Cottonera Local News
The Birgu Local Council has just benefited from the expenditure of six benches from the Development Planning Fund. These benches are made of recyclable material and have given a very beautiful look to this area.
The Vittoriosa Local Council thanks the Planning Authority for accepting and approving the request for the purchase of these benches.
John Boxall
Birgu Mayor
Maintenance work in COUVRE PORTE
The Birgu Local Council has taken care of the painting and maintenance of various doors and windows in Couvre Porte in recent months. This work is being done by one of the workers who is in charge of taking care of this area and the Birgu Moat. More work will be continued in various other areas of this city thanks to the council workers themselves.
Minister Carmelo Abela visited the Cospicua Local Council, where a number of issues and challenges that the Local Council worked on for the benefit of this place were discussed and deepened. Mayor Alison Zerafa Civelli and Deputy Mayor Marco Agius together with Local Councilors Melanie Agius Attard, Martin Vella and Johann Scerri
and Executive Secretary Duncan Hall enthusiastically expressed the importance they attach to the city's culture. Carmelo Abela was pleased to see how hard the council is working to give Cospicua the honor it deserves.
The Hybrid Festival
(a bus transformed into a concert stage)
will be visiting Kalkara and Isla this weekend with live performances from Ivan Grech
A Mustang Car Show will be held to celebrate the 56th anniversary of the Ford Mustang and the 8th Anniversary of Mustang Club Malta. This show will be held in the square in front of Christ the King Basilica in Paola on Friday 10th July 2020 from 6.00pm onwards.
All Mustang owners and enthusiasts are welcome.
Mustang Malta Club in collaboration with Paola Local Council
photo credit: M.Mizzi
Today the Inquisitor's Palace in Birgu will open again. The museum will be 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 and 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 10am 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 5pm.
Information and facts regarding the very controversial approval (PA3758/19) for a development site in Kalkara can be found on the Assoċjazzjoni Wirt il-Kalkara website. The overview there reflects the course of the case with all details and contradictions.
https://wirtilkalkara.com/2020/07/06/press-release-pa3758-19/
A 41-year-old British national was seriously injured after falling from a balcony in Senglea.
The accident occurred at 2:10am in Triq il-Ħabs l-Antik.
The victim, a resident of Marsaskala, fell a height of three storeys and subsequently ended up on the roof of a vehicle.
He was taken to Mater Dei Hospital for further treatment where it was later certified he was suffering from serious injuries.
Birgu - Citta Vittoriosa: A 2020 Vision
Today we would like to feature the blog by Michael Richardson. Michael is one of our featured Cottonera artists and resident in Birgu. His blog gives you a personal view about the current situation and is exploring the history and traditions of the community of Birgu.
The blog can be found here:
https://birgu-a2020vision.org/