The Mayor of Calvià, The Minister of Tourism and the Handisport Foundation sign an agreement to promote Sports Tourism for disabled people in this Municipality.
The Minister of Tourism of the Government along with the President of INESTUR, Francesc Buils; The Mayor of Calvià Carlos Delgado and Gonzalo Bernal, in representation of the Handisport Foundation, this morning have signed an agreement fort Promotion of Tourist Sport for disabled people in the Municipality of Calvià.
The agreement has a duration of some 4 years ( 2008-2011) and counts on financial support from the Ministry of Tourism for the development of the project, the following yearly payments will be made : 600.000 euros in 2008; 250.000 euros in 2009; 300.000 euros in 2010 and 250.000 euros in 2011. The contribution made by Calvià Town Hall is the free use of the Municipal sports centres as well as colaboration with the Handisport Foundation to facilitate use of private space and centres that could be required for certain activities.
The Handisport Foundation will be in charge of all organisation and coordination of the various projects as well as for the purchase of equipment and furniture that the setting up of facilities will require.
Taking advantage of pre existing synergies it is considered that the most relevant sports for development are handcycling,golf,tennis,horseriding,watersports amongst others, although to start with the main ones will be horseriding and tennis.
The Golf activities will take place in Real Golf bendinat, a facilities which has 18 holes and a 12 place driving range. Horse riding will take place at Es Pas (Calvià-Puigpunyent Rd Km. 1). There are good facilities and open countryside there.
The sailing course will take place in Club Nautico Santa Ponça where the facilities are in the process of being adapted for the disabled. Tennis will take place at Calvià Sports centre are already completely adapted for this purpose.