ORIHUELA AND COSTA NEWS – BOMBS FOUND IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG

The councillor for the coast of Orihuela, Martina Schreurer has revealed some statistics about the coastal zone, revealing that the area occupies 38 square kilometres of land, carries 9 kilometres of the N332 main road, and has 1.2 million square metres of officially classified “green” areas, 3 million square metres of streets and footpaths and at least 2,500 municipal palm trees. The data has been released as the first teaser of information relating to the actual status of the Orihuela Costa, with the councillor hoping in the near future to be able to dispel many myths over lack of investment and expense in the coastal zone.

The next Coastal Cleanup operation is scheduled for the 22nd of September, and it has already received a warm welcome. Similar to campaigns coordinated in previous years by the Los Verdes, the municipal council are looking for volunteers to help clean up the beaches after the summer, with the reward of a free giant paella to those who help out. Registration is crucial though, to ensure that there´s enough to go round, which can be done by popping in to the town hall in Playa Flamenca, or emailing residentes@orihuela.es. The town hall are looking to provide various activities on the day too, some educational and others fun, with an awareness of the environment and how we can all play our part.

Progress on the “Reading Point” for the Orihuela Costa is continuing, with the 3 volunteers already having catalogued 1,000 of over 10,000 books that they have. A carpenter visited the site in order to arrange shelving this week, with the unit still looking on target to open in a matter of weeks, although more volunteers would help make the unit even more successful than it is already going to be.

The councillor for festivities in the Orihuela municipality, Carolina Gracia, has this week signed agreements with two associations, who will receive grants towards the costs of running the community focused groups. The Vecinos Virgen de Monserrate will receive a 3,000 euro handout, whereas the second, the Sagrada Familia del Camino Viejo de Callosa, will be given a 6,000 euro grant.

Orihuela archaeologist Emilio Diz had cause to summon assistance from the National Police this week, after being given a donation of items intended for the Museo San Juan de Dios. However, the artefacts, which were donated by a local resident, were various weapons, bombs and incendiary devices left over from the Spanish civil war. The items were all carefully removed by the police, for inspection at their specialist laboratories, where the intention will be to ensure they are safe before returning them to Orihuela for displaying for everybody to observe these items from history, albeit in a safe manner.

Star gazers gathered at the Sierra Escalona on Thursday night, to partake in an event that was literally out of this world. Organised by the astronomical society, help and information was given by the more knowledgeable attendees, which enabled those with just a passing interest to become more aware of their interplanetary space.

The city streets of Orihuela have been decked out in decorations this week, in preparation of the celebrations of the Virgen de Monserrate, the patron saint of the city. With religious events in the city´s cathedral and other activities throughout the weekend.

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