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Carnival fun in La Vila
CHILDREN in Villajoyosa had a fantastic time during the weekend at this year’s carnival celebrations. The town is renowned for its love of festivals and celebrations of all kinds, and after years of precautions, this year the council laid on music, inflatables and entertainment galore to make this a treat for the boys and girls. There was a fancy dress parade accompanied by local musicians, with fun and games for all.
Older children had their chance on Saturday, with a stage, carnival entertainment and the everimportant photocall. The jury decided on the best costumes, and there were plenty of games and dancing until late into the night.
IF you enjoy a wander around Alicante and a visit to Santa Barbara Castle you are not alone. The Castle has registered a total of 690,245 visits in its first year of tourist promotion.
Some lucky participants walked away with cash prizes of up to €300 for the best costumes.
Castle success
reached almost 700,000.
ON February 16, boarding a flight from Istanbul to Valencia when returning from a trip to India, we were pleased to find that we were sharing our homeward journey with the brave men and dogs of Spain’s rescue team. The members of the rescue team certainly stood out from the crowd with their uniforms and highresolution luggage. At the same time, their extremely wellbehaved dogs attracted much attention from the other passengers.
Once on board, when everyone had taken their seats, the head of the crew of the Turkish Airlines flight said how delighted and honoured
Heroes on board
they were to have these heroes on board and thanked them warmly for using their expertise and bravery to help the people devastated by the terrible natural disaster. As soon as he had finished, everyone on the aircraft gave them an enormous round of applause.
It was an emotional moment, and the dogs received a lot of tummy tickles and attention during the flight without a bark or whimper to be heard.
This figure is almost double the expectations for the first year that the Alicante City & Beach Tourist Board had in mind.
The service contractor, Esatur, took over the promotion of the Castle on January 24 2022 and the best forecasts were to reach 400,000 visitors in one year. By the end of January 2023, the number of visits had
The Head of the Alicante City & Beach Board, Mari Carmen Sanchez, celebrated “the success of this initiative with which we have managed to bring the Castle back to life. This is thanks to the guided tours and cultural and leisure activities designed for all ages which had been programmed throughout the year.
“This was our goal, that both locals and tourists could enjoy one of our heritage jewels and learn more about the history of our city,” she added.
THURSDAY February 9 was a night to remember when two local boxing clubs joined forces and began working together as a team. The Ariel Leon Academia de Boxeo and the Chapman Boxing and Fitness Club joined together at the Oasis Gym in Denia for a collaborative fitness and training session. The event was hosted by Boxing Promoter Paddy Brennan and Marcello Camargo together with their team of professional fitness trainers including Mladen Garcevic.
History was in the making when the two clubs merged together as one. This merger will see both clubs grow especially with plans to take Boxercise classes into schools and universities. The club’s ethos is
Joining of forces
to grow, offering education programmes on fitness and health and wellbeing. They would like to hear from any schools or universities that would like to participate.
The level of focus required in boxing forces your mind to concentrate on the moment. Muscle and mind are challenged at the same time unlike other sports. You have to focus and tune out stressful thoughts which reduces anxiety in the brain and provides a fresh perspective and sense of positive energy afterwards. So next time you feel overwhelmed and stressed, glove up and show up at the Ariel Leon boxing academy where a safe environment with first class trainers are ready to support you through this fitness journey!
Contact: Oasis Boxing and Fitness Gym in Denia or WhatsApp Paddy Brennan on +44 7904 396465 or visit www.Facebook/gymurban.
