No 878 Monday 2nd - Sunday 8th August 2021
office@theleader.info
637 227 385
Keeping people safe and informed for over 17 years - The Costa Blanca’s oldest ‘FREE’ English language newspaper
TORREVIEJA PAYS TRIBUTE TO VICTIMS OF COVID 19
orrevieja has paid tribute to the victims of Covid 19 with the unveiling of a memorial sculpture in the Paseo Marítimo de Juan Aparicio.
T
The monument, sculpted by the Crevillente artist, Pepe Miralles, carries the inscription 'Torrevieja to the victims
of Covid-19. You left in solitude, but you will remain forever in our memory'. The initiative, just one of a number that are currently being carried out by the charity Alarum under the title 'Hugs with Soul,' shows two people hugging on top of a stone base. Alarum representative Emi Alilaga said:
"The memorial unites us all in the special remembrance of those who lost their lives as a result of this horrible virus". "It depicts the embrace of compassion, a feeling that makes us more human and allows us to understand the pain of others", she explained.
Continued on Page 2