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CostaBlancaPeople 9th-15th October
Calls for a Cultural Centre for the coast According to the statistics, Orihuela Costa is the only place in Europe with 30,000 people officially registered, that does not have a cultural centre - and the local community is asking why.
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o draw attention to the wishes of the people and to put pressure on the local government team, local political party C.L.A.R.O held a demonstration on Saturday at Zenia Boulevard shopping centre. The protest had a dual message as those present were also calling for the authorities to clean up the coast. Those taking part called for the streets and green areas to be cleaned up and maintained so that there are no longer piles of rubbish at bins or rubbish left to rot on wasteland.
The protest was held at the municipal car park next to Zenia Boulevard, which is exactly where C.L.A.R.O wants the government to build a cultural centre. According to the party a cultural centre has been demanded by the residents of Orihuela Costa for 10 years or more. It believes that the building should encompass a range of facilities to benefit the local community such as: an
auditorium, a full time library, social activities, musical school, language school and a cafĂŠ. A C.L.A.R.O spokesperson said: “A cultural centre would improve the quality of lives for everyone living on the coast, as well as increase the education and employment chances for the 5,000 young people living here who would benefit from the library etc., for their studies. This is very important as sadly Orihuela Costa education system has one of the highest Continued on page 6
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