Craft Fair at Murla
Murla’s September craft fair has become Murla’s November craft fair.It was cancelled in September because of the torrential rains that hit the region at that time.It has now been rescheduled for November 7 and 8.
The organisers AMATA have said that there will be around 20 stalls.Because AMATA is involved then the quality of those stalls will be high.The craftsmen and women will not only be selling their wares,they will be making them too and they will be taking orders from customers.
There will be metal engravrs,leather workers,candle makers,pottery and wood turners and carvers plus many others.There will also be stalls selling food and drink.It will open at about 11am and close at about 8pm each day.
To entertain their will be puppet shows and other theatrical entertainment.AMATA can be contacted on 639 979 678.
Teulada -Moraira Celebrations
Chester himes was a black American writer who lived for many years in the Moraira/Teulada /Benitaxell area.His 100th birthday is approaching and also the anniversary of his death.
An exhibition has been arranged in the Teulada-Moraira town hall and has been organised in collaboration with Universidad Permanente de la Universidad de Alicante,along with Sede Universitaria in Benissa.
The exhibition will take place on November 12/13 and 14.There will be presentations by various lecturers from the universityplus writers.They will be aimed at literary students and those who are interested in the writings of Chester Himes.
At 6pm on November 12 the Mayor ,together with Lesley Himes and other dignitaries will open the first conference.The conferences will be held in Spanish,English and French.The English conferences will take place on November 13 at 11.45 and at 12.15.
Entry to the conferences is free the organisers are requesting that those who attend do subscribe to the cost of the materials.Himes led an extremely interesting life and many compare his writings to those of Raymond Chandler.
Campello Air Crash
A light aircraft plunged into the sea near Campello last week ,killing the 40 year old pilot.The French citizen had taken off from the airport in Castellon and was flying to Almeria .He sent an emergency call to El Altet in Alicante when he detected a fault with his aircraft.
Those who witnessed the crash from the shore have said that the plane just fell from the sky and broke up into pieces on impact with the sea.The victim was flying alongside friends in a microlight aircraft and they also viewed the crash.
The emergency services rushed to the spot ,together with divers and although they were able to recover the body there was nothing that could be done to save his life.An investigation has now been launched and the initial reaction is that this was a mechanical fault because of the way the plane dropped from the sky.
This is the fourth such accident in Alicante Province over the last two months and now there are calls for much tighter controls and inspections of light aircraft.After the accident the wreckage was collected from the sea ahead of the accident investigation.