Gibraltar’s representation at the Labour Party Conference continued yesterday evening with the Gibraltar Reception hosted by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and featuring a keynote speech by the UK Minister for Europe and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty MP.
The GSLA Summer Sports & Leisure Programme, Sports Train includes much more than sports, skills, drills, competitions, fitness and team building games. Each day after the Sports Train’s main activities children and young people take part in workshops covering a wide variety of topics delivered by Childline, RGP & NatWest to name but a few.
Today the Stay and Play Programme, part of the GSLA Summer Sport & Leisure Programme sponsored by NatWest visited the GSLA swimming pool, where Leslie Jackson, ASA Qualified Teacher supported by the Stay and Play Leaders, introduced the children to the basics of moving through the water in the best and most effective way possible using freestyle movement techniques.
Fundraiser and former Police Office Swasie Turner today visited the Chief Minister as part of his visit to Gibraltar to raise funds and carry out a wheelchair push up the Rock. Mr. Turner tragically lost his leg due to an act of violence in the line of duty, and then shortly after, his wife passed away due to cancer. From then, Mr. Turner became dedicated to the cause, finding himself carrying out the mist eccentric fundraising activities that have seen him and his standard NHS wheelchair travel across the World.
A Guardia Civil scuba diving unit recovered 120 kilos of cannabis shortly after it had been tossed over board by a smuggler’s boat which was destined for La Linea.