Axarquia • Issue No. 2028 • 16 - 22 May 2024
FREE
ILMAINEN
GRATIS
GRATIS
GRATIS
VRIJ
FREI
GRATUITO
G GRATIS
LIVREE
FFREE
GRATIS S
GRATUIT G
Heartfelt Mission Motril Airshow
THE International Air Festival of Motril will take place on June 9 and is a highlight in the airshow calendar. Featuring a diverse lineup of aircraft and demonstrations including combat planes, aerobatics, helicopters, and parachutists, it attracts everyone from aviation enthusiasts to families. Notable participants include the Pilatus PC-9M, SOLOTÜRK, HA-28 TIGRE, MUSTANG X-RAY, the Acrobatic Patrol of Morocco, and PIPER J-3 CUB. Besides aerial displays, the festival offers ground activities providing insights into aviation and opportunities to interact with pilots and teams. As one of Spain’s foremost air events, it significantly boosts tourism and the local economy, drawing thousands of visitors. The International Air Festival of Motril promises a day filled with thrilling aviation spectacles against the backdrop of the beautiful coastal scenery, making it a must-attend event for everyone.
Running for Ruby.
Image: Bryony Williams
Catherine McGeer HAYDN COOK, a 71-yearold resident of Archez near Competa, will be running 5km in Torre del Mar on May 25 for a very special cause. Haydn’s granddaughter Ruby was born a year ago with the cardiac arteries reversed. “I remember Bryony, my daughter called when she was about five months pregnant saying there was a problem,” Hadyn recalled. The decision was made to operate on Ruby in the first two weeks of her life as her heart defect was ‘incompatible with life and that Ruby would not survive without open heart surgery.’ She was operated on at Alder Hay Hospital in Liverpool with 27 staff, including three neonatal specialists one from Peru, one from Italy, and Ram from India, over six hours. The operation was a complete success. “She’s a miracle baby,” Hadyn added. During what must have
been a very stressful and worrying time the family rallied together. They also have a two-year-old child. Haydn returned from Spain to help out. After the operation, they felt so fortunate for the care that baby Ruby received, Bryony asked how could they help. One of the specialists Ram is the lead surgeon for the charity Healing Little Hearts, they travel to
developing countries to perform life-saving surgeries on babies who don’t have access to such treatment. Ruby’s family aka ‘Ruby’s Runners’ decided to raise money to support this cause. They are taking part in several running events throughout the UK and Spain to do their part. Haydn finished by saying “Ruby is nearly one-year-old and started walking last week, she will live a normal life.” So support Haydn on his run in Torre del Mar and donate to this wonderful charity on totalgiving.co.uk/mypage/ rubysgift as Haydn says “To save a baby’s life is just fantastic.”
Image: Shutterstock/ Miguel Perfectti
Thrilling aerial spectacles.
on 13