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ST PATRICKS DAY CELEBRATIONS DAYA NUEVA

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Contributor / 2010-03-09 11:11:39

The third annual St Patricks day celebrations in Daya Nueva will take place on Sunday March 14th and Wednesday March 17th.On Sunday 14th a large parade and concert will follow a church ceremony in the parish church of San Miguel where the local choir will sing at a special mass.

The statue of St Patrick will be paraded through the streets of the village to the town hall where a flag raising ceremony will follow the playing of the Spanish and Irish anthems. Complimentary drinks and food will be available at the town hall. At three o clock the statue will return to the church and a concert of Celtic and Irish music will take place in the adjoining square,

This year the music will be provided by Bardoi Celtic music group, the Torrevieja pipes and drums band, the local singing group New Alliance and the Willie Hume pipers. Entry to all events is free. However a voluntary collection on behalf of the Red Cross Haiti relief fund will take place.

A special feature of this years event will be the appearance of a large number of vintage cars from the Torrevieja and district classic car club. The Guests will include the Mayors of Daya Nueva, Rojales and neighbouring village Daya Viega, also present will representatives of the Irish consulate British consulate Alicante regional government and the foreigner’s office of Torrevieja town hall.

The statue of St Patrick will be carried by special guests The international cofradia from Torrevieja, also in attendance are the Huertanas group from Almoradi, in traditional Spanish costumes. On Wednesday 17th a gala dinner will take place at local restaurant YoYo with music and entertainment,

Tickets are available from the restaurant or by contacting Brendan Kelly on 618151157 or e-mail brendan.kelly@terra.es who will give any information required.