, and support programmes that will make nan hub a captious lifeline for older group and expatriates without section family networks. Suggestions ranged from regular java mornings and workout classes to master proposal sessions connected Spanish residency, healthcare entitlements, and bereavement support.

The caller centre will see a welcoming reception area, a ample activities room for up to 60 people, a quieter lounge for one-to-one chats, a afloat equipped kitchen, and dedicated agency abstraction for nan charity’s societal worker and befriending coordinator. A cardinal characteristic will beryllium nan reopening of a second-hand shop connected nan crushed floor, offering value donated equipment astatine affordable prices while generating basal costs for nan charity’s free services.

Companionship and assistance – Age Concern bouncing back

The hub will connection accusation resources, societal events, companionship, carrier assistance, infirmary visiting, and applicable help, services that Age Concern already delivers successfully crossed Fuengirola, Mijas, and Benalmadena. Once open, nan centre will run Monday to Friday from 10am to 2pm, pinch extended evening and play activities planned arsenic unpaid numbers grow.

Meanwhile, nan kindness is re-establishing a beardown beingness successful Mijas Pueblo pinch nan return of regular unpaid meetings. Starting immediately, gatherings will return spot connected nan first and 3rd Tuesday of each period from 12 noon to 2pm astatine Bodeguita El Tejo connected Avenida de México. The celebrated venue has generously offered nan usage of its backstage upstairs room free of charge, and nan first gathering connected 7 October saw a awesome turnout of some acquainted faces and caller residents eager to get involved.

Everyone invited astatine Age Concern

All overseas residents, whether British, Irish, Scandinavian, Dutch, aliases immoderate different nationality, are invited to be nan meetings aliases petition accusation astir nan wide scope of free services available, including thief pinch paperwork, translation, shopping assistance, and regular use check-ins.

President Mike Walsh thanked everyone for their continued support, adding, “After nan challenges of nan pandemic and losing our erstwhile premises, this really feels for illustration a caller chapter. The power successful nan room was electric, and we can’t hold to invited nan full organization done nan doors successful February.”

With nan hub opening conscionable months distant and unpaid teams increasing again successful Mijas, Age Concern will nary uncertainty fortify its support web crossed Fuengirola, Mijas, and Benalmadena for illustration ne'er before. The kindness relies wholly connected donations and fundraising, and nary authorities backing is received, truthful each unpaid hr and euro raised makes a genuine quality to isolated older expatriates.

For details, to volunteer, aliases to make a donation, telephone 619 792 738, email info@ageconcernfym.com, aliases sojourn www.ageconcernfym.com. You tin besides travel updates connected nan Age Concern Fuengirola, Mijas & Benalmádena Facebook page.