EPIC WALK

MOJACAR Freemasons Graham, John and David set off on Monday, May 8, to walk the 1,400km Camino de Mozarabe from Almeria Cathedral to Santiago de Compostela to raise €10,000 to support the charity Age in Spain.

Age in Spain volunteers provide timely, caring support to over 2,500 vulnerable people and their carers every year and many thousands more through their free online information service at www.agein spain.org.

Keen Camino walker Graham Adkins explained: “Getting older, wherever we live, brings change and challenge! Keeping active and contributing to our communities helps us to give back and ensure maximum independence in later life. But sometimes, everyone

AENA (the airport management group which includes Almeria) closed the first quarter of 2023 with 77,466,138 passengers, 32.7 per cent more than in the same period last year and 1.9 per cent more than in the first four months of 2019.

Nearly 24 million passengers were reached in April, exceeding pre ­ pandemic data for the fourth consecutive month.

This also represents an increase of 16.4 per cent needs a helping hand, this is where we and Age in Spain step in!”

Chief Executive of Age in Spain, Helen Weir, said “We are overwhelmed by the Freemasons’ generosity and the chance that these vital funds will give us to make a difference for older people in Almeria, Andalucia and beyond. We urge everyone to follow this journey and add their own donation to the Age in Spain Camino fundraising page at https://www.gofundme.com/f/age ­in­spain.

24 million compared to April 2022.

Of the total travellers recorded in April, 23,756,597 were commercial passengers.

Of these, 15,996,343 passengers travelled on international flights, down 0.1 per cent from April 2019 and up 16.9 per cent from 2022.

Meanwhile, 7,760,254