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The people’s paper Issue No. 1894
21 - 27 October 2021
Nothing wasted WATER drained from emptied swimming pools is being used to hose down Benidorm streets. “This cleaning operation covering streets, children’s play areas and adult fitness parks has commenced in the Foietes and Alfredo Corral areas,” explained Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate, Benidorm’s Street-Cleaning and Water councillor. This will gradually extend throughout the town and continue until the end of the year, he said. “Benidorm has been offering this free service for the last 15 years, using the water when swimming pools and water deposits on private property are emptied for repairs or upkeep,” the councillor revealed. Property-owners or propertyowners’ associations wishing to use this service should contact the town hall’s Street Cleaning department (966 815 566) or the FCC concessionary (965 855 184) to make an appointment.
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Twenty five years in Albir THE Norwegian church (Sjomannskirken) in Albir marked its 25th anniver‐ sary with a simple celebra‐ tion attended by Alfaz’s mayor Vicente Arques. The church, which was inaugurated on October 13 in 1996, is a religious centre but it is also a base for cultural, sporting, so‐ cial and leisure activities that supports Norwegian residents of all ages. The church also helps the vulnerable, whether they are tourists passing through or local residents, by providing counselling and assistance as well as volunteers in emergen‐ cies.
Eleven employees cur‐ rently staff the church with Pastors Peder Myren, who arrived recently to take over at the church, and Gjerulf Kristoffer Nod‐ deland at their head. The network of Sea‐ men’s Churches, now known as Churches for Norwegians Abroad, was founded in 1864 to assist Norwegian citizens living in different parts of the world. At present there are 28 centres worldwide, of which seven are located in Spain in the Costa de Sol, Mallorca, Torrevieja, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tener‐ ife and Albir‐Villajoyosa.