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There is a new workshop for all the family at the Recuperation Centre for Wildlife this Tuesday 12 July at 18.30
Think about the colours of animals: some tones are very flashy while others serve for concealment. What role does the appearance of animals play in their lives and survival? We can find out through games. Continue reading Workshop at the Recuperation Centre for Wildlife: Animal Colours
Visits: 277
For a year and a half, the Centre of Education for Infants and Primary School Margalida Florit in Ciutadella and the Mestre Duran of Alaior, have taken part in the public science project “Microplastic Watchers” as part of the Marine Observers programme. Continue reading More than a million and a half plastics at Son Bou
Visits: 354
This is the second written document dedicated to the Alaior Town Council, relating to the controversy of access to files that are conflictive: the Hotels of Son Bou (see the previous written document) and the illegal works of the agro tourism hotel of Torre Vella. Here we can learn more details of this second case. Continue reading Letter received by the Alaior Town Council (2): The illegal swimming pools of Torre Vella
Visits: 235
We return to talking about the hotels of Son Bou because the Court of Palma has dismissed the complaint of possible prevarication for not allowing GOB to consult files. Let us see how things have been. Continue reading Letter to the Town Council of Alaior (1): The Son Bou Hotels
Visits: 260
The controversy of the Son Bou Hotels continues. One chapter closes and another opens.
As will be remembered, in 2017, the property company presented a project affirming two towers. As a result, GOB has been consulting the documentation relating to these two large existing edifices on the beach. They represent one of the worst impacts made on the landscape and occurred in the seventies at the beginning of the increase in tourism. Continue reading Son Bou Hotels: a continuing saga
Visits: 145
Es Viver, GOB, has a sale of summer seedlings. We are at the end of the season for planting summer vegetables. Es Viver has a sale of local organic kitchen garden plants: different sorts of tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, melons, water melons, pumpkins…
Es Viver, GOB, is a project that aims to promote an environmentally friendly use of the land. It produces certified ecological plants that are native to the island for sustainable gardening: aromatic and kitchen plants, various varieties of indigenous kitchen garden seedlings, plants for cut flowers, soil and ecological fertilizer. It also designs and maintains sustainable gardens and green filtres that are purification systems of residual water using aquatic plants.
We are open from Monday to Saturday, 10.30 to 13.30. Es Viver is in Mahon on the airport road near the old Mestral. 650 350 172 and 971 350 762, esviver@gobmenorca.com.
Visits: 224
This Sunday, 5 June, will be an open day at the Centre of Recuperation for Wild Animals in Ciutadella. It is an opportunity to visit it on the Open Doors day between 10.00 and 14.00 hours. You will be able to see the animals that live there and to learn about the work that is done to look after the wild animals of Menorca. This open day is made possible with the help of Lithica and the Ciutadella Town Hall, to celebrate the World Day of the Environment. Continue reading Sunday, open doors to the Wildlife Recuperation Centre
Visits: 211
GOB has requested the Island Council to strengthen its tourist inspection service urgently. The three positions of inspectors provided for in the budget have not been filled and the season has already started. Continue reading Strengthening tourism inspection is urgent
Visits: 143
This summer live concerts return to Menorca. An important date is the Aglaia Festival which will take place on 27 May in the Akelarre rooms, promoted by a special poster. If you become a member of GOB introduced by an existing member and come together you will both have free entry. Places are limited.
Continue reading Become a GOB member and come to the Summer Concert
Visits: 151
The Centre for the Recuperation of Wild Animals requires help to look after the enormous quantity of chicks that are brought to us at this time of year. We are looking for volunteers able to care for these animals. For this reason, we have organised training in Ciutadella on Thursday 19 May (there was one in Mahon on Tuesday 17) for anyone interested and able to help us. Continue reading Training to become a volunteer to look after orphaned chicks
