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Valencian ‘Jobsworth’ puts damper on Port Fiestas and prevents finale firework display of 2014 celebration. In 40 years there has been no mishap with finale fireworks at the Mar de Deu Loreto fiestas. Neighbours complain about the noise and that more streets are closed than when
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councillors agreed at their July meeting (with respect to town fiestas) that street closure was ‘over the top’. Beachfront restaurants, many charging 50€ a head for a meal with a view of the firework display, have seen bookings cancelled, as the season fizzles to its end.
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Jávea Mayor, Jose Cholbi, rose to the occasion on the first Saturday in September to pour cold water on Jávea’s own ‘Swag Man’ - Tarick - to raise funds for the Cancer Care Charity in Jávea, After declaiming “I was a soldier” he took the dowsing for a second time, not before challenging Keith Danny Johnson, Claudine Tang, Denise Tatiana and Ray Charrington to accept his ‘bucket challenge’. Tarick, who is usually found in ‘Gold Rush’ on the Arenal, thanked the Mayor for his visit.
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Advertising rates . 4, 15 Agenda 21 . 4, 6, 12, 16 Airport warning . . 22 Attendance Allowance . 23 Banco Santander restriction 14 Before I die I want to . 26 Bob Yareham’s English 7 British Party leaders criticised 18 Duty Chemist Rota . 28 Higher fines for drivers . 11 Humour . . 9, 24 Illegal building surprise . 7 Jávea Postcodes . 2 Mayor says Valencia indifferent 27 Plane sent to Bali for Jávea owner 19 Players present 39 Steps 15 Podemos poll surprise . 19 Satellite Fact File . 8, 10 Scallops Voucher recycling 26 Spotlight on Emilia and Francisco 21 Sunday morning invitation 9 Town Hall Monthly Meeting 3, 15 UK Magazine Service . 17 Woman to Woman . 17, 20
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You could have been excused for thinking, with only 8 items on the Agenda, the August meeting of Jávea councillors would be a short one.
Point 1 Councillors met on Thursday 28th August and approved the Minutes 2014/9 of the June meeting. Point 2 Councillors approved decisions taken by Mayor Chulvi under his delegated authority since 29th July. Point 3 noted the unfavourable decisions resulting from Article 218 of the 2/2004 meeting, relating to local taxation. Point 4 modified Townhall loan agreements in the sum of 108.103,25€. Point 5 rectified the costs agreed in meeting 7/2014/57 with regard to water bills. Point 6 noted the extraordinary meeting on 25th August with reference to expenditure and income in the 2nd quarter of 2014, that were within Budget. Point 7 agreed to the correction to the DNI number of Ana Mezquida la Cueva, regarding damages to her vehicle. Point 8 Motions, Questions and Answers. Bloc Compromis reminded councillors of the pivotal importance of the firework display and running of bulls to the Port San Loreto fiestas. “It attracts tourism to the Port, which in turn benefits businesses in the area.” Midnight on September 8th is an established attraction which has always complied with health and safety regulations. Mayor Chulvi agreed there had never been a problem, and all the emergency services had been in place for any eventuality. Jávea's Jeard enquiries indicate that the prohibition of fireworks no closer to woodland was introduced many years ago, but not implemented until this year, when Mayor Chulvi blamed the Partida Popular. Tourism Councillor Antonio
Miragell said Jávea had always been against any measures that affect the natural coastline, and “proposals by petrol companies and the drilling they plan are not compatible with the natural Jávea's lifestyle. Central Government are taking no measures to protect our flora and natural wildlife, which are at risk.”
The Socialist spokesperson accused Partida Popular of “making new electoral laws, altering the established way of our democracy, enabling extra seats for themselves, and removing seats from provinces where their seats are in a minority. Tere Ern, Partida Popular said every party did the same. Jose Luis (Partida Popular) said it was the way it had always been, with the decisions of the opposition not being respected by any party. Vicent Chorro (Bloc) said the Mayor should be elected by the local people. Oscar Anton (Xabia Democratica) agreed with Vicent Chorro, but said the comments were all speculation, some of which seemed sensible, but others were simple electoral propaganda. Juan Planells said he would back the Motion, to challenge those who thought they could change the rules 9 months before an election, it’s ‘nuts’. Electoral proposals should be made at the start of a term of office, to allow the maximum consultation. Mayor Chulvi (PSOE) agreed with Oscar and said the changes proposed work only in the favour of Partida Popular.
Tere Ern (PP) questions why temporary signs had been erected to Clot underground parking. Mayor Chulvi said this was not the first time the
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carpark had been signposted, and as drivers had chosen to ignore them, the signs had not been made permanent. (The intention was that tourists and shoppers going to the Thursday Market, should park at the Clot - rather than in parking beneath the market - to ease congestion in the town). Vicente Chorro (Bloc) said the first refusal for the September 8th firework display had been conveyed to Jávea in July, and appeals had been submitted, suggesting a reduction in the
calibre, lowering the launch angle, and adapting the display to increase safety, for an event that was considered one of the safest in the area. Licenses for both fireworks and bulls were submitted in June, and approval for the bulls was only received one week before the event. (As soon as Jávea Jeard were inforned of the refusal, we suggested asking the firework manufacturer to find a barge owner in Valencia or Gandia docks, with whom to partner to Continued on page 15
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Moli Blanc Disco closed for excess noise
Jávea Townhall ordered the closure of the Moli Blanc Disco because of a breach of the sound level laws. There had apparently been a number of complaints over the previous weeks, and the Town hall surreptitiously took noise measurements, as well as urging the disco to install the sound equipment necessary to comply with its license. Apparently nothing was done and the police closed the place down. The disco was emptied at 7.00am, with a large security presence in attendance. Since the Club re-opened in 2011, local residents have been complaining, not only of the noise, but also of the mess left in the parking lot opposite, near what used to be Consum, now Eurobazar.
Pego gets 104mm of rain after months of drought
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Prompt action controls Lluca area fire
A rapid response by Jávea's firefighters, a plane and a helicopter, controlled a fire in scrubland in the Lluca area on August 13th. 2000 square metres of scrub beside the Benitachell road was burned before the flames were extinguished.
Spain ignores protests over Canaries oil deal
Spain's energy ministry has released details of a controversial deal allowing oil giant Repsol to begin exploring for oil and gas off the Canary Islands, despite fierce opposition from environmental groups and the regional government. Repsol will pay up to €60 million ($80 million) in civil liability and environmental risk insurance in return for a green light to begin controversial oil explorations, an official State bulletin reveals. Repsol will now go ahead with two probes, plus a potential third, some 50 to 55km (80 miles) from the coasts of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. The company has agreed to monitor for seismic activity caused by the
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Eco-Friendly Agriculture puts down Roots in Spain
Spain, with its mild climate, has the largest area dedicated to organic farming in the European Union, according to Eurostat 2012 figures, and the fifth largest area in the world, after Australia, Argentina, the United States and China, according to a report by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. In 2012, organic farming covered 1.7 million hectares of land, compared to 988,323 in 2007, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. Organic farming generated 913,610 euros (1.22 million dollars) in 2012, 9.6 percent more than in 2011.
Jávea appeal Fireworks ban
Jávea responded to the decision by the Ports authority with an appeal to receive the necessary authorisation to stage the firework display. Mayor Chulvi said the appeal was based on the fact that the launch zone is not located close to any potential risk and that the display has continued for more than 40 years without incident. In addition, the Ayuntamiento has proposed extra security measures, including the damping down of the area closest to the launch site, the modification of the angle of the launch tubes to direct the trajectory of the display more over the sea and extra
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fire-fighting units from the Bomberos and Protección Civil. It is feared that "hundreds" of village firework displays will be affected by the strict application of the forestry law.
Falling prices fuel fear of deflation for Spain
Spain has reported the steepest decline in consumer prices in nearly five years, a potentially worrying development as the eurozone combats the threat of a deflationary spiral which could kill off Spain's recovery. With Spaniards cautious about spending in an economy suffering a 24% unemployment rate, consumer prices dropped a sharper-than-expected 0.4% in the year to July, according to Spain's National Statistics Institute. The fall in prices in July was the sharpest since October 2009, revising the initial estimate of a 0.3% decline.
Two Jávea projects to be funded by Alicante
A project to improve the Parque de Pinosol at an estimated cost of 120,000€, and another to construct a permanent roundabout at the junction of Avenida del Pla and Avenida del Arenal at 240,000€ will be funded by an Alicante grant for financially sustainable projects.
Jávea's desalination plant working at full capacity
For the first time since it was opened in Spring 2002, Jávea's desalination plant has been working at full capacity, producing 28,000 cubic metres of drinkable water each day. In total, Amjasa produces 35,000 cubic metres of water, including 2,500 for Bentitachell /Teulada. This high demand was expected to continue until the end of the Summer tourist influx. Some supplementary ground water wells, such as those in Pedreguer are not being used because of the current low levels of the aquifers. The initial investment of 24 million Euros seems to have been money well spent.
Climate change could bring dengue fever to Spain by the middle of the century
Global warming could mean tropical diseases such as dengue reach Spain within a short period of time, according to researchers from the University of East Anglia in Norwich. Using current data from México, one of the countries where dengue fever is a risk, and comparing it with that of the 28 countries in the European Union,
the investigators in the Norfolk (UK) college worked out the probability of the disease reaching the continent. Coastal regions on the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, the Po Valley in northern Italy, and north-eastern Italy could be at risk, say the UEA scientists. As for Spain, the south is the most likely area to get hit by dengue, as well as the east coast.
Foreign property owners have a sustainable impact on the regional economy
Beyond the positive effect of reducing the excess housing stock, homeownership by foreign citizens generates a sustained impact on the regional economy that goes far beyond mere property transactions. According to a recent study by the Valencian Institute of Building (IVE), the annual expenditure by foreign owners in the region amounted to 3,500 million euros. Of this, only 20% is linked to the costs generated by the acquisition and maintenance of housing (leaving out the purchase price). The remaining 80%, over 2,700 million Euros, is attributable to the consumption of goods and services by non-Spanish permanent residents and owners of holiday homes…a level similar to to that of the Spanish families. Permanent residents spend more, each household generating an average expenditure of €21,300 a year, while holiday homes only spend €8,300. So one of the objectives of the Ministry of Infrastructure is to extend the periods of occupation.
80% social security payment reduction boosts ranks of self-employed by 267,000
The Spanish government’s decision to significantly reduce social security contributions for new self-employed workers has encouraged thousands of people to work for themselves. Over 267,000 people have particularly embraced a measure that allows them to pay €53 a month for the first 6 months, compared with the regular rate of nearly €260. The Labour Ministry said 40% of new self-employed workers benefitted from the discount (a little over 109,000 individuals) mostly younger than 30, representing 40 percent of the total.
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Things aren’t always what they seem in the mysterious world of fruit and vegetables. Apparently, an artichoke is not a vegetable, it’s a flower; a tomato is not a vegetable either, but a fruit; and our good old friend the banana is not a fruit but a herb. Or at least that’s what agronomists would have us believe. This confusion should not surprise us too much, because the anonymous people who gave the names to the fruits were not the greatest brains nor the most imaginative. When an Englishman first saw a grapefruit, he noticed that it grew in bunches, like grapes, hence the name; never mind the difference in size, flavour or suitability for making wine. As the peasants used to look after the delicate strawberry by cushioning it with straw, someone decided to call it a strawberry. Today they would undoubtedly call it a plasticberry. Pineapples are called thus because they reminded someone of a pine cone, although the flavours are considerably different. The orange, one of the few words that no other word rhymes with, comes of course from French, while tangerine is so called because we imported them from Tangiers. A field full of fruit trees is called an orchard in English, a world that derives from the same source as the Valencian
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‘horta’. And speaking of Valencia; who on earth had the wild idea of calling the nut that they use to make ‘horchata’ a tiger nut? Come to think of it; who had the idea of calling it a nut, when it is in fact a tuber? That alien looking vegetable the ‘aubergine’ comes from the long forgotten Sanskrit language, although Americans prefer to call it an ‘eggplant’, which makes me wonder about how safe we all are in their hands. Sanskrit managed to extinguish itself many centuries ago, although it still leaks into modern English from time to time. This lovely little language gave us positive, upbeat words such as "brilliant", which means ‘cat's eyes’, although they didn’t come up with ‘sleeping policemen’. Sanskrtit also gave us the word "Aryan", meaning ‘noble’, and "swastika", meaning ‘luck’. The swastika was of course stolen by Adolph Hitler, as was the idea of noble Aryans, a race of short, dark-haired, art-school drop outs with silly walks and seriously
Valencian Government closing in on undeclared illegal buildings
A significant number of Expats and even Spanish people are probably still unaware that on 20th August 2014, a new Law DOGV 5/2014 of July 25, of Planning, Urbanism and Landscape was implemented and published almost inadvertedly during the August break, by the Valencian Community. This new Act affects homeowners of illegal dwellings built on less than 10,000 M2 on rustic land, as well as on homeowners who made housing extensions to their properties that were never legalised. (i.e. swimming pools, garages, all kind of new buildings, etc). In short, what you need to remember is that the new Act has dramatically changed for the worst the original deadlines related to the legalisation of illegal buildings. For example, before the act, the deadline was 4 years, which implied that homeowners were able to legalise their properties by submitting a “certificate of old age or certificado de antigüedad in Spanish”, issued by a regulated architect. Obviously, the payment of legalisation’s licence fees would still be compulsory, but at least the building work could become legal. However, Article 236 of the new Act gives a new deadline of 15 years, which in practice means that the owner of a dwelling that might have been substantially enlarged without planning
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deranged notions about uniformity and European Union. ‘Punch’ is also from Sanskrit; the drink not the boxing term, although it’s related as ‘punch’ meant ‘five’ in Sanskrit, and the drink originally had five ingredients; aubergine not being one of them. Read more by Bob Yareham at www.valencia-international.com
Continued from foot of previous column permission, will have to wait now for the new period of 15 years in order to be able to legalize it! Bear in mind that the 15 years will start counting from the date the illegal property was built and not from the 20th August 2014 (the Act implementation’s date). We do not personally believe this new Act is going to improve the legal rights of expat homeowners when dealing with the local Authorities. On the contrary, the new Act seems specifically designed to grant a longer length of time to the Regional and Local Government to investigate possible infractions on planning permissions that took place many years ago. In fact, the real purpose of this Act is not to facilitate an increase in the legal certainty, transparency and involvement from homeowners in the planning process, etc, but most likely is going to create more confusion for home-owners and foreign investors, who are at the mercy of this kind of outrageous, chaotic and frequently contradictory regional legislation, depending basically on the specific region of Spain, where the property is located. Moreover, this new Act will now make it easier for these local and regional entities (which by the way are at the brink of bankruptcy), to collect money by imposing much heavier fines. After so many years of widespread abuses and corruption from unscrupulous builders and local authorities, this Act is hardly the correct path to restore public confidence, especially in foreign investors willing to retire and live peacefully in Spain? I do not think so. Should you need a reliable, 100% independent, honest, cost-effective and efficient English speaking Spanish solicitor, to help you with your legalisation matters, (or with any other problem), make sure you seek our advice: www.ricorabogados.com Alternatively, contact us by eMail at ricorsolicitors@yahoo.co.uk Mr Oscar Ricor “NON-PRACTISING ENGLISH SOLICITOR IN ENGLAND AND WALES”, under the “Solicitors Regulation Authority” (SRA) SRA number 519196 and practicing Spanish Solicitor Nº1247
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Time to put my test equipment into action. I carry a Spectrum Analyser/Alignment test metre, volt metre and even a spare satellite receiver and of course battery operated power drill, angle grinder, lots of hand tools and cable, so I feel that whatever the problem is I can offer help.
First I checked out the 2.4 metre satellite dish, installed by a company that is now out of the scene! Let me explain, I was called in to examine this system quite a few years ago as sound and vision was lost every evening between 8/10pm. and after many, many calls the problem could not be cured. Geoff and I were called in to give a second opinion and after a series of tests advised the Client that the satellite dish was distorted, possibly caused by the method of transport during delivery, but we could not know for sure. Problems with distorted satellite dishes can often require more than one visit as at that time every decibel of signal was vital for reception. We were fortunate in being able to complete a cure and from then on our Client enjoyed reception until 1am, next morning. Things have certainly change for the better in our area, thank goodness.
I was quite confident that as the signal in our area had improved dramatically I could discount any problems with satellite dish distortion and tested the output from the LNB on all the used ports, and the results were very good. My second test was to enter the property and complete a test on both cables supplying signals into the lounge. The result was the same on both cables - no
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signals at all! My Client asked if I would replace the LNB as he failed to understand how both cables could have failed.
I must admit it was unusual and 5 minutes later I replace the LNB with just the same results - it was a waste of time but the Client was pleased that he did not require a replacement LNB, quite expensive.
I then moved back to the two cables and noted that they were of a very poor quality,having a combination of copper sleeve with a very inferior type of metallic wrap round. I would never consider using this quality of cable and worse was to follow when following the cable run I discovered that part of the run had been hidden under a cement rendered finish and then tiled over! Continued on page 10
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Experts are worried about President Obama's mental state after he pledged millions of dollars of aid to Northern Ireland, following the tragedy of Hurricane Higgins.
My teenage son told me that he had sex with the neighbour's daughter last night for the first time. "Well done, son," I said, "I hope you used something though?" He replied, "Yeah, a balaclava!"
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The man who owned the Odeon cinema group has died. His funeral is next Friday at 2.10, 4.20 and 8.40.
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Why do Cadbury's make white chocolate buttons? So that black kids can have messy faces as well!
Two Irishmen were working for the city public works department. One would dig a hole and the other would follow behind him and fill the hole in. They worked up one side of the street, then down the other, then moved on to the next street, working furiously all day without rest, one man digging a hole, the other filling it in again. An onlooker was amased at their hard work, but couldn't understand what they were doing. So he asked the hole digger, "I'm impressed by the effort you two are putting in to your work, but I don't get it, why do you dig a hole, only to have your partner follow behind and fill it up again?" The hole digger wiped his brow and sighed, "Well, I suppose it probably looks odd because we're normally a three-person team, but today the lad who plants the trees called in sick." from Ian Thomas
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September/October 2014, Nº 17
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SNOW WHITE TELLS US
The seven dwarfs always left early each morning to go to work in the mine. As always, Snow White stayed home doing her domestic chores. As lunchtime approached, she would prepare their lunches and take them to the mine. One day as she arrived at the mine with the lunches, she saw that there had been a terrible cave-in. Tearfully, and fearing the worst, Snow White began calling out, hoping against hope that the dwarfs had somehow survived. Hello. Hello!' she shouted. 'Can anyone hear me? Hello!' For a long while, there was no answer. Losing hope, Snow White again shouted, 'Hello! Is anyone down there?' Just as she was about to give up all hope, she heard a faint voice from deep within the mine, “VOTE FOR ALEC SALMOND AND SCOTTISH INDEPENDANCE”. Snow White fell to her knees and prayed, Oh, thank you, God! At least Dopey is still alive!
There's an old Socialist sea story about a ship's Captain who inspected his sailors, and afterward told the first mate that his men smelled bad... The Captain suggested perhaps it would help if the sailors would change underwear occasionally. The first mate responded, "Aye, aye sir, I'll see to it immediately!" The first mate went straight to the sailors berth deck and announced, The Captain thinks you mem smell bad and wants you to change your underwear." He continued, "Pittman, you change with Jones, McCarthy, you change with Witkowski, and Brown, you change with Schultz." MORAL OF THE STORY: Someone may come along and promise "Change", but don't count on things smelling any better. I am a Dutch lady and speak several languages. I am looking for additional care work in this area. Qualified and Experienced. Need some help - Hours to suit Phone Yvette on 606 899 036 RUSTIC LAND FOR SALE (Price negotiable) OR RENT Many uses. Could be builder’s yard, or site for Static Caravan (subject to any permissions from Townhall). 2 minutes from Benitachell. GOOD ACCESS Tel: 696 76 73 49
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Continued from page 8
My next check was on the D.C, supply from the satellite receiver back to the LNB (Head End). As far as voltage was concerned, the results were perfect.
My Client was quite baffled by all this. The answer proved very simple, satellite cables need to carry signals at various frequencies and can be effected by heat, ingress of water or even during installation, Never pull the cables tight round a corner, always allow a lazy loop, which does not look as nice, but it does save strain on the cable.
In this case a massive attenuation was the problem at the desired range of frequencies and to prove this I simply laid out a cable from the LNB into the property direct to the satellite receiver. The result was perfect sound and vision on all Channels.
Our only problem now was that the existing cable run route could no longer be used and so we had to explore another route from LNB, through an area of the garden and then underneath part of the Villa that was acceptable to our Client. Our suggestion was accepted and arrangements were made to return with the ‘GOOD’ quality CT100 cables or equivalent!
The message here is very simple.
Always insist on having quality satellite Cables. I can never seen the point of using cheap and nasty cables, as replacing them is very labour intensive. Surely it will work out much cheaper in the long run to select quality products. I pride myself on only using quality products.
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HIGHER FINES FOR DRIVERS IN SPAIN
September/October 2014, Nº 17 Page 11
According to the Daily Mail (removing any doubts you might have with regard to authenticity) 90kph means what it says. Holidaymakers in Spain face £325 fine for going just 1km over the speed limit (and will have points taken from their licence). New laws introduced in May raise the fine for serious offences to £500. Higher fines in continental Europe may catch visiting motorists by surprise. AA encourages travellers to pack a car travel kit in case of emergency. Drivers are being warned to ease up on the accelerator when they are driving in Spain this summer, or risk facing tougher penalties for speeding. Guardia Civil officers (many in unmarked cars and overhead helicopters) will be fining motorists up to £325 on the spot for going just 1km per hour over the speed LIMIT and for motorists caught committing serious speeding offences, the increased fines could now set them back almost £500. Spain's tough new penalties for speeding could catch holidaymakers and residents by surprise. The top speed on Spain’s motorways and dual carriageways may have been raised to 130kmph from 120kmph, but 120kmph leaves room for a margin of error. Speeds on residential roads have
been reduced from 30kmph to just 20kmph, with limits of 50kmph on urban roads. In addition to fines, drivers risk losing points on their overseas driving licence, or having them added if their licence is Spanish. Police in Spain often order offenders to pay a fine on the side of the road or take them to an ATM to get it out on their credit card. A car travel kit, including TWO hazard triangles, is legally required in Spain and a CE approved Hi-Viz jacket for each occupant. Check tyres, water, oil and windscreen liquid. It’s worth asking a mechanic to give it the ‘once over’ because braking down can easily add 500€. Many don’t realise that breaking down while driving on European roads can add over £600 in tow charges, and then the cost of repairs to the cost of the holiday.
Department of Economic Development commissions adviser to enhance the future of the Indoor Market The Department of Economic Development of Jávea, directed by Juan Luis Cardona, has decided to renew the contract of specialist David Casado continuing the project, divided into three phases, starting by asking each stallholder and many shoppers for their views on where changes need to be made.
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Spain’s tourism trap
Spain’s tourism sector is booming. The increase in visitor numbers to the Costa del Sol is reflected throughout the country: in 2013 there were 60.6 million overseas visitors, and this year looks set to beat that figure. What’s more, there has been an increase of up to 15% in Spaniards vacationing within Spain. Encouraged by the figures, the government is talking about the tourism sector as the driver of recovery. But the truth is that sun, sea and sand have been driving Spain’s economy for the last half-century. As early as a decade ago there was already talk about the need to find alternatives to generate quality jobs and growth, because apart from in the Canary Islands, tourism in Spain remains a summer phenomenon, creating demand for temporary jobs between June and September. But nothing seems to have changed.
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A glimpse of the (possible) future Canal de la Fontana
Only one company put in a bid for the redevelopment and management of Arenal's Canal de la Fontana. As expected this was "Marina Nou Fontana" - the company which currently manages the small rectangular marina on the west back of the canal. The administrative process is still underway, but the company has already set up a website about the project Marina Nou Fontana with loads of pictures of their proposal for the canal, which includes 300 moorings for boats of 5 - 7 metres. Things may be re-organised based on restrictions imposed during the tendering process.
Study indicates 10 Marina Alta municipalities could save water and energy with small investments
A study was recently carried out by the Alicante Government to see how 23 municipalities in the province which directly manage their water can reduce Continued on page 16
A year in the life of a Spanish town Xabia / Jávea
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The Health Service in Spain is every bit as good - and many say MUCH better than in the UK, but no matter the level of professionalism and skill of the doctor or nursing staff - if you don’t speak Spanish, ‘Murphy’s Law’ says those who care for you will not understand English or Spanglish. What they DO understand on the Costa Blanca, and instantly recognise, is the Booklet “Tell the Doctor” which lists all the words and phrases you are likely to need during your visit to the Health Centre or Hospital. The book is NOT intended to replace a competent Interpreter for those visits when accuracy and understanding are essential. Originally compiled by Jenny Bussey, founder of Jalon Valley HELP, copies can be obtained from the OASIS HELP CENTRE, C/. Toni Llido 5 (at the rear of La Caixa bank in the Port) for 6,50€ a copy. Tell the Doctor is also published in French and German, but the OASIS generally only stocks the (blue covered) English edition.
UNEMPLOYMENT BRIGHT-SPOT
Councillor Economic Development, Juan Luis Cardona Salvador, said unemployment in Jávea dropped to 7.92%, when it was 10.66% in the rest of Spain and more than 20% in the Valencia comunidad.
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A lady I’ve known - and her family - for more than 20 years, came to me at the Oasis Help Centre with some paperwork from Santander in Jersey, asking me to countersign a photocopy of her passport.
I do it on a daily basis in respect of Pensions and Passport applications for the British Government, but first checked that I was included - as a Minister of Religion - on the Santander list of approved ‘signers’. The short list did not include Ministers of Religion so I wrote to Doug Mackenzie at the Data Remediation Team (Jersey) asking WHY they only accepted: (the italics are mine). CR "Qualified and Practising Lawyer" "Qualified and Pactising accountant" "Bank Manager (currently employed)" "Serving Police Office" Prohibited from signing any form not in Castillian or Valenciano. "Serving Government Official" Prohibited from signing any form not in Castillian or Valenciano. "Consular Official" our nearest Consulate is more than 100Kms away and your client is frail and without transport. "Practising medical doctor" most do not understand English in this Valenciano-speaking region. Banco Santander ignore the fact that the Notario is LEGALLY the ONLY person authorised to countersign a photocopy as being an identical likeness, a service for which he will charge. I pointed out that the UK Passport authority also has a list and stipulates the applicant must be known to the countersigner for at least 2 years. Occupations (approved by UK Gov) Countersignatories must work in (or be retired from) a recognised profession or be ‘a person of good standing in their community’, eg: accountant airline pilot articled clerk of a limited company assurance agent of recognised company bank/building society official barrister chairman/director of limited company chiropodist commissioner of oaths councillor - eg local or county civil servant (permanent), but not someone who works for Her Majesty’s Passport Office
dentist director/manager of a VAT-registered charity director/manager/personnel officer of a VAT-registered company engineer - with professional qualifications financial services intermediary - eg a stockbroker or insurance broker fire service official funeral director insurance agent (full time) of a recognised company journalist Justice of the Peace legal secretary - fellow or associate member of the Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs licensee of public house local government officer manager/personnel officer of a limited company member, associate or fellow of a professional body Member of Parliament Merchant Navy officer minister of a recognised religion including Christian Science nurse - RGN or RMN officer of the armed services optician paralegal - certified paralegal, qualified paralegal or associate member of the Institute of Paralegals person with honours - eg an OBE or MBE pharmacist photographer - professional police officer Post Office official president/secretary of a recognised organisation Salvation Army officer social worker solicitor surveyor teacher, lecturer trade union officer travel agent - qualified valuer or auctioneer - fellows and associate members of the incorporated society Warrant Officer or Chief Petty Officer. The first reply I received from Santander said signers needed to be members of professional bodies with a membership list - and ministers were not. Later I was told that the countersigner MUST NOT know the person for whom they are signing the photocopy. It does seem to me that Santander are going out of their way to encourage IDENTITY THEFT. It seems you can ‘borrow’ the passport of a friend with whom you are staying, make a photocopy, and take it to the local Banco Santander Manager)
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who knows neither you nor the person featured on the Passport, and will sign the photocopy as a true copy, returning both to the person who is well on their way to stealing an identity. I would have thought that KNOWING the applicant was an ADDITIONAL level of security, practiced by the UK Passport office, but perhaps Santander think they know better? Perhaps the lady should look to move her savings to an offshore bank with rules more suitable for Spain? On the other hand, perhaps the Manager of Banco Santander in Javea, has so little to do, that Jersey can ask him to get a taxi and go to the lady’s home and sign the copy, for a person he has never seen before, to satisfy Santander in Jersey? I sent a copy of this article to Santander in Jersey, and received a reply from Doug Mackenzie that “Our requirements are driven by our business policies, local legislation and regulatory directives.” As you would expect I asked him to send me further details of which Law or Regultory Authority. CR
Jávea Mayor’s statement translated, with his permission, into English by Lynn Cobb
I read with amazement this morning the statement of the president of the PP of Jávea. He called me a "coward" and says that I should be the one who gives the authorisation for the firework display. To have the necessary fire crews we must first have the authorisation of the port authority, only after obtaining their authorisation can the display go ahead. Imagine someone setting off a firework display without such authorisations which moreover guarantee safety? If I'm not mistaken this guy is a lawyer, which is why I am even more amazed with his reaction, I did not ask anyone to break the law, I just asked them to do as they do, changing education laws, health, etc ... that they could also make changes which allowed the display. Why rather than justify the actions of their superiors has the local PP not been on our side? I repeat, when they pay us for the swimming pool that they owe us, when they repair the schools that need to be repaired, when they respect Jávea, then, maybe then we can trust them. Meanwhile they can continue insulting me and lying about me, but I will not be silent. Enjoy the fiesta Xabieros!!
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provide a launch pad for coastal municipalities). It was agreed that 500 metres was the minimum distance between the launch area and woodland, and that the North Eastern end of the harbour jetty fell 30 metres short. Both jetties belong to the Ports department and are not regarded as local land, so the Mayor and Townhall have no jurisdiction. There is controversy with businesses and restaurants in the area which are heavily booked on the night and it is likely that many diners will cancel when they know there will be no fireworks. Councillors agreed unanimously that Jávea should start the process of declaring the Mare de Deu del Loreto Fireworks as a Festival of Tourist Interest. A contract for maintenence of Jávea’s parks and gardens has been awarded to the Valencian SIFU group for €129,000, a considerable saving on the budgeted €184,000. Grupo SIFU specialises in integrating disabled people into the workforce, and has worked with Jávea Townhall before. It will take care of plants in gardens, parks and green areas, the maintenance of street furniture, technical facilities, flooring and fixtures, as well as cleaning and sweeping, emptying waste paper bins and cleaning the dogs' "cuca-can".
Public Questions Jose Navarra said he wanted answers in public from the appropriate councillors, initially citing a private dispute over a terrace in Jávea Park. He wanted another pedestrian (zebra) crossing and was told it would be provided, but not as quickly as he wanted. Turning to AMJASA charges, Jose Navarra wanted to know why ‘a dive like Jávea Park, gets charged the same as a luxury area like Tosalet? He refused to
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accept Oscar Anton’s explanation on how areas and pricing are allocated, which were originally based on the cost of providing water, as well as that of drainage. And that brought the August meeting of Jávea Councillors to a close. Compiled by CR with the help of Kace who took notes of what was said in Valencian, and put them into English. Hitchcock Takes the Gata Stage.
This November Javea Players are putting an entire Alfred Hitchcock movie on the Gata stage, complete with film noir murders, shootings, train chases, plane crashes,trilbied heavies in fast cars, villains with little fingers missing and,of course, devastatingly beautiful women.
Enjoy the 39 Steps with Hitchcock and Jávea Players
The film was Hitchcock's 'The 39 Steps' and the Jávea Players' production, produced and directed by Cherry Cabban, plays the Union Musical, Gata de Gorgos from Monday 3 to Friday 7 of November. Curtain-up each evening is at 8pm.
John Buchan wrote the very British spy thriller with its square-jawed, dashing hero in 1915. Hitchcock's film was made in 1935.
Flash forward some sixty years and two inspired north of England writers, Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon, have written a version of the film for a cast of just four actors and it has its premier before an audience of ninety at the Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond, North Yorkshire before embarking on a tour of village halls across the north of England.
Ten years later Patrick Barlow rewrote the script and in June 2005 the readaption premièred in the West Yorkshire Playhouse and then opened at the Tricycle Theatre in London in August 2006. It transferred to the Criterion Theatre the following month where it is still playing to packed houses.
Patrick Barlow's adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's 'The 39 Steps' has since played in over thirty-nine countries. In 2007 it won the Olivier Award and the Whatsonstage Theatre Choice Award for Best Comedy. In the United States it cowon the Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience, it won a Moliere
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Award for Best Comedy in France and a Helpmann Award for Best Comedy in Australia.
Putting a movie on the stage is a challenge; putting a Hitchcock movie on the stage is just one hell of a challenge. A challenge for the cast certainly but perhaps even more so for the technical team. Cherry and her team, John Reynolds, set design; Barry Saunders, stage manager; Richard King, sound – a man responsible for way over a hundred sound effects including people falling off the Fourth Bridge and planes exploding - James Ward and Cherry lighting, have now been working on this challenge for several months.
Will such intense endeavour be well rewarded? You will most definitely think so if you are lucky enough to have a seat in the audience at the Union Musical, Gata. Blissfully funny but still a ripping yarn, Alfred Hitchcock's 'The 39 Steps' makes for a highly original and totally enjoyable night at the theatre. Tickets are priced at 12 euros and can be reserved from the box office on 96 579 6110 or online at boxofficejp@gmail.com from the Press Player’s press release
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the cost of water, energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Among these were the Marina Alta towns of Benimeli, Beniarbeig, Sagra, Tormos, Sanet i Negrals, Jalon, Castell de Castells, Llíber, Tàrbena and Relleu. According to the calculations, investments of between about 13,000 and 18,000 euros per municipality would reduce the cost of water by up to 64%, and hence prices paid by consumers, and that the investment would be recovered in less than 7 years.
Wage cuts causing Spanish households to struggle, warns OECD
Cuts to the annual average wage of around 2% triggered by the economic crisis have caused Spanish workers and families to struggle to make ends meet, a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has found. In its 2014 Employment Outlook report, the international organisation adds that the reductions have also improved productivity and external competitiveness. Spain will post the best unemployment reduction rate between 2014 and 2015 (-2.2%), but the jobless rate will still hover around 23.9% by the end of next year, a figure that is set only to be surpassed by Greece with 27%. The euro zone average is 11.6% while the US average is 6.2%.
Summer tourism 2014 shows slight improvement over 2013
Figures released by the Jávea Tourism department showed the overall number of tourists this summer was similar to last year. Hotel occupation and registered property rentals were down a bit, while camp site occupation was up. Numbers of tourists per day, calculated from water consumption and volumes of rubbish collected were just over 41,000 in August and just over 33,000 in July. Overall the figures were seen as a "slight improvement", though there was a tendency for short stays and visitors were spending less.
Spain's brain drain 'worst in Western Europe'
Spain is among the European countries hardest hit by the so-called 'brain drain' effect with thousands of professionals including nurses and teachers taking steps to leave the country. The professionals most likely to seek to leave Spain were secondary school teachers, nurses and doctors, the Eurostat figures show. The United Kingdom was by far and away the most popular destination with 55% of applicants choosing that country. Germany and Italy both received 10% of all applications. Of the total of 18,408
people with Spanish qualifications who had those recognised overseas, 6202 were recognized as secondary school teachers in the UK and 887 were recognized as doctors in the UK.
Mountain lovers should be more aware of dangers, authorities warn
Spain is one of the most mountainous countries in Europe, with 76% of its surface area between 500 and 1,000 metres above sea level, and 24 percent is more than 1,000 metres above sea level. Several studies by the Spanish Tourism Institute have discussed this enormous potential. Climbing federation licenses have grown from 88,323 in 2003 to 169,188 in 2013. Types of rescue: In 2013 the Civil Guard went out on 892 rescue operations, in which 94 mountaineers were found dead, 475 injured and 1,010 unharmed. Of these, 362 people had been hiking, 123 had gone off the marked path and ventured into abrupt terrain, 95 were canyoneering and 38 were skiers. Causes: In 39.8% of rescues, the accident was the result of “overestimating one’s own abilities,” according to the Civil Guard. This is followed by “lack of technical expertise or experience” (31.95 percent) and “deficient planning” (29 percent), meaning that the hiker failed to bring enough food and water, a charged cellphone, warm clothes and so on. Truly inevitable causes, such as a rock suddenly falling on someone, make up only 3% of all rescue cases. Between 2 and 3% of rescues involved seasoned mountaineers who somehow lost their way.
Valencia douses the Loreto fireworks display
The Valencia Ministry of Infrastructure has issued a final "NO" to the marine fireworks display which, for the past 40 years has been the finale of the Virgen de Loreto fiestas in the Port. Despite Jávea promising all it can in terms of fire prevention measures, and aiming the fireworks away from the land, the Ministry says there is no room for discretion in the law, which states the fireworks must be 500m away from a green zone - the Port sea wall is 470m from the cabo de San Antonio. There is no time to organise alternatives, such as firing from marine platforms - though this will be planned for next year. Fortunately, the fireworks company will not charge for a display which has not taken place, but the many people who have booked restaurant tables especially to view the show, will be disappointed.
Jávea dips into its own pocket to pay for school repairs
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School repairs and maintenance are supposed to be the responsibility of the regional government, but only a few days before school opens again, Trenc d'Alba school still needed new toilets, and Vicente Tena school needed new shower stalls and lockers. Faced with this situation the Townhall decided to pay for the repairs itself. This action is actually beyond the remit of the Town Council, and illegal - but they feel they have no alternative. Councillors recently voted unanimously to denounce the Valencia Government's cuts in Education. In addition, the Graül and Vicente Tena schools have serious structural problems which need to be addressed.
Hotting up in Jávea
Tuesday 26th August was the hottest day of the year with a temperature of 36.2 degrees being recorded at the Puente de la Lavadora (near the desalination plant). But luckily we don't live in Carcaixent (Valencia) which had 43.3 degrees.
New contract for maintenance of Parks and Gardens saves €60,000
A contract for the maintenence of Jávea’s parks and gardens has been awarded to the Valencian SIFU group for €129,000, a considerable saving on the budgeted €184,000. Grupo SIFU specialises in integrating disabled people into the workforce, and has worked with Jávea Townhall before. It will take care of plants in gardens, parks and green areas, the maintenance of street furniture, technical facilities, flooring and fixtures, as well as cleaning and sweeping, emptying waste paper bins and cleaning the dogs' "cuca-can".
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Photos remind me of my memories During the past week I’ve had my box of photographs out, looking for photos of my sisters and brother when we were young children. My niece Katy who lives in Featherstone, in Yorkshire and my sister Linda who lives in Australia have asked me to send them any photos I can find of the family when we were young children.
One of the photos I found was one of my two sisters, Linda and Carol and my brother Derek and myself in Campaigners uniform. The Campaigners is still in existence today and is described as an interdenominational Christian youth organisation providing a structured, fun
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by Ann Read after her 5-year ‘rest’
packed and safe environment for children and young people between the ages of 4 and 18. Evangelical churches had Campaigners as their youth outreach, whereas Scouts and Brownies were the youth outreach of the traditional Church of England.
The Campaigners group we belonged to was organised by the that we all attended, Hatcham Evangelical Free Church at New Cross Gate in South East London. Tuesday evening was for the girls, the younger children aged 7 to 10 held their meeting in the Church first, then afterwards it was the turn of the Intermediates aged 11 to 14 and Craftsmen, from 14/15 upwards. The boys met on Thursday evenings.
Linda, who is 2 years younger than me, and I, loved our evenings on parade on Tuesdays. There was always time set
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aside each week for each of us to study or be taught, subjects that we were interested in and then reaching a standard high enough to take an examination to pass that particular badge. First Aid was compulsory and had to be taken each year to maintain our level of first aid experience. Other badges included fire-fighting, sewing, woodwork, astronomy, swimming, athletics, Bible student, gardening, cooking, house craft, knitting and a host more. When we passed the examination, we received a round cloth badge to sew on our uniform sleeve, which we wore with pride. I well remember going to our local fire station for the afternoon when we were studying the fire-fighters badge. It was so interesting to see the action taken by the firemen when an emergency was telephoned through. Everyone was so helpful and didn't mind at all answering our questions.
As well as our parade nights, there were other activities arranged for our ‘Clan’ to compete with girls from other Campaigner Clans in the London area. Each year there was a swimming gala, a sports day and Saturday afternoon we played netball against other groups. Continued on page 20
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from a British Senior Citizen pensioner
To David Cameron (Prime Minister) Ed Milliband (Opposition Leader) You BOTH Worry me! (In fact, both of your Political parties worry the hell out of me!) Over the last three years, I find myself becoming more and more fearful of the pair of you, and between you, you are turning my country into a place that I no longer feel at home in, or feel a part of! I watch you in parliament, and no, not just the two of you, but also every politician that I see, stand up in parliament sneering at each other, and acting like children! (And if you were my children, I would be ashamed of you all ... What an example to set?) Although you would like us all to believe you are putting the needs of this country at the forefront, NEITHER of you are doing that, you seem more interested in "one-up-man ship", in scoring off each other, and denigrating each other, to the detriment of Britain and it's people!!! It seems to be all about YOU as individuals, and not about what you can DO for this country! It is fast becoming a place that I do not recognise, as the
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place I always thought, was the best place in the world to be!!! But no longer! You are not listening to the people of this country!!! I am watching the deterioration of living standards (and according to you, on a world stage we are doing better than most countries - REALLY?) And yet the gap is widening between the "have’s" and the "have-nots". I see our homeless on the streets, our hospitals under-funded and understaffed, our health system is an absolute mess and a disgrace ... and yet I see multi-millions of pounds being sent offshore, in aid to other countries, before attending to this country's needs! I see the "selling off” water rights to foreign interests, WHY? Especially when you go to great lengths to tell us that water is a finite resource, and supposedly, we must ALL be careful with how we use it, so that we ensure we have it for the future? A Carbon Tax, (which you KNOW is just another tax) which will make NO appreciable difference, to carbon emissions, AT ALL! A tax, which in spite of all your arguments FOR it, you are doing alone, when other major countries will NOT and DO NOT embrace it, or believe in it! All it will do for Britain is put working families and small businesses behind the eight ball ..... what planet are you on, if you think that the tax we must pay will make even a scrap of difference to the effect of the carbon emissions worldwide? Anyone can see the holes in that argument! Do you really think we are that dumb?
Let's talk about Multiculturalism People have come to the UK from other countries, for a better life, for more years than I have been alive (I am 72 years old!). Pre and post-war immigrants came for a better life, settled in and contributed to the rich diversity of the UK, and some descendants have even fought FOR this country, and have become U.K. citizens and were glad to be, without handouts from the Government either, working hard for everything! I’ve never before had a problem with all, or any, race of immigrants coming here, But, I DO NOW!!! Why do we have areas in towns and on large estates all over the country, where police do NOT, and will NOT go,
for fear of their life? Why we can no longer have religion in schools for fear of "OFFENDING" someone? Please tell me why religious Christmas observances are no longer allowed in some schools for fear of OFFENDING someone? Please tell me why we have to have segregated days in some swimming centres for fear of "OFFENDING" someone? Please tell me why we have some RADICAL clerics demanding Sharia Law in this country when if we were in THEIR country, we would be refused the right to promote British justice and values? Please tell me why our laws need to be changed, so as not to OFFEND someone? What does that say about you and your Government's priorities? The British people I speak to have genuine concerns about becoming a second-class minority in their own country, and the reasons for it are some of the above. Are you so blind that you cannot see this? Why is it that if we object to what is happening in our country we are immediately labelled RACIST, in an attempt to shut us up? We are fighting Radical Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq, but I hear you say, “Yes but the Muslims we have here are not like that". Well how would we know? Do we hear ANY of them coming out and speaking AGAINST radicals? I haven't, have you? Islam is not compatible with ANY of the values we hold here in Britain! We even have a British born "radical" whose message it is that Britain WILL become a Muslim country, under Sharia Law and that we had "better get used to it". Will both of you grow some "BALLS" (no, not you Ed), and start sticking up for this country and its people? It is British people who put you where you are and PAY you to look after their interests! And you are NOT doing that by any stretch of the imagination!!! I would appreciate an answer from both of you, if only to convince me that once again I am not talking to a brick wall! In case it has escaped both of you I would like to remind you that, the UK Government is FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PEOPLE and BY THE PEOPLE. Never forget that - because you sure seem to have up till now!
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Pablo Iglesias, currently one of the party’s five MEPs, could be an electoral problem for the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) as well, despite the party’s election of a new secretary general, Pedro Sánchez, in July. If a general election were held now in Spain, the Popular Party would still receive the most votes, but without an absolute majority in the Spanish parliament and with a level of support (30.1%) very far removed from its result in the last general election in November 2011 (44.6%).
Former United Left leader Gaspar Llamazares, who is still an MP for the party, tweeted that bipartisan politics in Spain was on its way out and that “space on the left is multiplying”. “Surveys are more and more an electoral weapon. It’s about stimulating a lack of confidence for some and selfconfidence for others, to set them against each other.” The Popular Party and the Spanish Socialist Party have so far made no comment. In the May 2014 European elections, 5,540 (36.28% of those eligible) cast their votes, 9,729 (63.72%) didn’t. PP received 1,609 votes 27.74% PSOE 1,314 24.29% Euro Spring 479 8.85% Podemos 406 7.50% www.podemosxabia.es As we gain more information about the local group, Jávea Jeard will include it each month, as we do with other groups who want to use our columns. Sourced from The Spain Report www.thespainreport.com
The VIP plane used by Jávea home owner Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo, Spain’s Foreign Minister, was forced to abort a take-off for the second time in three days as it accelerated down the runway in Bali on its way to Samoa on his visit to Far East countries. The pilot of the same Airbus A310 belonging to the Spanish Air Force’s 45 Group, responsible for flying the Spanish Royal Family and government ministers around the world on state business - was forced to abort a take-off attempt just three days earlier, as the plane attempted to leave Abu Dhabi for Bali. The pilot had told Spanish journalists that whilst on its stop in Bali:
replacement. Spain’s Defence Minister, Pedro Morenés, had sent a renewal plan to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy for approval, in which some of the current aircraft would be replaced. the current fleet has only received basic maintenance this year, and were not scheduled for a major overhaul until 2015. The aborted take offs are the sixth and seventh incidents suffered by a Spanish VIP flight in the past nine months, either on one of the two Airbus A310s or one of the five Falcon 900Bs flown by the Spanish Airforce’s 45 Group. Sourced from The Spain Report www.thespainreport.com
Poll suggests Socialist might be 3rd in May polls, due to new party
The Sigma Dos poll for El Mundo shows the continued meteoric rise of the protest party led by Pablo Iglesias, and a collapse in support for United Left. A new Sigma Dos poll published recently by Spanish daily El Mundo, indicated support for new protest party Podemos continues to rise amongst Spanish voters, putting the party within a hair’s breadth of becoming not the third force in Spanish politics but the second, just 1.1% behind the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE). A press officer at PSOE party headquarters in Madrid told The Spain Report that the party did not comment on poll results, but that it was: “working to regain citizens’ trust”. Asked about the lack of an increase in support for the Socialist Party following the election of new Secretary General Pedro Sánchez, she said: “we’ll see what happens, it’s a survey with a thousand participants, it depends on a lot of things.” Spaniards have been wondering how far Podemos might go in the next general election ever since the party burst onto Spain’s political scene in May’s European elections, with 7.9% of the vote and five seats in the European Parliament. Podemos activists reported increased attendance at their assembly meetings, which they call ‘circles’, and other polls over the summer have suggested voter intentions had put Podemos in third place and were principally a problem for United Left, Spain’s communist republican coalition. In the monthly survey published by Spain’s Sociological Research Centre (CIS) at the beginning of August, Mariano Rajoy’s governing Popular Party received 30% of the share, the Spanish Socialist Party 21.2%, Podemos 15.3% and United Left 8.2%. The recent new El Mundo poll, suggested Podemos, led by 35-year-old
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Jávea homeowner sent rescue plane to Bali by Ministry of Defense
“all of the necessary functional tests were carried out and no anomaly detected”, and Airbus sent an engineer out to Bali to help with the tests. Spain’s Ministry of Defence has ordered another A310 to be sent out as a
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Once a year all the Campaigner Clans from London joined together on Horse Guards Parade and that was an incredible experience. To be on parade on such a famous site and with so many other Campaigners all smartly dressed in uniform was such a proud moment. One year I was chosen to carry the 'Union Jack' in front of the South East London section and I felt as if I was walking on air, it was such an honour to be chosen.
Our Senior Chief was the Pastor of the Church and my Sunday School teacher, Miss Balm, was Chief of the Intermediates, the section I first belonged to. She was such a wise woman and we often tried to catch her out with our questions, which I must say, she always had an answer to. On Thursday evenings while the boys were on their parade night, it was band practice time. The boys played the drums and the girls played the flutes. We had such fun practicing together and once a month, all of the Campaigners from our Clan would assemble outside the Church on Sunday morning in our uniforms and we would march through the streets of New Cross playing our flutes and drums as loud as we could. When our march was over we would all assemble inside the Church for the morning service, the Pastor having received flags from each of the groups which were slotted into the bar at the front of the Church.
The highlight of Campaigners was a trip to the seaside once a year to go camping. We didn't camp under canvas but hired a Church hall and slept on palliasses, which were bags of straw. They were most uncomfortable but it was so exciting to be away from our parents and having a holiday with our friends. About six months before we were due to go to camp, we were given a card and each week we were encouraged to take a small amount of money towards our camping holiday, which was recorded on the card and given back to us. Then two weeks before camp we were given a list of all the things we had to take. Sheets, pillow, blankets, cutlery, (all our cutlery had to be marked with cotton so we knew which was ours), and of course clothes. There was a special way to fold blankets and two weeks before camp we were shown the correct way because there would be an inspection each morning by our Pastor to see if everything was correct and neat and tidy.
The girls from the Intermediate and Craftsmen section were also expected to do two half days of orderly duty, one in the morning and one in the evening. The morning girls prepared everything for breakfast and peeled vegetables ready to be cooked for lunch, and the afternoon shift cleared up after lunch and prepared the food for the evening meal. I remember being given the task one afternoon of buttering the bread for our afternoon tea, and when Miss Balm inspected it she was not at all impressed because I hadn't buttered into the corners and she made me butter them all again correctly. Having shared this story with my husband Clive, we still have a laugh if I butter bread and don't butter right up to the edges. "I'll report you to Miss Balm" Clive would say with a laugh. Funny how little things like that stay with you for years.
The spending money we took with us was taken from us when we arrived and divided into six and each day we were given a portion (except for Sunday), to save us blowing it all on our first day. Linda and I loved bottles of American Cream Soda but Mum only bought it at Christmas time as money was scarce, and the only pop we had was a bottle of Tizer which she bought for us to drink on Sunday with our lunch and one bottle didn't go very far between six people! So each day Linda and I would go to the shop and buy a bottle each of American Cream Soda which we drank with relish. During the day we were taken to the beach and our Chiefs would keep an eye on us as we played in the sand and especially when we went in the sea. and every evening after tea, we would all be taken to the beach to listen to a beach evangelist who would tell the gospel message with the aid of puppets. We loved to hear him and it always surprised me how many adults without any children with them, sat and listened to him as he told us his stories.
One of the highlights of our week away at camp was a midnight feast. We would have liked the boys to have joined us but it was strictly forbidden for any of the boys to visit the girls room or viceverce. My Dad worked at the Vitacream factory in Bermondsey and each year he would give me a big tin of cream to have for our midnight feast. When I think back, I can't imagine anything worse than eating a huge spoonfull of cream (and nothing else) out of the tin, but we did and thoroughly enjoyed it. We had bought crisps, sweets, chocolate, and all sorts of rubbishy things from the shop to eat in our
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midnight feast. I remember one year, we must have been making too much noise because the girl who was on guard at the door to alert us if anyone was coming, suddenly told us there was someone coming. Once lights were out we were expected to stay in our beds and only get out if we needed the bathroom. There was a mad scramble for us all to get back to bed and under our covers and in the rush, (we had all turned out our torches so it was dark), I put my foot in the half-full tin of cream and sent the whole lot flying all over the floor. Fortunately, by the time Miss Balm opened the door and looked in, all she could see was a room full of sleeping girls!
I was in the Campaigner movement until my family moved from our flat on the New Cross Road and relocated to Featherstone in Yorkshire. Two months earlier I had become engaged to Clive who lived miles away at Sidcup, and when his mother found out that I was looking for somewhere to live, she offered to have me stay with them providing Clive gave up his single bedroom for me and was prepared to sleep on the put-u-up downstairs in the lounge. The other condition was that we had a short engagement!!!
When I think back on the years that I was in the Campaigners, I thank God for the discipline and respect that we were taught. As it was a Bible-based organisation we were taught that we were God's children and if we accepted Jesus as our personal Saviour, we had an assurance that we would go to heaven. We learned to be respectful of adults, not to answer back, obey orders without question, we were taught to have confidence in ourselves and most importantly to be honest and considerate. When I watch the UK news and see many young people wondering around with nothing to do except to create havoc it makes me wonder if a dose of Campaigners would make the world of difference to their lives.
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Family business under threat fights back
I only popped in for a birthday card and somehow became involved in this new column about the local people of Jávea. Having written a few articles for Clive before he asked when he could expect another. My reply to him was simply in a couple of weeks and without further thought paid for the card and left the Oasis Centre. Whilst walking home it occurred to me that most subjects were already covered in the magazine, so what could I write about? I considered many options and subjects and came up with what I thought was a good idea, but it would involve writing more than just one article. So what subject turned from a one’off article to a regular column? The monthly magazine Jávea Jeard (Jávea Heard) is full of local news, views and reviews about Jávea, so I wanted the new column to be a little different from the main stream write up’s but to maintain the theme of the magazine, which of course is about Jávea. After scratching my head about interesting subjects it became clear to me that my column needed to be about the people of Jávea. Whether they are from the Port, Town or the Arenal it would be interesting to try and find out more about the people who live in the community, after all there are 31,000 people living here all year round and in the summer months it is reported the numbers can reach as high as 90,000 people. Armed with this novel idea (or so I thought), I contacted Clive to discuss the idea further who mentioned to me that he’d tried out the same idea last November where he had written about Tarick, Javea’s “Jolly Swag Man”, but realised his work load would not allow him the time to interview and write up other ‘subjects’. This column therefore picks up from where Clive left off last year and hopefully I can do a good job and provide an insight into some of the
people who live here. Our Jávea Jeard spotlight this month focuses on the Puga family, a Spanish family with established roots embedded in the port and town. You may have seen or heard of their name before, or you may have visited the family run warehouse and shop, called PUGA. It is situated just off the main Cabo La Nao road, in Avda Pla 91, Javea, between the Port and Jávea Park. Today’s fine large warehouse, shop
and free car park do not reflect the earlier days when the Puga family opened a small grocery store in Jávea. How did the family end up with a warehouse and distribution centre in Jávea? I asked Francisco, the founder of today’s Puga Warehouse. “It began a long time ago, a time when you worked more hours than there were in a day” he said and with a smile on his face. Francisco is certainly a comical character but you can also tell he is a proud family man. The Puga story began in 1961 when Francisco’s father Carlos, originally from Granada, and his wife Emilia who was from Pedreguer, opened a small grocery store in Jávea. Being a family business the nine-year-old Francisco helped his parents out in the store and from here he learned about the retail trade. He continued to say that although the shop was very small it did serve the local community from the Port to the Arenal with fresh meats, vegetables and groceries. Francisco added “In those days there were tracks, ruts and narrow paths
that crossed the wasteland between here and the Arenal.” He added that making deliveries was difficult as there were no proper roads to cycle over. These roads only came into being when the area between the Port and the Arenal started to be developed for tourism”. New developments in the construction of hotels and guest houses during the 1960s, between the Arenal and Port, saw a gradual increase in tourism for the area and with this came more local work and more residents. As the area became more populated the emergence of supermarkets started to appear and with this came the start of the demise for the small retailer. It was not long before the smaller shop owners like the Puga family began to feel the pinch as the housewife began to change the way she shopped. It was advantageous for her to shop in the supermarkets as the prices were often cheaper with a wider choice of available products than the smaller grocery stores. Francisco told me that business became really tough and eventually most of the smaller retailers faced a critical decision, he said “after all when you find yourself working long hours to get customers through the door and you know you are not making money to cover your costs then it becomes very stressful and you must ask yourself, why am I doing this? By then you are often confronted with some hard choices.” He went on to explain that options are few, for example you can either sell up if you can find a buyer, become a specialist retailer and sell a product that the supermarkets are not interested in or give up and close the business down. As the supermarkets became stronger, Francisco decided it was time for him to fight back or the family business would be forced to close like many others before and he took the decision to reform the family business. In 1973 he setup a wholesale distribution centre which started to turn the fortunes of the Puga business. Francisco had started to turn the tables
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Continued from previous page on the supermarkets and it was not long before he started supplying local hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes with catering packs of meats, fish, poultry, groceries and cleaning products. In 2006, it became necessary to purchase a plot of land and build a multi-purpose warehouse and distribution centre to cater for the storage of stock, delivery vehicles and to run the business administration and shop. Apart from him employing his children the Puga family also employ twelve local people. Francisco and his wife Josefa have five children Emilia, Tere, Damaris, Carlos and Antonio, all of them including their children were born in Jávea. Emilia Puga, 39, is the eldest daughter and she says the family business continues to grow and it now provides products from Denia to Benidorm. Inside the offices at Puga you can see that the business remains a family affair, I asked Emilia about the future of the Puga business where she commented that the family remain customer focused in providing excellent services and high quality produce. She went on to say that expansion plans are being considered where the family would like to open stores in Denia and Benidorm. I then asked about the next generation of children, Francisco’s grandchildren, would they continue in the family business? She smiled and said “I don’t think so as they all have other ambitions.” Emilia planned to work with her father from an early age, she said “I knew before leaving school I would be the first to work with my dad and of course my brothers and younger sister also had plans to follow me and join the business.” Emilia attended Vicente Tena School, Jávea, but confesses her interest in academic studies was just not there and finally after leaving school in 1989 she went to work with her father. Emilia believes the continued success of the family business over the
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past 10 years has come from an increase in local tourism which has helped to make Jávea a better place to live. When relaxing with her husband, who she met at a local discotheque, she likes to escape to the mountains or to the hidden beaches and coves around Jávea. After having a look around the Puga shop, I asked Emilia what were the top selling brands. I was somewhat surprised to hear it being Heinz and Pataks. Emilia also said “we get a lot of people from Benissa who come here especially to buy Lolita Crisps it is an absolute phenomenon as to why.” The Puga shop is a cash and carry wholesale where you can purchase single items or bulk, so I asked Emilia if the shop welcomed the general public to browse and purchase, she said “Por Supuesto” meaning ‘of course.’ Written by Ian Amer who acknowledges and thanks Linda Jennings as Interpreter and Translator
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BEWARE OF AIRPORT and MOTORWAY BANDITS
I was at Alicante airport recently, picking up my daughter from an evening flight, and while I was waiting, an ‘arriving’ couple walked out to the middle bit where the mini buses pick up for the parking. Within seconds someone jumped out, snatched her bag and made off into the back of a dark mondeo car and was gone. Everything was in the bag, passports, money, iPad and keys for house and the house address. There was no police or security in sight. It is getting worse at the airport so be extra-careful. Separate your valuables, do not trust anyone. It's the only way not to spoil your time in Spain. This happens in other countries so you have to be vigilant. It's not limited to Spain but it would not go amiss if there were extra security for all tourist arrivals.
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Jávea Jeard September/October 2014, Nº 17 Page 23 ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE Casa Segura Locksmiths Lorna Ainsworth, a member of Xabia Democtatica committee has very thoughtfully obtained the correct and upto-date information for UK citizens living here, who may be faced with the difficult situation of caring for their partner/friend who has become physically or mentally disabled or are terminally ill. If you, or someone you know are in this situation, you may not be aware that you may be eligible for the Attendance Allowance - if you are in receipt of full UK Pension, over 65 years old and resident in Spain then you are eligible to apply for Attendance Allowance, in order to meet the care needs.
To summarise, you qualify If the AA claim is for your disability, which is severe enough for you to need help caring for yourself or someone to supervise you, for your own or someone else’s safety. If someone is terminally ill, special rules apply that make it simpler to claim AA. These special rules ensure that the claim is dealt with quickly. The benefit
may be claimed by the carer. This payment is tax free and not means tested.
The official source of information is www.gov.uk/claim-benefitsabroad/illness-injury-and-disabilitybenefits
You will need to contact the Exportability Team re your claim from abroad. They are also willing to answer any questions you may have and will send you the necessary forms by email Exportability Team email:
exportability.team@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Exportability Team Room C216 Pension, Disability and Carers Service Warbreck House Warbreck Hill Road Blackpool FY2 0YE
We hope this information is useful to you, or to someone you know who is in this situation. Please direct any enquiries to the contact given above. www.xabiademocratica.eu
Casa Segura Locksmiths was established in 2004. Company Owner, Carl Barclay, fluent in Spanish (having grown up in Javea in the 1970's) and a well-established member of the local community, is a trusted source used by the Local Police and Guardia Civil.
Having an already established key-holding business, a security retail outlet and a mobile installation and emergency service, Carl offers a rapid response and quality service.
We take emergency lock-out situations seriously and will respond 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you need an emergency service please avoid calling numbers from stickers on your gate, these numbers connect you to call centres charging extortionate rates. Always confirm a call-out fee first. Carl Barclay 659 853 645 www.locksmithspain.net
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PADDY and MICK AGAIN
A man at a horse race whispers to Paddy next to him "Do you want the winner of the next race?"Paddy replies "No tanks, oi've only got a small yard."
A coach load of paddies on a mystery tour decided to run a sweepstake to guess where they were going, the driver won £52!
Paddy finds a sandwich with two wires sticking out of it. He phoned the police and says "I've just found a sandwich dat looks like a bomb." The operator asks, “is it tickin?” Paddy says "No, oi tink it's beef"
Mick walks into Paddy's barn and catches him dancing naked in front of a tractor. Mick says, "Oi Paddy, what ya doing?" Paddy says, "Well me and Mary haven't been getting on in the bedroom lately and the therapist recommended I do something sexy to a tractor."
The Irish have solved their own fuel problems. They imported 50 million tonnes of sand from the Arabs and they're going to drill for their own oil...
Paddy says to Mick, "Christmas is on a Friday this year." Mick says "Let's hope it's not the 13th."
Little Johnny... again
The teacher asked the class to use the word “fascinate” in a sentence. Molly put up her hand and said, “My family went to my granddad's farm, and we all saw his pet sheep. It was fascinating.” The teacher said, “That was good, but I wanted you to use the word “fascinate, not fascinating.” Sally raised her hand. She said, “My family went to see Rock City and I was fascinated.” The teacher said, “Well, that was good Sally, but I wanted you to use the word fascinate.” Little Johnny raised his hand. The teacher hesitated because she had been burned by Little Johnny answers before. She finally decided there was no way he could damage the word “fascinate” so she called on him. Johnny said, “My aunt Carolyn has a sweater with ten buttons, but her boobs are so big she can only fasten eight!”
The teacher sat down and cried. both the above from Ian Thomas
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MALE BONDING
I read an article last night about fathers and sons and memories came flooding back of the time I took my son out for his first pint. Off we went to our local which is only two blocks from the house. I got him a San Miguel, he didn't like it – so I had it. Then I got him a Carling Black Label, he didn't like it, so I had it. It was the same with the 1664 Lager and Premium Dry Cider. By the time we got down to the whisky I could hardly push the pram back home.
SUE THE HOSPITAL
A recent article in the New Zealand Dominion Post reported that a woman, Anne Maynard, has tried to sue Wellington State Hospital, saying that after her husband had surgery there, he lost all interest in sex. A hospital spokesman replied refuting the claim stating: "Mr. Maynard was admitted for cataract surgery. All we did was correct his eyesight."
Don’t laugh - it could be true
Dear Benefits Office Manager My name is Mohammed Reza and I live in Birmingham, and I would like to present before you the following story. Many years ago, I married a widow out of love who had an 18-year-old daughter. After the wedding, my father, a widower, came to visit a number of times, and he fell in love with my stepdaughter. My father eventually married her without my authorisation. As a result, my step-daughter legally became my step-mother and my father my son-in-law. My father's wife (also my stepdaughter) and my step-mother, gave birth to a son who is my grandchild because I am the husband of my stepdaughter's mother. This boy is also my brother, as the son of my father. As you can see, my wife became a grandmother, because she is the mother of my father's wife. A short time after these events, my wife gave birth to a son, who became my father's brother-in-law, the step-son of my father's wife, and my uncle. My son is also my step-mother's brother, and through my step-mother, my wife has become a grandmother and I have become my own grandfather. In light of the above mentioned, I would like to know the following: Does my son, who is also my uncle, my father's son-in-law, and my step-mother's brother fulfil the requirements for receiving childcare benefits and a council house? Sincerely yours, Mohammed
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Jávea unemployed help prevent future forest fires
For the second year, the City of Jávea has launched a Summer social programme of urgent jobs and environmental protection that, in addition to helping to combat unemployment, meets the needs of the municipality in prevention and maintenance of forest environment. Fifteen people cleaned areas in Granadella, Pic Tort, Cuesta San Antonio, near Pinosol park the Monasteri camí de la Plana and Tarraula in the months of July and August and will continue the task until the end of September, when another team will work until the end of the year.. The two teams of 15 people will clean and clear 102,015 linear meters on
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streets and rural roads; maintaining the watercourses and ravines as the Gorgos river (between the road bridge and Poble Nou Ramblars) Lluca ravine, ravines that drain the Montgo and head for Adsubia; recovery of green areas and heritage places and a series of works to prevent forest fires in areas near woodlands in Cabo de la Nao, Granadella and Cap Martí, tasks of great importance given the lack of rain and lack of cleaning programmes the Government has stopped providing in recent years. The budget of the programme, 208,858 euros, is funded each year from the budget and salary which Mayor Joseph Chulvi refused to accept at the beginning of the legislature.
Hot Dog
Then there's the one about the Buddhist monk who went up to a hot dog vendor and ordered a hot dog. The vendor asked him, "How do you want it?" And the monk said, "I want it to be 'one with everything'," and hands him a $20 bill. The vendor then gives him his hot dog and continues on with his business. The monk asks, "Where is my change?" And the vendor replies, "Change must come from within."
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Jávea given 42,269€ grant from Valencia for riurau
Valencia Region Tourism Board has awarded a grant of 42,269 euros to the City of Jávea, as part of the Millor Plan 2014, to meet 50% of the cost of roofing the riarau d’Arnauda in Jávea. The 84,539 euros project, including covering of the building with a gabled roof and aged wooden beams, as well as interior wiring and exterior lighting, so the building can be used for culture and tourism purposes. The riurau d 'Arnauda is one of the best remaining examples of this type of constructure. Privately owned, a few years ago the City reached an agreement with the owners for it to be included as a municipal asset. The riurau was dismantled piece by piece and rebuilt again in Montaner Park, above the Thursday market plaza. It is hoped to house a permanent exhibition of the purpose of the riurau to ensure local raisins were the first choice for discerning buyers.
Jávea improves web access
Councillor for New Technologies, Cesc Camprubi, re-launched the new website www.ajxabia.org so it can be accessed from a computer or mobile phone or tablet. Among the novelties included is a geolocation of municipal resources and shopping guide, and decentralised management of its contents, which will be updated for each municipal department allowing greater agility. Camprubi said the site is linked to the area of tourism, and allows taxpayers to print receipts for municipal taxes, making the online payment receipt and once completed the payment schedule prints a receipt for inclusion in accounts or tax return. Shortly they will also change the virtual office for a new more effective electronic office. The website, which has cost around 12,500 euros, is the most modern in the industry. Mayor, José Chulvi, says modernisation of the web is a key step in the commitment to the virtual administration of the City of Jávea. As the only municipality in the province that directly manages the payment of their taxes, it is necessary to provide additional facilities. The website will include planning or budget access and is easily reachable for citizens who want to be informed.
Jávea installed a large blackboard in the Port inviting people to write their wishes and challenges as part of a
"Before I Die I want to ..."
campaign started three years ago in the United States and it’s the first time it reaches the Region. All who pass in front of it, are asked to write what they would like to have done with their life before death. The idea follows the wake of a worldwide campaign begun in the United States three years ago. Driven by a young woman who wanted to stimulate communication between neighbours. Before I die I want to invites, "amid the turmoil of the day, to stop for a moment to think about what you want do with life or what our dreams are "explained Councillor for Economic Development, Juan Luis Cardona, supported by the Councillor for Culture, Empar Bolufer. The organisers of the project are coaches (personal trainers) in the area, have proposed the town of Jávea be the entry point to Valencia for this worldwide social campaign.
There are occasions when Scallops are willing to ‘contra’ the FREE bottle of wine with chosen meals, but you MUST say you DO NOT WANT the wine when you order your meals. We ate with a family on a limited budget, who were surprised by the 20€ unexpected drinks bill, and 6 bottles of wine they did not order. Everyone was happy with the deal in the end. Sadly, the 1/2 price Pepsi is not on offer every day, you need to ask or look at the offers.
If you have Scallops vouchers you are unable to use, you can leave them in the box outside the OASIS CENTRE (in C/. Toni Llido, at the rear of La Caixa bank) and we will see that their value is not wasted. It costs you nothing to give away what you cannot use.
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HOSPITAL VISITS
Two little boys were in hospital for next day operations. The older boy leans over and asks, "What are you having done?" The second boy says, "I'm getting my tonsils out, and I'm scared." The first boy says, "You've got nothing to worry about. I had that done when I was four. They put you to sleep, and when you wake up, they give you lots of Jell-O and ice cream. It's a breeze." The second boy then asks, "What are you going in for?" The first boy says, "Circumcision." "Whoa!" the smaller boy replies. "Good luck, buddy. I had that done when I was born and couldn't walk for a year." from Ian Thomas
LEARN TOLERANCE
Jiggs McDonald, NHL Hall of Fame broadcaster speaking in Ontario, said: "I am truly perplexed that so many of my friends are against another mosque being built in Toronto. I think it should be the goal of every Canadian to be tolerant regardless of their religious beliefs. Thus the mosque should be allowed, in an effort to promote tolerance. “That is why I also propose that two nightclubs be opened next door to the mosque thereby promoting tolerance from within the mosque. We could call one of the clubs, which would be gay, "The Turban Cowboy" and the other a topless bar called "You Mecca Me Hot”, “Next door should be a butcher shop that specialises in pork, and adjacent to that an open-pit barbecue pork restaurant, called “Iraq of Ribs”. “Across the street there could be a lingerie store called "Victoria Keeps Nothing Secret", with sexy mannequins in the window modelling the goods. “All of this would encourage Muslims to demonstrate the tolerance they demand of us, so their mosque issue would not be a problem for others." Yes, we should promote tolerance, and you can do your part by telling your friends. from David and Donna
Mayor accuses Valencia of lack of support
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Following hearingValencia had denied our annual firework display in the bay, to end the San Loreto fiestas, Jávea Mayor, Jose Chulvi submitted an appeal. The decision relied on the fact that the jetty from which fireworks are launched is less than the minimum 500 metres demanded by the Forestry Law. Mayor Chulvi admitted that, in isolation and on paper, it could be a matter of common sense. But in Jávea There is a minimum of 470 metres between the breakwater spur of the Cap de Sant Antoni, as the Display is triggered in the opposite direction (towards the sea). He claimed firework suppliers had described Jávea Port as one of the safest areas for firework display in the region, citing 45 years of displays without incident. Mayor Chulvi points out that - in his opinion - the Valencian Government has again shown little interest in the facts and is unwilling to find a solution. “We have to comply with and abide by the law, but I wonder why the Government of the Generalitat presiding Mr. Fabra has not acted? Why meet with Valencian fireworks manufacturers and not raise the repercussion of the new policy” Chulvi asked. “Every Friday the Generalitat meets and changes at will the laws of education, health or dependency. Why in this case have they not agreed an amendment enabling the 2014 display to be held, whilst alternatives were discussed for future years. “Why is Partida Popular, the mouth of the Valencian Government unwilling to defend our traditions and culture? “Denial of our firework display is the latest in the number of grievances towards Jávea that grows each day. “There was the flagrant case where an agreement was signed by Jávea which committed to building a Pelota Court in Frechinall, in exchange for the Government to pay for an indoor swimming pool. Jávea built the Polota Court but there has been no pool. “The Education Ministry neglects the health and safety of children at Vicente Tena Graüll School, where repairs had to be paid by Jávea Townhall when it was the Valencian Government who had the legal obligation to pay. “Inadequate healthcare provision for our Summer influx of tourists with letters requesting help totally ignored. “With this background I wonder why they ignore the needs of our people which as stated in the new Local Government Act, is the direct responsibility of the Government? “After all these realities, and many more, I must say that both the Jávea Councillors and the entire town of Jávea, feel abandoned by the Generalitat.
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“Jávea is scrupulous in fulfilling all the outstanding issues between the Government and Jávea, especially on issues that depend on ports. We feel frustrated, deceived and abandoned, but above their opposition is our pride as a people and commitment to defend Jávea from these attacks and scorn. “Cancelling the final firework display of the Port church fiesta will cause significant economic damage; bars and restaurants suffer the effects of their decision as well as the firework company. But there is irreparable harm to Jávea residents and the Port area, and specifically to the festival committee and especially the young men in their 20s who are the overseers and Mayoralesas of the 2014 commemoration. “To all of them I can only hope they enjoy the celebration despite the major disappointment to the final event, cancelled by those elected in Valencia to protect and promote regional culture and activities. “Everyone in Jávea will work with each other to ensure that on September 8th, 2015 the bay of Jávea has its iconic firework display.” José F. Chulvi Espanol
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Antonio Marín 96 646 1954 Sept. October Nov. Avda. Augusta 30 (Rear of Mercadona Pla) 10, 2 2, 15, 28 11, 24 6, 19 Concepción Rodrigo Gasque Avenida Colomer 3 3,16, 29 12, 25 7, 20 Consuelo Espinós 96 579 1801 Plaza de la Iglesa 11 (Town) 4,17, 30 13, 26 8, 21 96 579 1099 Belchi-Cholbi Ronda Colón 4 (Town) 5, 18 1,14,27 9, 22 Amparo Marsal 96 579 1955 Avda. Juan Carlos I, 33 6, 19 2,15,28 10, 23 Isabel Garcés 96 579 1520 C/. Sevilla 1, (Port) 20 3,16,29 11, 24 Paz Uriol 96 579 3839 Avenida de la Libertad (Arenal-Playa) 7 4,17,30 12, 25 Juanna Ripoll 97 577 0900 8, 21 18, 31 13, 26 Ctra La Nao (Cala Blanca) Salome Martinez 96 646 2545 Avenida Lepanto 12 (Port) 9, 22 5, 1, 14, 27 Rosa Maria Pérez 96 646 3531 Ctra. Cabo La Nao Pla, 126 (Arenal) 10, 23 6, 19 15, 28 Antonio Almodóvar 96 646 3994 Plaza Joanot Martorell 5, Av. Amanecer 11, 24 7, 20 2, 29 Lydia Gil 96 646 3142 Avda, Fontana 21 (Club de Tenis) 12, 25 8, 21 3, 16 Ana Lillo 96 646 3947 Avda. de Palmela 16 (Southern By-Pass) 13, 26 9, 22 4, 17, 30 Vicente Salort 96 647 1133 Ctra la Nao Pla 165 (Barclays Roundabout) 1,14,27 10, 23 5, 18 We are grateful to Antonio Marín (whose premises are 80m South of the rear entrance to Mercadona) for making this information available to our readers.
Julie and Diego welcome you to
BAR PICOTEO Av. Jaime 1, Jávea Port
MENU DEL DÍA - 9,50€ 7 starters and 8 main courses inc. drink, dessert, bread, ali oli
More than a dozen ‘one-plate’ meals More than 50 ‘Tapas’ (prepared in-house)
SPECIALITIES PAELLA to order - Tel.: 696 767 349
Fried and grilled mixed fish and shell fish (min order 2 people). Mixed Grilled Vegetables English Breakfast HAMBURGERS
Take-Away Service
Jávea Jeard is published in Jávea by A2Z Publicaciones on behalf of Iglesia Grupo International de Divulgación del Evangélio (CIF: Q0300542H) at OASIS Centre, C/. Toni Llido 5, Jávea 03730
SUNDAY CAN BE SUCH A BORING DAY
But not if you start it at the 11am Morning Service at the Oasis Help Centre, which is as much ‘an entertainment’ as a ‘spiritual experience’, whether it is Clive or Ann who has responsibility as the MC and preacher. Every Sunday morning is different with refreshments afterwards and many go on to various nearby or Pedgreguer ‘eateries” and find that new friendships and eternal destinies have been carved. If you need a ‘helping hand’ because we are ALL shy of new demands on our emotions - phone Ann on 669 386 701 or Clive on 669 386 702 and they will arrange for someone (or one of them) to meet you and act as your ‘buddy’. Jávea Evangelical Church was established in 1992, now meets at the OASIS Help Centre it has created in the street belind LA CAIXA bank in the Port, where it offers 30,000 greeting cards for all occasions for 1€ each, as well as a huge range of print facilities, including one-off 4-colour T and polo shirts.
AUTUMN OFFER
Come and enjoy our new great value single plate menu every evening and lunchtime, no less than 25 of our most popular meals will be available with prices starting at just 4.95€, and of course the price includes a free breakfast voucher valued at 2.15€ INCREDIBLE!!! Price includes FREE Breakfast voucher value 2.15€
INCREDIBLE!
ALL OUR OTHER MENUS ALSO AVAILABLE On the roundabout between Barclays Bank and the sea-front and beach OPEN DAILY from 10.30am. Tel: 96 505 8275 or 650 288 710
If you don’t want to have to wait - PLEASE BOOk IN ADVANCE