FEBRUARY 2023

Last Updated on Sunday, 12 March 2023 02:42 Written by Paul Tassell Sunday, 12 March 2023 12:12

The weather through February was also unsettled but still quite warm, it became overcast in the afternoons but was still quite pleasant and a lot better than the reports we saw from around Europe and the UK . now however into March it is very hot.

The TV problems persist and we have now lost BBC 1 AND 2 altogether , this is out of our control as the sd channels have been turned off in the UK, we are told other channels will follow.  If you want to talk to us when you come out to your apartment please get in touch and we will discuss the options with you .

We have now denounced Hollywood Mirage for the second time concerning the noise created by their air con units, they run all the time and are very disturbing for owners on that end of our building, we have also sent a Burofax from our lawyer to them stating the problem and we expect a reply within 6 weeks otherwise we will ask for permission from the owners at the AGM in May to start court proceedings against them.

AGM the AGM Will take place on 19th May but bear with us because we have not yet finalised the venue for it , we will let all owners know the venue when the notices go out in April, it would be nice to hold it close to the complex.

There are a lot  of apartments changing hands at the moment and it is sad to see some owners who have owned since the beginning selling up , we will miss you but we also welcome new owners some of whom we have met and a lot we haven’t,  We welcome you  to come down to the office next to the post boxes on April 12th around 10.30am for us to meet new owners .

As I said the weather seems to have at last settled and it is hot and sunny all day now hopefully we will see you all soon at the complex .

On 17 March Los Cristianos carnival starts and it is a couple of weeks of fun for all, it is always a very good parade and well worth seeing . Steve will be putting the agenda for carnival on this post just below soon. I hope you can attend.

Regards Paul.

This years Carnival 2023.

Below added by Steve, with thanks to Colin Kirby for the info.

Provisional dates for the Arona Carnival – the theme is Japan.

SAT 18 MARCH – Cabalgata Parade – the big launch from outside Veronicas, early evening through to the Golden Mile just before Las Vistas beach.

SAT 25 March – Day Carnival at the Los Cristianos Showground – the big parking area in the centre of town where the big stage will be set up.

SUN 26 MARCH – Coso Parade – the big parade that starts from the Guaza Mountain end of the beaches and works its way up past the market to the showground. Usually sets off about 5pm.

MON 27 MARCH – Sardine Funeral – From the Los Cristiabos Cultural Centre to the old beach to be burned. Sets off around 8pm.

These are the main events, the election of the Queens etc will be on the big stage. REMEMBER – times are very elastic at Carnival.

JANUARY 2023

Last Updated on Friday, 17 February 2023 11:42 Written by Paul Tassell Friday, 17 February 2023 11:42

The Heights was quite busy over the Christmas period and it was good to see some old faces that we haven’t seen for some time.                                                                                                  The  weather through January was varied with a lot of sunshine but also some cloud and eventually rain, torrential rain, it is still unsettled now but warm during the daytime.      The roads to Teide were closed for a short time due to snow and ice around Villaflor and above, there are some fantastic pictures of the mountain on the internet.

The T.V has been a problem on the English programs this last 6 weeks as we have had channels pixalating and we eventually lost BBC and Chanel 4 programs, this is due to the change from SD to HD systems in the UK. We managed to get both systems back but with weak signals, however this week BBC channels have gone completely and we don’t know how long Channel 4 programs will stay on our system. PH electronics, who maintain the community TV and Internet have a system that will pick up 2 channels but  this is very expensive and we’re not sure how long it will work for.   Those apartments that stream TV programs through an IPTV box are not affected and still have all the programs.  We don’t know how many apartments are still watching English TV on the community system, but we think its probably the majority. I will keep you informed of the situation.

We again ask all owners to make sure that garage spaces are used only for cars as there are many spaces again getting cluttered up with furniture and rubbish, this attracts vermin, we will be spraying the whole of the garage area in the coming month so if you could make sure your space is clean and tidy, if you rent out your space please inform your tenant.

Aparment Refurbishment,  many apartments are being refurbished at the moment and we again ask you to inform your builders of our community rules, we have copies in the office available to show them, if you require a skip you must ask permission to put on community property and we allow a maximum of 3 days, as you are aware to put a skip on the road you require a licence from the town hall.

We have quite a few maintenance projects around the complex at the moment and we hope that it is not causing too much inconvenience.

Thats all for now  regards  Paul

JANUARY 2023

Last Updated on Friday, 13 January 2023 10:52 Written by Paul Tassell Friday, 13 January 2023 10:52

I start by wishing you all a happy new year , it was nice to see a lot of owners here for Christmas and or New year.   The complex was fairly busy and more like the times before covid interrupted our lives.

Jose returned to work at the end of December and is on fairly light duties after 2 months off work due to a medical problem.  Please don’t ask him to lift anything as he must take it easy for some time yet.

Door entry system.  We have ordered a door entry system for our main gate as discussed at the AGM.  It is taking a lot longer than anticipated as there is a problem with the system working in some complexes due to the system accessing the Internet, however the installation company  think ours will be ok  although they want to continue testing on another complex in Parque la Reina for a few weeks more to ensure the problem is sorted, and then it will be fitted.

A small number of apartments have been experiencing a few problems with the internet signal coming and going and a weak signal, P H electronics have been to a few apartments that have been affected and have had to replace the box on the wall in the lounge due to corroded and bad connections, as this problem is inside the apartments the charge goes to the owner,   if the problem is external to the apartment the complex will pay.  I think the charge for replacing the wall box is about 50 euros,  these boxes are over 20 years old now and some are starting fail.

Generally the Christmas period passed very smoothly with very few problems for our night porter to contend with.    However one apartment as in previous years did cause problems and I don’t think we as owners on a nice complex deserve the disgusting behavior carried out by the family that owns D109, twice they were caught urinating at the side of A lift and once the night porter spoke to a member of the family when he caught him smoking dubious substances in the lift,   he was told if caught smoking again the police would be informed as it is illegal to smoke this stuff in public areas, this family have no respect for community rules and basic personal rules, we should not have to put up with this and I make no apologies for naming the apartment.

Hopefully 2023 will be a better year for all and we look forward to seeing you all this year .

Keep safe  Paul