I mentioned this a while ago when the Spanish ladies rugby team were training in El Ejido.
The article here on the Euro Weekly News site has details of the upcoming international match against Scotland this coming weekend.
The article here on the Euro Weekly News site has details of the area being promoted at a tourism exhibition in Holland.
Jacqui spotted this list of 2020 golf events on Facebook yesterday. Note that you have to enter the seniors competition on Saturday 25 January online. Via the link on this page of competitions.
UPDATED 17 JANUARY 2020 - they have now announced which categories of players are playing at Almerimar and Playa Serena on 25 January. See below:
Playa Serena
- Ladies first category - exact handicap up to 20.4
- Men second category - exact handicap of 12.5 up to 18.4
- Super seniors (anyone aged 70 or over can choose to play in the Super Seniors competition (mixed - both men and ladies)
Almerimar
- Ladies second category - exact handicap of 20.5 up to 36
- Mens first category - exact handicap up to 12.4
- Mens third category - exact handicap of 18.5 to 26.4
We held our first progressive whist event in Almerimar yesterday. 16 players learned how the game was organised and played. We had a very enjoyable time.
We will be playing again next Tuesday (21 January) starting at 4pm in the Pensioners Centre at the back of Porto Fino.
It is very much a mixed ability group so please do not be frightened to come along.
If you are interested in joining us please get in touch. I will then add you to the Whatsapp group for the events.
The article here on the Ideal site has details of an increase in visitors to local tourist offices last year.
Read More for a Google translation of the article.
UPDATED 11/01/2020 - the cat has now been reunited with it's owner.
I have been asked to try to help find a cat that has gone missing in Almerimar.
If you have seen a cat like the one in the photos recently please can you get in touch. Thanks.
I now know that you can get passport photos taken in Almerimar. In the photography shop in Porto Fino. On the left as you turn in to the port at the golf clubhouse roundabout. 5 euros for 8 photos.
That has saved us a trip to El Ejido.
This article was first published in November 2019.
UPDATED 9 JANUARY 2020: We are running our first trial event this coming Tuesday afternoon (14 January). So far we have 14 people interested in taking part. Please get in touch soon if you are interested in taking part this coming Tuesday. Or in subsequent events. We will then add you to the Almerimar Progressive Whist Whatsap group.
This idea came about following a discussion between members of the El Ejido Bowls Club. (Watch out for some advertising about the bowls club on here soon - as the EEBC committee is looking for more people to try out playing short mat bowl in a venue close to Almerimar.)
There is already a Whatsapp group for people in Almerimar who want to play bridge here on ad-hoc occasions. As yet, the group has not yet organised the first game together. However people in the group are now saying when they are in town. To see whether there is a group of 4 or more experienced players who want to play together here in the near future.
The latest suggestion is for a progressive whist group in Almerimar. So a progressive whist Whatsapp group is being set up.
We plan to play on Tuesday afternoons starting in January 2020. On Tuesdays throughout the year when enough people say they are interested in playing.
The venue will be the pensioners club at the back of Porto Fino. We will play in the afternoon for a couple of hours (with a break half way through). So perhaps starting at a time to be agreed between 16:00 or 17:00. Finishing at no later than 19:30 (as we have been told that is the latest that the centre shuts).
The timing is likely to be a bit flexible at first as we will all be learning the format of the event. Our guess is that the speed of play will improve once the group has met a few times.
It is likely that we will have our first trial event on Thursday 14 January 2020. Where some members of the bowls club will show us how progressive whist events are run.
The progressive part of the name is about moving between tables on the afternoon we play whist. Each table has 4 players and you move from one table to the next. When you have finished playing a game.
We do not need exact 4s to play. We need at least 8 players. We can cope with 1 or 2 extra from exact groups of 4. In this case everyone drops out occasionally during the event. However 3 extra players is awkward to handle. So 8, 9 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 players on an afternoon is ok. 11 or 15 players is not OK.
Entry into an event will be on a first come first served basis.
It does not have to be the same people each week. There is just a winner on the day of the event. So it would not be a commitment to play every week. We would run an event if 8+ people say they want to play that week (and someone offers to organise the event - the organisation each week is likely to be a floating responsibility - not the same person each week).
There would be a small entry fee of something like 1 euro a person. With a prize being given to the winner(s) on the day.
If you are interested in taking part in progressive whist events in Almerimar please get in touch. We will then add you to the Whatsapp group.
