The Colmenar Viejo Town Hall launches the 'Colmenar Viejo is family' campaign with the participation of dozens of establishments that will facilitate phone calls for minors in need. The participating shops will display a visible sign in their windows.
The Colmenar Viejo Town Hall has launched the commercial dynamisation campaign 'Colmenar Viejo is family', an initiative aimed at enabling minors to make phone calls in case of need from shops in the municipality. The measure, promoted by the Department of Business Development, Economy and Employment along with the Association of Businessmen, Traders and Self-Employed of Colmenar Viejo (ASEYACOVI), begins on 10 September 2026.
The participating establishments will display a visible sign in their windows and entrances so that minors can easily identify the places where they can ask for help. They will be provided with the use of a phone to contact their family members or legal guardians, as explained by the third deputy mayor and councillor for Business Development, Economy and Employment, Susana Jiménez Aibar.
The aim is to reinforce the protection of children and promote the social commitment of local commerce, creating a network of establishments that act as support points for minors who find themselves alone, disoriented, or in need of immediate contact with their families," the councillor stated.
The campaign is conceived as a preventive and community measure based on the voluntary collaboration of the commercial fabric. The shops participating in the initiative are numerous and cover various sectors, from driving schools and pharmacies to hairdressers, opticians, and grocery stores. Among them are Almudena Madrid Interiorismo (CC El Portachuelo), Amasamos (avenida Libertad, 93), Anda Conmigo Colmenar Viejo (calle Alto de la Camorcha, 2), Apemsa (calle Prado de las Banderillas, 7), Aprendiendo en Colmenar (calle Sogueros, 12), Arcovisión Centro Óptico (calle Zurbarán, 1), Aris Fotomascota (calle Huertas, 7), Ars Antiqua Academia (calle Salvadiós, 34), Autoescuela Goya (avenida Mediterráneo, 1 and avenida Libertad, 9), Autoescuela Macol (calle Zurbarán, 10 and calle Pedro López, 7), Autoescuela Used (calle Salvadiós, 38 and avenida Remedios, 8), Aviva Zumba (avenida Cristóbal Colón, 12), Bicicletas José Rivas (calle Marqués de Santillana, 12), BN Style (calle Ventorro, 3), Bumo Bikes (avenida Libertad, 53), C&D Decoración (calle Los Batanes, 2), Caprichos Moda Infantil (calle San Sebastián, 47), CCM Decoración (calle San Sebastián, 66), Celia Rodríguez Peluquería y Belleza (calle Cruz de San Francisco, 17), Celin Beauty Glow (calle Capitán Gómez Pinto, 13), Centro de Estética y Peluquería Emilia Ariza (avenida Mediterráneo, 2), Centro Dental Santa Teresa (calle Blascomillán, 33), Centro Óptico Serrano (CC El Mirador), Chucherías Pepe (calle Retama, 47), Clínica Áurea (calle Molino de Viento, 9), Clínica Dental El Mirador (CC El Mirador), CMC (calle Capitán Gómez Pinto, 9), Colmenar Box (avenida Molino de Viento, 1B), Con Perros Colmenar (calle Huerta del Convento, 6), Consultas de Promoción de la Salud (plaza de los Arcos, 22), Contraste y Enfoque (CC El Mirador), COR Terapia Visual y Auditiva (calle Real, 24), Cosas de Ana (calle Río Guadiana, 38), DM Podología & Biomecánica (calle Maestro Serrano, 5), Droguerías/Perfumerías Océano (calle Corazón de María, 10), Edén Cheesecakes (calle Retama, 2), El Taller Fisioterapia (avenida San Agustín de Guadalix, 44), El Vestidor (calle Corazón de María, 6), English Club (calle Río Genil, 56), Espacio Maciédome (calle Cañada Lancha Majalcielo, 23), Espacio Terapéutico Gaia (calle Carrilejos, 86), Farmacia Carlos Torres (calle Andrés Sánchez Pastor, 25), Farmacia de Los Remedios (calle Atazar, 2), Farmacia González Torres (calle Sogueros, 3), Farmacia María Dolores López Colmenarejo (plaza del Pueblo, 9), Farmacia María Victoria Álvarez Arroyo (calle Mosquilona, 80), Ferretería Ferayu (calle Mosquilona, 36), Ferretería Rodríguez (avenida América, 29), FisioRes (plaza de los Arcos, 38), Fisioterapia y Osteopatía Paloma Mora (calle Pino, 1), Floristería Madrid Martínez (paseo del Redondillo, 19), Frutas Mary (calle Molino de Viento, Galería de Alimentación El Mirador), GR Beauty (calle Marqués de Santillana, ...) and many more.
The councillor emphasised that the initiative is "a preventive and community measure, based on the voluntary collaboration of the local commercial fabric and aimed at strengthening the ties between establishments, families, and the population as a whole."
Shops interested in joining can contact the Department of Business Development, Economy and Employment or ASEYACOVI to receive the sign and join the network.
