Beach protest

[annalivia]

There was a protest at Caleta Beach yesterday. A group were seated along the Prom with posters in various languages complaining about the quality of the water, the sand erosion, the ecological effect and the cost over run of the new beach. Also mentioned was the fact that the project has not been signed off. Anyone know who they are or who they represent?

[Captain Sensible]

I don't know anything about the protest.

I do know that the Ayuntamiento de Antigua and the Fuerteventura Cabildo haven't signed off the work, as they aren't happy with the beach regeneration that was done by the Spanish Costas Dept.

The beach regeneration didn't go over budget.

[Johnrgby2]

Nothing wrong with the beach. It is a big improvement than what we had before which flooded with every 2m tide. A little bit courser as it is from sea shells from the Ocean like many beaches all over the world. Its been packed all summer so cant see a problem.

It may be an improvement, that I will not argue but it is still a disgrace, for the amount of money spent on it, it is more like cement dust than sand, I also agree it has been packed all summer, so have the beaches behind Atlantico and The Sheraton, busier than previous years, but will they return that is the question, once you are here and with kids who want to play on the beach, you make the best of it, but come back again?

[Brightspark]

Anyone know who they are

Losers.

[Johnrgby2]

Nothing wrong with the beach. It is a big improvement than what we had before which flooded with every 2m tide. A little bit courser as it is from sea shells from the Ocean like many beaches all over the world. Its been packed all summer so cant see a problem.

It may be an improvement, that I will not argue but it is still a disgrace, for the amount of money spent on it, it is more like cement dust than sand, I also agree it has been packed all summer, so have the beaches behind Atlantico and The Sheraton, busier than previous years, but will they return that is the question, once you are here and with kids who want to play on the beach, you make the best of it, but come back again?

Its not cement dust. It is the ocean bed its natural, billions of years in its creation. Not the yellow stuff you can buy from B&Q.

It is also nothing like the "sand" behind Atlantico , Playa Blanca Puerto Rosario, and lets not mention The Dunes.

[Captain Sensible]

It's official - the powers that be think that the beach is now worse than it was before the regeneration.
The Fuerteventura Cabildo, The Ayuntamiento of Antigua and the business association have had a meeting and are now asking for a meeting with the Environment Minister because of the 'distrasrous result'.
The press report - https://www.ondafuerteventura.es/el-desastroso-resultado-las-obras-la-playa-castillo-unen-las-instituciones-fuerteventura/

[el caballo hambriento]

Using Google Translate from Canarias 7.

"The beach of El Castillo is in worse conditions than before the regeneration works promoted by the Ministry of the Environment, although with funds advanced by the Cabildo Insular. Therefore, Corporation, City of Antigua and businessmen request a meeting with the minister.

Stumps, stones, disappearance of the layer of surface sand, unevenness and mud on the sea floor make up the panorama of the beach of El Castillo after the regeneration works carried out by the Ministry of Environment. The Cabildo of Fuerteventura, the City Council of Antigua and Aeca's businessmen demand a meeting with the minister Isabel García Tejerina in order to check the state of the beach after the project that El Castillo I wait for more than 20 years which became a reality.

The beach was, after the project of regeneration that consisted of contributions of sand from the bay of Puerto del Rosario and to eliminate some rocks, "in worse conditions" than before they were realized, according to agreed public positions and businessmen. "We can not accept that some work is concluded because what they have done is to worsen the state of the beach. That is why we demand the Environment Minister to resolve this situation ».

The Cabildo of Fuerteventura and the City of Antigua have monitored the execution of the project whose investment was borne by the island coffers by 50%, proving that "there are technical reports in which the poor performance of the actions that have been carried out for the regeneration of the beach of El Castillo, which is the tourist area par excellence.

In addition to criticism from both local and Aeca corporations, Podemos Antigua also complained this summer about El Castillo's status after the regeneration project, convening even a rally on the same beach last Saturday."

[Johnrgby2]

 

At this point Ladies and Gentlemen I rest my case

[Ivemovedon]

As said before when its a natural beach you get what you get. When it has cost a lot of money and is a major project for the enhancement of the resort you expect something more. There's a lot of very easily pleased folks on here..more easily pleased than the Canarian authorities thankfully.

[ashworth]

As said before when its a natural beach you get what you get. When it has cost a lot of money and is a major project for the enhancement of the resort you expect something more. There's a lot of very easily pleased folks on here..more easily pleased than the Canarian authorities thankfully.

Not easily pleased just happy to be in a place that gives you a very special life and because of that we don't make mountains out of molehills. The Caleta beach ticks most boxes. Today the Atlantico beach was washed out again now that is a problem.

[Ivemovedon]

It's called value for money. They obviously did not get what they expected. If they want better for the resort then that's a feather in their cap. Better than just accepting what's thrown at you, forking out the dosh and letting you all get on with a poor deal.

[Captain Sensible]

Latest news - the Spanish Government have agrred to carry out work on the beach to improve it.  A tender will be made for the work to put right the faults and to sift the sand to eliminate the stones.

The translated news release is as follows:

The State is committed to repair all the faults registered in the northern part of the beach of El Castillo as a result of the regeneration works undertaken by the Ministry of Environment and to clean the seabed. This is how the President of the Government of the Canary Islands, Mercedes Roldós, the President of the Cabildo of Fuerteventura, Marcial Morales, and the Mayor of Antigua, Juan José Cazorla, have been transferred today, Wednesday, September 20. also attended the councilman of Beaches, Hugo Flavio Estévez.

Both the City Council of Antigua, Cabildo of Fuerteventura and businessmen of Caleta de Fuste described a few weeks ago as "disastrous" the result of these works in the north of the beach of El Castillo after the appearance of socavones, unevenness and mud in the background of the sea in a space very frequented by bathers and users of nautical sports.

The State will draft and tender a project to correct all the detected faults and will also carry out a screening of the sand of the beach to eliminate the stones that have also appeared in this zone of the coast of Antigua.

The Cabildo of Fuerteventura and the City of Antigua have monitored the execution of this work, and in that process there are technical reports in which it is verified the poor execution of the actions that have been carried out for the regeneration of the beach of El Castillo.

[Johnrgby2]

Well there is a surprise