The Minister of Education, Culture and Universities, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, and the Mayor of Jumilla, Enrique Jimenez, reported this morning several projects that have been working for several months the Department and the City, such as the construction of a new school , for which there will be an investment of 3.3 million euros and the beginning of the musealization Wine Museum, and the improvement and expansion of the Ethnographic Museum and Natural Sciences Jerónimo Molina.
Precisely in this museum, the Minister of Education announced this morning that in the coming weeks will tender the project for the construction of new school Prince Felipe, which will replace the current facility and is located next to the new School of Early Childhood Education 0-3 years of Jumilla.
"This new facility, which will have a budget of 3.3 million euros, come to respond to the demands and needs of the residents of Jumilla," said Pedro Antonio Sánchez.
According ahead counselor, "Jumilla is a great city that should continue to grow, despite the complexity of the moment, thanks to the continued insistence of the government team, today we can say that this project is already underway, is starting contained in 2015 budgets, so that is no longer a request, but a reality ".
Moreover, in terms of construction time, the Minister stated that "be tendered before the summer for sure and this year the works, which will not be interrupted until completion of the new center will start as the budget will be continued until the end of construction. "
Also indicated as "once freed space present Prince Felipe, the next challenge will be to put the facility with all the guarantees for integration into school Infanta Elena".
For his part, Mayor of Jumilla stressed in this regard that "this is great news for Jumilla, with which you will an imminent answer to a historical demand, which not only will allow better infrastructure for school Prince Philip, but also allow the extension can be made as demanded of IES Infanta Elena ".
Commissioning Project musealization Wine Museum
Also, the Minister announced during his visit, another important project that will pull Jumilla during the year 2015, as will be the first phase of the musealization Wine Interpretation Centre.
Once Esparto old factory refurbished to become a museum, now begin work to open to the public the three rooms comprising: 'Living vines',' Living transformation 'with space for promotion and' bottling room 'with space for tasting, covering the tradition and heritage linked to wine to account Jumilla.
For this work, the Ministry of Culture will provide 50,000 euros for execution, as it has so announced the Minister of Culture, Pedro Antonio Sánchez.
"All we want the Wine Museum Murcia and we're working on. With this investment we will launch the first phase of museological, and conditioning of this fantastic space."
Finally, the Minister Pedro Antonio Sánchez with the mayor reported the award of a grant of 30,000 euros for the expansion and improvement of the Ethnographic Museum and Natural Sciences Jerónimo Molina.
The working meeting between the Ministry of Education, Culture and Universities and the City of Jumilla also included a view of the Parish of Santiago, one of the great artistic heritage attractions are there in Jumilla.
In addition, to end the visit, the counselor, mayor and councilors of the government team, visited the land on which the new Prince Felipe Education Center will be located.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla