Sebbah Pajjizek

Huge success for Local Council in Sebbah Pajjizek Awards [26/07/03]

The Nadur Local Council managed to win four Sebbah Pajjizek Awards, and came second in two other categories. The official government awards to the country's most active Local Councils were handed to Nadur Mayor Dr Chris Said on Friday evening. The Nadur Local Council was awarded the prize for the best enclosed public garden in Malta; the best playing field surrounded by trees; the best residential and commercial community initiative; and the best initiative for a better locality. 

The Nadur Local Council also placed second in the Eco-Tourism Award category and in the category for the best kept public gardens with playing fields.

Best Kept Public Gardens with Playing Fields
1st: Birzebbuga
2nd: Nadur

Enclosed public gardens
1st: Nadur
2nd: Sta Venera

Playing Fields surrounded by trees/plants/flowers
1st: Nadur
2nd: Mellieha

Residential and commercial community initiative
1st: Nadur
2nd: Mellieha

Best initiative for a better locality
Nadur, Gharghur, Birgu

Eco-Tourism Award
1st: Mellieha
2nd: Nadur

The Minister for Justice and Home Affairs, Dr Tonio Borg presented the prizes to the various winners of the Sebbah Pajjizek campaign. The presentation ceremony was held at the Vassalli Hall at the Mediterranean Conference Centre.

Gnien il-Bajja is-Sabiha in Birzebbuga won the first prize in the Best kept public gardens with playing fields and other attractions category, while Gnien Triq il-Madonna ta’ Fatima in Nadur placed second.

Gnien Ta’ Kenuna in Nadur won the Enclosed public gardens category while Gnien Romeo Romano in St Venera placed second.

In the Open public gardens embellished with trees, plants and flowers category Lija’s Gnien Centru Rikreattiv placed first, while Naxxar’s Gnien fi Triq l-Imhalla placed second.

Nadur’s playing field tal-Hali placed first in the Playing Fields surrounded by trees/plants/flowers category, while Mellieha’s playing field in Triq l-Erwieh placed second.

In the Embellished squares/public spaces category Zejtun’s Misrah Dicembru Tlettax placed first while Naxxar’s Misrah ir-rebha placed second.

The Mellieha local Council placed first and second in the Best kept sandy beach category with their submissions il-Bajja ta’ l-Ghadira and tal-Mixquqa better known as Golden Bay.

In the Best kept rocky beaches that are accessible and popular for swimming category, Qala’s il-bajja ta’ Hondoq ir-Rummien placed first while Marsascala’s il-bajja ta’ San Tumas placed second.

Triq ix-xatt and Triq is-salini in Marsaskala won the first prize in the promenades category, while Triq Martino Carcas in Ghajnsielem placed second in the same category.  

The Nadur and Mellieha councils were awarded first and second prize respectively for their participation in the residential and commercial community initiative.

In the category for the best initiative for a better locality a prize for the effort shown was awarded to the Nadur, Gharghur and Birgu councils.

To commemorate the International Year of Eco-Tourism, this year’s campaign also saw the introduction of a new category directed towards the promotion of this important aspect in environment management. The new category in respect of Valleys was won by Mellieha’s Wied Gnien Ingraw followed by Nadur’s Wied ta’ Grejgel in second place.

Although coordinated by the Local Councils in a bid to upkeep their respective localities, the campaign seeks to encourage local councils, residents and commercial communities to participate in an embellishment initiative of the locality where they live or operate from. By participating in this campaign local councils also had the opportunity to take part in the Sebbah Pajjizek competitions with the opportunity to win monetary prizes.

Sebbah Pajjizek seeks to involve every single citizen since the environment belongs to everybody and in this way each and every citizen can contribute in his or her small way to make our country more beautiful and cleaner. Another objective is to change the mentality regarding civic pride, public cleanliness and the embellishment. Sebbah Pajjizek also seeks to raise awareness on the importance of a cleaner environment so that residents, tourists and future generations alike, can enjoy it. The end of this campaign is not an end in itself, but the beginning of a new mentality which promotes the campaign’s slogan - a better locality, a better country.

The campaign is sponsored by Bank of Valletta, Middle Sea Valletta Life Assurance, the Malta Tourism Authority, Maltapost, and Central Cigarette Co Ltd.