Minn żona skedata għal bini, għal Ġnien Dun Nicholas Cachia fis-Siġġiewi
Inawgurat Ġnien Dun Nicholas Cachia fis-Siġġiewi mill-Ministru għall-Ambjent Miriam Dalli flimkien mal-membri tal-Kunsill Lokali tas-Siġġiewi u t-tim ta’ Project Green.
Żona ta’ madwar 1,000 metru kwadru li kienet intenzjonata għall-iżvilupp, issa ġiet trasformata fi spazju miftuħ li jfakkar il-memorja ta’ Dun Nicholas Cachia – qassis rispettat ħafna mis-Siġġiewi.
Matul l-inawgurazzjoni, il-Ministru Miriam Dalli qalet li Ġnien Dun Nicholas Cachia huwa fost 75 spazju miftuħa li nfetħu matul din il-leġislatura. “Għal darb’oħra qed ninawguraw spazju miftuħ li kien skedat għal bini, iżda li dan il-Gvern ħa d-deċiżjoni li minflok bini jingħata lura lill-komunità fi spazju miftuħ. Din hija l-wegħda li se nkomplu nwettqu; tlaqna bit-tir li aktar kommunitajiet igawdu minn spazji miftuħa li jinsabu 10 minuti ’l bogħod minn madwar 4,800 resident u joffri post fejn ir-residenti jistgħu jiġu u jqattgħu ftit ħin għal kwiet,” qalet il-Ministru Dalli.
Il-Project Manager David Ellul irrimarka kif “f’dan il-proġett ikkollaborajna bi sħiħ mal-Kunsill tas-Siġġiewi, u llum qed naraw spazju miftuħ minflok blokka appartamenti. Għal darb’oħra ħadna ħsieb li nimxu fuq l-elementi tas-sostenibbiltà hekk kif użajna ħamrija li sibna fis-sit stess. Rajna ukoll li ninkludu pjanti li mhux biss sbieħ fid-dehra imma jgħinu lid-dakkara. Saru wkoll CCTVs u bollards li jaħdmu bix-xemx.”
Dun Nicholas Cachia kien qassis mis-Siġġiewi li kien attiv ħafna fis-soċjetà Siġġiwija, fejn ħadem biex immodernizza l-mezzi ta’ komunikazzjoni tal-Knisja ħalli l-messaġġ tal-Knisja jasal għand il-familji Maltin. Fl-2015, Dun Nicholas kompla l-ħidma pastorali tiegħu fi Florida fl-Amerka, fejn imbagħad fl-2021 ħalla din id-dinja.
Preżenti għall-inawgurazzjoni kien hemm ukoll il-familja ta’ Dun Nicholas Cachia.
From a site earmarked for development to a garden: Ġnien Dun Nicholas Cachia inaugurated in Siġġiewi
Ġnien Dun Nicholas Cachia in Siġġiewi was inaugurated by Minister for the Environment, Energy and Public Cleanliness Miriam Dalli, together with members of the Siġġiewi Local Council and the Project Green team.
An area of around 1,000 square metres that had been intended for development has now been transformed into an open space commemorating the memory of Dun Nicholas Cachia, a much-respected priest from Siġġiewi.
During the inauguration, Minister Miriam Dalli said that Ġnien Dun Nicholas Cachia is among 75 open spaces opened during this legislature. “Once again, we are inaugurating an open space that had been earmarked for development, but this Government took the decision to give it back to the community as an open space instead. This is the promise we will continue to deliver on; we set out with the aim of ensuring that more communities can enjoy open spaces within 10 minutes’ distance. This space is located close to around 4,800 residents and offers a place where residents can come and spend some quiet time,” said Minister Dalli.
Project Manager David Ellul noted that, on this project, there was full collaboration with the Siġġiewi Local Council, and today the area is an open space instead of an apartment block. “Once again, we ensured that sustainability principles were followed, including by using soil found on the site itself. We also included plants that are not only visually attractive but also support pollinators. CCTVs and solar-powered bollards were also installed,” he said.
Dun Nicholas Cachia was a priest from Siġġiewi who was very active in local society. He worked to modernise the Church’s means of communication so that its message could reach Maltese families. In 2015, Dun Nicholas continued his pastoral work in Florida, in the United States, where he later passed away in 2021.
Dun Nicholas Cachia’s family was also present for the inauguration.
