School awards

Anna Ellis ALICANTE City Council has awarded the Healthy Schools 2023 seal to the Don BoscoSalesianos, Rafael Altamira and La Cañada schools.

Alicante is one of the first cities in Spain to promote a project of these characteristics, in which more than 500 students from nursery, primary and secondary schools participate annually.

The project has been ongoing since 2015 in a bid to promote educational activities related to responsible and sustainable consumption, as well as to promote healthy lifestyle habits among the educational community.

During the event, an award was also present­ ed in the Healthy Eating category, in which six projects were presented, to El Tossalet School, for its School of Health, involving students and families in recreational activities favouring the consumption of healthy foods.

The prize for physical activity, sport and exercise went to Lucentum

School for its Reto Lucentum project, and the award for promoting Sustainable Consumption went to Figueras Pacheco Secondary School for Circular Consumption which promotes the use of recycling containers, organic vegetable gardens and the reuse of products for a second life.

ON Saturday morning, June 3, in Playa Flamenca an elderly short ­ sighted gentleman decided to take a wander to his local bakers to get some lunch. On the way, he was accosted by a young lady who appeared to offer to help him across the road. The Playa Flamenca resident has had help before due to his sight issues and assumed the young lady was being a helpful citizen.

Whilst crossing the road, the lady tried to persuade the pensioner to take a left to Mercadona but he was insistent on taking a right to head to the bakers. At this point, the young lady gave him a hug and kissed him on each cheek.

Finding the situation a little strange the gentleman instantly check his pockets for his wallet and phone ­ both were still there so he thought nothing further.

When at home recounting his tale, it dawned on