ISSUE 617 • 22nd - 28th December 2017
EST 2005
Getting Mojacar moving Triathlete calls on more to take up sport A BRITISH expat has issued a rallying call to get more people in Mojacar involved in triathlons. Motivational full-time triathlete, Kevin Rowe, aged 61, has been involved in triathlons for the best part of 40 years. The Norwich-born triathlete has recently moved to Mojacar and was inspired by the local landscape, cherr y-picking it as the ideal setting for his new triathlon project. He told the Sol Times : “I’ve been involved in triathlons since the late 80’s and have been thinking of doing this sort of thing for years. “We’d love to make Mojacar the Mecca of triathlons.” The aim is to create a focal point in Mojacar, where not only triathletes, but all athletes, can come together for training, shared sporting experiences and to participate in community-building local athletic events. Rowe added: “It is such a beautiful place so hopefully people will come from all over the country and world to the area.” Alongside this venture,
AGE JUST A NUMBER: The 61-year-old continues to compete in triathlons. Mr Rowe is also hoping to bring into fruition a carefully measured out sea-swim distance from the beach into the sea, with the help of the local council. This would provide those sporting enthusiasts wishing to participate in a more serious keep fit regimes, such as long-distance swimming or Iron Man training, the best possible opportunity to do so. Rowe added: “It’s a long-term project, it’s not going to happen overnight. “The idea is something that we have to build slowly but is definitely some-
thing that can be great in the future. “Anyone is welcome, from beginners to the more experienced any body, shape, age, gender, size it doesn’t matter; just come along and give it a go.” Anyone interested in supporting and joining the exciting endeavour, please contact Kevin Rowe at iron mankev08@gmail.com.
Council call for clean up By Joe Gerrard THE City Council of El Ejido has unanimously called on the Andalucian authorities to act on plastic waste in fields across the province. In a vote held last Wednesday, councillors from all political parties urged authorities to properly manage and remove waste, which reportedly totals around one million kilos. Francisco Góngora, the mayor of El Ejido, was at the Extraordinary Plenary session where the vote took place. He said during the session meetings with the Andalucian authorities over several years had so far failed to produce a solution. Manuel Gómez Galera, councillor for Agriculture, said during the session: “The only thing we can do is fight for an immediate solution to this situation.”