I am advised that the long awaited delivery of tarmac is due next week to deal with the promised resurfacing jobs.
Although how that will fit in with holidays I don't know!!
Still waiting for todays Covid figures which I assume will still be published
We are now up to 10 active cases today in the municipality.
I have news of an event for the Kids Club for tomorrow at 1100 in the village square. Will put the poster on when I receive a copy. Unfortunately cannot download it but there will be games, cartoons and other fun in the square from 1100.
We now have 5 active cases in the municipality. Not going in the right direction!
I am unable to ascertain of these are the Omicron variation or not but suspect it is.
One more new active case today reported taking the municipalities total to 4 active cases.
We now have 3 active cases in Zurgena and there are new rules coming out which I will post I have summarised below. I suspect that these are just first steps towards more detailed rules.
1. Only vaccine certificated can visit patients in hospital
2. Only Covid vaccine certificated allowed entry to nightclubs
3. Capacity and schedules to be established for each establishment
4.Sufficient ventilation to be applied to all public indoor areas.
5. To remember to maintain good physical distancing from others
6. You are advised to avoid all crowds.
After a number of weeks with no infections today we have one reported active case!
I do hope it is not Omicron which seems to be spreading exponentially across Europe now.
Everyone should be careful and take measures they consider best to minimise risk of infection.
I have been asked by John and Jo Arrowsmith to let you all know that they have as usual decorated their house for Xmas.
For those who don't know where they live I have put a marker on Google Maps. If you search for 69 Arrowsmith, Palaces you should find it.
Their actual address is Calle Valdez Leal 69, Palaces.
If you fancy seeing a nicely Christmas decorated property pop along and have a look. Calle Valdes Leal 69
I am grateful to the 30 people who attended at the AGM today of the Railway Association. Although I would have thought we could have got more attendees!
However those who attended were treated to a excellent presentation by the President Rafa who is a force of nature and whose commitment to the project with a few helpers is fantastic. His explanation of his negotiations and progress was very interesting and illuminating. I think when the project is complete it should be named after him!
If anyone wishes to give any physical help, as the project requires quite of bit of attention, they can contact me and just help out as and when time permits. I wish we had got this going whilst I still lived there to help out and feel quite guilty. They will even be very happy to just have visitors to help encourage them when the are working there.
One final post regarding the work being done on the Railway Museum etc. Some of you will be more aware than others of the amazing progress being made in developing the Museum and the efforts to create a functioning historic train and carriages between Arboleas and Alfoquia.
The benefits of this to our area would be enormous (positively impacting property values) and creating a wonderful tourist attraction. These developments only come about through the support and involvement of the local community.
I am asking that you spread the word about tomorrows AGM of the Association to get as many people as possible along (it is after all a holiday so you cannot go shopping!) The more people who attend the more seriously the authorities look at giving more financial support to the project.
The meeting is in the Renfe Building (opposite the Coviran supermarket) at 1200 noon tomorrow Monday 6th December. Go along and give them an hour of your time and discover the exciting plans for this project and by doing so show the people who hold the purse strings that we all support it.
Below is the latest release,
"Project for the restoration and enhancement of the Zurgena railway station
- The AlfoquÃa ”
During this year we are working with the Association "Friends of the Zurgena Railroad" in the project that contemplates the recovery of the rail infrastructure of the Zurgena Railroad Station, the station tracks, the turntable, locomotive coach, the reconstruction of the railway maintenance workshops and the creation of a technical training school on issues related to the railway and industrial heritage and a railway museum in the passenger terminal, as well as a track laying on the old route of the Baza - Lorca line for the exhibition of historical railway equipment.
This project is well advanced in its execution, the restoration of the cargo ship and freight dock are well advanced (currently the restoration of the original flooring based on travertine marble slabs is being completed) as well as the first room of the museum and also very advanced is the recovery of the railway line, the turntable, the restoration of the mineral wagon weighing scale and the facilities of the maintenance workshops (which already have an operational section in the old CAMPSA facilities). attached to the train station).
We are all working together with the Association of Municipalities of the Almanzora Valley for the laying of a railway within the Almanzora Greenway, in a first phase from the Zurgena station to the municipality of Arboleas, which will allow the circulation of historic trains with original materials and we have also asked the Fundación de Ferrocarriles Españoles, the division in charge of the Historical Railway Heritage of the Ministry of Development, the transfer of several locomotive units and passenger cars to proceed with their restoration and commissioning.
We keep working!!
The Town Hall want to greatly thank the following people for the generous donation received yesterday. Raised through the events and activities organised by them and their neighbours:
Peter Dell
Vucea Verónica (aka Nico)
Daryl Lee
Steve Duckworth
Julie Duckworth
Rob barrett
Our councilors Angela Cristina Da Silva and Francisco MartÃnez were in charge of receiving the symbolic cheque delivered by these neighbours.
2500 € !!! This will be used to improve material and furniture for our Schools
Thanks! Thanks! And thank you a thousand times for your generosity!
Thanks to all the neighbors and friends who have contributed to this cause!
