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Aug./Sept. 2015

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VALENCIA WANTS TEACHING IN JÁVEA STATE SCHOOLS TO BE IN VALENCIAN

Before election at the end of May, prospective Mayor Chulvi said he was his own man and those who knew him, knew better than advise him how to represent the interest of Jávea people.

Within two months, and despite having 18 of the 21 local Councillors, he is taking his instructions from the Socialits and Nationalists in the region, and submitted their motion on 30th July that teaching in Castillian Spanish, or any other ‘foreign’ language be banned. To be fair, if he receives a proposal from Valencia, I doubt he has any choice than present it. Such a policy would blight the ambitions of young people in Jávea who have the temerity and audacity to believe they might earn more money, get better job, and support their families, if they chose to broaden their horizon and learn some of the More accidents happen on roundabouts when vehicles languages their competitors will be proficient in speaking, foreigners were talking the following morning of their are leaving, than when entering or changing direction. Many memory of the consequences of local ’in-breeding’ of Javienses Treat roundabouts like straight roads, and DRIVE in the in years gone by. Only Oscar and LyanLu voted for education in three languages.

RIGHT HAND LANE. Continued on page 3 British drivers in Spain, often hand lane is considered our normal driving lane.

BRINGING YOU find (the new!) roundabouts Secondly, although confusing, not because they THE FOODS are different, but with so many classed as a special intersection, roundabouts vehicles seemingly following are treated like any other their own rules, factors combine to create a nightmare road, albeit a one-way street, but a normal road nonetheless, scenario. irrespective of the number of We know to give way to lanes.

A roundabout is nothing traffic already on the more than a normal, curved roundabout, but for now, let’s road, with junctions. not look at the approach to The third principle to roundabouts, or for that matter remember, under normal driving on them, but need to circumstances, is that you concentrate on the situation should always exit the where most roundabout incidents take place, during the roundabout from the right hand lane, the outer lane, process of exiting the roundabout onto another road. unless signs or signals tell you otherwise.

Consider three basic Having established these principles, two of which you know, and one which you may three principles, let’s move forget, all of which are crucial away from roundabouts and consider a normal, straight in our understanding of how road, that never ends and is a we should exit a roundabout. straight line, with no curves, Firstly, in Spain, everyone drives on the right. but does have junctions. You In fact, we should drive as far can consider it to be a one-way to the right as possible, subject street to make it easier.

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JAVEA POSTCODES

Most towns have a single Postcode: Jávea has 4, but Correos discourage their use, claiming it is better to use 03730 (where 50% will be wrong) rather than the code for your area, which ‘some’ will get wrong.

Adsubia 03739 Alborada 03739 Arenal 03738 Cala Blanca, Urb 03738 Cansalades 03738 Cap Martín 03738 Capsades 03739 Catarroja Partida 03737 Cerezos, Los 03739 Colomer 03737 Costa Nova, Urb 03738 Ermita, Urb 03737 Eurocondal, Urb. 03737 Fontanella 03737 Frechinall 03738 Granadella, 03738

Las Laderas 03738 Lluca 03739 Mandarina, La 03739 Media Luna 03738 Montgó 03737 Montgó Carrasquetes 03737 Montgó Toscamar 03737 Panorama, Urb 03738 Pinosol 03739 Portichol 03738 Rebaldi 03739 Rimontgó 03737 Seniola 03737 Tarraulla 03739 Tosalet, Urb. 03739 Tosals 03737 Toscal 03738 Trencall 03738 Valls 03737 Valls Carrasquetes VA-CA 03737 Valls Planets VA-PN 03737 Valls Tosal VA-TS 03737

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‘BANDO’ ON WATER CONSUMPTION

Given the situation of persistent drought and high water consumption recorded in recent weeks that forces to have the desalination plant producing at full capacity, the Municipality of Jávea calls on citizens to make responsible use of water and avoid: Water gardens and agricultural areas in the day.

Filling of swimming pools and ponds for swimming.

Any unwarranted abuse of drinking water.

We ask all residents maximum cooperation to avoid future problems and we challenge you to consult water saving measures that are at your disposal on the website of Amjasa www.amjasa.com

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August Councillors meeting Continued from page 1

Less and less information is available to the Press and public from the new administration, which leads to the feeling of LESS transparency.

Points 1 - 7 all referred to decisions by the Treasurer, but were without clarification or explanation.

Point 8 ratified the wages of Councillors giving 100% of their time, 50%, and the bonus to people who had titles that gave them responsibility for departments. PSOE were in Favour, PP Abstained and Oscar and JuanLu were against.

Point 9 noted the changes in the areas of responsibility by some Councillors.

Point 10 named the Presidents of the various Commissions in Jávea.

Point 11 approved the Statutes of the Marina Alta Water consortium.

Point 12 changes the terminologyy of ‘Local Council Tax’ which will now be referred to as ‘Accounts’, Point 13 approved Jávea, Denia and Alfaz de Pí will join the Provincial Real Estate Council.

Point 14 approved 1323€ be included in the accounts being approved.

Point 15 approved payment of a maximum of 10,000€ to the Valencia Tourism Council for maintaining cleanliness of Jávea beaches during 2015.

Questions and Answers Tere Ern (PP) protested that parents no longer had the right to choose a preferred school for their child, and wanted their children taught with ‘plurilingual’ teaching system in Valenciano, Castillian and English. The Spanish language, she said, was being promoted less and less. The change had been promoted from Valencia.

There was disagreement among the Councillors and total opposition by the public representatives. PSOE regard teaching in English as ‘risky’.

Surprisingly, Vicent from Compromis described the proposal as ‘ludicrous’. In favour of multi-language teaching were Oscar, JuanLu,

and PP. PSOE were against and Juan Ortola abstained.

Oscar wanted the boat ramp reopened at Granadella as its closure had ruined the loical economy.

JuanLu wants Plaza Celestino Pons made safe for pedestrians, and said the ‘Dolphin Roundabout’ looked as though no one cared about it any more. He wanted an update on the swimming pool, asking Where? How and When? and said he hoped it would be close to the current Sports Centre.

Valencia still have not said ‘if’ or ‘when’ they will agree to finance their promise to build an indoor pool for Jávea more than 10 years ago.

Having saved the cost of building a Pelota Court, Valencia Councillors must have decided to keep their heads down, and hope no one in Jávea would care. CR

ROUNDABOUTS

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the road we know where we want to turn and we carry out the procedure we learned as Learner drivers, mirror, signal, manoeuvre, perhaps even remembering position, speed and look, and we turn right from the major road to the minor road.

This is something we do countless times during any normal drive.

Now, let us consider that we are driving along the same straight one way road, although this time it has two lanes. We still want to turn right, and so think for a moment what would the procedure be?

The procedure is of course exactly the same, the only difference being that if we are in the second, left hand lane for some reason, lane 2 as we will call it, we would normally move back into the right hand lane, lane 1, before we exercise our turn to the right.

It would never normally cross our mind in this situation to cut across the path from lane 2 to lane 1 in front of another vehicle, as this is quite obviously a dangerous move, particularly if the vehicle in lane 1 is continuing straight ahead.

Think back to our first basic rule, we always drive on the right.

Now let us transpose this situation onto another type of road, this time the road we are on is not straight, but rather curves to the left, constantly.

Other than that, the features of the road are the same, it has junctions and it has more than one lane.

Supposing we are driving along this long curved oneway street and we wish to turn right, think for a moment, would the same procedure apply?

The answer is yes, it would. Under normal circumstances we would drive in the right hand (or normal driving) lane. If we wish to turn right, we exercise our right turn procedure as we approach, including mirror, signal, manoeuvre, position, speed and look, before we turn from the major to a minor road.

In the event of being in lane 2, would we cut across the vehicle in lane 1? No, we would first exercise a procedure for us to return from lane 2 to lane 1 and then exercise our right turn process.

If we look back at our second general rule, we must consider that roundabouts are treated just like any normal road, albeit a one-way street.

In other words, a roundabout is exactly the same as the situation just described. Now reinforced by the third principle we looked at in the beginning, that we would normally leave a roundabout from the right hand lane.

Let us look at how we put all of this into practice on a roundabout. Remember, we are not concerned about the approach or travel on the roundabout itself, but the procedure for exiting.

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Number of Spanish emigrants nearly doubles in four years

Nearly twice as many Spaniards moved abroad last year as in 2010, according to new demographics figures released by the National Statistics Institute (INE). A total of 78,785 Spaniards left the country in 2014, reflecting a drop in the resident population for the third year in a row.

The vast majority were born in Spain, and their main destinations were Britain, France and Germany, reinforcing the theory of migration for economic reasons, as Spain struggles to recover from the effects of the economic crisis that broke in 2008. Last year also saw more Spaniards return home after a period abroad.

Alicante population down for the second year running

In 2014 Alicante province lost 22,000 foreign residents. 90.1% of the decline was of EU citizens, with British, Rumanian and German leavers topping the list. Alicante remains a province with

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Calpe Ifach closed

The regional Ministry of the Environment closed Calpe rock to hikers for safety reasons. The path is very slippery, both inside the tunnel at the start of the ascent, and along the cliff edge which the tunnel opens on to.

The last restoration of the route was done with EU money in 2005. With the change of Government in Valencia still underway, it is not known what measures will be taken or when the path is likely to be re-opened. The closure of the natural park right at the start of the tourist season is bad news for Calpe.

The Ifach rock is a big draw and is the most visited protected area of the Community, with about 120,000 visitors each year. It was declared a park in 1987. Joined to the mainland only by a narrow isthmus and rising to 332 metres, it is only 45 hectares in area, making it one of the smallest preserved natural spaces in Europe.

Homeowners win victory over demolitions

Legislation passed by the Senate in March saw a suspension of the demolition of homes found to be built illegally by unscrupulous developers, until owners have been compensated.

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built illegally by rogue builders but also those who bought in good faith with all the papers in order only to see the licence revoked at a later date.

Call for creation of a Museum of the Sea

The explosion of a sea mine off the coast of Denia has revived a proposal to create a Museum of the Sea. Apparently Denia has been calling for projects to boost underwater archaeology for the past 20 years without success. The coastal relics are already badly plundered, and what's left needs to be preserved for future generations. The mine explosion has re-opened the debate.

The German manufactured sea mine dated from the Spanish Civil war was detonated by the Navy about 300m off the beach of Marineta Cassiana in Denia. The artefact had been documented after a survey conducted 22 years ago by two universities and the Denia museum. However there seems to have been a lack of coordination between regional and national government authorities since no prior inspection was carried out.

The area is the resting place of many wrecks with remains dating back more than 2000 years ago and there has been a call for a post-explosion inspection, though the municipality says there have been no serious environmental effects.

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Over the winter months Pedreguer has been linking its municipal water supply

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network with that of the irrigation community. They recently carried out a test drive, and are ready with this new backup to cope with severe drought this summer.

Their main source of supply for drinking water is the Ocaive well.

A-21 ED'S NOTE: AMJASA bought Ocaive wells in 1975 and modernised and upgraded them. They dried up in the ‘90s’, leading to the desalination plant project. www.amjasa.com/quienessomos The original is in Spanish but ‘Google Translate’ will give you an understandable translation.

It's official: Oil Exploration project between Balearics and Valencia coast is off

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment has officially terminated the oil exploration project put forward by Cairn Energy of Scotland.

The company announced its withdrawal from the project some months ago, and the ecological alliance which was opposed to the project, "Alliance Mar Blava" has claimed victory.

Marina Alta faced Summer with the lowest water reserves in the Valencian Community

AEMET warns the region has barely accumulated half the usual rainfall since September. Between March and May, Jávea weather station recorded only 32.5 litres per square meter, 78% less than average.

The Marina Alta region is one of the driest areas in Spain with the north of Tarragona, Salamanca, Ibiza and the island of La Palma already having suffered a year of emergency through drought.

Jávea’s Mayor Chulvi along with newly elected socialist Denia Mayor Vicent Grimalt are reviving the regional water consortium to look for a long term solution to the summer water supply problem. This will no doubt involve the use of our desalination plant.

Brussels Views Declaration of Assets Abroad in Spain as Illegal The obligation to declare all assets abroad valued at 50,000€ or more has not only caused many residents, particularly foreign residents in Spain, a lot of hassle and untold stress, it has also resulted in heavy fines for others, and even caused some foreigners to return home in defiance of the law that was introduced at the end of 2012.

Now, however, the 720 Model, has been labelled as “illegal” by the

European Commission in Brussels, due to the fact that it “infringes Community rights”, and the sanctions applied for failing to comply have been regarded as “disproportionate” when compared to similar sanctions in other cases. For this reason, the EU will now go ahead and open a judicial case against Spain for this act that it sees as breaking the law.

Fire in Camí Vell de Gata forces evictions

A fire broke out at the end of June in the Camí vell de Gata, in the built up area between Calle Cantallops and Calle Camí Barcelona. It apparently started in a rubbish container and quickly leapt from garden to garden. The firefighting services were on high alert because of the high temperatures and high winds and the fire was quickly controlled with the aid of two helicopters and a plane.

Residents were evacuated as a precautionary measure, but were allowed back home around 8.00pm.

Luckily there was little damage, and it being a Saturday there were no children at the nursery nearby which would have complicated the situation.

Police seek Jávea arsonist

Jávea has experienced five wild fires in two months, including a fire on a plot near Camí Freginal. The police suspect some of these fires are the work of an arsonist and are beginning an investigation.

Chulvi re-appointed as Marina Alta rep on Alicante Diputación

Mayor José Chulvi of Jávea has again been appointed the Marina Alta region PSPV representative at the Diputación de Alicante. He led his party to the election of 14 councillors in Jávea and has shown a talent to liaise with other political groups enabling them to join in the responsibilities of government. As promised he will forego his 50,000 mayorial salary, taking only the salary as member of the Diputación.

Jávea announces councillor jobs and wage packets

An extraordinary council meeting finalised the new administration jobs and pay packets. The salaries were frozen from the previous administration.

In addition to the Mayor, there are four full time councillors (two in the last administration) seven part time councillors (five in the last administration), and three who have delegations but no salary, but stipends for attending meetings and commissions as do the opposition councillors.

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The Hemingway of Visiting Valencia

I recently inaugurated a Hemingway route for Valencia. Both Hemingway and Orson Welles were frequent visitors to Valencia, although Pamplona has obtained most of the benefits as far as tourists are concerned.

Hemingway actually started his first novel in Valencia, although it was all about Pamplona. In Spanish it’s called Fiesta, although its English title is The Sun Also Rises.

In a letter he wrote: “Let’s see. The Sun Also Rises I started in Valencia on my birthday, July 21. Hadley, my wife, and I had gone to Valencia early to get good tickets for the feria there which started the twenty-fourth of July.

Everybody my age had written a novel and I was still having a difficult time writing a paragraph. So I started the book on my birthday, wrote all through the feria, in bed in the morning, went on to Madrid and wrote there”.

The bed was in the Hotel Reina Victoria, now closed down unfortunately.

I was asked during the route what the title of the novel meant, and like any nonplussed teacher managed to bluff my way through with a vague, meaningless explanation.

Later I looked it up and found that it comes from the Book of Ecclesiastes; the full quote being “The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose”.

Other more modern versions say: ‘the sun also rises and the sun sets’, which got me thinking about that neat, short, sharp, useful word.

Let me set you an example.

You set a place at the table, but concrete also sets; and people are often set in their ways. You set up a company and set down the rules; you set off on a journey and set the alarm clock. Winter sets in.

People set precedents, exams and traps. Writers set the scene, but no one reads anymore because they’re all watching the TV set.

Badgers inhabit sets and so do games of tennis. Actually I’m cheating. Badgers live in setts.

Thank God for that; somebody might have got confused! Who said English was an impossible language full of dull, monosyllabic nonsense? Actually I think it might have been me.

The Hemingway route is now available for a modest price and lovers of literature can walk in the footsteps of the great man, who came to Valencia to see bullfights, which he described as “indefensible and irresistible” and fell in love with the beach, the food, and curiously with Valencian melons which are at their best at this time of year. bob@valencia-international.com

Fireworks

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One night a small boy about three years old was perched on his father's shoulder. The child sat mesmerized, aware only of what was exploding in the heavens.

When the fireworks were over, the little boy looked up into the sky again and said, “Thank you, God.”

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Satellite and Electronic News

As I put pen to paper, it’s the 27th of July and even after my mention of the conditions for satellite reception in the Jávea and surrounding districts, I am still receiving requests for up-to-date information.

Of course, quite a few people who make inquiries are folks returning from a holiday where the heat and humidity are lower than we have been ‘enjoying’ here.

The satellite signals delivered from the new range of satellite transponders are now in final positions. All have been carefully checked that they do supply the required U.K. areas as per International Agreements.

We are fortunate that signals have improved dramatically and this means the larger satellite dishes are no longer needed. However I must state that in very poor conditions i.e. a very heavy rain storm you will find your signals still hang on in there.

This means that for the next 12/14 years and possibly longer, we in the Jávea area will be enjoying excellent viewing, both vision and sound, and of course with very high quality potential of superb vision signals and stereo

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sound. To complete this you will require a satellite receiver (sat box!) capable of H.D. (High Definition). In order to clear up a regular misunderstanding, there are indeed two types of satellite receivers on the market. The most economical being known as a ‘Free-to-Air’ and as the name implies it is quite possible to receive a very large selection of popular programmes, including BBC1, 2, 3, 4 and ITV 1, 2, 3 and 4, along with Channel 4 and Five. A total of over 160 or so TV Programmes can be received along with some 30 odd radio stations.

For many, that’s all that is required, I should mention that once the equipment is purchased, that is it, no more payments.

Free-to-Air satellite receivers can also be purchased with a ‘record’ facility, and you can plan to record items while you are enjoying an evening out.

Next on the list is the Sky satellite receiver. This type requires a Sky card and is intended for operation in the U.K. and Northern Ireland. Sky offerings include many of the latest films, sports (including football, cricket, boxing and various car and motorbike racing programmes. It has proved to be very popular and suitable satellite receivers and Sky cards are available. Again they offer a record facility and the price of the Sky card monthly payments starting at some £24 and depending on which package you select can be over £70.

Accurate information on available programmes and pricing check out on the Sky website, easily found on Google.

Now all that is left are the satellite dish requirements, I personally advise a high quality 1.4 metre satellite dish.

Where possible I try to use a wall mounting bracket as I feel it’s less exposed to the elements than fixing it to a chimney stack.

My own experience is that Spanish rooftiles are very brittle and most often not secured with mortar, other than the ridge and corners, resulting in damage that can be quite expensive.

A mention of the actual installation. and to my surprise have found on occasion a range of quality equipment has been supplied, but Technicians often fail to make the very necessary adjustments, and some stations have been very much hit and miss. Personally, I have always used a spectrum analyser to ensure the client has a signal within the specified limits for the whole of the required band.

If you are experiencing reception problems, I can always advise, Telephone me on 670 362 395!

by Richard Pollock B.Ed I.Eng. FIEEIE Consultant Electronic Engineer

Formerly Lecturer in RTVE at Bradford College

Telephone (10am - 6pm please)

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Microwave Ovens

Microwave ovens are increasingly being used for catering in the home (I think most homes now have one!) and of course for commercial purposes. They are far more economical than conventional ovens and with quite a few other advantages it seems they do have a place in the modern kitchen.

It’s as a fact however, that the electro-magnetic field employed can be potentially dangerous and precautions are essential to limit any leakage to a biologically safe value, recognised as less than 10mW/cm/2 To prove and demonstrate the safety effectiveness of the design and manufacture of microwave ovens and to check that this effectiveness is maintained, it is important to verify this effectiveness is maintained, with a periodical check with an electromagnetic monitor is necessary!

The Test Equipment I have is handheld and it enables me to check in situ

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The people who brought ‘care’, ‘comfort’ and ‘understanding’ to bereaved families in Spain.

Sympathetic and prompt assistance starts with a phone call to BALBI on 610 204 864 Cremation, Repatriation or Interment

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SQUARE ANATOMY

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An elderly lady walked into the Royal Bank of Ireland one morning with a purse full of money. She wanted to open a savings account and insisted on talking to the president of the Bank because, she said, she had a lot of money.

After many lengthy discussions (after all, the client is always right) an employee took the elderly woman to the President's office.

The President of the Bank asked her how much she wanted to deposit. She placed her purse on his desk and replied, “165,000€”.

The President was curious and asked how she had been able to save so much money. The elderly woman replied that she made bets.

The President was surprised and asked, “What kind of bets?”

The elderly lady replied, “Well, I bet you 25,000€ that your testicles are square.”

The President started to laugh and told the woman it was impossible to win a bet like that. The lady didn’t bat an eye. She just looked at the President and said, “Would you like to take my bet?”

“Certainly”, replied the President. “I bet you $25,000 that my testicles are not square.”

“Done.” the lady answered. “But given the amount of money involved, if you don't mind I would like to come back at 10am in the morning with my lawyer as a witness.”

“No problem,” said the President of the Bank confidently.

That night, the President became very nervous about the bet and spent a long time in front of the mirror examining his testicles, turning them this way and that, checking them over

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again and again until he was positive that no one could consider his testicles as square and reassuring himself that there was no way he could lose the bet.

The next morning at exactly 10 o'clock the woman arrived at the President's office with her lawyer and acknowledged the 25,000€ bet made the day before that the President's testicles were square.

The President confirmed that the bet was the same as the one made the day before. Then the elderly woman asked him to drop his pants etc. so that she and her lawyer could see clearly.

The President was happy to oblige.

The lady came closer so she could see better and asked the President if she could touch them. “Of course,” said the President. “Given the amount of money involved, you need to be 100% sure.”

The elderly woman did so with a little smile. Suddenly the President noticed that the lawyer was banging his head against the wall. He asked the woman why he was doing that and she replied, “Oh, it's probably because I bet him 100,000€ that around 10 o'clock in the morning I would be holding the testicles of the President of the Royal Bank of Ireland in my hand.”

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“Bob, why don't you play golf with John anymore?" asked a friend.

“Would you play golf with a guy who moved the ball with his foot when you weren't watching?” Bob asked.

“Well, no,” admitted the friend.

“Neither will John,” replied Bob. from Christian Voices

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A father bought a lie detector robot that slaps people when they lie.

He decides to test it out at dinner one night.

The father asked his son what he did that afternoon. The son says, “I did some schoolwork.”

The robot slaps the son. The son says, “Ok, Ok. I was at a friend's house watching movies.”

Dad asks, “What movie did you watch?”

Son says, “Toy Story.” The robot slaps the son. Son says, “Ok, Ok, we were watching porn.”

Dad says, “What? At your age I didn't even know what porn was.”

The robot slaps the father.

Mom laughs and says, “Well, he certainly is your son.”

The robot slaps the mother.

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Richard Pollock warns about microwave safety Continued from page 8

Door and Inspection Cover Seals, Oven Cavities and from Magnetron used to generate the R.F. Power!

In the U.K. I often visited the kitchens of restaurants and was surprised how often they displayed leaks! This was mainly due to food build-up around the door seals and very often the actual doors received physical damage as it was constantly slammed and not gently closed! Pressure of Work was the usual explanation given!

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Safety Precautions

Check out the manufacturers’ operating procedure and safety.

Any misuse of the oven may result in personal injury Those fitted with a modern pacemaker

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should not experience any difficulty when near a microwave oven that is in good condition, but if you have any concerns or notice dizziness or discomfort, move away from the microwave oven immediately and check with your Doctor.

After each session with the microwave oven, ensure that the door seals round the four edges are clean as is the inside surfaces of the door and oven cavity area.

Repair or replace any microwave oven that is not in very good condition.

Should you decide to have a repair ` completed, this should only be undertaken by a qualified service technician.

Under no circumstances use a microwave oven if the door does not close correctly i.e. buckled, bent, warped or distorted in any way.

Finally it would be quite unwise to by-pass the door interlocks, their correct operation at all times is vital for your protection.

Hope this information is of help.

Richard Pollock B.Ed.I.Eng FIEEIE Consultant Electronic Engineer Formerly Lecture in RTVE at Bradford College and T British Council Telephone 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. Monday to Friday 670 362 395.

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PODEMOS THREATEN

‘MOORS & CHRISTIANS’

Podemos Circles (like local groups for other major political parties) want to prohibit the traditional Valencian tourist attraction known as ‘Moors and Christians’.

Most people regard it as harmless but noisy - fun, and an excuse for grown men to behave like children - children armed with blunderbuses.

Podemos described the popular tourist attraction as "an offense" and "a provocation" for Islam.

Catalan Marc Marginedas, writing for Digital Mediterranean newspaper, was himself kidnapped and held captive for 6 months in Syria, told Catalunya Radio "The Spanish tradition of the Moors and Christians is an affront to the ISIS" considering it a direct affront to its principles.

Among his experiences, the reporter, who was captured while covering the conflict information, explained that terrorists wanted to give them "the same treatment" given to jihadists at Guantanamo.

In his capture were three “managers" of kidnapping, along with other Western captives, whom they called the 'beaters' (Snapper), who used "most idiotic excuses in the world" to give them a beating. "They consider battles of the Moors and Christians Valencia, an affront that justified a beating.

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"Celebrations of Moors and Christians have no place in democratic Spain."

It is not the first time this holiday attraction has led to clashes with the Islamic community. In 2002 there was a complaint by Muslims in Ontinyent, who reported that a parade marched on a carpet which incorporated written verses from the Koran, considered an "offense" that these inscriptions are stepped on.

In 2006 the president of the Spanish Federation of Islamic Religious Entities (FEERI), the imam of the mosque La Union Malaga, Felix Herrero, demanded the event be banned as it had “no place in democratic Spain.”

Repeated complaints from Arab groups led some Spanish cities to change the heraldic shield effect in many cases from the time of the Middle Ages.

Severed heads of Moors, Latin inscriptions, references to the Reconquista and even its structure were deemed - by them - to be offensive.

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was claimed the wage bill would increase by only €20,000 per year. The number of political civil service appointments had been reduced to seven (maximum 12 in the previous administration). The total cost of salaries for councillors and political employees will be €688,000.

Watch out for consequences of new public security law

Controversial new public security legislation is now in effect, introducing fines of between €100 and €600,000.

The Local.es lists what it considers to be the 10 most repressive clauses. Parents of teenagers should note: "The Spanish tradition of getting together with mates for outdoor drinking sessions looks to be officially over – drinking in public will be hit with fines of €600 under the new law. And teenagers won’t escape – Parents will be held responsible for the payment of their offsprings' fines." … also, be sure not to take a picture of a policeman (or woman), or to leave old furniture or cars in the street.

Xabia Democrática and Ciudadados por Jávea split

The unsuccessful election coalition between Xàbia Democrática and Ciudadanos por Jávea has been abandoned. Apparently there had

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already been frictions and the two CPJ councillors pledged support for the new, Socialist administration. CPJ councillor Tere Bisquert has been given responsibilities in the new council.

One practical consequence of the split is that neither XD nor CJP will have any formal standing on the Council as political parties, and will loose out on having a group secretary paid for by the council, a seat on AMJASA and political visibility. The councillors will instead sit as: "Ediles No Adscritos" - unaffiliated councillors.

Brussels Views Declaration of Assets Abroad in Spain as Illegal

The obligation to declare all overseas assets valued at 50,000€ or more has not only caused many residents (particularly foreign residents in Spain) a lot of hassle and untold stress. It has also resulted in heavy fines for others, and even caused some foreigners to return home in defiance of the law which was introduced at the end of 2012.

Model 720 has now been labelled as “illegal” by the European Commission in Brussels, because it “infringes Community rights”, and the sanctions applied for failing to comply have been regarded as “disproportionate” when compared to similar sanctions in other cases.

The EU will now open a judicial case against Spain for this act that it sees as breaking the law.

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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. The latest edition has been updated with medical terms that have only recently come into use.

Copies in the other published languages are normally available at Humpty Dumpty newsagents on the main road in Jávea Park.

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It is the first time such a strike has taken place while wildfires sweep vast areas of Spain, the association of forest firefighters, Atbrif, said in a statement on its website. "Is it fair that we make such a ridiculously paltry amount while we put our lives at risk?" the firefighters' association said.

Black economy clouds Spain's recovery

The tax collectors' union Gestha says the vast black economy has for decades undermined Spain, the eurozone's fourth-biggest economy. It estimates the black economy equals about a quarter of Spain's gross domestic product - or roughly a quarter of a trillion €uros.

“During the boom decade before Spain's crisis broke out, companies subcontracted a lot of their work to workers whom they paid in cash in order to keep up with demand,” said Princeton University sociologist Alejandro Portes.

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An old country vicar had a teenage son and the father thought it was time the boy should give some thought to choosing a career. Like many young men his age, the boy didn't really know what he wanted to do and he didn't seem too concerned about it. One day, while the boy was at school, his father decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy's room and placed on his study table four objects.

1. A Bible 2. A 50€ note 3. A bottle of whisky 4. And a porno magazine.

“I'll just hide behind the door,” the father said to himself. “When he comes home from school today, I'll see which object he picks up.

“If it's the Bible, he's going to be a preacher like me and what a blessing that would be!

“If he picks up the € note, he's going to be a business man, and that would be OK, too.

“But if he picks up the bottle, he's going to be a no-good drunk, and Lord, what a shame that would be.

“And worst of all if he picks up that magazine he's going to be a skirt-chasing womanizer.”

The old man waited anxiously and soon heard his son's foot-steps as he entered the house whistling and headed for his room, where the boy tossed his books on the bed. As he turned to leave the room he spotted the objects on the table.

With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to inspect them. Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm.

He picked up the 50€ and dropped into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink, while he admired this month's centerfold.

“Lord have mercy,” the old preacher disgustedly whispered. “'He's gonna run for Parliament.”

You can’t rely on eMail

A nice Jewish mother-in-law came home and finds her son-in-law furious, and unpacking his suitcase. “What happened?” she asked.

Eli screamed, “What happened? I'll tell you what happened! I sent an eMail to my wife saying that I was coming home from my trip today. I got home and guess what I found? My wife, yes my Rachel, your daughter, with a naked guy in our marital bed!

“This is the end of our marriage. It's over!”

“Calm down!” says the mother-inlaw. “There's something odd about this

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story. My Rachel would never do such a thing! Wait a minute while I check what happened.”

Moments later, the mother-in-law comes back with a big smile. “You see, I said that there must be a simple explanation...

“Rachel never received your eMail.”

The Police Do Care..

The Northampton Police reported finding a man's body in the River Nene, near Becketts Park. The dead man's name will not be released until his family has been notified.

The victim apparently drowned due to excessive beer consumption.

He was wearing black fishnet stockings, a red garter belt, a pink Gstring, a strap-on dildo, purple lipstick, and a ‘Milliband for PM’ 2015 T-shirt.

The police removed the Ed Milliband T-shirt to spare his family any unnecessary embarrassment.

In spite of what we sometimes think, the Police do care. from Richard

PASTA DIET IT REALLY WORKS!!

1. You walk pasta da bakery.

2. You walka pasta da candy store.

3. You walka pasta da Ice Cream shop.

4. You walka pasta da table and fridge.

You will lose weight!

AND For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health.

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

5.. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

CONCLUSION Eat and drink what you like.

Speaking English is apparently what kills you. from Richard Pollock

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GREECE and the €

Some years ago a small rural town in Spain twinned with a town in Greece.

The mayor of the Greek town visited the Spanish town, and seeing the palatial mansion belonging to the Spanish mayor, he wondered aloud how on earth he could afford such a house.

The Spaniard replied: “You see that bridge over there? The EU gave us a grant to construct a two-lane bridge but, by building a single lane bridge with traffic lights at either end, I could build this place.”

The following year the Spaniard visited the Greek town. He was simply amazed at the Greek mayor's house: gold taps, marble floors, diamond doorknobs, it was marvellous.

When asked how he’d raised the money to build this incredible house, the Greek mayor said: ‘You see that bridge over there?’ The Spaniard replied: ‘No.’ Syria has appealed for international assistance today, after a boatload of 500 Greeks arrived seeking a better life.

What are the first three letters of the Greek alphabet? I.O.U. Alex Tsipras claims Greece will "Bounce back", just like its cheques. My son wanted to know what it was like to live in Greece, so I took his pocket money off him. Sent to us by Henry Lock

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the first junction, we would do so exactly the same way as we would on either our long straight road, or the curved one we described. In fact, this procedure is the same for the second, third or fourth exit, it is the same procedure for any exit in fact, we should normally be in the right hand lane before exiting, and would signal with a right turn indicator before leaving the roundabout.

Although we are not looking at what we do on a roundabout, there are two points to look at. Firstly, if one of the lanes is marked out for a reason, we must follow the lane markings, not cutting across the roundabout, just like we wouldn’t normally cut across lanes on any other road.

Secondly, we may well find ourselves not in the right hand lane, just like we might find ourselves in lane 2 in the previous example. Does that mean that we can cut across in front of other drivers in order to exit the roundabout?

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No, it does not, in exactly the same way we shouldn’t cut across a vehicle on our straight road. Remember, our third principle is that we should, under normal circumstances, always exit the roundabout from the right hand lane.

One question always coming up is “why, then, are there sometimes more than one lane on a roundabout?” The answer is simply the same as if the question were “why are there sometimes more than one lane on any road?”

Because sometimes more than one lane is needed for the smooth flow of traffic, sometimes you need to use that second lane, but it doesn’t take away from the fact that the right hand lane is our normal driving lane.

The DGT answers the question, “Can I exit directly from the inside lane?” with the response “NO”, unless the movement within the roundabout is channelled through suitably marked lanes and road markings: in which case, the exit could be made from the inner lane and the right. Remember, if the outside lane was not busy, the rule requires you to use it.

If the outside, normal driving lane is occupied, then the general principle offered by this type of infrastructure is that the exit should be from the outside lane, you must not stop in the middle of the roundabout waiting to be let by, nor should you cut in front of other road users in the outside lane, remember the rules of priority and try to move into the correct lane early enough.

What about indicators? Once again, that question could also refer to any other road. In the first example of a

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long straight road, we would indicate to show other road users our intention to turn right? But on the straight road, would a vehicle indicate they have no intention to turn and are in fact going straight on? The answer is also NO, not normally, and on roundabouts the DGT say it is not a requirement, but is often advised to implement what is described as a “courtesy indicator”. There is no obligation to indicate we are going straight on, but as the roundabout often requires quicker responses to movements, indications that we are not turning off, by using our left turn indicator, can be considered courteous and affirm our intentions.

There are some people who say that there is not enough time to do all of this on a roundabout, but as any driving instructor or professional would tell you, when it comes to driving, there is one way in which you can give yourself more time, that is to slow down.

If we put our three basic principles into practice, we will soon see that the process is slightly less confusing than we might have thought. Always drive on the right, under normal circumstances, and always exit a roundabout from the right hand lane, unless signs or signals tell you otherwise.

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WILL YOUR FAMILY INHERIT

A few months ago, I published an article called “The importance of making a Spanish Will”, (for those who didn’t have the opportunity to read it, please find it below). Since then, we’ve been receiving a lot of enquiries from new clients asking for further clarification about the European Certificate of Succession (from now known as ECS).

In the first place, the new European regulation aims to adapt international private law provisions in the field of successions, based on the principle that European citizens have the right to decide the law, which will apply to their succession. This decision will be set out in a testament or Will.

Secondly, The ECS on the other hand, will basically recognise a person as heir. In Spain, this document will coexist with the “declaration of heirs before a Notary”, (which currently applies under Spanish law).

Thirdly, In Spain, Notaries and judges (as impartial neutral public servants) will be the only competent to formalise the certificate. Fourthly, The ECS will take effect in August 2015 and it will be subsequently valid before any

Court or authority of any EU member State, allowing an heir to be recognised as such throughout the EU, as indicated before.

You should amend your intentions preferably before the 15th of August 2015. In case you might miss the deadline, you can always do it on a later date. Nevertheless, bear in mind that the only inconvenience of keeping a Will out of date for a long period of time, is that at the event of a possible legal dispute between the legal heirs, there is a risk that the Spanish Courts could rule that the English law is no longer applicable to your Will, which could cause highly undesirable effects on the appointment of legal beneficiaries as well as on the distribution of the inheritance.

Finally, considering the significant number of e-mails received over the past few months regarding this important matter, for those who might still want to know more about the subject, we would like - if we may - to kindly recommend you reading PART I of this article, which for your convenience has been

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"THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING A SPANISH WILL (PART I)" First published in April 2015 We would like to take this opportunity to inform you that EU Regulation 650/2012 allows EU citizens to leave their Spanish property according to their own national law, instead of the law of their country of residence. They need to make a Spanish Will in which it states you wish to leave your property according to UK law and that the Will only applies to your Spanish assets.

This law will come into being in Spain in 2015, so all non-Spanish owners of properties in Spain (residents or non residents), should make a Spanish Will ASAP. In fact, having a property in Spain without making a Will can be a very risky and ultimately a costly decision for you and your legal heirs. Why? Firstly, because without a Will, inheritance expenses can be prohibitively Continued on page 22

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CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

Firstly, thanks to all the readers who have come into the Oasis Help Centre to ask why there was no W2W last month?

Blame the election. Clive wasn’t amused that NO ONE missed his contribution!

We all have childhood memories. I can remember incidents that happened when I was about 3 years old but other people, like my husband Clive, can't remember that far back.

My first memory is of sitting on the huge lap of my Grandma. She lived with us in a tall house on the New Cross Road, which is a continuation of The Old Kent Road. Number 25 had a basement, ground floor and two floors above. The Dixon family lived in the

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basement and slept in bedrooms on the ground floor. Our family lived on the first floor and slept in bedrooms on the second floor. We all shared one outside toilet in the back yard and of course, baths were taken in the tin bath in front of the fire on Saturday evenings. It was a good arrangement, the two families got on well together. (Clive has pointed out that what I wrote might suggest there was communal bathing between the Dixons and ourselves, but we each had our own tin bath in front of our own open fire).

The saying about “Not throwing the baby out with the bath-water” didn’t apply in our house, because my little sister (Carol) was first, after which a kettle of hot water was added, then my sister (Linda) followed by more hot water, then brother (Derek) and even more hot water, then it was me, my Mum (Elsie) and then Dad (George), each preceded by a kettle of hot water.

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The water was quite deep (and dirty) by the time my Dad took his bath, and as we grew up we were protected by the clothes-stand with towels or sheets draped over it, to protect our modesty!

Gran was a lovely old lady, who spent most of her time knitting cardigans and jumpers for my younger sister and I, that was when she wasn't nursing me and telling me all sorts of stories. She loved having her 3-year old granddaughter around her and I was often left alone with her.

One day Gran and I were in the kitchen alone (we all lived in the huge kitchen, the big front room next to the kitchen was only used at Christmas times and for parties), when Gran slipped and fell to the floor. I remember screaming for my Mum who was in the next room and she came running in to see what the fuss was about. On seeing her Mum on the floor, she told me to run as fast as I could to Doctor Eppal who had a surgery next to the ambulance station and ask him to come straight away as Gran had fallen down.

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PENALTY POINTS

Did you celebrate the 9th anniversary of Spain’s driver penalty point system for traffic offences. Unlike the UK where points are added for committing offences, in Spain, drivers start with an allocation of points, which can increase in the case of good, incident-free driving, but are removed in the event of being liable for an offence.

According to date released by the DGT, 73% of all Spanish drivers have their full cuota of points intact, but there are 7 million drivers who have been penalised.

Since the launch of the system, over 7 million drivers have lost a total of 35.5 million points, of which 21.6 million were withdrawn by DGT sanctions and 9.09 million by the municipalities, who are responsible for policing their own road networks. 1.06 million were withdrawn by the Basque Government and 3.7 million by the Catalan Traffic Services.

A total of 203,283 drivers have lost their driving license on account of exhausting all their points. Of those, 183,342 were men and 19,940 were women.

The most likely reason for losing points is for speeding. Last year alone there were 640,996 speed related infractions. What might surprise many is that it’s NOT the youngest generation who seem to be the most speed obsessed, but the middle aged. Some 54% of driverswho lost points for speeding are between 35 and 54, whereas only 20% are younger.

Regarding the consumption of alcohol and drugs at the wheel, violations have increased in these nine years, from the 94,027 complaints the first year, to 119,345 in 2014, with the highest peak being in 2011 with 141,170.

Unlike the profile of speeding drivers, young people and men have a major problem with alcohol and drugs and driving, with 87% being male and 59% being under the age of 35.

Last year, 30,630 drivers lost points as a result of having consumed alcohol or drugs before driving, 17,160 drivers

have been penalised twice in the last three years and 1,854 three times in the same period for driving with higher than the permitted alcohol rate in their system. In the case of drugs, there are 932 drivers with two penalties in the last three years and another 167 with three penalties in the same period. The DGT is now investigating harsher penalties in order to deter this activity.

Distractions whilst driving, the third major contributor to road traffic incidents, has also seen a startling increase in recent years. In 2007, there were 71,536 sanctions for using a mobile phone at the wheel. Last year that figure had almost doubled to 139,671, which has led to the withdrawal of more than 400,000 points.

Once again, it is not the young who are most at fault as the majority of violations, some 39%, are between the ages of 40 and 55.

Not wearing seat belts and child restraints has actually seen a decline in the number of offences, from 135,815 nine years ago, to 122,822 last year, resulting in the withdrawal of 368,466 points. The most likely offender when it comes to not wearing a seat belt are men however, responsible for a staggering 90% of all violations.

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Must NEVER be riden on a two lane road, for security reasons. There are always alternative routes, please use them.

Petrol Station Fuel Pump Control System

The measuring gauge (on the right) is what you use to check that pumps (on the left) are accurate The measuring gauge is available in all petrol stations, and customers can always ask the staff if they disagree with the quantity of petrol delivered from the pump, to prove there is no problem with the fuel dispenser and the vehicle has received the same volume of litres the driver has paid for.

Calibration Measuring Process The "bottle" is designed to measure 10 litres, with an indication of the % of too much or too little.

Service station operators are required to adhere to strict regulatory requirements, to ensure their equipment is pumping fuel accurately, so pumps are calibrated regularly to dispense the right amount of fuel.

What is the fine for throwing a cigarette butt out of the car window?

You will get an expensive ticket for throwing a cigarette, cigar, match or any flaming substance out of your car window.

No person in any vehicle shall throw or discharge from or upon any road or motorway or adjoining area, public or private, any lighted or nonlighted cigarette.

A Fine of €200 and 4 points. If you think it expensive, consider the fact that if a fire is ignited drivers now face a 6 year prison term. Think thrice!

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2015 – 2019 GOVERNMENT (next 4 years)

REMUNERATION/ YEAR Nº OFFICES 50.000€ MAYOR PARTIAL DEDICATION 25,000€ EXCLUSIVE DEDICATION 42,000€ COMPENSATION ATTENDANCE 21,115€

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2011 – 2015 GOVERNMENT (past 4 years)

REMUNERATION/ YEAR Nº OFFICES 50,000€ MAYOR PARTIAL DEDICATION 25,000€ EXCLUSIVE DEDICATION 42,000€ COMPENSATION ATTENDANCE 21,115.08€ Unexplained INCREASE on local taxpayers

1 6 2 2 11

AMOUNT 50,000€ 175,500€ 168,000€ 84,460€ 477,460€

AMOUNT 50,000€ 150,000€ 84,000€ 42,230,16€ 326,230.00€ 151,229,84€

This is gross pay; it does not include Social Security costs payable by Jávea Town Hall.

OSCAR ALREADY ASKING DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

Had he accepted the invitation to ‘jump ship’ and defect to the ‘Chulvi Cruiser’ his hands would have been tied.

To ensure transparency the relation between delegations and financial allocations for delegates in each area should be published. The Councillor for finance has announced that he has increased the salaries for government bodies by 20,000 Euro/year.

“The numbers do not add up as far as I am concerned and it was my personal responsibility for the past 4 years” Oscar told us.

The figures announced at the Extraordinary meeting referred to “gross” pay; it does not include Social Security costs payable by Jávea Town Hall.

Additionally, full time roles have been doubled from 2 to 4 in areas in which this will be a novelty. The government has been extended to allow entry to all departments, some of which lack content for an allocation of 25,000€ /21,115€ a year. There are many families in Jávea who do not earn that much in a year and the current government has created delegations such as Agriculture/markets with an allocation of 25,000€ a year.

The incongruity is such that the Budget for some of these departments have been created so that 16 people can be accommodated in the Jávea government.

The trend in the region has been to reduce expenses / allowances to government bodies, however, the trend in Xàbia has been the opposite. Salaries have been massively increased and we do not know where this money is going to come from. There is no Credit Reserve (R.C.) so what cuts will be

Jávea bans noise during Summer months

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made to the budget? With regards to posts of confidence, it must be stated that, for legal reasons, these should remain at 7 people. However, these posts have not been reduced, in fact the number of posts of confidence have reached the limit, set out by Law, even though the HELP DESK is now ‘manned’ by the Mayor’s former Confidential Secretary, Mayka Contreras.

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Mayor of Jávea, José Chulvi, has signed an edict to reduce the hours during which noise or vibration annoy neighbours - including lawn mowers.

Work during Summer months will only be permitted between 9am and 3pm and from 5pm to 8pm.

It is forbidden to produce noise and vibration levels which may disturb outside of these hours, which includes 8pm until 9am the following morning.

The Townhall will monitor activities related to acts of use, while the local police monitor compliance with these provisions and may initiate disciplinary proceedings for violations.

In case of serious and gross nuisance to neighbours, the Council may order immediate suspension of work until the deficiencies are corrected.

The regulations, affect both private and public works, and will run from 15th July till 31st August, the only exception to this prohibition will be works of urgency, such as the need to maintain basic services and road safety conditions.

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Economists say the cash-in-hand habit is strongest in agriculture, building, domestic work, trade and tourism. The unemployment rate declined by 1.4 percentage points in the second quarter, according to the National Statistics Institute. But an estimated 83 percent of contracts signed in the second quarter in Spain were temporary ones.

Record foreign tourist spending in first half of year in Spain

Spanish tourism set a new record in the first half of the year, when foreign tourist spending reached nearly 28.3€ billion, a 7.4% rise from the same period in 2014. The good news comes on the back of record arrival figures, making 2015 a banner year for tourism in Spain. Tourists from the United Kingdom - who are the largest community of visitors to Spain - left the most amount of money, 7€ billion, a 9.8% rise from last year. German visitors spent a collective 4.4€ billion, a 0.5% increase. And French arrivals spent 2.7€ billion, representing a significant increase of 12.8%.

Jávea must pay fee to open the public slipway in the Port

The Ministry of Infrastructure of the Generalitat Valenciana is prepared to authorise the reopening of the public slipway in Jávea port, but with conditions. Jávea Townhall must pay a daily rate of 80€, take on the security and maintenance of the site to prevent vandalism and make sure vehicles and boats do not interfere with the traffic of the area. The Townhall is working to enable the slipway to be opened in August, though it has already been leased by Club Nautico for a sailing competition between 10th and 20th August. The Ports Authority recalled that long ago an attempt to open the slipway via a tender was finally abandoned. It therefore proposed Jávea should try to involve the local sailing sector to take on this service under a concession for next year.

Jávea proposes regional plan to overcome the water crisis

The CEO of Amjasa, Josep Lluis Henarejos has proposed a regional plan to overcome the water shortages in the Marina Alta. First: the expansion of the desalination plant to 6 from 4 lines of production, enabling the sale of water to other municipalities. However for this to occur, the recipient municipalities e.g.

Teulada and Benitatxell must make a financial commitment and be involved, not leaving the cost of expansion and

maintenance to Jávea, and just being content to buy water when they felt it necessary. Secondly there should be a fair purchase of surplus water from the interior - e.g. from the Pego irrigators with regional planning and interconnection between various populations. At present, the Marina Alta seems to be mired in water wars. e.g. the irrigators of the Laguar valley are upset about their water transfer to Calpe, which is drying out their well, while paradoxically allowing Calpe to give its surplus to Benissa. Higher water charges, even regional water charges, are a possibility. Henarejos said the water situation was not just a blip, but will come to stay as a result of climate change, leading to more frequent long droughts and Gota frias which will not solve the aquifer problem.

Crime figures show Spain as one of Europe's safest countries

Crime in Spain has decreased in the last six months, following an ongoing downward trend, says interior minister Jorge Fernández Díaz. Overall, criminal activity has dropped by 1.9% in the first six months of this year in comparison with the same period in 2014.

Statistically, violent crime rates are very low in Spain – in fact, among the lowest in Europe, if not the world.

High summer temperatures lead to increase in electricity generated by coal

High summer temperatures in Spain during July have led to a greater demand for electricity. Unfortunately, all forms of renewable energy have been adversely affected by the heat and drought. Wind generated electricity fell 13% during the first weeks of July as compared to last year because the heat coincided with anticyclones which result in less wind. The wind is also dry, and less dense providing less power to drive the generators. Hydroelectric power has also been affected since the low rainfall has led to lower reserves of water. Even power from solar panels has been adversely affected because high temperatures reduce their efficiency (down 1.8%).

It has been necessary to use gas and coal fired power plants to fill the gap.

Coal is the fuel of choice, being cheaper than gas - however, it emits 60% more CO2 into the atmosphere.

Lightning starts 13 forest fires in Castellón and Valencia

Lightning strikes have caused 12 forest fires in the province of Castellón and another in Valencia. Emergency services

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in the Comunidad Valenciana were called out to deal with nearly 2,300 incidences, many of which were caused by fork lightning.

No drinking water ? - Improve the exploitation of the wells

Most of the 33 municipalities of the Marina Alta triple their populations during the summer - a period when drinking water reserves are at their lowest. This situation is made worse by the way the water resources are exploited and shared. The "Instituto Geológico Minero de España" reports that in this area, over-exploited aquifers co-exist with others which are clearly in surplus. e.g. the aquifers bordering the Pego Marshes. Benitachell is investigating the possibility of using the submarine aquifer of the Cova del Moraig. In addition, there needs to be a better network to distribute the water efficiently.

Irrigation farmers have bigger ideas they are still pushing for a large water transfer scheme to bring water from river basins in the North where water is abundant (e.g. the Ebro) to the south.

Average salaries in Spain fall

Spanish workers made an average gross annual salary of €22,605 representing a 0.2% reduction on 2013, according to figures released this week by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

Wages accounted for 73.75% of the total cost per worker, which was gross €30,653 in 2014, or 0.6% less than the previous year. Most of the non-wage labour costs were taken up by Social Security contributions (7,005€ per worker), followed by corporate benefits, work expenses, severance pay and training. Average UK salaries are thought to be £26,500 pounds - about €37,600).

HELP DESK REMAINS WOMANNED \

The day the retiring Mayor discharged the Councillors - those holding ‘positions of confidence’ lost their jobs as well. but Mayor Chulvi said he was as committed to the HELP DESK as anyone else, and moved one of his two remaining personal staff Mayka Contreras to look after it. As Yvonne was a fanatical tennis enthusiast, we are not sure if she has been putout to Clay, Hard, Carpet or Grass.

Yvonne will prove a hard ‘act’ to follow. We welcome Mayka.

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Continued from page 17 with a pillow at my head which I did every afternoon when I had my nap and looking at the closed curtains. They were always kept open and never shut, but during this short time they were permanently closed.

Often when people drop into the Oasis Centre for a chat, we talk about our memories of school days and how different it was then to what it is now.

My first memory was my first day at school when I was 5. Mum and I waited outside the headmaster's study along with the mothers and children of all those starting school for the first time.

While we were waiting I got talking to the girl standing next to me and found out her name was Eileen Owens and she was to remain my best school friend until we left the primary school and went to different secondary schools. But we still remained friends because we both attended Hatcham Evangelical Church at New Cross Gate and belonged to the Campaigners, a uniformed youth organisation.

I loved school and in my first class, my teacher Miss Jones used to tell us that she was going on a big ship to Australia and show us maps of where she was going. One of the problems she had to cope with was that I was a bit of a chatterbox. Miss Jones would frequently ask me to stop talking to Eileen when she was talking and in the end she got fed up with me and decided to do something about it. She brought into the school a wide roll of tape and the next time she caught me talking she called me to the front of the class, cut a strip off the tape, put it across my mouth and told me to stand in the corner. I was humiliated but it did the trick. After a while the tape was removed and I was allowed to sit back at my desk. But in the days to follow, if she caught me talking, she would call my name, hold up the roll of tape (without saying a word), and I would immediately stop talking. I wonder what the school authorities would make of that treatment today?

I don't know about you but I generally loved my school dinners. I wasn't a fussy eater but there were a few things I didn't like and heading the list was swede. I couldn't stand the smell or taste of it and remember once, the teacher on dinner duty saw my pile of swede pushed to the side of the plate, instructed me to mix it with my mashed potatoes and eat it. I did as I was told, rather reluctantly and during the afternoon, brought it all back. I enjoyed school milk in the morning which we had before our break. Any milk left over was taken and put outside the first aid

room and anyone wanting another bottle during the afternoon break was welcome to go and help themselves, which I did!!!

Does anyone remember "Nitty Nora" coming to inspect hair and nails on a regular basis? I dreaded her visits. I had long hair plaited to keep it tidy and of course had to un-plait it ready for inspection. For the rest of the day I walked around with long hair draping itself round my shoulders and generally getting in the way. The problem was, she never told you there and then that you had nits but at the end of the school day you were handed a letter to take home to your parents. This wasn't done privately and as soon as they saw the envelope, the rest of the class knew you had a problem. Her visits to schools was abandoned some years later as it was decided that it was an invasion of a person's privacy, if not assault, so Nitty Nora hung up her white coat and retired.

Did anyone have the hugh spoonfuls of malt that were dished out to anyone willing to pay for it and free for the children from families with an income below the poverty line? Our family fell into this category and we had free school meals for most of our school life and free malt every day.

I hated playing out in the school playground in the winter months during the lunch break so opted to learn to play the violin. We were each given our own violin to practice on but they had to remain on the school premises at all times. On Monday and Wednesday, a specialist violin teacher came to give us lessons and on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, as soon as we had eaten our lunch, we were allowed to collect our violins and practice in the lovely warm hall. After I had taken lessons for a few months I became quite interested in playing so my Auntie Violet bought me a violin of my own so I could practice at home, much to the horror of my brother and sisters. As soon as I got my violin out to practice in my bedroom, my brother Derek would take off as fast as he could down the road, and not appear until it was time to go to bed. My sisters suffered the ordeal and my Mum and Dad didn't say a word, but one day when I opened my violin case, I found all the strings had been broken, I think someone was trying to tell me something!!!

When I had completed what I thought was my last year at Monson Primary School, I was ready with all my friends to take my 11+ and go on to the secondary school but I was in for a shock. Because of when my birthday fell, it was decided that I was too young to take my 11+ and go to secondary school, I would have to spend another year in the top class at Monson Primary.

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How boring! Another year being taught the same things I had already been taught. I was not a happy bunny, I wanted to change schools with all my friends. But then things started to look up because I was given all sorts of responsibilities as I was the unofficial head girl. I became the cleaning monitor to the teachers which meant that each day at 3.15, I could leave the classroom, with another classmate of my choice, and we would go to the staff room and wash up all the cups and saucers that had been used for the afternoon break and generally clear up. AND we could drink any milk that was left over! We could be away from class for anything up to half-an-hour, missing boring lessons so all the girls in my class wanted to be my friend in the hope that I would choose them to accompany me each day and miss class! The person I chose could only be with me for one week at a time so they didn't lose much schooling, but because I had already done the lessons for the year, it didn't seem to matter that I missed class. I wonder what the attitude would be today to use children to clear up after teachers? But I loved it, I felt so important.

Another perk was when the teachers held an emergency staff meeting. I would be sent down to one of the classes of 7 or 8 year-olds and supervise them while their teacher was at the meeting. And would you believe it, the children behaved themselves with me as they did with their own teacher. Not like today in the UK, can you imagine the riot it would cause if an 11-year old was put in charge of today's children? The teacher would have given them a list of spellings to learn or simple arithmetic which they did quietly while I sat at the big desk in the front of the classroom.

Yes, childhood memories are important but not as important as the lessons in life as we get older. At the Oasis Centre in the Port where Clive Continued on next page

to everyone who has looked after loved-ones in Spain After caring for my mother (who herself cared for my father) I have looked after some lovely people in the UK as an Agency carer.

If YOU are a caring person and interested in carework in England on a 2 week on / 2 week off rota, I’d like to hear from you? Interviews and training here in Spain. For more information ring 616162324 or eMail jacqui.javea@hotmail.com

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Continued from previous page and I help and advise people each morning from 10am to 2pm, we hear all sorts of problems that people are experiencing. During this past week or so we have heard of two elderly ladies who collapsed in their own home and the police and fire brigade were called in to break into the house. Both ladies had collapsed on the floor and when admitted to hospital, one of the doctors said that the lady that he was treating would have died if she had not been found when she was.

We all need to be good neighbours and look out for people living on their own. I have written before about people living on their own becoming telephone buddies with someone that lives quite close-by who is also living on their own.

Each morning at say 10am, buddy 1 rings buddy 2, lets the phone ring twice then replaces the receiver. Buddy 2 then dials buddy one, lets the phone ring twice then replaces the receiver. Each knows the other is OK but because neither of them picked up the phone to answer, it has not cost anything. Each of the buddies needs to hold a key to the other's house or apartment, or know who holds a spare key. A word of warning to everyone. One of the ladies that had collapsed had locked herself in her apartment and left the key in the lock.

DON'T DO IT. By all means lock yourself in but take the key out of the lock and keep it close by because with many locks, if the key is left in the lock on the inside of the door, anyone with a spare key CANNOT get their key into the lock to open the door from the outside.

So if you live near an elderly person living on their own, it would be very neighbourly to keep an eye out for them, and if you find that it is a couple of days since you saw them and you usually see them every day, it would be worth while to knock on their door and if you don't get an answer, write a short note saying you are concerned that you haven't seen them for a couple of days and pin the note on their front door or slip it under the door, asking them to contact you when they read the note. Then obviously, if you hear nothing, contact the police for help.

What a hot summer we are all having on the Costa Blanca, with higher temperatures than normal. Try to keep cool, drink plenty of water. It won't be long before the days cool down again and we can enjoy the rest of the summer without the high temperatures and humidity.

Oscar writes about Wills

Continued from page 16 high (in Probate or Grant of letters of Administration’s costs, plus sworn translations and compulsory legalisation of documents, legal fees, etc).

Secondly, beneficiaries will face a lengthy and stressful Spanish legal process to claim their Spanish inheritance, whilst a standard inheritance procedure can just take around 3 months where the testator has made a Spanish Will.

Thirdly, if someone dies without making his or her wishes clear in a Spanish Will, there is a possibility that the Spanish rules on intestacy might apply. Spanish intestate Law differs greatly from UK Inheritance Rules.

Whereas the UK law permits individuals, within reason, to leave their assets to whom they choose, the Spanish law imposes strict rules as to inheritance by family members. This is particularly appropriate in situations where there has been more than one marriage and several children from different marriages. According to the Spanish Rules of intestacy, all children (irrespective of the marriage), would have a preferential equal entitlement to claim their own share.

If you plan to leave your Spanish property and assets to your heirs without them suffering delay and escalating costs, you ought to make a Will in Spain before you pass away. Likewise, remember that when making several Wills in different jurisdictions, you can have for example a UK Will that might cover your UK interests and your Spanish Will that will cover only your Spanish interests. However, bear in mind that the Wills must be clear on which assets each Will pertains to cover as well as the appointed beneficiaries.

Moreover, it is essential to mention clearly that the scope of the Spanish Will must include any present or future properties or assets, located in Spain only. Otherwise, the Wills could be accidentally invalidated and as a result, the testator’s actual wishes completely overridden.

On the other hand, we have detected an increasing number of people (usually family members) who contact us when they find out that their loved ones have passed away in Spain. Usually our clients are unaware of whether their parents or friends had a Spanish Will or not, and they usually come to our offices without having any clue also, about the number and specific location of the assets and properties owned by the testator. This situation of uncertainty frequently leads to a lot of stress and delay, which finally results in escalating costs and significant inconvenience derived from having to request a lot of

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additional certificates from the Spanish Authorities, which sometimes are not easy to obtain.

In order to prevent this unpleasant situation, it is crucial you carefully follow these very important final instructions very carefully and in case you might have any question or doubt, do not hesitate to contact our Law Firm for further clarification or advice: 1º.- We strongly recommend that your Spanish Will is signed shortly after the property purchase and that you also update your Spanish Will, such that your current Will might no longer reflect your actual wishes or if your personal situation might have varied substantially, like for instance getting married, divorce, having new children, etc.

Nevertheless, if you change your passport number or your address, you will not need to change your Will.

However, it is strongly advisable that you contact us in order to give us your new personal details.

2º.- Keep all your paperwork in order and let your beneficiaries know where it is kept. This includes local vehicle tax payments, property rates payments evidence, title deeds, mortgage contracts and details of joint bank accounts, etc.

Also give your beneficiaries a copy of the Spanish Will together with a comprehensive list or inventory of all your assets located in Spain.

3º.- Do not forget to provide your next of kin or beneficiaries, with professional contact’s details, in order to remove huge delays (and increased tax liabilities later on), as well as to allow the firm to provide your beneficiaries an immediate friendly and effective help and advice, when most needed. Although the Spanish Will is notarized and registered at the Last Will Registry in Madrid,- for our client’s peace of mind,- a duly simple copy of the will is always safely and confidentially kept in secure storage in our premises together with an electronic copy of the Will in PDF format, available to our clients at any time.

Ricor Abogados & Solicitors, recognise that owning a Spanish property can lead to uncertainty about your foreign obligations and we highly recommend that you plan well ahead before or immediately after you buy the property, to ensure you have both a foreign Will and a Spanish Will. A Will is one of the most important documents you will sign in your lifetime, failing to take expert professional advice can result in mistakes and missed opportunities to save tax which, in the long run, can prove to be extremely costly and upsetting for families and loved ones.

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Q. I am a teacher moving back to my home country. I am currently finalising preparations for my move for the next school year. I have been told I will need, among other requirements, a certificate of no criminal record in Spain (even though I don’t have one). Is this correct and if so, can you can help with the paperwork?

A. Certain jobs and/or activities require a certificate attesting one does not have a criminal record, particularly those jobs related to the health sector, teaching and caring for children, elderly, etc.

In order to be able to get such a certificate you should be registered officially in the country where you have lived , which in your case is Spain, and they are the country to could grant this kind of certificate.

In Spain you can apply for a criminal record Certificate from the Regional Offices of the Ministry of Justice of the corresponding Autonomous Community.

The application could be made either by yourself in person, or you can appoint an authoried representative, who will be able to act on your behalf.

If you apply personally, it would be necessary to present the following documentation: - Original identity document in force like ID card, passport, etc. It is very convenient if you are a foreigner to provide your NIE. - Form number 790 completed, and proof of the payment of the application fees.

You can ask someone to represent you and apply for it on your behalf, in which case the following would be needed: - Power of Attorney (POA) granted by you in favour of the person who will represent you before the competent authority. It is essential to note that if the POA is granted abroad, it must be duly Apostilled to be valid in Spain.

- Original or certified copy of the identity document in force of you and your representative.

You should know that the Spanish authorities will seek information about your criminal records in your home country before issuing a certificate of criminal record in Spain, and also, the Spanish Criminal Record Certificate must be duly Apostilled, to be valid in your country.

If you need assistance obtaining Spanish Criminal Record Certificate in Spain, contact us.

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Spanish CRB proof, Mortgage Loans, Repairs during lease

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Similarly, banks offer better conditions, subject to the client to contract other types of insurance with them, such as life insurance, home, etc. Therefore, if obtaining the loan is conditioned on the hiring of their insurances policies, it is essential to compare cost with others in the market, since the real cost of the loan can be increased very significantly.

If you want to sell or buy a property in Spain having professional and expert advice, contact us.

Basic legal advice on Who should pay for repairs mortgage loans to purchase during a lease contract? properties in Spain In lease contracts, one of the most

Sometimes foreign citizens who buy or want to buy a property in Spain, are not familiar with Spanish law, and don’t know that many of the things that are normal in their home country, work in a completely different way in Spain.

In this article I would like to talk about mortgage loans, and some basics that buyers should consider: - If you need to obtain a mortgage to buy a property in Spain, it is highly recommended when you sign a private purchase contract, reservation, etc. you place as a condition the approval of the loan by your bank, noting that if finally the bank does not approve it, the money paid will be paid back to you, agreeing that the parties resolve and terminate the contract by mutual consent. If not, and the bank does not grant the loan, you could be taken before the Spanish Tribunals for a claim of breach of contract, and asked for compensation, face the loss of the money paid, etc.

- It is very important to study not only in the interest rate of the loan, but also other terms, conditions and economic commissions, such as the arrangement fee, valuation fees, fees for payment in advance: partial or total cancellation fees, etc., as they can be a significant amount.

- Contrary to what happens in other countries, you should know that the valuation / survey made by the bank to determine the value of the property (and therefore the amount of the loan) normally will not be relevant to your agreement and therefore will not affect the price agreed with the seller.

- In addition, in recent times, banks "invite" their customers to contract different kinds of insurance policies, which can have really important influence on the real cost of the mortgage loan, as important as the agreed interest rate. Although legally, if you get a mortgage loan you are under no obligation to arrange insurance through the lending bank, but you must retain the loaning bank as the beneficiary, You are not required to hire such insurance with the bank’s insurer, but can do it with any other insurance company you choose.

common sources of conflict and problems is determining who should repair what is broken during the rental term.

The law governing urban leases in Spain is the Urban Leases Act, Law 29/1994 of 24th of November. In relation to repairs and maintenance obligations of property, the law says in Article 21, ‘Conservation of the property’, that: - The Landlord (home owner) is obliged to make all necessary repairs to keep the house in habitable conditions, to be able to use it for the use agreed, except when the deterioration or repair is attributable to the tenant.

If the work to be performed cannot wait until the termination of the contract, and has to be carried out during the lease, the lessee (tenant) is obliged to bear it, even if it is very annoying or even if they cannot use part of the house.

Article 21 says that if the duration of the works to be done takes more than twenty days, the rent to be paid shall be decreased in proportion to the part of the property that the tenant cannot use during the repairs.

- The article also states that "minor repairs due to the ordinary deterioration caused by the normal use of the property shall be borne by the tenant".

This last part referring to "minor repairs" to be paid by the tenant, is the source of many problems between landlords and tenants, as it is difficult to determine clearly what is meant by small repairs due to the regular use. A recent article from the legal magazine ‘SEPIN’, illustrated some recent court decisions from Spanish courts, and what they understand can be considered as small repair due to ordinary use, to be paid by tenants: - The Malaga Provincial Court in its judgment of 6th of October 2011, said if it is a small repair arranging for a coffee machine to be installed in the premises, the tenant must pay for it.

-The Provincial Court of Madrid, said the humidity caused by poor sealing of the bathtub is not the responsibility of

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I wasn’t around when UK Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain held the piece of white paper in his hand as he left an aeroplane on 30th September 1938 (pretty close to the day of my conception), shouting “Peace for our time” but I was present as a Guest of Honour at Madrid’s Central Synagogue on 23rd June.

The occasion was one on which the Synagogue was open to Jew and Gentile alike, and women were not banned to the upper gallery as observers (unless they felt happier following their usual Shabat custom) but one of solidarity, the like of which I never thought I would live to see let alone be present to hear.

It was only 16th June when we received the invitation, and my first thought was to drive there - but Ann says I am too old to cope with fastmoving Madrid traffic and multi-lane roundabouts. Second choice was the AVE fast train from Valencia, leaving the car at Xerasco and using the train to Valencia, but we would need to change stations in Valencia. Too many things to go wrong! When I checked the AVE price I was shocked at the expense of a quick 100 minute journey, so Ann awoke at 5 in the morning and checked on the price by ALSA Autobus. We’d sit in seats 33 and 34 and watch the countryside pass us by. The price was 104€ TOTAL for BOTH of us BOTH ways.

We parked about 150m from the bus station in Denia and caught the bus at 9.30am. We were in Madrid soon after 4.30, via Calpe, Benidorm, Alicante and Albacete.

A taxi took us from Madrid Sur bus station to Trafalgar Hotel, and Ann went on her usual ‘reccy’ to find the nearest supermarket and the best route to the Synagogue in Calle Balmes. Security in the area around the Synagogue was frightening, with National Police in black uniform, sniffer dogs checking every parked or approaching car, and shadowy figures holding Kalashnicov assault rifles at the ‘ready’. Even asking about the venue seemed as suspicious as planting an explosive device, and Ann was told the meeting was in a rear hall.

When it was time to leave for the Synagogue, as I stepped out from the entrance hall of Trafalgar Hotel into a

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Left to Right: Rav Yersahmiel Barylka of the Rambam de la Moraleja Synagogue, Javier Cremades, Primate Archbishop Clive of the Anglican Independent Commnion - Worldwide, Padre Gabriel Nadaf Greek Orthodox Priest from Israel, David Hatchwell, President of the Jewish Community in Madrid, Monseñor Carlos Osoro Sierra, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Madrd, Mayte Rodriguez, from the Centre of Judeo/Christian Studies, Ignacio Cosidó Gutierrez, and Raad Salam Naaman, Professor of Theology and expert on Islam.

strong breeze, there was a huge flash of lightning, thunder clap to match - as if God had struck the Synagogue, and ‘stair-rods’ of rain dropped from the sky. Was this really, ‘Showers of Blessing’?

We waited for 10 minutes and I hailed a taxi. I had all my ‘vestments’ in a large suitcase and the driver made no effort to get wet by helping, so Ann opened the front passenger door and plonked the suitcase on the seat. The driver would break the law if he drove like that, so dragged out the suitcase as Ann and I sat (in the dry - Ann had packed a ‘Poppy Brolly) in the back seat - and put it in the boot, looking like a drowned rate when he returned.

The driver knew where Calle Balmes was (200m away) but everytime he came close he was hampered by a NO ENTRY sign. Even I could see that he was ‘lost’ when he took me past the Erotique Massage Salon for the third time. His Satnav took us to the Synagogue, but his insistance that he knew best, cost us 15€. We had to show ID and that our names were on the list of Invitees (lots of fun in the pelting rain trying to explain why Clive does not begin with a C, but with an A for Archbishop.

“You can go in but your case goes through that other door” but it contained my ‘fancy dress’ so a Conscierge opened it and punched the content with his fist (had I been a terrorist he’d have been ‘armless’) and I was told to ‘change’ in the toilets. I

did, and left the case beneath the washbasin. Returning two hours later my suitcase had provoked its own bomb alert, and had been placed in a bomb-proof cupboard.

Only around 50% of the allocated seats were occupied, less intrepid travellers being put-off by the ‘monsoon’. Many people I thought I’d meet again, like Mariano Blasco the Secretary of FEREDE, and Bishop Carlos from the Reformed Episcopal Church in Madrid were absent but we were escorted to seats, bearing our names.

Many of the speeches were predictable, but the video presentation was supported by sub-titles in Spanish.

I was watching and hearing TV reporters talking of the persecution of Christians (to Jews? - come on, non Messianic Jews don’t even revere Jesus) and I heard the request for Jews to unite in protecting Christians. It was unbelievable. One speaker summed it up so simply “Who knows more about persecution for their faith, than we Jews who lost six million of our number in the Holocaust?”

When God (Genesis 12:20) gave Israel to the descendent of Abram’s first legitimate son, He made provision (by designating the land between the Nile and Euphraties rivers) Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran to the descendends of Ishmael, his first (but illegitimate son of Abraham to his wife’s chambermaid). CR

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Spotlight on Jávea Fiestas

This column is about people in our community and their everyday lives and connections to the area of Jávea. Last month we turned the Spotlight on Gerardo Bordes Catalá and his mother Paquita Catalá, whose story focused on a local mother and her 12 year old son who together faced a series of emotional and life changing events.

This month’s Spotlight focuses on two people who this year have taken part in two of Jávea’s most popular fiestas. We meet Sandra Vilar Gómez who among others this year celebrated her coming of age in the town’s Quintás parades of the Fogueres Sant Joan (San Juan) and afterwards we met up with Bartolome Sapena Marténez, who took part in the port’s Moros i Cristians (Moors and Christians) fiestas.

June in Jávea heralds the start of the hot weather, school holidays, long lazy days on the beach and of course the Summer fiestas.

This official start of Summer is signalled by the arrival of the Fogueres de Sant Joan fiestas which means Bonfires of St. John in Valencian. The fiesta is actually a mixture of pagan and Christian beliefs but in essence it celebrates the birth of John the Baptist and includes the coming of age for some participants. The focus of this fiesta is in and around the town where many organised events take place over the 12 day fiesta period.

This fiesta is probably the most important because it celebrates and Written by Ian Amer

who acknowledges and thanks Linda Jennings as Interpreter and Translator

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marks the coming of age for all students (Quintos) who together have reached 18 years of age that year. The collective group of Quintos is known as the Quintás and to mark their coming of age a special book is produced and sold for around 20€ by the Quintos. The book contains a few hundred pages and provides a comprehensive listing with photographs of all who are eligible to take part as either Festeros, the boys who escort their chosen Festeras, during the parades of the fiesta. The book also includes other groups for example, those who are celebrating their Quintos anniversaries of 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years. The book has a section for the Xabiera which are made up of the Infant (Infantil) and Juevenile (Juevenil) groups who will also take part in the fiesta parades and processions.

The origins of the Quintá began around a hundred years ago when groups of male friends celebrated their coming of age by eating a meal together.

It was also at the time when the coming of age also meant compulsory military service for the boys who were given the name Quintos.

The Quintos would hold annual reunion dinners where each member would contribute towards the food and drink. By tradition this was an all-male affair because of its close association with the military service. Each Quinta group evolved into a club of best friends which became known as the Peñya and the HQ for the Peñyas would often be set-up in disused properties the owners gladly hire-out during the fiesta or Peñya week. As the Peñyas developed. members identified themselves by giving their Peñya a name and the wearing of the same style clothes and colours.

Over time Quintos moved their association away from military service and focused more on the coming of age and so the girls were later invited to join and many Peñyas were later formed as mixed membership. Each member pays an amount of money into the Peñya kitty which is spent on the hire of a Peñya premises and on the colossal amount of food and drink consumed during the fiesta period.

The Quintos are invited to join the yearly Quintá by order of an official invitation from the Townhall although not everybody accepts the invitation because the cost of taking part is often very expensive. Before the celebrations start the fiesta must be paid for and by tradition it is the responsibility for the year’s Quintá to help raise appropriate funds which subsidise the fiesta.

Quintás sell the commemorative book and also organise different events in the year before the fiesta starts.

Before the celebrations begin Quintás draw up a list of applicants who

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would like to play Queen and then the Quintás cast their vote at a special Quintá gala. The elected Queen will represent the Quintá of her year and she will be called upon to open the fiesta by giving a speech to the crowds of people who gather at the Townhall. Other duties for the Queen include visiting other local towns during their fiestas to represent Jávea.

The boys and the girls prepare themselves to look their very best, the girls start by choosing a traditional hairstyle from the two local forms, The Fallero, which has two spiral bun shapes where each is placed on either side of the head and the Xabiero, which is styled at the back of the head and held in place with a decorative clip. The girls wear traditional dresses that vary in colour although the style is based on the 18th Century Valencian Fallero dress.

The boys also make the effort to compliment the girls by paying attention to their style of grooming and by wearing their traditional costumes.

The day before the fiestas started we managed to catch up with Sandra Vilar Gómez at her home in Thiviers. As we entered her house she pointed us in the direction of a bedroom where in one corner her ceremonial dress was neatly displayed on a mannequin with her shoes placed tidily underneath. The bed was showered with commemorative items of her Quinta year and

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Continued from previous page on a dressing table, a Mariquita Pérez doll stood, dressed up in the left-over material from her custom made dress.

The doll’s dress was made by Sandra’s sister in-law, Melisa Matinez, and for Sandra it is a special commemoration she will always treasure.

Sandra’s dress was made by local dress maker Maria Teresa who owns a shop in Valencia. The dress material is made up from the finest grades of silver and white silk, which Sandra chose herself to mark her special occasion in style. The dress is made from grey and white silk fashioned into a traditional floral pattern and comprises of the skirt (falta), and bodice (corpiño) with a shawl (manteletas) that sits over the shoulders. The shawl is made of pure white Spanish lace which also keeps with the traditional floral theme. A hoop is worn under the skirt to create the bell shape and this will provide Sandra with the mobility for her to move gracefully as she takes part in the parades and processions during the fiesta.

Her tiny flat shoes have also been custom made using the same design and colour as her skirt.

The entire dress took Maria Teresa five months to complete at a cost of around 4000 euros, so this gives an idea how expensive taking part in the fiesta can be for each of our Quintá girls and I expect it is similar for the boys.

Sandra’s escort, is her Festero, David Bou Meneses who will proudly present her on his arm throughout all of the processions and parades during the fiesta and again in September when the Port fiestas begin.

Sandra and David have known each other for two years as they both attended the Tony Llído High School.

Sandra is the youngest daughter of Francisco Vilar Nieto and Antonia Gómez Olivares who have two other children, Juan and Maria, who were themselves Quintos of Xábia in 2002.

After enduring many hours of the pomp and ceremony that build the introductions for each Quintos taking part - the parade eventually begins. This is known as the Ofrenda de Flores, where the parade is made up of this year’s Quintás, and those celebrating

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their Quintá anniversaries along with the Infantil and Juvenil groups, who will accompany the parade through the town and its side streets to the music of the Xábia Youth Band who play the traditional Xábia Pasodoble.

The parade finishes at the church in the town square where each person presents a posy of flowers as an offering to St. John. The organisers collect each bunch of flowers that are added to a bare wooden frame which makes for a beautiful flower display when all the gaps are filled.

If you happen to live near the town you are likely to experience Despertá, a group of fiesta commissioners who during the fiesta gently wake up the town’s folk between 7:30am and 8am by letting off “bangers” while parading through the narrow streets to the sweet sounds of the Charangas.

Like it or loathe it you cannot escape the bull running which attracts many visitors from other towns and abroad.

There is a day when the Peñyas compete against each other in a carnival where the best themed ideas win a prize, the rivalry continues with a paella making contest but anybody can join in. A giant paella is also cooked and served in the Parque Montaner later in the afternoon.

After these celebrations the fiestas step up a gear where the air is filled with smoke as the bonfires are ignited.

Jumping over the fires does not signify bravery or stupidity but is based on an early pagan belief that the only way of freeing the body from evil spirits and demons was to purify it by jumping over the fires - you might call it a Baptism of Fire.

On the same night a large bonfire is lit in the street of Raval de Baix to the anthem of “Fogueres” and then in the early hours of the morning the spectacular, and one of my favourite events, the Correfocs meaning running with fireworks begins. The translation of Correfocs is literal as the theatre group run through the crowds in their fire proof garments holding props that shower the following crowd in white hot sparks. If this was not enough, long poles are held up to ignite the overhead fountains that when ignited form a mascleta which also rain down more sparks and light up the town for a few brief seconds which makes for some great photos.

The last night centres on the Plaza de la Constitucío where another firework bonanza is put to classical and rock music. After this show the grand finale begins with the lighting of the large Foguera in the main plaza. As the music plays so the fire engulfs the political and satirical views of the artist and as the fire dies down so the last night draws to an

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end of the Fiesta Sant Joan until next year.

Another important fiesta is the historic re-enactment battles of the Moors (Muslims) and Christians, also known in Valencian as Moros i Cristianos. This is not a legend but a historical fact where the Moors conquered the Southern and some central regions of Spain.

The Christians held the North of Spain and in 711AD the period of the Reconquista began where many battles and sieges took place but the turning point for the Christian superiority came in 1236AD when the Christian forces defeated the Moors at Córdoba.

However, it was not until Emir Muhammd XII surrendered his last strong hold in Granada to Isabella I of Castille in 1492, that the war between the Moors and Christians was considered to be truly over.

During the time of the Moors

occupation there were marauding pirates who sailed along the coast line to perform their raids on coastal towns like Xábia.

In the main high street there is part of a wall which once encircled the town and near the main church there are cannons and cannon balls on display around the once fortified church which serves as a reminder that these defences were once used to protect the citizens and the town’s wealth from potential threats coming in off the sea.

The simulated battles between the Moors and Christians in the festival is a symbolic one and relates not only to the invasions and battles but the rich heritage and culture that had developed during the occupancy. The real invasions took on many campaigns and battles and it would take 700 years or so for the Christians to finally rout out the Moors and bring the country back under Christian control.

Back in Jávea, Bartolome Sepena Marténez invited both Linda and I to join him and his Fila Almoradins (company) in sharing a meal of Octopus (Pulpo) Paella at the Kabila, a Moorish clubhouse.

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Focus on Jávea people

Continued from previous page brown paint over heavily moulded features hanging down from the ceiling and the ruggedness of the walls provided the place with an authentic feel as for the illusion was of being underground, with tree roots working their way around the Kabila. There are also painted murals on the walls of typical Moorish themes and the friendly atmosphere gave the Kabila a cosy feel.

Suddenly a group recognised Linda and after introductions we are offered an ice cold beer. Another person greets Linda by saying “hello. how are you?”

Linda did not recognise him and asked him, where they had met. I do not know where we met? His reply, “I met you here last year”, then the penny drops, as Linda is often mistaken for an English dancer who every year flies over

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from the UK (with a couple of her ballet students) to take part in the processions.

Bartoleme or Tito as he is known to his friends has been cooking the paella slowly for about 4 hours, as he adds more salt Linda pays a complimentary remark and asks a question on the makeup of the dish. This paella is made from 3 kilos of rice, 6 kilos of Pulpo, and about 2 kilos of prawns and it will be served to 45 people. We are also told the pulpo was especially caught for today’s grand paella feast.

After consuming a few beers we were asked to take our seats at the long table which had been set up alfrescostyle in the street above, under an awning which comfortably seats us all.

As everybody vies to tell their jokes and stories so a party atmosphere develops and the Continued on page 29

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Jávea reminds Generalitat of its swimming pool promise

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Jávea Council has reminded Valencian Regional Government of its promise to build an indoor swimming pool if Jávea provided a ‘trinquette court’ which it did alongside other sporting facilities in Frechinall.

Former Alcalde, Juan Moragues Same day call out and fix for promised an ‘Olympic size’ pool at the rear of the Polideportivo in the Port, but filters and pumps in Jávea area planners made the roads so wide there was insufficient room.

Free no obligation quotes José Chulvi said provision of a swimming pool was in the manifesto and discussions of all political groups in the May local elections. The most recent estimate of cost in 2005 was 5 million €uros (plus IVA) but regulations were amended a year later, with the purpose of the Government funding MORE projects but at LESS cost.

Driving the new project is Vicent Tel: Colomer, the Compromis councillor responsible for Sport, who wants 8 lanes each 25 metres long, and a smaller pool for children and water aerobics classes.

The Mayor expects the regional government to comply with the agreement signed in 2005, when the Ministry of Education and Sports undertook to build and endow the pool as a gift to Jávea.

“We kept our part whereas the region has ignored its responsibility for more than a decade.

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paella is served. The paella is a

saffron yellow with chunks of Pulpo and sweet prawns, you can taste the stock and the richness of the dish which is washed down with more drinks. After lunch the tables are cleared to make way for the gin and tonics, brandy and other drinks for these people know how to make a party.

Bartolome has been a member of the Moorish Fila Almoradins for two years but previously he had been a member of a Christian Fila until it disbanded. He prefers playing the part of a Moor because in his view the decorative costumes are more impressive than that of a Christian. He also points out that the Moorish sway is easier going on the feet when parading than the Christian bounce as this method gives you aching and bad feet the day after a parade.

The evening before the battles commence an elite team of fiesta commissionaires are accompanied by the Guardia Civil to bring back the 80kg of gun powder that will be used to fill the muskets and cannons in the simulated battles. Each person who handles gun powder in the fiesta is vetted by the Guardia Civil as these weapons are real. The muskets do not fire blanks but are actually filled during the battles with gunpowder and so a special code of practice is followed.

The battles take place over three nights with the first being called Alardo where a simulated battle using muskets takes place around the streets of Toni Llído and Virgen del Loreto. The next night we make our way to the La Grava Beach to watch the landing of the Moors. A small flotilla of craft pass up and down the shoreline where the Moorish crews shout out to the audience their threats of invasion. A full and very loud battle with muskets and cannon fire begins to unfold as the Christian armies defend the beach but eventually this leads to the boat crews jumping into the sea and they swim ashore.

Once ashore the Moors bring out their muskets and so a full battle begins which takes part very close to where the audience stand. To keep their hearing intact the players use ear plugs but for the poor audience they need to place their fingers into the ears which I think

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is just enough to keeps the eardrums in place.

The first night sees the battle rage on for over an hour but eventually it comes to an end when the castle in Paseo Jamie I is taken by the Moors after some negotiation. To round off the night a parade takes place so we can see that whether a Moor or Christian we are all still friends.

The final battle commences on the second night from the La Grava beach where this time it is the turn of the paid you can simply join in and leave Christians to push back the Moors from your wallet safely at home. the beach into the castle where again and after negotiation the Christians take back THE WORLD WILL their rightful ownership of the castle.

SEE A BETTER VIEW As the fiesta draws to a close and on OF JÁVEA the last two evenings a gala parade Google Street View recently made a begins and includes all the companies return visit to Jávea to capture changes dressed up in some rather spectacular at street level. Each ‘camera car’ is outfits. The procession starts near the La distinctively marked and incorporates a Grava Beach and follows the main road sturdy ‘tripod-like’ structure on the roof around the Port culminating in the that has 8 or 15 megapixel CMOS square beside the castle. sensors, and some include a ‘fish-eye’ Bartolome says it’s a fantastic and lens at the top of the tripod, to capture emotional event, even now I am getting the facades of taller buildings. goose pimples just thinking about it. The Currently available photos are parade keeps time by marching along to hopelessly out-of-date, but the results of many bands playing music of Moors and each ‘cruise’ for new ‘images’ has to be Christians and of course the Xábia sewn-together with others and any faces Pasodoble.

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Jávea Councillors met in July to approve the guidelines governing operation of the Corporation till 2019.

Members of the Governing Board will meet with the Mayor at 8am each Monday morning, so everyone can be aware of proplems and solutions and the monthly ‘Pleno’ will usually be on the last Thursday at 8pm.

The governing board will (in addition to José Chulvi) be formed by Isabel Bolufer, 1st Deputy Mayor.

Antonio Miragall, 2nd Deputy Mayor Quico Moragues, 3rd Deputy Mayor.

Cesc Camprubí, 4th Deputy Mayor.

Pepa Gisbert, 5th Deputy Mayor.

Kika Mata.

6th Deputy Mayor, and Martha Bañuls 7th Deputy Mayor.

A Committee of Spokesmen, which will consist of José Chulvi and representatives of the three municipal groups: Isabel Bolufer PSPV, Tere Ern by the PP and Vicent Colomer Compromís was created. Councillors Oscar Anton, Juan Luis Cardona, Juan Ortolá and Tere Bisquert of the

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The Mayor has been allocated an annual salary of 50,000€ a year, but it is believed he will again cede his salary to support the unemployed and homeless in Jávea.

The full-time Councillors: Isabel Bolufer Antonio Miragall Kika Mata, and Pepa Gisbert, will receive an annual gross salary of 42,000€.

For the past 4 years, JJ believes Oscar Anton was 1st Deputy Mayor and responsible for Finance and Budget, but only received 1200€ a month nowhere near 42,000€ a year for his replacements.

JJ asked Oscar Anton WHY he had not joined the defectors who had supported José Chulvi, and replied “Someone has to hold the new government to their promises and monitor their spending.” He was proud of having overseen the halving of municipal debt inherited from his predecessors, as well as halving interest repayments.

Increasing payments to Councillors by 20,000€ compared to last year, must send a worrying signal to voters (or non-voters).

The part-time Councillors: Doris Courcelles Pilar Zamora Paco Torres Jose Luis Luengo Tere Bisquert Marta Bañuls and Montse Villaverde will each receive a gross salary of 25,000€ per year.

Council members receive remuneration for attending plenary sessions that range between 600€ (no delegation) and 1200€ monthly (with delegations). These salaries, frozen from last legislature, were approved with the votes of the 14 councilors PSPV, the ruler of Compromís and two councillors

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not engaged, while PP abstained and two councillors not engaged voted against.

At the same time the number and remuneration of temporary staff (positions of trust), was reduced from 12 to 7 people, who will receive a salary equal to last year, assimilated to the group C (24,793€ gross).

In total, the Jávea budget ceiling of 688,000€ per year, is about 20,000€ higher than the last legislature, in which there were 11 councillors with responsibilities to the 16 who now have salaries that are commensurate with their responsibilities. Not sure checkout staff at local Supermarkets of the unemployed will agree that the remuneration is acceptable. More than likely, they would use the same word to describe the salaries as used by Jose Chulvi “gross” (defined in the Oxford English Dictionary) as ‘wrongdoing’ and ‘unacceptable’.

The Mayor has officially delegated the following areas of

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Urban Area: Isabel Bolufer: Planning and Personal.

Paco Torres: AMJASA and Urban Scene, Municipal Company.

Kika Mata: Public Works and Services.

Doris Courcelles: Foreign resident relationships, environment, parks, gardens, and Developments.

Hacienda area: Toni Miragall: Finance and Fiestas.

Marta Bañuls: Recruitment, internal rules and Port neighbourhood.

Pepa Gisbert: Social services, health, public safety.

Economic Promotion Area: Cesc Camprubí: Business development and strategic plan.

Pilar Zamora: Tourism, heritage and Arenal.

Ximo Segarra: Youth, Transparency

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Jávea Jeard The problem of wet wipes

From the AMJASA website we read of monsters blocking the municipal ‘soiled water’ system.

Many apartment blocks in Jávea are affected but the solution has usually been contracting a company to remove the ‘monster’ which has caused foul water to back-up into toilet bowls, and in some cases to overflow onto the floor and into other rooms.

In C/. Leo X, in Seville, the problem was so great that the street became saturated in water, toilet paper and other ‘objects’.

An accumulation of ‘wet wipes’ was the cause of the problem. At first thought to be a useful convenience, wet wipes are made (and sold) in different consistencies. Some are made in such a way that they disolve in water, and others are interwoven so they create an impenitrable barrier for passage of normal sewage to the treatment plant.

Originally intended to be used to clean the soiled bottoms of babies, adults soon realised they were a more effective product for their own use, than rolls of toilet paper.

Water treatment companies in Sevilla, Madrid, Marbella, Huelva and Bilbao have created specific teams to remove bottlenecks in the network.

AMJASA manager, Josep Lluis Henarejos, says “Wet Wipes have become a worldwide problem that has cost the City of New York more than 16 million €uros during the past 5 years, removing blockages and repairing the network”.

Valencia City Council recently passed a reform of its sanitation ordinance prohibiting non-biodegrable toilet wipes from being disgarded in the toilet.

The head of Aguas Bilbao Bizkaia spent years tracing the problem, first detected in Bilbao in 2009.

Wipes are often made with a material called "nonwoven fabric obtained by compacting fibres without

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stitching". These fibres are separated when sucked into the toilet system. Once in the network, they rejoin and create big skeins, and lead to a blocked system.

The main trouble spots are the pumps, which help drive the wastewater to the treatment plants, which become blocked. If they manage to overcome the network and reach sewage treatment plants, there are also problems.

Jávea beaches ready for high season

The Mayor, José Chulvi, and Councillors, Pilar Zamora, Doris Courcelles, and Kika Mata, hoisted the blue flag on Arenal beach, declaring the Summer season ‘open’.

Among the improvements this year in the different beaches are those promoted by the Valencian Agency of Tourism, which has renewed the pyramid games, paper and foot bath bases in the Arenal and a new post for rescuers in the Benisero area, acquired by the City.

Beach surveillance is provided by Red Cross with a staff of 45 professionals including vessel patterns lifeguards and technicians in health emergencies. They will cover a schedule of 11am till 7pm on the beaches of La Grava, Granadella, Portitxol and Benisero, and 10am till 8pm in the Arenal.

The previously popular “bathing bathrooms” have again been established at the Southern end of the Arenal beach, and incorporates new thinking.

The “beach bathroom” has been inaugurated by the Red Cross with the help of volunteers. President of the NGO, José Luis Domenech, said the service had been extended to three amphibious chairs that allowed enjoyment of the sea by people with reduced mobility.

Those interested can apply by phone at the local headquarters (96 579 1961) and will be collected from their homes by volunteers using an adapted vehicle,

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Ultimately, the wipes may also end up in rivers and the sea. When heavy rains occur, the spillways are used and part of the wastewater is released. "The fishermen tell us they find towels on their networks," says the manager of AMJASA. "People regards the toilet as a black hole where everything disappears."

carried to the beach to enjoy a swim and accompanied on their journey home.

An additional tool for rescuers is a new defibrillator, on the beach of Portichol to quickly address any cardiac crisis. In addition to security measures, the beaches of Jávea also lists attractions, with water service concessions, parasols and aquatic free game platforms in Arenal, Grava and Granadella.

As well as the traditional (free) foot baths to remove sand, there are new showers where you first buy a ‘card’ that enables you to buy water by the minute.

Guardia Civil save life of elderly man and woman lying near death in their homes

Jávea Guardia Civil saved the life of two persioners, overcome by humidity and dehydration, after being alerted by neighbours. One patient was found lying on the floor of her home in an position suggesting death due to weakness. A lip gesture indicated there was still life, and Officers quickly mobilized a SAMU ambulance to recover vital signs.

In another incident a neighbour who kept an eye on a 90 year-old, alerted the Guardia when there was no noise or response to knocking on the front door.

Obtaining no response, they involved firefighters from Ondara who entered the house through a window.

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15 years ago, Jávea City Council took the courageous decision to build a plant for removing salt from seawater (desalintion) that produced water good enough to drink. More than half of the water

Spain (another supplied Denia from a ‘plant’ at Vergel), a decision based only in terms of meeting local need, rather than sharing the outlay.

It's been years since the ‘water factory’ opened and some of those years were accompanied by such abundant rains that the desalination could be disconnected. Neighbours of Jávea have been supplied but being unsure how long the drought will last - and the extent of maximum demand, but few will sympathise with the dilema of meeting the needs of our neighbours or our own consumers.

We are the first to understand when people are short of drinking water nerves are raw, but cannot allow ourselves to be branded as unsympathetic to justify our not acting on time.

Despite being better prepared to face a situation of drought, we have provided our plant as the basis on which to build a structural solution to a problem, we warned, would affect everyone.

We have convened meetings and technical seminars for those responsible for neighboring municipalities and we have proposed serious agreements (for example, a commitment to purchase for a minimum of five years), as collateral to give us enough confidence to ask to expand the plant and its production capacity, which is a logical move to raise investment and maintenance costs.

We have been disappointed with the reply “We’ll buy if we need, and then want to buy at the lowest price.”

We are a united people and believe in unity of those in the Marina Alta region, but it would

produced is probably used for bathing, washing ourselves and our clothes, cars, filing our pools and watering our gardens.

It was a puurely local public project and no financial support was asked from Valencia, Madrid or Brussels.

All these years later, it is the decision of Jávea residents as to the quantity offered - and price to be paid by people who lacked the foresight of Ana Vasbinder and Juan Moragues Pons. and should be abandoned and prohibited. years ago, the Jávea City Council took thr courageous decision to build a plant for seawater desalination. It was a bold step creating such an innovative and ambitious initiative - a purely local public endowment - without the help of other administrations and committing an investment of no less than 24 million €uros.

In those trying times, when taps dispensed salty water and reservoirs with salty water were part of every summer, Ana Vasbinder and Juan Moragues took the decision to invest in one of the first desalination plants in

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be unfair to criticise Jávea for being unwilling to invest HEAVILY so our neighbours can exercise their right to buy CHEAPLY. We place ourselves in the shoes of those who now face restrictions, and work to reduce consumption by our citizens. As soon as “Supply equals Demand” neighbours will be reconnected.

It is easy to find ourselves the focus of blame.

Joseph F. Chulvi Mayor of Jávea ED. Benitachell residents seem unaware that their Townhall buys water from Jávea, having been told they supply from their own wells. For the past few weeks supply has been cut on some days, pressure is lower, and when water supply is restored it is so dirty as to be unfit for drinking, bathing or washing clothes.

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José Luis Luengo: Civil Protection, Activities, Mobility, Thiviers.

Tere Bisquert: Agriculture, Fisheries, Thursday Market, fairs and markets.

Culture Area: Quico Moragues: Culture.

Montse Villaverde: Education, Equality, Citizenship, Counselling Centre, Frechinal.

Vicent Colomer: Sports.

On his website, a few days later, José Chulvi explained the figures in an ‘improved light’: “If I accepted payment from the town, which I DON’T, this corresponds to a payment of 2,400€ net per month (10% less than allowed by law). I gave up that salary because I have the paid position of MP in Alicante (something required by law), but I also gave up payment for attending plenary sessions and commissions (it is my duty to attend), and it would be legal to take payment, but I DON’T and I have not done so in the past four years. There will be 4 full time Councillors who will earn a monthly salary of 2,000€ net – seven part-time with a net salary of around 1,200€, and the remaining Councillors receive compensation for attending plenary sessions and committees.

The number of temporary staff was reduced from 12 to 7. This budget item is called Órganos de Gobierno, and with an increase from 11 to 16 Councillors and a decrease in the temporary staff of

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There has been a lot of local discussion about the cost of filling a swimming pool, and the advisability of trying to find out your ‘meter reading date’ so you can half fill it in ONE period and top-it-up in the next.

Let’s take Jávea as an example.

CHARGE ONE: There is a twomonthly ‘standing charge’ based on the diameter of the pipe serving your meter. up to 13mm 20,53€ From 13-15mm 27,54€ From 15-20mm 48,60€ From 20-25mm 75,93€ CHARGE TWO: concerns usage: From 0 to 10m3 per 2 months 0,15€ From 11 to 40m3 per 2 months 0,63€ From 41 to 70m3 per 2 months 1,37€ More than 71m3 per 2 months 1,86€ BUT, the small print states: Se facturan todos los m3 al mismo precio que el último m3 consumido. Tarifa aprobada por la Conselleria d’Indústria i Comerç el 03/07/2008 (B.O.P. - Alicante Nº 174 de 10/09/2008). Sobre las presentes cuotas se aplicará el 10% de IVA. Which in English means: Your consumption will all be invoiced at the same cubic metre price as the final cubic metre used. Tariff approved by the Regional Ministry of Industry and Commerce on 03/07/2008 (BOP Alicante Nº 174 of 10/09/2008). 10% IVA applies to the total.

CHARGE THREE: If the property is in the Port or Pueblo (postcode 03730) there is a fixed charge of 0,92€ every 2 months plus 0,005€ on each metre consumed.

If you live in the rest of Jávea (postcodes 03737, 03738 and 03739) the fixed charge is 1,83€ each 2 months, and 0,07€ for each metre consumed.

BUT, let’s take an example.

A consumer uses 10 cubic metres of water at 0,15€ 1,50€ The same consumer uses 11 cubic metres at 0,63€ 6,93€ So the 11th cubic metre cost 5,43€

Let’s ignore the fact that there is a ‘supplementary supply charge’ to properties not in the town or pueblo, who are likely to have gardens and swimming pools.

If you’d used 70 cubic metres the cost would have been 91,90€.

If you unintentionally used 71cubic metres, and it’s hard to measure or control, the bill would be 132,06€ - a surcharge of 40,16€.

Water is a renewable resource there is no sign of it running out. The water supplied by the desalination plant to AMJASA today may well be the

Continued from page 23 the landlord and the tenant has to repair and pay for such work, considering it a minor repair resulting from normal and ordinary use, according to its judgment of 29th of June 2009.

- The Provincial Court of Valencia, understands it is the responsibility of the tenant repair the boiler, as its repair is due to ordinary use and should be considered as small repairs, in its judgment of 15th February 2003 However, it can be very interesting, if you are signing a lease or rental contract, to negotiate and correctly word the property contract, to expressly agree what must be repaired by each of the parties, as these repairs can be significant, costly, and provoke conflict between the parties to the contract.

The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues.

Carlos Baos (Lawyer) Tel: +34 966 426 185 eMail: info@white-baos.com www.white-baos.com White & Baos 2015– All Rights reserved, but written permission granted to Jávea Jeard to redistribute. continued from previous column

same water Jesus walked on 2,000 years ago. If the AMJASA accounting software allowed EVERYONE 10 cubic metres at 0,15€, the next 30 at 0,63€, the next 30 metres at 1,37€ -whichis what every consumer believes is FAIR. The next bill would be 63,36€, rather than 132,06€ for their “rigged monopoly position.”

A Councillor who proposed reducing EVERY CONSUMER’S water bill would be the sort of man I’d vote to be Mayor in 2019.

These amounts do not include the 10% VAT that applies, nor the monthly amount charged by the regional government to treat used water.

THE TIGER MOSQUITO

An invasive mosquitos pecies from Asia has arrived in Jávea. The Asian tiger 2 mosquito is between 2 and 10mm in length with a striking white and black pattern. Active during daylight hours, it bites aggressively a great number of people, bites are pàinful and can cause uncomfortable symptoms, itching, swelling and sometimes allergic reactions.

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DISCOURAGING THIS PEST It breeds in shallow pools of water at elevated temperatures so it is essential to have your collaboration to assist in the eradication of these mosquitos.

Adult tiger mosquitoes live from a few days to several weeks, depending on weather conditions. Hot, dry weather reduces life expectancy. Most adults will be found within a few hundred yards of the breeding container and therefore, if we can rid this pest from our own properties, we are not only the first beneficiaries, but will be successful in the eradication of this pest assisting our whole community.

To prevent your garden or patio becoming a focus of breeding we would recommend the following tips: - Avoid shallow stagnations of water (plant pot saucers, vases, drinking fountains, sinks, ornamental ponds or any containers/surfaces that are liable to have residues of water) - Cover wells or cisterns.

- Circulate water fountains and ponds.

The goldfish in ponds will eat mosquito larvae.

- Remove or cover any objects that could accumulate water.

- Regularly change the water in the plant pots and domestic animal containers.

WHEN YOU SUDDENLY NEED

because of disability or visitors

OASIS HIRE CENTRE offers

Carer or user-assist wheelchairs, Shopping trolleys, Crutches, Toilet Aids, Walking Sticks Child and booster car seats

C/. Toni Llido 5 (at the rear of La Caixa Bank, Dolphin roundabout) Open 10am - 2pm Monday to Saturday

Phone: ANN on 669 386 701 for further information or reservations.

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When you need domestic support - you need ShareCare

Jávea joins the Alice Celebrations

Jávea joins the celebrations taking place worldwide to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.

London celebrations include an exhibition at the V & A Museum of Childhood examining how Alice has influenced style and fashion over the past 150 years. There is a 'Mad Hatter's Tea Party in York, an 'Alice in Wonderland Picnic Dance' in Alameda, USA. Supporting exhibitions are being held in America, Russia, Japan, Canada and Argentina.

Theatre performances are taking place in many locations worldwide, and at the Jávea Players' Studio Theatre in Javea's Old Town. Kevin Moore is bringing his one-man show, 'Crocodiles in Cream' to the Players' Studio Theatre for a five night run from Monday September 7. Written and devised by David Horlock, ‘Crocodiles in Cream' explores the life of the creator of Alice's timelead ventures, drawing from his diaries, letters, poems and stories. It takes the audience into the world of the Alejandro Piñuela Perea PODÓLOGO CHIROPODIST Colegiado nº 2390

For English, contact Pilar 625 518 615

Av. Amanecer de España. 29 Jávea (Alicante) Tel: 96 579 62 82 podologojavea@hotmail.com

BRIC-A-BRAC, FOOD and Bottle Tops can be brought to OASIS HELP CENTRE in Toni Llido 5 (at the Dolphin roundabout) for CHARITY RECYCLING 10am - 2pm Mon-Sat.

DOMESTIC Companionship and Conversation Cleaning, Housework & Gardening Laundry/Ironing/ Linen Change Shopping and Meal Planning Help with paperwork Phone calls in Spanish

multi-talented Carroll, mathematician, logician, photographer, poet, story-teller and lover of children. At times moving and often hilarious, it is a masterpiece of playwriting by David Horlock and a brilliant performance by Kevin Moore.

Kevin Moore in 'Crocodiles in Cream’ plays the Jávea Players' Studio Theatre in Javea Old Town from Monday September 7 to Friday September 11.

Curtain-up at 8pm. Tickets are priced at 12.50 €uros and are available from the box office at boxofficejp@gmail.com or 96 647 1455.

TRANSPORT Appointments and Airport Trips Local Shopping, Excursions Accompanied Visits

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Julie and Diego welcome you to

BAR PICOTEO

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 Pedreguer ‘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 behind LA CAIXA bank in the Port, where it offers 30,000 greeting cards for all occasions at 1€ each, as well as a huge range of print facilities, including one-off 4-colour T and polo shirts.

Av. Jaime 1, Jávea Port

MENU DEL DÍA 10,00€ 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

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