Apr 24 - Convent Garden Design Winner
Winner of the Convent Garden Design competition, A Level art student, Nico Palacios was yesterday invited to the Convent, where he was congratulated by Governor Sir Adrian Johns for his winning design, which will be reproduced by Convent Gardeners.
Nico was persuaded by his art teacher Mr. Guilliano to pursue the competition and keep his design simple. The flower bed is set to include a scaled presentation of the Rock of Gibraltar, which the Governor insisted would be made using actual limestone from the Rock, a Union Jack and the number 300 to represent Gibraltar’s 300 year of being British.
The Government has welcomed the announcement by Thomson Cruises and Island Cruises that their calls to Gibraltar for the winter 2013 and summer 2014 programme have increased by 33%.
The Government will table proposals to improve the main entrance to No 6 Convent Place for discussion at tomorrow’s meeting of the Development and Planning Commission.
As part of an initiative coined by Monarch Airlines, a group of children from Harris Academy in Bromley UK, won the opportunity to take a day trip to Gibraltar, courtesy of the Airline.
