September 2012 - Costa Calida Chronicle

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Street Naming in Mazarrón
The Council of Mazarrón has unanimously
agreed to dedicate the young Mazarronero
Adrian Adame Gallego a garden area. Known
as the “Jardin de Molinete”, the garden will bear
the name of this young man who was shot in
the head the night of 13 November 2011 and
who died three days later. A heartfelt tribute
was paid to the memory of Adrian observing a
minute of silence. The garden is where the boy
was attacked by his assailant whilst walking
his dog and this garden has become a meeting
place for his friends to remember him.
Ana Mendez España will have a street in
Puerto de Mazarrón named after her and
Elena Lorente Vivancos will be allocated a
place in Cañada de Gallego. In Mazarrón
a street will be dedicated to Diego Celdrán
Atienzar, the businessman known as “El
Molinero” and referred to as “Paraje Filomeno
Hostench”. In Cañada de Gallego,
Jose Mendez Acosta, a known farmer in the
area will also be honoured with a street.
In Puerto de Mazarrón, some areas have been
identifi ed as needing a better dimension. This
applies to the “Plaza de las Comunidades
Autónomas” which will be the link between
the “Paseo de La Sal” and” Francisco Martínez
Muñoz”. The streets “Islas Baleares”, and “Islas
Malvinas” in the Bahia Ordenación is another
example of redevelopment, while the
Paseo de la Playa de la Ermita will feature a
square and promenade and will be been re-
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named “Herrerín Augustine.”
The Council examines 250 palms to fi ght
against the Red Palm Weevil.
Mazarrón Public Services Management Department
has undergone pruning of the
palms in a campaign to determine their state
of health, applying treatment to prevent the
attack of the red palm weevil.
Two palm trees that have been affected have
been cut down. The Mayor has explained that
“Palms have been rapidly destroyed to combat
the spread of the weevil that is causing
real havoc in private areas”.
This campaign will continue on to the rest of
the Palm trees of the municipality. More than
4,000 palms will receive treatment.
Hotel Occupancy During First Half of August
Mazarrón Department of Tourism has made a
preliminary assessment of the tourist occupation
during the fi rst half of the summer which
has yielded positive results during the current
situation of crisis. Hotel occupancy during the
fi rst half of August was around 90% and in
some cases, reaching 100%.
The occupation during July was “pretty good”
during the weekends, according to employers.
Activities that the City Council organised
were:
The cooking course at Universidad del Mar -
Campus Mare Nostrum
The race night “For Life”
The “Villa de Mazarrón – Antonio Segado de el
Olmo” story contest.
Another positive aspect of this summer is
that the campsites have occupied almost all
of their plots. Here prices are more affordable
and many people have tried this type of holiday
for the fi rst time.
The tourist offi ce, has noticed an increase
in the number of foreigners, particularly the
French who have been attracted by the drop
in prices for some accommodation over the
past three years.
The Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo explained
that “We want to extend the summer
season as much as possible and are scheduling
activities for September on the 440 th anniversary
of the granting of the Privilegio de
Villa. These include a few gastronomic days,
a football tournament between veterans and
the Sailing Regatta Cruise Villa de Mazarrón
at the end of the month, which assure us the
presence of tourists in the town despite the
delicate economic times in which we live”.
Beach Awareness Campaign
This campaign started in Mazarrón on 8 August,
which this year will impacted particularly
on the responsibility of citizens and entrepreneurs
in the municipality so that Mazarrón
is able to retain its consistent picture of
beauty and attractiveness, its much tourist
potential and its important natural heritage.
The campaign took place throughout
the month of August in the most popular
beaches in the municipality, held under
the theme “The beach is not a dump,
take care. Your garbage? No, thanks.”
and featured nearly one hundred volunteers
from associations “Cruz Roja Juventud
Mazarrón”, “Reforestadores Mazarrón” and
the Hiking Club “Amigos de la Naturaleza”,
As explained at the time by the President of
“Cruz Roja Juventud Mazarrón”, Pedro Garcia,
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