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Civic group coordinating body turns over documentary holdings to municipal archives

foto 2021 donacio AThe Consell de Formentera received yesterday the entire documentary collection of the Formentera Civic Group Coordinator (Coordinadora de Entidades Cívicas de Formentera, CECF), a citizens’ platform formed in 1987 to mobilise opposition around plans for a major hotel complex in Punta de sa Pedrera and campgrounds near Es Ca Marí.

Consell premiere Alejandra Ferrer and heritage chief Raquel Guasch were present as the donation was made official, with Pep Mayans, Xicu Ferrer, Isidor Torres and Andreu Ferrer on hand to represent CECF.

Among the holdings are CECF’s minutes and statutes, writings and communiqués, press clippings about the campsite and hotel complex and a video about the campsite. And then there are the petitions: to protest construction of the campsite, to push for reduced fares on ferries to and from Eivissa, and to defend local decision-makers who faced court challenges in connection with their opposition to the planned construction. Offered in the name of the people of Formentera, the donation includes a gold medal, diploma and three photographs from the award ceremony that was held on the island’s first yearly celebration, the Diada de Formentera.

According to Xicu Ferrer, who, together with President Ferrer, supplied his signature to make the donation official, “Now that the CECF is no longer operative, these documents belong to Formentera’s catalogue of local heritage”.

Alejandra Ferrer called CECF’s work in the 1980s and 1990s “essential to defending our values and a model that set the tone for future generations”. In a show of respect and gratitude, the Consell offered the CECF its gold medal award on the occasion of the first-ever Diada de Formentera.

‘More visible and closer to islanders’
Raquel Guasch applauded the donations: “Although recent, these items form part of our history and heritage, and stand as important reminders of the island’s political gumption”.

The holdings will now be incorporated into the municipal archives. “Efforts are in full swing to further define the shape and content of the Arxiu de Formentera, and make it more visible and bring it closer to islanders”, Guasch said.


14 May 2021
Communications Department
Consell de Formentera

Maribel Escandell’s “Atles Metafísic” opens Monday

cartell 2021 atlesThe Formentera Department of Culture reports that Monday 17 May marks the opening of Atles Metafísic. From the creative mind of Formentera’s own Maribel Escandell, the exhibition is a visual journey emanating from reflections on all that lies beyond our understanding and occupies the deepest layers of our existence. Escandell affirms the project was borne of the need to observe man’s relationship with the Universe.

The display comprises some twenty variously-sized pieces of acrylic on canvas. Language is an important part of the creative process of the artist, who also exhibits several poetic objects she considers conceptually essential.

Atles Metafísic can be seen at “Ajuntament Vell” exhibition space 11.00am to 2.00pm and 6.00pm to 8.00pm, Monday to Saturday (18-29 May 2021, Monday mornings closed). An opening will be held at 6.00pm on Monday 17 May.

14 May 2021
Communications Department
Consell de Formentera

Call for 4 information assistants with SOIB Reactiva

cartell 2021 auxiliar infoThe Formentera Department of Entrepreneurship and Local Development reports it will seek to fill several four-month positions for information assistants as part of SOIB Reactiva. Part of an employment initiative of the regional job-seekers’ office, the offer is open to islanders 30 and up who have been registered as unemployed for at least three months.

Interested parties should sign up on the SOIB website by clicking on the following link and selecting the corresponding offer, scheduled to run today to 15 May: https://soib.es/es/soib-reactiva.

13 May 2021
Communications Department
Consell de Formentera

Daily service for L1 and L2 lines plus new route serving market in La Mola

The Formentera Department of Mobility reports that the local public transport service will begin operating seven days a week as of 15 May. Until now, the service was provided Monday through Friday and Saturday mornings.

The following lines will extend current service to include Saturday afternoons and Sundays:

The L1: circular line around Estany Pudent and connecting La Savina, Es Pujols, Sant Ferran, Sant Francesc and ultimately, La Savina once again. Service from 7.30am to 8.00pm.

The L2: La Savina to La Mola via Sant Francesc, Sant Ferran and Es Caló. Service from 7.25am to 9.10pm.

A third line will begin operating when The Market in La Mola opens Sunday 16 May. This line runs on market days (Wednesdays and Sundays) and departs from Sa Roqueta, Es Pujols and Es Copinar.

Mobility chief Rafael González put it simply: “Bus service will expand as tourist activity on the island increases”.

13 May 2021
Communications Department
Consell de Formentera

L1 and L2 routes:

cartell 2021 bus A

Market route:

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Formentera Astronòmica is for stargazers

foto 2021 ASTRO CEarlier today Alejandra Ferrer attended a presentation of Formentera Astronòmica, a first-time event whose participants, in the words of the Consell de Formentera premiere and tourism chief, “can take advantage of Formentera’s low light pollution to gaze at the stars from the privileged position our island affords us”. Also on hand at the presentation was Alessia Comis, organiser for Formentera Astronòmica, along with Santiago Jiménez, who heads collaborating group Astronomical Association of Formentera and AAF treasurer Jordi Alemany.

President Ferrer said Formentera Astronòmica would happen in the island’s low season, 11–13 June. She described it as “a chance for star-loving tourists and local families to enjoy and discover a world of excitement”.

Alessia Comis outlined the family-friendly programme of lectures, night-time expert-led stargazing sessions, VR intergalactic journeys, activities and crafts. She also highlighted a theme dinner under the stars in a special, soon-to-be revealed location.

Organisers have also announced renowned speakers like Imma Aguilar Nàcher, director-general of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), and Carlos Briones, researcher at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), both of whom will be on hand sharing experiences in an informative and accessible way. Speakers will explore questions about the existence of extraterrestrial life, the nature of space debris and fact and fiction in Sci-Fi films. Comis also touted “El visitant de les estrelles”, an online drawing contest for children and young people under 20 due to play out on social media.

Santiago Jiménez, for his part, hailed the freshly-created event and the promise of new opportunities it holds for AAF. “We’ll basically try to use the two days we have to explain what makes Formentera’s sky wonderful”.

Details about activities, speakers and signups, as well as the complete Formentera Astronòmica programme, can be found at https://www.formenteraastronomica.com. Formentera residents benefit from a 50 % discount. Formentera Astronòmica is organised by the Formentera Office of Tourism in association with the Tourist Agency of the Balearic Islands (AETIB).

14 May 2021
Communications Department
Consell de Formentera

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