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THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 12 24 Issue No. 1955 22 - 28 December 2022
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SEASONAL giving took centrestage at Axarquia Animal Rescue’s annual Christmas lunch. The group held a charity lunch on Wednesday, December 14 which raised a stagger ing €580 thanks to the generosity of guests. The group held a Christ mas lunch at Bar Samba in Torre del Mar which was wellattended by mem bers of the community who showed up for a fab ulous social afternoon of fundraising, musical enter tainment and catching up between friends and new members. The money raised dur ing the Christmas lunch will be equally divided be
Photo credit: Axarquía Animal Rescue (Via Facebook)
SANTA PAWS ENORMOUS HAMPER: Raffled to raise much-needed funds.
tween two local cam paigns, for the Benajarafe branch of the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal
campaign and for the group’s own neutering project for local street cats.
The Christmas spirit con tinued to shine brightly in the AAR community this week too with a raffle at Trapiche Market on Tues day, December 20. The enormous Christmas ham per containing an exciting array of international Christmas goods including British tea, Christmas crackers, candy canes and whisky, was won by a de lighted Sam BrittonBeese. The money raised at the festive events will support the AAR in their animal care operations over the festive season, rescuing animals and providing comprehensive care until they find loving forever homes.
TORROX has welcomed Christmas in style at its biggest event of the year, Migas Festival. More than 40,000 people came to gether on Sunday, Decem ber 18 for a day packed full of traditional events cele brating the town’s rich cul tural heritage and cuisine. The traditional Migas dish was the star of the show during the allday cel ebrations. Some 40,000 people from across the country packed into the his toric town centre to taste the dish and a variety of lo cal tapas prepared especial ly for the event, paired per fectly with local wines. Migas is a local dish which was traditionally prepared for labourers in the fields. The ingredients vary from town to town, but Torrox’s contains
Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Torrox (Via Facebook)
Thousands come out
TORROX: More than 40,000 people enjoyed the Migas festival in the December sunshine.
semolina to make the dis tinctive breadcrumb taste, meat and eggs. The sun shone brightly on revellers who tucked into the culinary delights and enjoyed traditional
music all afternoon. Torrox mayor, Óscar Medina, addressed the crowd in Plaza de la Con stitución saying, “Today, all in Torrox are proud to show the world who we
are, welcoming but straightforward people, just like our Migas.” Medi na added, “Migas brings together the two pillars of our land, agriculture and tourism.”
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Packed Christmas
Photo credit: Nerja and Almuñécar Anglican Church (Via Facebook)
SEASONAL SERVICE: Some 180 worshippers enjoyed Christmas readings and carols last week.
A HUGE 180strong congregation gathered for a seasonal charity service at Nerja and Almuñecar Anglican Church. The congregation enjoyed thoughtprovoking readings and heart warming carols during the service on Wednesday, December 14. The church took to Facebook to thank the community for coming along despite the rainy weather, as well as the CoraX alia choir for a wonderful performance. Director Eusebio Pita oversaw a harmonic, multipart performance of wellloved Christmas Carols during the mass which was thoroughly en joyed by the whole congregation. The church also held a charity collection during the mass. The church took part in a special evening of prayer for Ukraine on Wednesday, December 21. The online event was held by the Diocese in Europe Anglican Church organisation and saw Anglicans across the continent pray for peace in war torn Ukraine, following the Russian invasion in February. Nerja and Almuñecar Anglican Church are also set to host a Christmas Day mass for any Anglicans spending Christmas in Nerja at 12pm on Sunday, December 25.