CALVIA
THE Bosc de la Memoria (Memorial Park) in Bendinat set up as a tribute to those who died in the Civil War, has now been replanted following the shocking vandalism perpetrated at the beginning of last week when 66 trees were cut down. Reportedly, the act may have had political motives.
Maintenance councillor for Calvia, Joan Thomas, had promised that the park would be refurbished in time for the celebration of yesterday's All Saints Day when families traditionally bring floral tributes. The Memorial Park is now under a 24-hour guard.
K Pioneering recycling
PUIGPUNYENT
PUIGPUNYENT is to be the first town on Majorca to benefit from individual household collection of organic rubbish. As of 8 November, residents in Puigpunyent and Galilea will begin to keep apart any remains of food, which will then be taken away by local authority workers for recycling. Up until now, selective rubbish collection has existed in Puigpunyent as in other communities on the Island, with glass, paper and cardboard, and plastics receiving separate handling.
Now, organic material can also be recycled and converted into quality fertiliser read leaflets which are being distributed to residents in the area. For several days, young volunteers are going from house to house, explaining how best to separate organic from other waste material.
K October Fair
PORRERES
THOUSANDS of visitors flocked to the central streets of Porreres on Sunday morning to enjoy an Autumn fair where the hallmark was local produce. For several years now, the Porreres Fair has offered a full programme with exhibitions, demonstrations of arts and crafts, concerts and recitals. Different streets focussed on a particular theme. Calle del Hospital was providing a platform for Ecology by displaying the natural products of the Island; other features included a Nature Park, and thoroughbred horse stall, livestock pounds, and a Youth education section.
Visitors included the president of the Council of Majorca, Maria Antonia Munar and the local mayor, Joan Sastre.
K Flood prevention
ALARO
TODAY, the regional Environment ministry is to begin improvement work on the covered section of the s'Estret water course (torrent) which crosses the Amunt district of Alaro. The refurbishment will take six months to complete with a budget of 528'814 euros.
According to government sources, this improvement project aims to get the water course ready in time to cope with heavy winter rain, thus avoiding the threat of flooding.
In the 1970s, two sections of the water course were converted into roadways (calle Coxeti and calle Torrent). To prevent flooding, two concrete pipes were installed, two metres in diameter. This measure, however, was apparently insufficient.
To provide a solution, the works which begin today plan to substitute the old concrete drainage with a circular plastic pipe, 2.10 metres in diameter. The Environment ministry predicts that the new insertion will be able to channel away 35.85 cubic metres of water per second.
Running parallel to this project, there will also be new piping installed to supply drinking water; and separately, new channelling for sewage water.