The Malta Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce with the collaboration of the Ghaqda Hbieb tal-Presepju (Malta) will be organising a Practical Course on Christmas Crib (Presepju) Building’.

The course will run for 10 sessions of two hours each. The course will be conducted by Charles Bellia who is the secretary/PRO of the Ghaqda Hbieb Tal-Presepju (Malta).

The course will start on Saturday 13 October at Palazzo De La Salle, 219 Republic Street, Valletta. Participants will learn about the crib in Malta, how to build such cribs, accessories such as buildings, lights, trees, etc, and also how to make pasturi. The cost is Lm9 (EUR20.96).

Application forms and more information on these courses can be obtained from the Malta Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce on tel. 2124-4339/2124-4400, by sending an email to: [email protected] or from Palazzo De La Salle, 219 Republic Street, Valletta, Monday to Friday, between 8am and 1pm. More information can be found on the society’s website at www.

artsmalta.org.