The article here on the Noticias de Almería has details of what El Ejido is presenting about the area at the 2019 edition of the FITUR tourism exhibition in Madrid.
One focus is the 42nd edition of the festival of theatre.
Read More for a Google translation of the article.
I was up at Copo yesterday afternoon buying the prizes for the winning team in the 2019 Woodsly Cup. The traffic in the area was really bad. I eventually found out why.
It looks like the stretch of road between Copo and the hospital has been resurfaced. This work had been completed. However there were people re-doing the road markings. Hopefully they will finish quickly.
I guess this is a preliminary step in advance of the remodelling of the bridge over the motorway.
I have been asked to advertise the following by William M who is based in Roquetas....
"A friend of mine, also Friday golf society member wants to sell his set of left hand golf clubs.
Wilson Staff irons
Callaway driver/woods.
Taylormade bag
All for 40€ (ono)"
If anyone is interested in buying the clubs please get in touch with me. I will then pass on your contact details to William.
The article here on the Ideal site has details of a new shopping and leisure centre that is supposed to be ready to open in 2021. It is going to be built on some empty ground close to the tennis club in El Ejido.
With Mercadona, Decathlon, Brico Depot and other businesses to set up there.
Read More for a Google translation of the article.
A while ago I spotted a notice on the Almerimar Local Information Facebook page saying Mercadona was going to close for a while for refurbishment. It said they are going to close from 25 February to approximately 10 March.
While I was in Mercadona I asked about this at the checkout as there were no signs up in the shop. The lady serving me said they were closing from 23 February for around 2 weeks.
So it looks like they are definitely closing in late February and early March. However, as yet, I am not sure of the exact dates.
From time to time Almerimar, like many other places in the world, has a spate of burglaries.
I understand that there have been some burglaries taken place here recently. I have been told that some of the burglars are coming in at night through patio doors.
So I guess that owners here should make sure that there place is secure before going to bed.
Last year the opening round of the Andalucia Seniors Circuit amateur golf competition was held in January at Almerimar. There were so many people wanting to take part the organisers had to close the entry list early.
This year the organisers have adopted a different approach. They have organised the competition to be played simultaneously at two courses, Almerimar and Playa Serena.
There are 6 categories of players taking part. Low, medium and higher handicap men, low and higher handicap ladies plus super seniors. These different categories of players will be split between the two courses. With the split being announced later this week (scheduled date is 16 January).
The closing date for entry into the competition is 21 January 2019. So far over 130 people have entered the competition. This is more than can play at the same time with a shotgun start on a single 18 hole course. So the decision to split the competition over two courses seems like a good one.
We still have a week left until the entry list closes so I guess we will see even more people taking part.
If you want to know more about the competition you can see information here on the Nextcaddy website.
The photos above are the strange sight we saw yesterday morning at around 08:30. The top photo is the 10th fairway. The bottom photo is near the 9th green. As you can see the golf course was covered in frost.
The frost burned off quite quickly as the sun got higher in the sky. We then had a lovely bright morning. However it got cold again towards the end of our round. Early in the afternoon the breeze got stronger and it was a very cold breeze.
So I recommend that you bring some cold weather clothes if you are visiting Almerimar soon.
