Student art exhibition School solidarity

UP­AND­COMING art students in Marbella now have a brandnew space to showcase their work thanks to a collaboration between the city council and Gualdapín School. The first exhibition of 15 different installations went on show on Wednesday, February 22.

The city council granted permission to the school to use the council­owned Hospital Real de la Misericordia as an exhibition space. The decision provides an opportunity for arts students at the school to gain valuable experience as artists by publicly displaying their work and experimenting with different exhibition styles.

In the first exhibition which went public this week, students from the school’s higher ‘image’ course have put together a collection containing 15 different exhibits with different designs and artistic techniques under the brief of ‘Legends’.

Marbella Culture Director, Carmen Díaz visited the exhibition as it opened, describing the work as, “magnificent, which reflects the talent within this city which can be seen by anyone who visits this iconic building and exhibition space.”

Teacher Laura Martín thanked the council “for the visibility it has given to our students who are thrilled to show their work in this space.”

Disaster relief collection

MARBELLA City Council is showing its support for the victims of the devastating earthquake that swept across Syria and Turkey at the beginning of February.

Marbella is joining forces with other Andalucian cities, through Turkish Consulates in Spain to collect humanitarian and medical aid supplies that will be taken directly to affected areas. Authorities from the city council announced their collaboration with the Turkish Consulate in Sevilla and Malaga on Saturday, February 18, saying they would coordinate an aid collection.

A collection point has been assembled in the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos Adolfo

Suárez in Marbella which continues to accept donations on Mondays to Saturdays from 8am until 8pm.

Marbella councillor for Foreign Residents, Remedios Bocanegra appealed to local residents to show their solidarity and donate to the campaign. Bocanegra explained that tents, blankets, sleeping bags, heaters, and bathroom supplies are most in demand in the current collection.

Although the death toll continues to rise from the original earthquake, a series of violent aftershocks have caused further damage in the countries in the days and weeks following the initial disaster.

ONE school in Marbella showed its community spirit with a World Cancer Day fundraiser to mark the global event which takes place annually on February 4. Swans International School donated a huge €1,161.52 to local cancer organisation, Cudeca on Thursday, February 16.

The money was raised as a result of various fundraising activities organised by the school and the students themselves.

Miguel, Ana, Carlota, Julia, Daria and a team of Year 11 volunteers worked tirelessly through each of their break and lunchtimes to sell cancer awareness ribbons and Cudeca sunflowers to other students and members of staff.

Cudeca representative Esther Ráez visited the school on behalf of the charity to collect the donations. Ráez congratulated the students on their fundraising efforts and thanked the school for their ongoing support.

More information about the charity, including how you can get involved as a volunteer or donor is available at: https://www.cudeca.or g/en/the­foundation/ trustees/.

Unlicensed beauty centre

THE National Police this week dismantled an illegal beauty treatment centre in Marbella that left up to a dozen people with severe injuries.

Three people were arrested for allegedly offering treatments for which they were not qualified and using unlicensed equipment.

The suspects are accused of lesions, medical malpractice, unqualified practice, fraud and document forgery, among other offences.

An investigation was launched last September following a police report filed by a customer of the unidentified clinic, who was said to have been left with severe physical aftereffects following treatment.

The police then managed to identify at least another 10 victims, all reporting injuries of varying degrees of severity.

An inspection of the clinic revealed that the personnel performing the treatments was unqualified and unauthorised to do so.