Most expensive address Dedicated volunteers recognised

AGE CONCERN has praised its volun‐teers for their hard work, dedicating a lunch event to celebrate their contri‐butions. The charity’s event at YaYa in Fuengirola, Puerto Deportivo, on Thursday, April 6 recognised the im‐pact of the volunteers on the local community.

unteer numbers, but numbers are in‐creasing again.

Christine Derecourt, Volunteer Manager, said the event was a great success, adding, “Everyone enjoyed being able to meet up, share experi‐ences, and celebrate being volunteers in our community.”

THE top 10 most expensive areas to live in Spain have been released and two of them are right here on the Costa del Sol. La Malagueta came in fifth place in the ranking priced at €5,500 per square metre. Marbella was also in the top 10 of course setting you back €5,000 per square metre if you would like to live in this chic neigh‐bourhood.

Top of the list in first place as you would expect is Calle Serrano in Madrid, the most exclusive street in Madrid with the price per square metre at €11,400. Followed by Paseo de Gracia in Barcelona costing €9,915 and then three areas in the north of Spain, one in San Sebastian and another in the Basque country in Bilbao costing €8,040 and €5,780 per square metre respec ‐tively. And the third in San‐tander at €5,115. Another coastal region with three areas in Valencia in the top 10 costing €5,250 per square metre. And last‐ly, the Paseo Marítimo de Palma de Mallorca where a property will cost you around €4,950 per square metre.

Jai Northover also performed at the event, thanking the volunteers for their hard work with a fantastic musi‐cal set. Dedicated volunteers who give their time for a variety of different ser‐vices offered by the charity enjoyed a delicious lunch and socialised with like‐minded volunteers.

Michelle Greenwood, Volunteer Events & Fundraising Manager, praised the volunteers, saying that the pandemic had a severe impact on vol‐

Age Concern has many opportuni‐ties for people from all walks of life to contribute a few hours to their local community, from working in their charity shop, driving, interpreting, to supporting their expanding welfare team that offers vital support and ad‐vice to those who need it.

The charity is encouraging more volunteers to get involved, anyone in‐terested can contact Christine: 711 019 711.