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The City of Murcia, through the Department of Social Rights, headed Conchita Ruiz Caballero, 140 scheduled courses, workshops and activities that will be developed in the municipal network of Centres for the Elderly of the municipality during 2016, among them those designed to promote health and active and healthy aging with titles like 'Creative Therapies: Humor and Positivity', 'for music in your life', 'Cinema: Another form of cultural expression' and Information Technology for facilitate the use of computers, word processing, Internet and Smartphones.

More than 34,000 people, members of the 76 Social Centres for the Elderly of the municipality, will benefit from these activities for the development of healthy habits and stimulating leisure activities, in addition to those already consolidated as Gerontogimnasia, will increase this year number of hours per year, book clubs, theater, painting, Tai Chi, Choral Music and String, and Plastic Arts & Laughter Therapy.

For Ruiz Caballero, this is "a very important moment in life, in which older must purchase a healthy routine that meets the working hours that are left to use and come to improve the welfare of the person."

For this reason, "we increase and prioritize those activities that encourage social and physical area of ​​our greatest and promote cognitive stimulation."

Cultural trips and Theatre Festival

As a novelty, the Department of Social Rights has incorporated the supply of cultural trips for members and members of senior centers, because "it is a very demanding activity" will complete the program for this year.

So, they are planned 23 routes through the region and other neighboring provinces.

The project includes bus and cultural guides.

is also expected in April perform XII Theatre Festival of Social Centres for the Elderly in the Romea Theatre, with the participation of 12 groups from centers Algezares, Cabeza de Torres, La Cueva, Los Dolores, Llano de Brujas , Monteagudo, Puebla de Soto, Rincon de Seca, San Juan-Santa Eulalia, San Miguel, Bacons Bridge and St. Pius X.

In addition, workshops and educational talks will be developed to provide information and training to older people on various topics of interest to them, trying aspects of sociology, education, health, social services, food, safety in homes and public roads , among others, with the involvement of specialized professionals and providing the necessary materials for them.

Ruiz Caballero explained that the Social Centres for the Elderly are municipal facilities given to associations, driven, promoted and supported by the city of Murcia, which "remains committed to bear the costs of water, electricity and other supplies necessary for the proper operation of the centers. "

"It is an important resource that allows us to improve the quality of life of older people, enrich their personal resources, help prevent and provide a meeting place and social participation."

The municipality of Murcia has currently 76 Senior Centers that make up one of the largest municipal networks in the country.

Of these, 62 are in districts and 14 other neighborhoods.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia