Grigor Dimitrov
US sporting goods giant Nike released tennis shoes with the colours of the Bulgarian flag. The company is the sponsor of the Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov; this was the reason for Nike to come up with the idea for sports shoes in white, green and red. It is expected that the trainers will be worn by Dimitrov during his next tournament.
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Veliko Tarnovo Municipality is organizing My Small Garden Campaign for the fourth consecutive year. Its aim is to stimulate citizens’ activity to turn the spaces between buildings they live in, allocated for growing flowers and decorative bushes but now left unkempt, into beautifully arranged gardens again.
House owners and representatives of homeowners associations in Veliko Tarnovo can take part in the campaign. What they need to do is describe the plot which is to be cultivated, enumerate the plant species they want to grow and present papers proving ownership or minutes from the Homeowners General Meeting. Application are to be accepted from 1st till 31st March.
Afterwards a special commission will inspect all yards enlisted for participation and will hand out the plants.
The campaign started in 2013; 88 trees and 812 bushes were planted last year
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The first design for a covered bridge spanning over the Yantra River is now ready and was approved at a meeting held by the Yantra Bridge – Asenevtsi Initiative Committee. The ambitious undertaking was announced last year and it quickly captured the public attention. The author of the idea, Martin Pavlov, said that he was convinced the project would be implemented by the end of 2020. The author of the first design is Suzana Pencheva, a student in Veliko Tarnovo University Faculty of Art.
The fourth edition of the Night of the Samovodskata Charshiya will be held on September, 19th. The Crafts Street feast will have а retro twist, reminiscent of times past. The event starts at 11 pm with crafts school for children and adults. Master craftsmen will demonstrate old techniques they have mustered and preserved in time to all willing to try. There will be demonstrations throughout the day, up to 4 pm.
Knitting with corn husks or the so called belenitsa, will be shown in the Historical Museum of Gorna Oryahovitsa on 12th September. On Saturday the visitors of the museum will learn about the history of this craft and they can also take part in the workshops which will be set up and try to master the knitting.