Hi folks!

As I promised you last week today I shall be writing about one of the public holidays that we celebrate in September, and which was held on Tuesday of this week – namely Victory Day.

The 8^th of September is a special day for two reasons.  From a religious perspective we celebrate the birth of the Holy Virgin, however, it is also the day which marks the anniversary of the end of Great Siege in 1565.  Anyone who is remotely interested in history would have heard about the Great Siege of Malta between the Grandmasters of the Order of St. John, lead by Jean Parisot de la Vallette and the Turks, lead by Mustafa Pacha and the infamous Dragut. One event which is traditionally linked with this feast is the Regatta – a rowing competition which has been held for over 350 years.

So that’s it for this week…I’ll be back with more updates in the coming days.  Just one more thing before I go…I’d like to take this opportunity to wish Robert, our Business and Medical English teacher a very speedy recovery.  Rob, we’re all anxiously waiting to have you back with us as soon as possible!!!

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