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The Winter Beach back on the coast L
uisa Boné, Councillor for Beaches has announced that “The Winter Beach” programme will be run once again in Orihuela Costa from the end of March. The initiative was first launched last year on La Caleta beach, Cabo Roig, due to demand from local residents who had been requesting year-round sports and leisure activities. The City Councillor said: “In 2018 the programme ran twice and both times it was very well received. Now we hope to improve the Winter Beach activities in 2019 and that the number of people taking part will increase.” The Municipal Departments for Beaches and Youth want to give people the opportunity to practice sports outside of the summer season, as the weather conditions are favourable most of the year round. The activities are once again being organised on the beach of La Caleta in Cabo Roig as this beach has the best conditions in winter of all the local beaches. It is a family
beach within a bay, with calm waters and the beach bar is also open all year round. Luisa Boné pointed out that“this time we will also be offering activites in June on other beaches in Orihuela Costa, such as Cala Capitan and in Aguamarina where people will be able to try snorkelling and make introductory sea dives. We are extending activities to these beaches in June as there is a large influx of bathers at this time and we want to give them the opportunity to personally experience the underwater world in all its diversity.” The Winter Beach program is for all ages. The idea is that every person in every family can go to the beach and take part in the activities offered on that day. Physical activities such as yoga, body balance, aerobics, water aerobics and Zumba are offered alongside workshops and games for the children. These workshops have been specially created to educate children in the preservation of, respect for and protection of the environment. There is also a range of
water activities such as paddle boarding, canoeing, snorkelling and introductory dives. To ensure people’s safety there will be a lifeguard service with two guards and an auxiliary boat. Winter Beach will begin on Sunday, 31st March and will begin with a masterclass in trampolining the first one ever held on the beaches of Orihuela. A total of 36 free activities are planned to take place on weekends from Sunday 31st March to Sunday, 9th June. The Councillor has asked locals to support the initiative by ‘joining in the activities, enjoying the beautiful beaches and having a good time at the Winter Beach’.
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