Costa Blanca News

Lords to La Manga challenge

- By Barry Wright bwright@cbnews.es

During the month of February, La Manga Torre Cricket Club (LMTCC) will be attempting to cover the same distance as from their home ground at La Manga Club, Murcia all the way to the home of sport in London – Lords Cricket Ground, totalling up to 2,123 kilometres.

All of the club members will either be running, walking or cycling in order to try and reach this goal.

Through a GoFundMe campaign, LMTCC is aiming to raise funds which will be split 50/50 between various charities and the club's expenses for pitch hire, practice

facility hire, travel costs, etc.

The chosen charities are: Reach Out Torrevieja, helping the homeless and needy in the Torrevieja area; Cutaneous Lymphoma foundation, providing support for those diagnosed with the disease; and Los Infiernos Perrera - helping and rehoming animals in the Murcia region and Alicante province.

After a successful season in 2020, amidst the trouble of the Covid-19 pandemic, LMTCC were crowned champions of the ECCL T20 League and advanced to the national finals.

The national finals have not taken place yet due to the travel restrictio­ns within Spain that have put a pause on all of their

cricket adventures.

The winners of this final will go onto represent Spain in the 2nd edition of the European Cricket League - the Champions League of European cricket.

The funds raised by this challenge will go towards the preparatio­n for these huge cricketing events.

“We are so grateful for any contributi­on and we can’t wait to take on this challenge. Thank you so much,” says LMTCC.

To donate visit the GoFundMe page at www.go fundme.com/f/lords-to-lamanga-challenge

BENIDORM PALACE

The iconic entertainm­ent venue is currently closed due to Covid-19 restrictio­ns. Further informatio­n www.benidormpa­lace.com

VISOR FEST

September 17-18: Visor Fest at Parque de la Aigüera with internatio­nal bands and performers that first came to prominence in 80s and 90s who still have a fresh, enduring and exciting dynamic, including Teenage Fanclub, James, The Waterboys, Mudhoney, New Model Army, The Posies, ably supported by the Spanish outfits Lagartija Nick and Australian Blonde. Tickets covering both days are €71.50, including expenses, or €57.20, including expenses, for people with reduced mobility and minors aged from 12-17 years. Full de

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KLEIN SCHREUDER GARDEN MUSEUM GUIDED VISITS

The visits are by appointmen­t only and organised by the patrons of the Klein-Schreuder foundation. To make an appointmen­t telephone 96 686 02 30. Admission is €5, which is used as a contributi­on to the maintenanc­e of the gardens. Further informatio­n is available from: www.kleinschre­uder.com

FIFTH BENIDORM SKYLINE FILM FESTIVAL

April 9-18: This year’s edition aims to expand the festival’s exposure to an internatio­nal audience by introducin­g a ‘European short film’ category. Entry registrati­on is taking place online via www.festhome.com, www.movibeta.com and www.filmfreeaw­ay.com

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A long way from Lords, but not too many days' play lost to inclement weather

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