Din l-Art Ħelwa is pleased to invite you to submit quotations for the restoration of the black and white paintwork scheme of the Delimara Lighthouse Tower as per the attached condition report and method statement. This will enable Din l-Art Ħelwa to apply for funds within Call 1 in the Gal Xlokk Funding Framework. Kindly read the condition report and method...
Dear Members, we hope you are enjoying the summer. We bring you news of a: UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN A ERASMUS HERITAGE EXPERIENCE: There are 2 places left for youths from 18 – 30 years to experience hands-on restoration, in Villognon, France. All travel and living costs paid. Interested persons to call Ghislaine Calleja on 79054271 or email : ghisycalleja@gmailcom Do spread the word and let your...
Crowdfunding Initiative to appeal against further development in Dwejratage Area, and a designated Special Protection Area under the Wild Birds Directive. The Environment and Planning Review Tribunal (EPRT) recently overturned the Planning Authority’s refusal for further development at this site Din l-Art Ħelwa is most concerned about the recent decision to allow further development of a catering establishment at Dwejra on Gozo,...
PRESS RELEASE Din l-Art Ħelwa gives a thumbs down to proposed Floriana Observation Wheel Planned to stand 45 metres high, and located off St Publius Street near the Granaries, the construction of an Observation ‘Wheel’ at Floriana has been found totally unacceptable to Din l-Art Ħelwa, National Trust of Malta. The heritage NGO has made its objections known to the Planning Authority...
This article by Stanley Farrugia Randon was published in the Times of Malta on the 20th May 2019. It underlines the damage that economic growth does not necessarily mean well-being. https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20190520/opinion/health-versus-economic-growth-stanley-farrugia-randon.710470 ...
In his first interview since his appointment as Din l-Art Ħelwa president, Prof. Alex Torpiano points his finger squarely at the Planning Authority and at politicians as the biggest culprits of the mess the country is in. Interview in the Sunday Times of Malta by Fiona Galea Debono on 28 April 2019 Malta’s heritage and environment are in an abysmal state and architects...
Joint NGO Press Statement 11/05/19 Following the Planning Authority’s approval of the db Group project in St. George’s Bay last year, three local councils, several NGOs and residents came together to appeal the decision. Now plans and evidence have come to light showing the existence of an underground Cold War bunker created to house a sub-station in the 1950s,...
