FEBRUARY 2021

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 March 2021 03:00 Written by Paul Tassell Sunday, 7 March 2021 03:00

February was a very quiet month as is the norm now, we are still not seeing any owners here as the borders are still closed ,the islands are only accessible to residents and priority business people. It is looking likely to stay this way till June /July time.

The coronavirus figures are still on a downward trend but have leveled out over the past month so we are not out of the woods yet, the government are considering tightening our restrictions over the Easter period with a 10pm curfew back in place as opposed to the 11pm we have now, The hope is that after Easter we will be low enough to go into level 1 in Tenerife and heading towards Summer possibly welcoming some tourists back to the Islands, this obviously depends on corona virus figures around the world.

The weather has been changeable with a little more rain and some overcast days but still quite warm,some days 23 to 25 degrees.

As I said in last months blog the AGM planned for May will not go ahead as we are still restricted to small numbers in meetings, A new date will be announced as soon as we are allowed to hold meetings  again .

I do hope that things carry on improving wherever you are and you keep safe, stick to the rules and get your virus jab and we look forward to seeing you all again later in the year.

Paul

JANUARY 2021

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 February 2021 05:49 Written by Paul Tassell Thursday, 11 February 2021 05:49

Happy new year to you all .

The year started in Tenerife with nice weather then we had a few weeks of torrential rain, wind and storms.

Tenerife had been put into extra measures before Christmas as our corona virus numbers were rising steadily making us the worst Island in the Canaries.                                                We had a maximum of 4 people allowed to meet outside at a cafe or restaurant and in houses. Curfew over the whole Island from 10pm till 6 am,  and obviously closing our borders to all but essential travel.                                                                                                 These measures reversed the trend and they were eased slightly 2 weeks ago to 6 meeting at bars and restaurants also allowing inside use and our curfew is now 11pm                             Our figures are now stabilised again and we are hoping that next week the restrictions will be eased again. The islands feel a lot safer again although we still have very few tourists and our borders are still closed.

The complex has been very quiet and apart from a few dog incidents and the covidiots who don’t think the regulations apply to them, it has been peaceful and  we applaud the owners and tenants who are following the rules to get rid of this terrible virus to enable us all to get back to as near normal as we can later this year.

The pool regulations are still in place and are very  strict,  we are liable to a 15,000 euro fine for allowing the regulations to be violated, so please read carefully the signage around the pool.

The AGM planed for May this year will not now take place as current regulations severely restrict the number of people allowed to gather for a meeting, we will monitor the situation and set a date later in the year if it is at all possible

Regretfully we learnt of the passing of Richard Legg who was an owner for many years and also the first President of The Heights Community. He had the task of setting up the community and putting the many procedures in place to run the complex. We owe Richard a big thank you for making the Heights the place it is today. Our thoughts go out to Jenny and their family at this very sad time.

We look forward to seeing a lot more owners later this year as things improve around the world and the travel restrictions are removed.

Again our thanks go out to all key workers around the world who are putting themselves at risk to keep us safe we know that a lot of our owners are key workers.

Keep safe  and stick to the rules and we will come through this.

Paul

DECEMBER 2020

Last Updated on Sunday, 3 January 2021 05:41 Written by Paul Tassell Sunday, 3 January 2021 05:41

I think that everybody will be happy to see the end of 2020. What a year and the crisis carries on to this New Year but at least we have light at the end of the tunnel now with the new vaccines being rolled out across the world.                                                                Hopefully by the summertime we will be back to some sort of normal and the island can start repairing it’s tourist trade which will allow the local businesses that are still trading get back to making profits again as they look after the tourists on the island.

The covid numbers have  remained higher on Tenerife than the government would like    but are showing signs of reducing at last, hopefully this will carry on and allow us to get out of the extra measures we currently have to abide by.

We are on curfew from 10pm to 6am, this means all bars and restaurants are closing by 9.30pm to allow people to get home, also bars and restaurants are only allowed to use the outside terraces with no public inside and a maximum of four people.

These measures are in force until 10.01.2021 when they will be reviewed and hopefully if the numbers are well reduced the measures could be removed. Also we have a ban on British tourists until 19.01.2021 due to the new strain. It would be good to see the numbers in the UK reduced then maybe the ban could be lifted.

The weather in December was mixed, it was warm but there were periods of rain and winds.

The complex was very quiet for the time of year owing to the flight situation from numerous countries especially the UK, however I think most people here made the most of the Christmas period and hopefully the children had an enjoyable time.

New Years eve was very similar with bars and restaurants closing at 11pm and curfew in place for 0100 hrs,  there were some private firework displays but not on the normal scale as generally we have a fantastic displays at midnight. I think a majority of people stayed in their homes, as I did with my family to see in  the New Year safely.

As a community we are thankfully starting this year in a good position financially and I must thank most of you for keeping your fees up to date thus allowing the complex to run smoothly. Unfortunately we do have a very small number of owners who have not paid their fees for some time and we do appreciate that it is hard at the moment but some of these debtors have their apartments rented out so they have no reason to withhold payments. The end of the financial year is the 31.03.2021. I ask you all to make sure your fees are up to date as debtors are posted on the notice boards after this date.

I hope you all have a much better year in 2021 and look forward to seeing you all this year,I also wish to thank Steve, Javier, Arthur, Etalina and Eladio for all their help during the tough year that was 2020.

PLEASE KEEP SAFE AND FOLLOW THE RULES and let’s get rid of this terrible virus.

Paul