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ARCHIVED - Orihuela marks World Environment Day with free events and activities: May 28, 29 and June 5
Palmeral de Orihuela in the Vega Baja town, Alicante province, will host guided tours, workshops, theatre and much more
World Environment Day (June 5) is the biggest international day dedicated to raising awareness about protecting the environment for future generations, and in Orihuela, the Town Hall has put together a bumper programme of events and activities.
On May 28 and 29, Palmeral de Orihuela (Palm Grove) will host a multitude of workshops, tours, theatre, gymkhanas, a climbing wall, inflatable attractions and more to mark the annual international day which is celebrated by more than 140 countries.
On June 5, there will also be an array of performances across the town and on the coast, with children's workshops in the murals of San Isidro with workshops.
And whilst raising awareness, the event will also generate much-needed cash for the Association of People with Functional Disabilities (ADIS), which is organising a bar whose proceeds will go entirely to the association.
Here's what's in store at Palmeral de Orihuela:
Saturday May 28
- 10am: Guided tour 'The biodiversity of the Palm Grove'
- 10.30am to 1.30pm: Climbing wall and Tyrolean traverse
- 11am: Official Opening of the Palm Tree Climbing Exhibition
- 11am to 2pm: White Palm braiding workshop
- 11.30am to 1pm: Recycling Gymkhana 'The Ecopatrulla'
- 12 noon: Guided Tour 'The Biodiversity of the Palm Grove'
- 12 noon: Children's theatre performance of The little mermaid and recycling
- 5.30 to 8.30pm: Educational next box making workshops and climbing wall and Tyrolean traverse
- 6pm to 8pm: Recycling workshop
- 7pm to 9pm: Performance by Dj David Rodríguez and Dj Patrick
Sunday May 29
- 10am: Guided Tour 'Water Paths'
- 10am: Jumping and Zumba by Urban Fitness.
- 10 am to 2pm: Exhibition of hemp handicraft works and Braiding of White Palm workshops
- 10.30am to 1.30 Rocodromo and zip line
- 11.30am to 1pm: Plant your grain of oxygen workshop
- 12 noon Guided Route 'Camino del Agua"
- 12 noon: Children's theatre performance of The little mermaid and recycling
- 5.30pm to 8.30pm: Educational nest box making workshops for making nest boxes and climbing wall and zip line
- 6.30pm to 8pm: Design your own fabric bag workshop
- 6pm to 8pm: Recycling workshop
- 7.30pm: Dance exhibition by Ana Belén's School of Dance
- 9pm: Closing of the Environmental Day events
Sunday June 5
- 10.30am to 1.30pm: Orihuela (Barrio de San Isidro) will host wood carving and other workshops
- 11.30am to 1.30pm: La Aparecida (Plaza del Auditorio), Molins (Plaza de la Iglesia) La Murada (Plaza Obispo Almarcha), San Bartolomé (Parque de la Cruz) and on the Esplanade of Playa Flamenca will host workshops and other events
Image: Ayuntamiento de Orihuela
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