Helen Barton’s journey to Spain began with a desire to learn the Spanish language by living in the country itself. Based in Mijas Costa her days blend nature, fitness, property work, and social causes, reflecting a deep commitment to health, wellness, and positive change. Helen’s story is one of growth, gratitude, intuition, and living life […]
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So I did it! I faced my fear: my knees had been knocking, my heart had been pounded and my stomach was thinking about making my breakfast re-appear, however Last weekend, after sitting in hubby’s hypno chair for a couple of hours, I was ready to face my fear of heights. Dressed as Super-woman (naturally) we
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Cudeca Hospice & Knitted Knockers of Spain Association Benalmádena, 31 July 2020 On 30th July, the Knitted Knockers of Spain association visited the Palliative Care Centre of Cudeca Hospice to donate their breast prostheses, hand-woven by their volunteers. The visit was attended by the President of the Knitted Knockers association, Maria Bailey and
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TWO ORGANISERS – TEN WOMEN – TWENTY DAYS – EIGHT TONS OF FOOD At the beginning of June during a brainstorming session, we came up with the idea of running a Costa Women Online Pop Up Shop. How difficult can it be we thought? Little did we know, the monster we took on! With
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Following my passion and mission to inspire Humanity to explore, discover and express their own unique and essential place in the heart of Our Magnificent World, I founded my non-profit business/charity… Conciencia Magnifica or The Magnificent Consciousness.
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Did you know that 1.5 million people per year are provided with basic foods by food banks in Spain? Sadly, these vulnerable people are unable to put food on their tables and without the important work of the national network of food banks they would go hungry. Spain’s Federation of Food Banks is called FESBAL.
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This week, I talked to Luisa Machen, one of the AECC Pink Ladies team, a new department run by foreign volunteers of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC – Asociación Española Contra el Cancer). The Association can help at whatever point you are at in your cancer diagnosis, treatment or recovery. You may feel you want
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For many families they are unable to take their children on a day out to places such as Terra Mitica and to build memories together that will last a lifetime. HELP Vega Baja decided that they would step in and on Wednesday 4thSeptember, volunteers from the charity were up early and ready to take
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This week we talk to Michele who is President HELP VEGA BAJA a charity registered with the Valencian Authority as a Volunteer Organisation. We chat about volunteering in Spain, loneliness and connections. Hello Michele! How did you end up living in Spain and where are you based? My husband Tony and I decided
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Once again Dave and Mitch Bull are off on another adventure raising awareness and funds for charity. Last year the father and son team headed off on a mammoth 6500km journey around the perimeter of Spain and in 2015 they rowed two kayaks 52km down the River Segura from Murcia to Guardamar on the
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