56 Christmas-related activities will be organised during December across Gozo and Malta. These activities will be organised by Local Councils with the support of the Local Government Division, which has allocated over €800,000 for these activities.
In Gozo, there will be 14 activities and will be held in Victoria, Fontana, Ghajnsielem, Gharb, Ghasri, Kercem, Munxar, Nadur, Qala, San Lawrenz, Sannat, Xaghra, Xewkija and Zebbug.
The details were announced by the Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government, Alison Zerafa Civelli and the Director General of the Local Government Division, Emile Vassallo.
It was stated that 42 activities will be held in Malta and 14 activities in Gozo with an investment of almost €800,000. It was explained that some of these activities will start in the last week of November, with some of them continuing until January 6th.
Director General, Emile Vassallo, said that the Division is working hand in hand with the Councils so that these activities are of a high standard and even successful. He said that the Division is increasingly recognising the importance of the Councils organising seasonal activities for enjoyment and that they are sustainable so that they can continue to be organised at a professional level year after year.
“This year the Local Government Division will be paying a third of the overall cost of hosting these activities. In this way, we will be alleviating some of the financial costs that these activities entail. The Local Councils that benefited from these funds submitted their proposals for their activities themselves, where they go through an adjudication process and are eventually given the finances to host the respective activity,” concluded Director General Emile Vassallo.
The Malta localities in which the activities will be held are; Attard, Balzan, Mellieha, Mosta, Naxxar, St. John’s, St. Paul’s Bay, Mtarfa, Birkirkara, Gzira, Gharghur, Lija, Msida, St. Julian’s, Swieqi, Vittoriosa, Senglea, Cospicua, Zabbar, Fgura, Floriana, Kalkara, Paola, Tarxien, Xghajra, Qormi, Zejtun, Birzebbuga, Gudja, Ghaxaq, Luqa, Marsa, Marsaskala, Marsaxlokk, Santa Lucia, Santa Venera, Siggiewi, Kirkop, Mqabba, Qrendi, Rabat, and Zurrieq.
Photo: DOI/Clodagh O’Neill