Manilva News

Dear friends,

The Manilva Foreign Residents Department are organizing on the 21st February 2013, at 17:00 in Villa Matilde, Sabinillas (opposite Supersol, heading to Manilva village) a lecture about the new law for Foreign Residents, NIE and padron and other issues currently of interest for the foreign community.

We have all been in the situation of asking what, how and where I go in order to sort out the paperwork. This lecture will hopefully give you the answers you need and also it will introduce the Department of Foreign Residents as the friendly team willing to attend your questions and help in the daily matters.

The event is sponsored by La Caixa Bank and after will also enjoy some tapas and drinks.
Come and join us for this interesting lecture and also spend an evening with other residents of our community.

For more info please contact the Foreign Residents Department on 952 89 35 48 or e mail extranjeros@ayto-manilva.com.

Kind Regards
Manilva Foreign Residents Department

Tomorrow, Saturday, 7th of May, in the Duquesa Castle come and join us in the celebration of the International Family Day. In Manilva are more than 70 nationalities living and tomorrow will celebrate their culture, food and traditions!

Kids play a very important role as they will be the key participants: we will have bouncing castle, games, a small train and face paiting .

The party starts at 10.30 in the morning and finishes around 10 pm.

Look forward to seeing you there!

....today at 8 pm, Arts and Crafts Market in the Duquesa Port! Come and enjoy a relaxing evening with your friends and family and support the local businesses! Last week it was a great success and it promises to be a hit also today :)

HOW TO VOTE BY POST IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO BE OUT OF MANILVA ON THE 22^nd MAY

The Spanish voting process gives you the opportunity to vote even if you are not in Manilva the 22^nd of May.

HOW TO PROCEED

You will have to ask personally in any post office for the form (Manilva, Sabinillas). An identity card is compulsory to show when requesting to vote by mail. The period is from the 29^th March to the 12^th May.

·Complete the form with the address where you would like to receive the documentation.  It has to be an address in Spain, it cannot be sent abroad.

·Sign it and give it back to the post officer that will confirm your identity (your passport, residence or any ID card with a photograph will do).  The post officer will stamp the form and will sent it by registered mail (free of charge) to the Oficina del Censo (Census Office)

·- The Oficina del Censo will send to the address indicated in the above mentioned form the documentation to vote.  This process will start from the 25^th of April.

·The postman will handle to you PERSONALLY the documentation and will ask you to confirm your identity (ID card, passport, residence)

·If you are absent, he will leave a note asking you to collect the documentation at the post office.  Again this is something that you will have to do personally.

VOTING DOCUMENTATION

You will receive an envelope containing:

a. A certificate of being registered in Manilva electoral census.

b. A white A5 form for each of the political parties with the logo of the party, listing the names of the representatives leaded by the candidate to mayor, and a small white envelop marked “Elecciones Municipales”).  

c. Another envelope (bigger) addressed to your voting district (Mesa Electoral)

Process as follows:

·Choose the form of the political party you would  like to vote for and insert it into the small white envelope, and close it. (DO NOT MARK THE PAPER IN ANY WAY ( NO X )

·Put this small envelope into the big envelope together with the certificate of  being registered in the electoral census (Certificado).  If you fail to   insert this certificate your vote will not be valid.

·- Close the big envelope marked with the address of your electoral district (mesa   Electoral).

·Take it to any post office before the 17^th of May to be sent by registered mail.  This  process is free of charge.

This Thursday evening, starting with 7 o´clock and finishing around 11, in the Duquesa Port we invite you to an Arts and Crafts Market. It will be a regular event, every Thursday during the summer.For more information contact Richard Docker on 647 678 513 or The Foreigners´Department in Castillo.

The Art Festival at the Duquesa Castle on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of April has been cancelled due to rain.

We apologize to all the people involved and we are happy to announce that we have another date already established: the 7th of May. You are invited to a double event organized by the Foreign Residents Department: the International Family Fun Day, where you will be able to enjoy the music, food and drinks from several countries  and the Art Exhibition inside the Castle.

More details to come!