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Pick N Mix
ON Tuesday April 25 in the morning a combined group of amateur musicians from the U3A Denia guitar group and the Jamming Ukuleles of El Verger, the Jukes, performed an openair concert for the residents of Bon Retir care home in Javea.
Pick N Mix, which is the Denia U3A guitar group and the Jukes combine to perform free of charge at many local venues in aid of local charities and are always well received providing a mix of old and new contemporary music from all genres.
The residents of Bon Retir were no exception, with many eager to dance and sing along to wellknown classics.
For further information about the U3A Denia guitar group please contact guitar@u3adenia.com
A JAVEA resident has collected more than 60,000 signatures for a petition calling to abolish bullrunning and the bous a la mar (‘bulls in the sea’) in the town.
Alana Serrano presented the document with the signatures to the town hall last week accompanied by representatives of animal welfare societies from Teulada Moraira, Denia and
Benitachell.
“It is clear that the majority of residents reject this form of animal mistreatment,” said Sra Serrano as she filed the petition with the municipal authorities and called on Mayor José Chulvi, whom she met in February, to hold a referendum on whether or not to cancel these festivities.
She added that the bullbased events could be re
The fruit of the vine
ALTEA Town Hall has planted 800 vines in the Molí dels Moros area.
The project was carried out in cooperation with agroecology students at Bellaguarda college to promote local agriculture, tradition and culture.
The next step will be to sign an agreement with a local wine producer to use the grapes grown in the Molí dels Moros to make a highquality product to be put on sale. placed with cultural and fun celebrations for the whole town.
“The aim of the project is to recover one of our area’s most traditional crops while shining the spotlight on such an important part of Altea as the Molí dels Moros, as well as providing work experience for the students and promoting sustainable agriculture and the local wine trade,” declared Environment councillor Jose Orozco.
The council had previously dropped the bou embolat (bull with fire on its horns) from the local fiestas over animal welfare concerns.
“It is time for Javea to take a step forward and become free of animal cruelty,” the petitioner sentenced, adding that there are hundreds of injuries and even deaths every year at these events throughout the Valencia Region.
Betty Henderson
AS Spanish Mother’s Day approaches, the Euro Weekly News would like to extend a heartfelt message to all the wonderful mothers out there.
This year, Mother’s Day in Spain falls on Sunday, May 7, and it’s a time to show our appreciation for
