Carnival craze

Festivities continue on Saturday morning with the children’s carnival contest and a range of other family fun activities including bouncy castles, dance shows, face painting and a theatre production in the Parque de la Batería.

From 6pm the main carnival celebrations are set to take place with performances by musicians including ‘Puerco Jurásico’, ‘Los del Amazonas’, and

‘Pa Tí Tó’. A carnival parade will then go around the town until the adult carnival costume contest at 9pm in Plaza de la Nogalera before musical entertainment.

Sunday’s celebrations will begin at 1.30pm with a farewell party to this year’s carnival.

“This year’s carnival has everything, except time to rest!” explained the town mayor.

MARCH EVENTS & EXCURSION

ON Thursday March 2 an International Women’s Day of Prayer and Taize Prayer is being held at St Andrew Anglican Church, Los Boliches at 6pm. There will also be a Taize Prayer held at the Parish Church San Jose on Friday March 17 at 6pm.

A coach excursion to Velez-Malaga and Torre del Mar takes place on Wednesday March 22. On arrival in Velez-Malaga there will be a guided tour in English visiting the historical parts of the town. After the tour you will travel down to the coast to Torre del Mar. Here there will be free time for you to have lunch and walk along the promenade.

Before you return, coffee will be served at the Lux Mundi Centre in Torre del Mar. Tick- ets available at the Centre, price €22 with a Friends card or €25 without a card. Departure Times, Feria Ground 8am, Bull Ring 8.05am.

The Boutique is be open in the Lux Mundi Centre, Calle Nueva No 7, from Tuesday to Friday 10.00 to 13.00. Tel.952 474 840. E-mail luxmundif@gmail.com. Many items reduced and bargains to be purchased. We are accepting donations of household goods and items of clothing during normal opening hours.

The Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre is at Calle Nueva No 3, Fuengirola, 29640. Open Monday to Friday 10.00 to 13.00. For further information please call 952 474 840 , or email luxmundif@gmail.com.