A Festive Season 2010

Christmas Malaga 2010

Wishing you all a joyful season.

Disabled Friendly Properties - Holiday Rentals

Firstly thank you Georgina Shaw for putting me in contact with http://www.holidayrentalontheweb.com/ who offer top quality rental property (short/long term) along the Costa del Sol, France, Italy and Greece).

What I especially like about this company is they have realised there is a demand from customers for specific special needs, whether it be ramps leading to an apartment, specific adapted bathroom facilities, bedrooms with enough room to manoeuvre a wheelchair, or even someone who requests the fewer steps the better.

The website is extremely user-friendly, just arrive to the Home Page and along the top right blue band you will see a link Disabled-friendly properties and off you go.  The properties have been classified into three groups, E1, E2 and E3 according to it's disability friendliness.  I must say having browsed for sometime, the properties do look top quality and absolutely pefect for a relaxing vacation.

For any additional requests/clarification of the super rental facilities click on the contact us, you can even call them via Skype. 

Finally another feature that I personally like is the human element, click on AboutUS and you can put a face to the name.


    

TORREMOLINOS train station to have vital accessibility

Currently the station at Torremolinos lacks vital ramps or lifts, persons with reduced mobility, wheelchair users or even those with pushchairs are not able to access the platforms.



Finally after years of complaints by passengers and three requests from the Town Hall to Renfe, the Ministry of Development has agreed to upgrade the facilities. The work is due for completion within the next two years.

The train line runs from Malaga City, stopping at Malaga Airport and finally to the town of Fuengirola.

Marbella Golf Course for the Disabled

Marbella Golf Course for the Disabled

Click on the link above

BLI-VE adapted cycle

Photograph courtsey of http://www.theleader.info/224/article/24537/spain/costa-del-sol/bli-ve-unveiled-in-fuengerola/

The bike was created by Juan Pineda and the town of Fuengirola was chosen to host this new product because it is the first Spanish Town having a fully adapted beach for disabled users, also Fuengirola is recognised by ONCE as being a town with disabled in mind.


To read more on this super bike, click on this link below http://www.theleader.info/224/article/24537/spain/costa-del-sol/bli-ve-unveiled-in-fuengerola/

V AUTISM ANGEL RIVIÈRE CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT

10.07.2010

The tournament will take place in Aloha Golf Club on Saturday the 10th July, 2010 and will be played under stableford individual. The tee off will be at shot gun at 8:30 hours”. The cards can be collected by the players at 8:00 hours at the Caddie Master of the Club.

The registration can be made by telephone contacting the Caddie Master of Aloha at
952 81 23 88.


The tournament has five prizes for the first five players classified in women and men categories. The prizes will consist in stays for two in hotels with golf and green fees.


Also there will be special prices such as an Opel Astra for a hole in one in the 8th hole given by MARBECAR. There will be a driver for the longest drive at hole 16 and green fees in different golf clubs for the nearest to the pin ball in all par 3.


On conclusion of the game, the organisation of the tournament will give an aperitif followed by a meal and the prize giving. A raffle of green fees and dinners at different golf clubs and restaurants of the area will also take place.


The green fee is 80 Euros and will include a meal at the Club Restaurant for the players.

Ronda, Andalucia, improving accessibility for disabled visitors

(Photo Source: http://www.turismoderonda.es/)

Here's some positive news regarding one of the oldest cities in Spain.


The town of Ronda, Andalucia has launched a series of initiatives to help improve accessibility for disabled visitors.


The figures speak for themselves, as there are more than 600 million people in the world with some kind of disability.


Ronda intends to attract such visitors, and plans include designing a tourist route in the old town, adapted for the disabled, with a budget of more than 300,000 euros. The route will include bronze reproductions of the town's main monuments with Braille for the blind. There will also be a Braille map of Ronda.


For the deaf, there will be a system which will allow them to download a video about the monument on their mobile phone via wi-fi with an explanation in sign language. There will also be a tourist guide indicating which services are available and the tourist information office will be in a more accessible area.
(News Source: www.euroweeklynews.com)

Yoga Therapy For Children

Yoga Therapy For Children from Nancy Williams on Vimeo.

Not only for children, parents will benefit too.

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EMERGENCIA CRUZ ROJA

Cruz Roja Espaňola

http://www.cruzroja.es/

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