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Formentera saves nearly five hundred pallets from rubbish tip
The Formentera Department of Environment reports that 459 pallets have been repurposed since the 2019 launch of a programme encouraging islanders to reuse wood pallets from the local household waste recycling centre, or Deixalleria. The first of its kind, the project aims to give new life to pallets at the transfer station that are bound for shredding and shipment to Eivissa—a service that the Consell de Formentera provides a...
Associations encouraged to request subsidies for cultural celebrations and activities
The Formentera Department of Culture reports it is currently accepting applications for funding from non-profit groups that promote culture, community involvement and traditional festivities. €32,000 has been unlocked for the initiative. Culture and festivities chief Susana Labrador gave special thanks to the groups “doing all they can to put together cultural programming for patron saint celebrations” and offered encourageme...
Formentera unveils events and promotional activities to wind down season
The Formentera Department of Tourism reports that, after postponement in May due to public health concerns, an array of intimate events are set to take place in the closing days of September and the early part of October. The activities will be tailored to ongoing exceptional circumstances and covid-19 public health and safety protocol will be in place. From 25 to 27 September next week it’s Formentera Zen. Dedicated to healt...
“Contes d’África”
The Department of Culture reports that this Friday 18 September, Formentera families can see David Novell and Monma Mingot’s production of Contes d’Àfrica, a smattering of stories issued from the African continent and dreamt up under the shade of the great baobab tree. Members of Clownidoscopio Teatre, a family stage troupe founded on Eivissa in 2009, Novell and Mingot deliver a show that comes to life with fresh, plainspoken...
The message of Eivissa and Formentera’s ‘Feminist Classrooms’? Human rights for women, now more than ever
Tomorrow Thursday to Saturday 19 September, the Balearic Institute of the Woman-hosted and Consell de Formentera-backed Aules Feministes (“Feminist Classrooms”) initiative tackles its latest subject: “The human rights of women, now more than ever”. At Eivissa’s Can Ventosa the clinics will be closed to the public but livecasted, while Hotel Insotel Formentera Playa de Formentera will offer in-person attendance as well as onlin...
Consell and Plastic Free Formentera rally participants ahead of Saturday’s World Cleanup Day
The Consell de Formentera is urging islanders taking part in World Cleanup Day 2020 on Saturday 19 September to opt for “micro-cleanups” that can be done individually or in groups of ten or under. Organisers are reminding participants to heed Covid-19 recommendations such as wearing masks and gloves, social-distancing and limiting the group size of their cleanup endeavour. The day starts at 9.00am and finishes eight hours la...
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