Cottonera Community Service

31/08/2026

We recently held a BBQ at Verdala Barracks, bringing residents together for a relaxed evening of food, conversation and good company. Many of the residents have known each other for decades, and it was lovely to create another opportunity for neighbours to spend time together and catch up. Moments like these are also part of community building , creating spaces where people can connect, participate and enjoy their community together. A big thank you goes out to the residents Marthese and Lilian for helping us with the food preparation!

Dan l-aħħar organizzajna BBQ fil-Barracks tal-Verdala, fejn ir-residenti setgħu jqattgħu lejla rilassanti flimkien, jieklu f'kumpanija ta' xulxin. Ħafna mir-residenti ilhom jafu lil xulxin għal għexieren ta’ snin, u kien sabiħ li noħolqu opportunità oħra biex il-ġirien iqattgħu ftit ħin flimkien. Mumenti bħal dawn jservu biex tinbena' komunità b'saħħitha, billi jinħolqu spazji fejn in-nies jistgħu jiltaqgħu, jipparteċipaw u jgawdu l-komunità tagħhom flimkien. Grazzi kbira lil Lilian u Marthese ta' l-għajnuna fl-ikel!

31/08/2026

28/08/2026

🇲🇹 Nawguraw festa sabiħa lill-komunità tal-Birgu fl-okkażjoni tal-Festa ta’ San Duminku. Nawguraw lil kulħadd ċelebrazzjonijiet sbieħ u ħin sabiħ flimkien! Il-Festa t-Tajba lil kulħadd! 🥳

🇬🇧 Wishing the Birgu community a wonderful Feast of St Dominic. May everyone enjoy the celebrations, traditions and time spent together. Happy Feast to all! 🥳

28/08/2026

Our last session with the Foundation for Educational Services was a relaxing and creative one! The children enjoyed a calming activity, painting colourful mandala designs on plant pots. We then planted a sunflower seed in each pot for them to take care of and watch grow. A lovely and fun way to end our sessions together!

L-aħħar sessjoni tagħna mal-Foundation for Educational Services kienet waħda kreattiva u rilassanti! It-tfal ħadu gost ipinġu disinji ta’ mandala fuq il-qsari. Wara, ħawwilna żerriegħa f’kull qasrija biex ikunu jistgħu jieħdu ħsiebha u jarawha tikber. Mod sabiħ u divertenti kif intemmu s-sessjonijiet tagħna flimkien!

26/08/2026

It was lovely to reconnect over the summer at our Qawsalla BBQ! We really enjoyed seeing everyone again and are looking forward to starting our regular sessions. Qawsalla is a women’s group that meets every Friday at 9:00am, a space to meet, connect and enjoy different activities together. For more information, contact us on 99597533.

Kien sabiħ li erġajna ltqajna flimkien matul is-sajf għall-BBQ tal- Qawsalla! Ħadna gost ħafna naraw lil kulħadd u nistennew biex nerġgħu nibdew is-sessjonijiet tagħna. Qawsalla huwa grupp għan-nisa li jiltaqa’ kull nhar ta’ Ġimgħa fid-9:00am, fejn in-nisa jistgħu jiltaqgħu, jissoċjalizzaw u jieħdu sehem f’attivitajiet differenti flimkien. Għal aktar informazzjoni, ċemplulna fuq 99597533.

19/08/2026

Rakkonti tal-Kottonera– illustrazzjinijiet mit-tfal 👧👦🖍️
Il-ġimgħa li għaddiet Cottonera Community Service bdiet sensiela ta’ workshops kreattivi mat-tfal li qed jattendu Centru Tbexbix, fejn permezz tal-arti qed jagħtu l-ħajja lill-istejjer tal-proġett Rakkonti tal-Kottonera.

Permezz tal-immaġinazzjoni u l-kreattività tagħhom, it-tfal bdew joħolqu l-ewwel illustrazzjonijiet ispirati mill-memorji u r-rakkonti tal-anzjani tal-komunità, u b’hekk qed ikomplu jibnu pont bejn il-ġenerazzjonijiet.

Dan il-proġett jifforma parti mill-inizjattiva interġenerazzjonali NEXUS, appoġġjata mir-Reġjun Port u l-Kunsill Malti għall-Arti.

🎨 Rakkonti tal-Cottonera Children's illustration workshops 👧👦🖍️

Last week the Cottonera Community Service launched a series of creative workshops with children attending Centru Tbexbix, where art is being used to bring the stories of the Rakkonti tal-Kottonera project to life.

Through creativity and imagination, the children began producing their first illustrations inspired by the memories and stories shared by older members of the community, helping to strengthen the connection between generations.

Bormla Local Council

This project forms part of the NEXUS Intergenerational Initiative, supported by Reġjun Port, Local Government Division and the Ministry for Local governance and Public Works.

12/08/2026

We had a wonderful outing to the Inquisitor's Palace in Birgu, with an engaging tour led by Marcia and Juanita from Heritage Malta. We learnt about the history of the Inquisition and took part in a fun role-play activity where we recreated court cases from that time. It was interesting and enjoyable, and we look forward to our next outing!

Kellna ħarġa sabiħa fil-Palazz tal-Inkwiżitur fil-Birgu, bi żjara gwidata mmexxija minn Marcia u Juanita minn Heritage Malta. Tgħallimna dwar l-istorja tal-Inkwiżizzjoni u ħadna sehem f'attività divertenti fejn irrappreżentajna każijiet tal-qorti ta' dak iż-żmien permezz ta' role-play. Kienet esperjenza interessanti u pjaċevoli, nistennew l-ħarġa li jmiss!