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Upgrades and renovation works in the Illes Pitiüses playground in La Savina

Friday, 22 April 2022 11:18

foto 2022 parc illes pitiuses A The Formentera Office of Island Services has started renovating the children's playground in Plaça de les Illes Pitiüses in La Savina. Crews will replace the rubber flooring and instal new playground equipment like a three-tower structure, two suspension bridges, two slides, two access ladders, a musical panel and a triple-seat swing.

The surrounding wall will also be upgraded. The seven-day project will not impact the artificial turf, calisthenics and basketball areas.

22 April 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

Consell presents fortification plan to "preserve and revitalise the business fabric of Formentera"

Friday, 22 April 2022 09:50

foto 2022 enfortiment A Yesterday the Formentera Office of Commerce presented the commerce fortification plan, which President Ana Juan described to roughly thirty local business representatives gathered in the Consell de Formentera auditorium as "a plan to preserve, invigorate and enrich the commercial fabric of Formentera by fortifying local business".

The president was joined at the presentation by Oriol Cesena, a representative of Focalizza, the consulting firm that developed the plan and which specialises in creating and developing tools that help grow commercial activity. The plan's preparation and development was part of a commitment made by cabinet councillors and endorsed at the debate on the state of Formentera, said President Juan. "It also reflects the concerns and suggestions of Formentera businesses". For Juan, "our driving purpose is to maintain and enhance the essence of Formentera's commerce and public and private collaboration is essential to making that happen".

Mr Cesena explained that the plan is structured along 4 strategic lines, 11 targeted programmes and 39 actions to be developed in the years ahead. "The programmes derived from these overarching lines must be sufficiently concrete to be operational, but they must also be flexible enough that they can be revised and adapted to the possible dynamics of commercial transformation on the island", he said.

Strategic priorities

The following strategic lines of action are proposed: promote the planning of commercial activity, with specific programmes to recover the sector's image and prestige in Formentera towns; boost Formentera businesses' competetiveness and the local economic fabric by promoting local commerce and delivering services linked to tourism and strategies that help position the local product as a key piece of the productive sector; to preserve the buy-local model while generating new economic activities on the island; to generate prestige in the existing economic fabric year round, and finally, to promote and regulate the business sector. "Promoting and bringing visibility to local business means communication and promotional campaigns, but it also includes a wide range of steps to involve islanders in buying local, and we need a communications approach to attracting different segments of consumers", said Cesena.

22 April 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

Formentera hosts conference on detecting and preventing suicide and self-harm

Thursday, 21 April 2022 11:57

On 3 May, the Formentera Offices of Social Welfare and Youth together with the Balearic Office for Children and Adolescents will host a conference on detection and first steps for the prevention of suicide and self-harm.

The event will take shape from 11.30am to 2.30pm and 4.00pm to 7.00pm in the Consell auditorium. Besides the theoretical rubric of the Suicide Observatory [Observatori del Suïcidi, OS], discussion in the morning will dispel myths and shed light on risk factors, motives for concern and preventive steps. In the afternoon participants will learn practical tools to spot suicidal ideation through questions and tips on how to intervene.

The conference will be given by OS chief Nicole Haber and Maria Dolores Gabaldón, social worker at the Mental Health Office of the Balearic Islands.

Interested parties can register here.

21 April 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

Formentera presents pre- and post-season tourist activities in Valencia, Barcelona and Madrid

Thursday, 21 April 2022 14:58

foto 2022 activitats turistiques C Formentera has developed a Tourism Communication Strategy to draw attention to local attractions and events and draw Spanish travellers to the island. An important part of the strategy are six planned roadshows catering to the source markets in Spain with leading air and sea connections. The first phase took place in April, with presentations this week in Valencia, Barcelona and Madrid for major media (press, radio, television and internet) and local travel agents. These presentations enjoyed the enthusiastic attendance of nearly seventy journalists and over forty travel agents.

Alejandra Ferrer, Formentera's Vice-President and Councillor of Tourism, and Carlos Bernús, Chief of Tourism Promotion, have been describing the draws and strengths of a destination which, amid two years of pandemic impasse, has become increasingly popular among Spanish travellers keen on safety and proximity. In addition, Ferrer and Bernús got chance to conduct interviews with national media representatives in each city to reinforce the impact of these events. "Formentera has shown its strong commitment to sustainability, presenting the Save Posidonia Project, formentera.eco and other initiatives that are currently underway", relayed Ferrer, who underscored "nature, cultural and sports activities driven by protection of the local surroundings and identity".

Other focal points include the island's eco-gastronomy, where local products are paired with local wines, and of course, the hotel industry, which encompasses a diverse array of accommodations across a range of prices.

Vice-President Ferrer drew attention to "the multitude of low-season events that make Formentera more than just a summer destination, like 'Formetera20', 'Formentera Astronòmica', 'Formentera Fotogràfica', 'Formentera Zen' and others. All of these are included in 'Discover Formentera'", which she described as "a way to visit a privileged setting with the added value of the most varied, quality events and the chance to relish a tranquil getaway at the best price".

In May, the second phase of this promotional roadshow will include three other important markets: Malaga (9), Sevilla (10) and Bilbao (18).

21 April 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

For Diada de Sant Jordi, Marià Villangómez Library programmes day of children's activities in Plaça de la Constitució

Wednesday, 20 April 2022 09:02

The Formentera Office of Culture is pleased to report that Marià Villangómez Library has scheduled a day of children's activities in Plaça de la Constitució next Saturday 23 April, Diada de Sant Jordi.

First, author Elisabet Fàbregas will offer a reading of L'euga negra i el pou de n'Aubarqueta at 11.30am. This is a children's book consisting of two stories -"L'euga negra i la torre des Molar" and the second is "El petit Xiu Xiu i el pou de n'Aubarqueta"- strung together by a swallow. With this book, Fàbregas wanted to preserve the simplicity in the telling of the two stories without losing the musicality of the words and images.

Second, Justin Hindley, the illustrator of L'egua negra..., will conduct a workshop on recognising the fauna and flora of Eivissa and Formentera in order to draw them afterwards. Space will be available for up to 20 children and participants must be accompanied by an adult. Marià Villangómez Library will provide participants with all necessary material.

13 April 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera