You can see some videos of the big petanque competition going on at the moment here in Almerimar on the La Liga 4 Sports web page.

The Friday Golf Society (FGS) and the El Ejido Bowls Club (EEBC) have booked a bodega trip from Almerimar for Tuesday 16 October 2018.

The venue is Bodegas Perfer which is about 1 1/2 hours away in the province of Almería.

We have some spaces available on the trip if any non-members are interested in taking part.

What is unique about the bodega is their blue wines, of which there are 3 varieties. The bodega also produces red, white and rose wines. Here is their website containing more details: https://bodegasperfer.com/

We will travel there and back by coach. With the coach picking people up and dropping them back to places close to where they live in the central area of Almerimar.

There will be a trip around the bodega, wine tasting, lunch and an opportunity to buy some wine.

The cost for non-members of FGS or EEBC is 30 euros.

We expect to leave Almerimar at about 10am and expect to return here by late afternoon.
 
If you are interested in attending please get in touch as soon as possible.

The menu for the lunch is:

STARTERS TO SHARE
                COOKED MEATS FROM LOS FILABRES
                SCRAMBLED EGG AND TOMATO
                CHEESE FROM MONTEAGUD
                TOMATO WITH VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
                FRIED PUMPKIN
FIRST COURSE
                RICE WITH RIB AND PORK LOIN
SECOND COURSE
               PORK SIRLOIN WITH ROSEMARY
                          OR
               RABBIT WITH GARLIC
                        BOTH WITH
               POTATOES POBRE
DESSERT
                CHEESE CAKE FROM MONTEAGUD
                
DRINK
                WATER; WHITE AND RED WINE FROM BODEGA PERFER

The sports section of the town hall website has information here about an event this coming Saturday.

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Further to the earlier article here about the upcoming petanque competition. While I was up on the cliff this morning i took a photo of the tent they have built for the competition.

Thanks to the Almerimar Vivelo Facebook page for the photo and poster above. The petanque (petanca) competition will take place close to the La Tita chiringuito near to the Poniente beach.

As you can see they seem to be erecting a large tent to host the competition. I guess this will protect the players if it rains. Or perhaps shade them from the sun?

The article here on the Ideal site has details of an upcoming gastronomy event in El Ejido this coming weekend.

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You can see more details here on their website.

The article here on the Weeky site has a lot of details about the fiesta week in Dalías that starts today.

Read More for further details. Please contact Chris and Lawrence Perkins to enter. If you do not have their contact details get in touch and I can pass them on to you.

The article here on the Ideal site has details of an event on 21 September 2018 celebrating the association that The Beatles had with the province of Almería.

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The article here on the Ideal site has details of the race that took place in Almerimar last Sunday. The photo above is one of many that can be seen in the gallery of photos you can access from the story on the Ideal site.

I am not sure where on the golf course the photo was taken.

Read More for a Google translation of the article.

Cultura El Ejido is promoting the concert at the castle tomorrow night (17 August 2018) on Facebook. This is a video of the pianist that is playing.

The concert is in collaboration with a dance school from El Ejido so I guess there may be some flamenco style dancing as well.

Cultura El Ejido is promoting the concert at the castle tonight on Facebook. This is a video of the band that is playing.

Picked this up from the Tiempo Libre Facebook page.

Read More for a Google translation of the text that went with the picture. About how to inscribe for this event that appears to be free.

The article here on Ideal site has details of the upcoming Sun Market event. There appears to be some confusion about dates between the posters and the article on the Ideal site. I have been informed that the posters are correct. The event will take place on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 August 2018.

Read More for a Google translation of the article.

Thanks to Irene from the tourist office for sending me a copy of this poster.

As you can see, there is a parade of old cars taking place tomorrow night.

Thanks to Juan P for these videos of the leaving do for Idris and Shirley at Mario's last night.

Our friend, Shaun P, is looking for a video of the poem being read out last night. If anyone has a video of this please can you get in touch.

Picked this up off Facebook....

The article here on the Ideal site has details about the imminent arrival of the pirates. The article was published on Thursday 2 August 2018.

Read More for a Google translation of the article.

I have been asked to advert the above.