Soulful songbirds

BIRD fans will be pleased to hear that Aspe is preparing for its Spanish Ornithological Cultural Forestry Federation (FOCSE) Community Champi‐onship.

The race will be held on April 23 at the Municipal Football Field ‘Las Fuentes’.

their protection. Based on this premise and with the aim that the birds compete in the best condi‐tions of animal welfare, for the organisation of the third round of the Valencian Com‐munity Regularity Champi‐onship of Songbirds FOCSE.

of mesmerising and passion‐ate performances by contes‐tants.

The stakes are high for the performers in the competi‐tion! With prizes available up to a staggering €2,000 for the winner and €1,000 for the runner up, the competi‐tion is sure to be fierce.

Tickets are available from the box office as well as on‐line, for just €3: https://cul turatorrevieja.com/even tos/festival‐flamenco‐sali nas‐de‐oro‐de‐torrevieja‐con‐aires‐de‐copla/. Tickets are selling fast, so guests are advised to book in advance for a chance to see this in‐credible art first‐hand.

FOCSE’s priority is to raise awareness around the de‐fence of wild birds and their habitats and will pay special attention to animal welfare and instil the love of birds and

It is expected that approxi‐mately 350 fans will attend eight bird courts with six stakes per court involving 400 fringillid birds and their hy‐brids.

Choir vacancies

DO you like to sing? If so La Siesta Evangelical Church Choir would love to meet you. La Siesta Evangelical Church Choir are looking for new members to join its smallish group of singers.

The choir get together every Wednesday afternoon at 3.00pm. Don’t worry if you haven’t sung in a choir before ‐as long as you love singing, you are welcome!

The group sing at the Church’s 11.15am services, ac‐companying the congregation. If you would like more infor‐mation or are interested in joining, call the Choir Master, Bob Wilson, on (+34) 603 290 553. La Siesta Evangelical Church, is located at Calle Granados in El Chaparral. For more information, head to Facebook, or www.lasies taevangelicalchurch.org.

Betty Henderson

THE European Space Agency (ESA) embarked on an epic mission to Jupiter in one of the organisation’s most ambi‐tious endeavours yet! A satel‐lite named the ‘Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer’ (Juice) blast‐ed off on an eight‐year jour‐ney to assess whether Jupiter’s major moons could sustain life on Thursday, April 13.

The €1.6 billion project will focus on three of the planet’s moons, Callisto, Europa and Ganymede, all of which are believed to contain vast oceans of liquid water. The satellite carries a total of 10