Councilman Sports City of Lorca, Juan Francisco Martinez Carrasco, with Miguel Lopez, manager of the company AYTSA, and representatives of the Fire Department, Civil Protection, Limusa and Truth, presented the Day of Popular and Traditional Games, to be held this Friday from 17 hours.
The mayor stressed that "for the first time the Day of Popular and Traditional Games included as an activity making sand castles. We believe that this is the ideal complement because making sandcastles is a traditional activity with a strong family character and fits perfectly with the atmosphere of conviviality which aims to promote this day. "
Martinez Carrasco said that "thanks to the collaboration of the company Aytsa will have 10,000 kgs. Of sand, plus a bulldozer to distribute and create a beach in the Plaza of Spain. Fire and Civil Protection will be responsible for keeping it wet for the smaller can build their strengths, while Limusa carry out the subsequent cleaning. This is an activity aimed at smaller, but we would like parents and grandparents share with them the activity, promoting coexistence and generational exchange that promoted through the Day of Popular Games. participants will have to bring their buckets, shovels, rakes, watering cans or molds to erect castles. "
Councilman recalled that "to this day we try to encourage games life outdoors, betting on those activities practiced in the school playgrounds and at risk of disappearing. During an afternoon invite children to leave home television, game console, computer, mobile and tablet and enjoy traditional activities. "
In addition to the novelty of sandcastles, participants can jump rope, play marbles and veneers, jump the line, dance spin and launch an olive stone.
Martinez Carrasco has encouraged "young and old to join us and participate in this activity to be held in the historic town of Lorca. Plaza of Spain want it to be a participatory and family day so as to achieve one of the objectives chief of the Sports Games Guadalentín as the promotion of outdoor activities. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca