Military Mtarfa

Military Mtarfa Military Mtarfa was first organised by the Mtarfa Local Council on the 17th May 2009. This year the activity will be held on Sunday 16th October 2016.

The Military Mtarfa is about exposing Mtarfa’s rich military history. Mtarfa played an important part in military history during the British period. Being so close to the airstrip in Ta' Qali, Mtarfa was home to a military hospital, cemetery and soldiers’ quarters in the Second World War. This 7th edition will increase the awareness of Mtarfa’s rich cultural heritage and increase the community feeling as all local NGO, SME’s and many of the residents take an active part. Military Mtarfa, which will mainly take place at the St. Nicholas Mtarfa Secondary School (ex David Bruce Naval Hospital) shall consist of:

• Re-enactments:
o Air-raid stimulation attacks
o Victory kitchen
o Soldier's camp life
o Military field camp hospital
o Conscription Area
o Skirmishes and battles
o Convoys around the locality

• Drill and Weapon displays using blank firing
• Traditional Maltese & British food stands
• Traditional Maltese children’s games

• Exhibition of:
o Military vehicles,
o Uniforms
o Equipment and weaponry
o Malta railways
o Old photos of Mtarfa
o Military Die Cast Models
o Old military hospital ward

• Displays by the Armed forces of Malta and Air Soft
• Displays by the Malta Police and the Civil Protection Department
• Military band marches
• War time film theatre
• Guided train tours and access to historical buildings:

o Military Hospital,
o Clock Tower,
o Officer’s mess,
o Shelter,
o Mortuary room,
o St Lucia historical chapel
o The Water Tower

Such project is aimed to be brought up with the active participation of the various NGOs within the community such as Mtrafa Drama Group, Mtarfa Scouts Group and the Baden Powell Scouts Group. Furthermore, for the first time, this year, the Mtarfa Local Council has embarked on a remembrance project, named Let Us Not Forget (LUNF), with 3 other local councils from Malta, namely Isla, Birgu and Bormla, together with 3 entities from Italy and a municipality from Lithuania and another one from Latvia. Between April and July, there were a number of remembrance events held in Italy, Latvia and Lithuania with delegates from each country, including Malta, visiting the other countries in order to learn about the experiences of the residents with respect to WW2. This year’s Military Mtarfa event shall thus represent the commemoration of WW2 as lived by both the Maltese and the British Forces here in Malta, together with a number of other activities being held in Isla, Bormla and Birgu. The main issues tackled during this project were resistance, occupation, displacement and defence. More information about this project can be gained from the fb page https://www.facebook.com/groups/406324886240987/.

07/11/2024

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07/11/2024

🕰️ Don’t Miss Out on a Journey Through Mtarfa’s Rich History! 🕰️

Join us for a free military walking tour through Mtarfa, led by an expert guide! From the Aviation Museum to the Commonwealth Cemetery and up to the iconic Mtarfa Clock Tower, you’ll uncover the stories that make this locality unique. Plus, enjoy exclusive access and a few delightful surprises along the way!

📅 Date: 9th November 2024
⏰ Time: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
📍 Meeting Point: Aviation Museum, Ta’ Qali
🚌 Transport: Free shuttle from the cemetery to Mtarfa, and from Mtarfa back to the Aviation Museum

📧 Reserve your spot by emailing: john.vassallo@visitmalta.com



Mtarfa Local Council

11/07/2024

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the MCC is hosting two concerts featuring the Police and AFM band, alongside a weekend of historical reenactments by various groups. CONCERT BY THE BAND OF THE ARMED FORCES OF MALTACONDUCTED BY CAPT. MRO. JONATHAN BORG

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07/11/2023

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02/11/2023

🚴 For our next event in Gudja, we are taking history on the move again!

🦵 You are invited to join either one of our two free bicycle tours around local WW2 sites on Sunday the 12th of November!

📚 You will learn all about local infantry regiments and structures built during the war still lying intact around the countryside. A soldier on an original bicycle will be more than happy to guide you!

🚲 It is important that you bring your own bicycle. More information about this unique opportunity on our event page Difiza: il-Gudja fil-Gwerra (Codename ASIA)

29/10/2023

🎥 Today, we are proud to announce that we will be officially screening Sabaton's new film 'The War to End All Wars' at MCAST Paola on the 10th of November.

🇲🇹 The animated film about the First World War will be shown internationally in several renown museums in the U.K., Norway, Sweden, Croatia, Hungary, U.S.A., Italy, and (among many others) Malta!

🫵 If you are interested, you will find a link to the event page below. More details regarding screening times and booking your free spot coming out very soon!

Sabaton - 'The War to End All Wars' & 'Merkur'



Sabaton MCAST CSR & Events

05/03/2023

A poem about childhood was written by Sylvia and published in the Times of Malta on the 15th of March 1942.

Entitled “Child of Malta”, this poem is a true expression of a child’s point of view: too young to understand what was happening but old enough to understand how to be safe and what to do.

Child of Malta - Sylvia

We’re sleeping in a shelter
At the bottom of a well,
It’s a little rocky shelter
And it’s really awf’ly swell;
And we like our little shelter
For it’s very far below
The noise of bombs and gunfire
And such like things you know.

And when the bombers’ droning
It passing overhead,
And the ack-ack shells are moaning,
I’m in my little bed;
And over by the stairway
My little puppy, Nell,
In a little rocky shelter
At the bottom of a well.

It may be drear and smelling,
It may be hot and damp,
But when the guns are shelling,
We have our little lamp,
And I wish our noble gunners
Were half as safe as Nell
And me down in our Shelter
At the bottom of a well.

Visit MALTA AT WAR MUSEUM and support Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna – The Malta Heritage Trust.

🕙 Monday-Saturday (10:00-16:30)

04/03/2023
08/02/2023

Malta. June, 1942. Maria Cassar awakens to the darkness which shrouds the dormitory at the Sir David Bruce Hospital. She looks at the clock…

03/02/2023
Very interesting article on The Times of Malta
30/01/2023

Very interesting article on The Times of Malta

For centuries, Malta enjoyed a stellar reputation for nursing

09/01/2023

9 ta’ Jannar 1917. Tren nieżel mill-Imtrafa, miexi 15-il mil fis-siegħa, ħabat f’karozza li kienet qed taqsam fi Triq il-Mosta, Attard. F’dan l-inċident weġgħu in-nisa ta’ uffiċjali għolja Ingliżi fil-karozza. Uffiċjali tal-ferrovija qalu li il-karozza kienet għaddejja b’veloċità kbira u li x-xufier ma tax każ ufficjal tal-ferrovija li qallu biex jieqaf. Dawn bagħtu l-istruzzjonijiet li jsegwu fl-Uffiċju tal-Gvernatur. Ritratt: L-Arkivji Nazzjonali ta’ Malta.

9 January 1917. An accident between a train, moving at 15 miles an hour, and a car in a crossing at Mosta Road Attard. The wives of two Bristish officers in the car were injured. Railway personnel claimed that the car was driven “at a furious rate” and that the driver did not heed to the Gatekeeper’s shouts to stop. A copy of the Gatekeeper’s instructions was sent to the Governor’s office. Photo: The National Archives of Malta.

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