School Terms Dates, City Under Siege Exhibition, Concert by Candlelight, Bus Naming Competition & Sport

School Changes, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Sports, Future Champions

With one month left before the school summer break Minister for Education, John Cortes will be joining me in the studio to discuss recently announced changes to the school year. We'll be discussing education with the Minister as well as plans for a wastewater treatment plant having been confirmed at the DPC. On that we'll also hear from architect, Ruth Massias Greenberg, who will be joining Eco Waters Director, Carlito Buhagiar. CLIP We'll have the latest sporting news and in boxing, the Montegriffo brothers, Kriss and Evan are launching a future champions programme at the Wellington Boxing Club. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

School Terms Dates, City Under Siege Exhibition, Concert by Candlelight, Bus Naming Competition & Sport

Coming up on today's show with Kelly-Anne Borge: The change to school terms confirmed last Friday by the government has prompted plenty of debate in the past week. On last night’s Viewpoint TV show, Ros Astengo heard opinions from students, teachers and parents, as they prepare for implementation of the new calendar in the coming weeks - we hear more about that and our social media opinion poll results. One of Gibraltar's most significant military heritage sites, The City Under Siege, is being officially unveiled today following a major restoration and interpretation project. We catch up with Christian Wright, Director of Wright Tech Media, who is also exploring historical links with Jersey. We'll also look ahead to the return of the popular Concerts by Candlelight series - St Michael's Cave will be illuminated by more than 1,000 candles for an evening of timeless music on 3rd June. . School children are being invited to come up with names for the new electric buses that will be launched over the next few months. Adrian Dignam Mills from the Transport Ministry tells us more And we have all the latest sporting news too, with Robin Sheppard-Capurro. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

School Hours, Young Enterprise, Neurodiversity Book, Amateur Radio Society

The conversation around school hour changes continues. We'll be hearing from the teachers union, NASUWT. Teenage entrepreneurs are joining us in the studio. Students from this year's Young Enterprise Scheme will be telling us about their business plans, including the members from the winning team, My Mind Matters . We’ll also speak to Christina Giuffre, the children's author has launched the third book in her Dear Friend series; "Dear Unique One: Let's Embrace Neurodiversity" was written in collaboration with PossAbilities. And the Amateur Radio Society is celebrating 50 years in Gibraltar. There's an exhibition at John Mackintosh Hall looking back at the history of amateur radio on the Rock, John King and Ronnie Payas will be coming in to tell us more. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Autism Awareness, Back to the Classics

We'll be looking at autism awareness and support in Gibraltar, hearing from families about the importance of diagnosis and understanding. There's a family fun day lined up at Casemates this Sunday, Awesome Autism Awareness, to raise funds for Little Smiles.  And over 800 tickets have already been sold for this year’s Back to the Classics at the Bayside Sports Complex. Joining me to look ahead to Friday’s event will be AndriaOlivares, Danny Moreno and Jesse Sampere. They'll even be treating us to some live music.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

School Calendar, Spring Migration, Sports, Weightlifting Association, Breast Cancer Fundraising

School calendar changes: what are your thoughts on the matter? We hear reactions from affected parents.  We're looking ahead to the Classical Music Society's performance of 'The Armed Man, A Mass for Peace'. It's been described as a modern masterpiece and will be performed at the World War Two Tunnels.  We'll be discussing the spring migration season with Dr Keith Bensusan from GONHS. We'll also be having all the latest sporting news, including success for the basketball under 14s. A Weightlifting Association is in the process of being set up. Local athlete James Perera is helping to lead the initiative.  And Breast Cancer Support is looking forward to a huge month of fundraising - it's the return of Walkers 4 Knockers! We spoke to Heidi Alman Jeffries from Breast Cancer Support. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.