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In this week’s Buzz:
Where do locals eat lunch or dinner?
Bansko Municipality acquires the stadium in Dobrinishte
Man declared dead (found alive) is said to be a 56-year-old from Ruse
Autumn Salsa & Bachata weekend event
How do you know all of the news in town, where do you get your information from?
Why “interested” on a Facebook event doesn’t mean someone’s coming to it
A man missing since 2008 and pronounced dead in 2013 was found camping in the Pirin Mountains
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This week, the Pirin National Park authority was tipped off about a man supposedly living in a tent on the mountain. Camping in the national park is prohibited, so the organisation wanted to issue him a fine and ask him to leave.
However, he became aggressive when confronted, and so the police were called. After being checked in the system by the police, he was arrested as the person he claimed to be had a death certificate issued for him in 2013. It turns out that he was a 56-year-old man from Ruse (in the north of the country) who went missing in 2008 and was declared dead by the authorities in 2013.
The man told investigators that he had gone over the border and lived in Greece, and worked on a farm for 13 years. After the farmer died, he left and decided to camp in the mountains above Bulgaria and Greece. He’s reported to have been stopped on more than one occasion by Border Police and issued administrative fines for not holding a valid ID card. It appears that the man doesn’t want to return to his home town, doesn’t want to speak to his family, and said that he will continue to evade authorities (he was later released by the police).
People have been speculating who this individual was, and it did get me thinking about the stories I’ve heard about people living rough in Bansko. There was a guy called Gavin from the UK who used to camp near the ski road, and a European guy who used to camp up in the woods above town. No one seems to have seen either of these individuals for a while, though (over a year).
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Can I Buy an Early-Bird Season Pass While Not in Bansko?
Todd asked whether he could buy a season pass at the current early-bird prices (1,700 BGN if purchased by the end of November) if he’s not physically here in Bansko. See what people said.
I Have a Load of Leva in Coins, What’s the Best Way to Change Them?
John has a lot of Leva coins he’s accumulated over the years and wondered where was best to exchange them. See where people suggested.
Where Do Locals Eat Their Lunch or Dinner?
Atanas wants to know the places people go that aren’t tourist places and have tasty meals at great prices. Discover where people suggested.
Alpha Spa is Closed. Where Else is Good to go With Children?
Jessica is in town with her two boys and wanted to go to Alpha spa, but it’s closed. She wanted to know where else people would think is great to go with children.
Local/Municipality News
Municipality to Give Free English Classes to Young People
The local municipality has pledged to offer free English classes to young people aged three and four in Bansko. This will be a total of 422 students and four teachers who will adapt the lessons for young learners. Read more.
Municipality Acquires Stadium in Dobrinishte
This week, the Bansko Mayor (Stoycho Banenski) confirmed that the municipality had agreed to acquire the 26-acre stadium in Dobrinishte and put forward a plan to the municipal council on renovations. Read more.
Bansko Municipality Donates 10,000 BGN to Razlog Hospital
Razlog hospital wants to modernise some of its equipment (a mammogram and a tomography machine), as some items they have had for over twenty years. The local municipality of Bansko recently donated 10,000 BGN to help them with this. Read more.
It seems like the local municipality has been on a spending spree lately.
The Talents of Zdravetsland Event
An event was held by the Bulgarian Association of Persons with Intellectual Impairments (BALIZ) at a local school in Bansko to help individuals realise they can work and integrate into society as those without impairments. Read more.
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Events Next Week
Bansko Runclub(ish)
If you love running, the local Runclub(ish) will meet at 6.30pm at Altspace Coworking on Gotse Delchev Street on Tuesday (4th). They will run at a moderate pace, covering 5km and end up at a local bar in town for refreshments.
Autumn Salsa & Bachata Weekend
This week/weekend (6th to 9th of November), an autumn salsa and bachata weekend will take place at Saint George Palace Aparthotel. Lots of different lessons and shows will be on. More info.
Bansko Walking Group
The Bansko Walking Group meets on Sundays near the gondola to have a stroll around different parts of Bansko and asks for a 5 BGN donation to Bansko Street Dogs. These usually take place every Sunday at 11am, and next week’s walk should be posted in the BNB group soon.
As is normal around this time of year, the events in Bansko are fewer in number and many tend to be organised last minute.
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A view up Pirin Street.
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Before You Go…
The most popular question I’ve been asked this week is “How do you know that?”
It usually comes from correcting incorrect information that someone has about a business or person in Bansko.
My usual answer? Because they told me. I tend to see lots of people in Bansko when I’m out and about in town and we’ll have a chat. And, people tend to like to tell me things 🤷
Also, if you have an event on Facebook and you see me hit “interested”, this doesn’t mean I’ll be attending the event. I usually hit interested so that it gets added to my events list, which helps me publish the events section in the Buzz every week. It doesn’t necessarily mean I’m going. I’ve had a few discussions lately about it and wanted to clear up any confusion.
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Nick Sanders
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