Due to recent issues being raised by MIPP members when they have gone to the Chinese Garden in Santa Lucia, the MIPP President Mr. Kevin Casha has requested the exact charges and regulations being imposed by the Local Council of Santa Lucia.
Below is relative extract from the Local Council concerning the official bylaws granted to the Local Council by the Central Government in 2010. That way any photographers are forewarned of what payments and situations to expect.
Mr. Casha has also sent an email enquiring if there is a contact person or an official form for applying but, to date, no reply has been forthcoming from the Sta. Lucia Local Council.
That is the idea of Local Councils which are supposed to be for the service of the citizen.
Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna – the Malta Heritage Trust proudly presents a two-day renaissance jousting festival at Fort Rinella, Kalkara. The event will focus on depicting the glorious knight’s life against the backdrop of a violent and warlike world as commonly lived in many parts of the European continent in the 17th century.
The event will feature a typical jousting extravaganza inspired from the time when this was used as a popular way of entertainment for visiting political or military dignitaries on their tours of war. A typical jousting scene will see two Knights charging one another with couched lances with the aim of unhorsing their opponent. The festival will be a competitive one and will actively involve the attending public who will also be offered to support a horse and knight. Besides the jousting display itself there will also be numerous other displays all featuring given aspects of the prevalent fighting skills and soldier life of the period.
On both days there will also be an open-air renaissance market where one can find anything from apparel, food and crafts.
The festival and market will take place in the open arena outside but the fort and the gun will also be open for regular visiting. Food and drink will be available throughout the day.
Entrance fees: Adults: €10, Children u/16yrs: €2 . FWA members enter free.
Würth’s French group celebrates success in Malta by rewarding top performers with incentive
Client: Würth Event: Incentive Agency: Marbet Date: 7 May 2015 Venue: Radisson Blue Resort, St. Julians, Malta
German manufacturing giant Würth runs a success club for top sales performers across all divisions of its business. This features an annual five-day incentive trip in Europe, organised by Würth’s in-house events agency Marbet.
The Würth Group (Würth-Gruppe in German) is a worldwide wholesaler of fasteners, screws and screw accessories, dowels, chemicals, electronic and electromechanical components, furniture and construction fittings, tools, machines, installation material, automotive hardware, inventory management, storage and retrieval systems. Würth was founded in 1945.
Marbet often chooses Malta as a destination for its warmth and sunny weather, and also since Malta is somewhere where many people hadn’t been before, besides offering good value for money.
When Marbet organises such a trip, its involves two key challenges – getting the group to Malta, as flight access is limited and delegates were coming from all over the Würth France’s group territory, and finding activities and restaurants on the island that could cater for a large group of delegates. With the Maltese weather in Malta being usually fine and sunny in May, the large part of the delegates itinerary was based around al fresco dining and activities.
Marbet hired the MPE destinations management company to put together a programme of activities and find dinner venues with capacity for the group. Contingency plans for dinners to be moved inside in case of inclement weather saw a flexibility built into the delegates programme.
Al fresco dinning was the norm in the programme for the next few days, which included a mix of relaxation and group activities including sports, a guided country walk, a sightseeing tour of Malta, a 4×4 vehicle tour with photo treasure hunt and an excursion to a vineyard combined with a sightseeing tour of Malta’s old medieval capital, Mdina. During the evenings, there were several meals hosted at the hotel, a dine-around at several restaurants in St Julian’s and a gala dinner at a small castle on the final night.
Kevin Casha,a professional photographer and consultant, as well as a tutor for the Higher National Diploma in Photography, is currently researching “The History of Maltese Photography”. Kevin would appreciate if anyone has images or relevant documents from before 1900.
He is particularly interested in Dunlop, A.J. Davison, Felice Beato, George Bridges, Ardoino photographers. He would only need to view, so would not need originals.
The Mdina Medieval Festival is an annual event held in Malta’s medieval capital. During the two days of the Festival, the streets and squares of Mdina come alive with re-enactments of scenes from medieval times, like the town crier, a slave market, a medieval kitchen, sword fighting, archery, and medieval tavern. There are also battles and skirmishes, magic shows, live music, falconry displays, parades, flag throwing shows, and more…
At the Sword & Fantasy Short Film Festival, Short talks by Adam Peter Fretwell on George RR Martin’s Game of Thrones. The talks will be repeated over the three days i.e 17th, 18th & 19th April and before short film screenings at 6.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. Book asap on mob. tel. no. 9905 2482 or email euromediaforum@gmail.com
Short clip (Uploaded on May 22, 2011) showing a selection of scenes from the the first season of Game of Thrones. All scenes shown in this clip were filmed at various locations on the Maltese Islands. Game of Thrones is an HBO production. Pellikola Limited provided film production services for the Malta shoot. For more information about Pellikola please visit www.pellikola.com. For more information about Malta visit www.visitmalta.com
The annual George Cross award to the nation of Malta during World War 2 will once again be held this year by the George Cross Island Association (GCIA) at the Siege Bell Monument in Valletta, next Wednesday 15th April, 2015 at 11:00hrs (guests to be seated at 10:30hrs.)
The poignant and solemn event sees an ecumenical and wreath-laying ceremony being held, to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the award of the George Cross to Malta and in honour of those who fell in its defence during World War II.
With sunny weather forecast for this whole week, the Siege Bell Monument in Valletta overlooks splendid views of a shimmering sea just at the mouth of Grand Harbour. Trumpeters from the Band of the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) will sound the Last Post, followed by a one-minute silence, a bagpipe lament and the Reveille.
The President of the Republic of Malta, Mrs. Marie-Louise Coleiro-Preca is expecting to lead the laying of the wreaths, followed by the GCIA president, the UK High Commissioner and Commander AFM, among representatives of other associations, to the soft music of a piper.
The Siege Bell will ring out and reverberate at noon.
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