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The people’s paper Issue No. 1895 28 Oct - 3 Nov 2021
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The terror of Halloween FOR Halloween this year, Motril Council has prepared an incredible passage of terror, which will be completed with workshops and an escape room. Aimed at all ages, the passage of terror can be visited from 7pm to 10pm during October 29, 30 and 31. The festivities will be hosted in the Centro Joven del Parque de los Pueblos de America. The councillor for Parties and Youth, Alejandro Vilar Moreno, accompanied by the area coordinator, Gerardo Romano, presented the various Halloween activities in the midst of an unprecedented montage alluding to mystery, fear and the symbols of a celebration that has thousands of followers in the city. Alejandro Vilar highlighted the effort and imagination of the entire team in the Festival and Youth area “which allows for open, attractive activities with great power of call.” The councillor stressed that, outside the Youth Centre, there will be animatronic, mask and wound workshops for all audiences. Once inside, the passage of terror will have several characters and two guides in charge of leading the groups “always thinking about the security measures that we must bear in mind.” The groups will be from four to six people and the activity is free of charge.
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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS A TORROX Jiu Jitsu school has seen five of its young students win medals at the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu European Cup in Valen‐ cia. Progress Academia has been training children and adults in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu since opening on Torrox Costa in summer 2020 and saw its efforts pay off after all five of the students who entered the competition earlier this month won medals. Chris Birchall, owner and head coach at Progress Academia, told the Euro Weekly News the children, aged eight to 14, had trained hard before entering the Euro‐ pean championships, beating competitors from the UK, Italy, Russia, France and Lithuania. Across the two‐day compe‐ tition on October 4 and 5, Tor‐ rox student Louis Donnelly, 15, won gold, while Max Birchall, 12, and Lucy Birchall, 8, won sil‐ ver, and Aaron Jones, 12, and Pablo Forrester, 13, won bronze. Chris told the EWN: “I’m re‐ ally proud of the kids. “This was the first time that the kids had entered any kind of Jiu Jitsu competition and they trained really hard. We put on extra classes and the children showed dedication, making sure they attended.
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HELEN PURDIE: Will be showcasing her work.
HOW BLUE? The five Jiu Jitsu students all won medals at the event.
They were also supported real‐ ly well by their families.” He added: “At the competi‐ tion, they were like profession‐ al athletes and I am very proud. They had never trained anywhere else before coming to the academy.” Speaking about his hopes for one of his young students in fu‐ ture competitions, Chris said: “Louis is a serious prospect, he’s a natural athlete.” Several of the academy’s students have now signed up to enter the Spanish Opens in Madrid in December, while the academy is now encouraging new members to join and be‐ gin learning.
Progress Academia has organised a six‐ week foundation course from Thursday, November 4 every Thursday from 7.30pm to 9pm. Classes are taught in both Spanish and English. For more information about the course or the academy, contact 711 036 961 or info@progressacademia.es.
AN exhibition of vibrant paintings by artist Helen Pur‐ die opens at the Torrox Costa Town Hall, Edf de Usos Múltiples, Avenida de Andalucia, from November 2 from 4.30pm to 8pm and will then continue until November 29, Monday to Friday 8.30am to 8pm. There will be over 30 paintings showcasing Helen’s unique work in acrylic and watercolour on canvas, wood and paper. She is inspired by the energising and soothing blue sky of Andalucia. Many of the paintings bring the viewer’s attention to just looking up, pausing in the moment to see where plants, trees, rocks and buildings are caught against the blue sky. Helen is a self‐taught artist and has exhibited widely with many works in private and public collections. She has also published two books, one a collection of draw‐ ings undertaken in the operating rooms of a hospital in Sheffield, UK, the other a colouring book of life as an autistic adult. Further information about Helen Purdie’s work and contact details for all enquiries about the exhibition can be found at www.helenpurdie.co.uk .