THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 26 30 Issue No. 1980
15 - 21 June 2023
HIGH FLYERS Credit: Motril Air show
MORE than 150,000 people gath ered on the beaches of Motril to en joy the 17th Ciudad de Motril Inter national Air Festival organised by the Orion Aeronautical Association. The main flypast was on Sunday June 11 and once again, the range of different aircraft was exceptional and happily there were no accidents to mar the event. Local mayor, Luisa García Chamor ro, was full of praise for the organis ers and congratulated the Orion An dalucian Aeronautical Association and “especially José Miguel Pérez Juárez, who not only organises this festival but also Motril Armed Forces Day.” With so many people arriving on the beaches, it was very important that all of the local officials such as
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Enjoying the annual flypasts.
police, firefighters and paramedics were on hand to ensure that all ran smoothly and by all accounts every one enjoyed the spectacle. This annual event is the busiest
that the town sees and whilst many people only visit for the day, they still bring much needed publicity for the town as well as custom for near by businesses.
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Safety first IN a positive turn, the Cueva de Nerja Foundation an nounced that they have fi nancially recovered from the Covid19 pandemic. The foundation revealed the positive development on Tuesday, June 13 after a suc cessful board meeting. Thanks to their recovery from the pandemic, the board gave their unanimous approval for crucial up grades at the attraction. This includes improved fencing and new safety features in the parking area. The foun dation also plans to commit to quality services by hold ing consulting meetings.
Javier Salas, the president of the Cueva de Nerja Foun dation and local govern ment representative held the meeting with represen tatives from local authorities and cultural groups During the meeting, Salas highlighted the impressive recovery that the iconic cul tural heritage site has un dergone. The cave attrac tion welcomed a staggering 436,107 visitors in 2022, mir roring visitor figures from the prepandemic year of 2019. This resurgence in visi tors has sparked a remark able economic revival for the foundation.
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8 Frigiliana Fair INSIDE
FRIGILIANA travelled back to its traditional roots from Friday, June 9 until Tuesday, June 13 as it cele brated its San Antonio Fair. The town came to life over the long weekend with processions featuring farm animals and ornate floral displays and resi dents in traditional fla menco dress. There was entertain ment for people of all ages with the religious proces sions, a vibrant fairground area filled with rides and amusement stalls, and mu sical and dance perfor
Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Frigiliana
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The fair’s Queens wore traditional flamenco dress.
mances. The activities ex tended to all of the neigh bourhoods in the town, ensuring nobody missed out. The band Siempre Así and Estopa tribute band,
Fuente de Energía, graced the stage over the week end with energetic perfor mances. Saturday, June 11 also saw the crowning of the fair Queens and Gen tlemen in a special cere
mony that was followed by DJ performances by Elías Moreno and Golden Deep. Monday was dedicated to the elderly residents of the town with a special luncheon at the town’s pavilion, accompanied by live music. The celebrations came to a close on Tuesday as the town bid farewell to the celebration with a tra ditional pilgrimage proces sion through the scenic Jardines de la Era and a firework display at mid night.
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