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.R The News/views Magazine ABOUT and FOR Jávea - you can hold in your hand Nº 38 June/July 2016 BRINGING YOU THE FOODS Avda. del Pla/Calle Pescara, 5 - JAVEA 03730, Tel: 96 646 1848 www.overseas.es Jávea store opening hours: Monday - Saturday, 8:30am - 9:00pm The store looks BIGGER The stock is more EXTENSIVE And the frozen food is EASIER TO FIND Old habits die hard Costa Mums still prefer SPAIN SPOTS DOUBLE TAXATION LOOPHOLE 1€ UK Civil Service pensions have always been ‘taxed at source’ and disregarded by countries with whom the UK had a Double Taxation Treaty. Hacienda in Spain signed up to the Treaty, but recently spotted Article 22, Section 1 b): Where in accordance with any provision of the Convention income derived or capital owned by a resident in Spain is exempt from tax in Spain, Spain may nevertheless, in calculating the amount of tax on the remaining income (or capital) of such resident, take into account the exempted income or capital. In a cáscara de nuez it means the rate of tax paid by the resident of Spain on other available income (house, savings, etc) will be at a substantially higher rate to compensate. Heads they win . . . . . . When is your vote - a lost vote? Having promised in his 2010 Election Manifesto to give EVERY British Citizen a vote, regardless of where they lived and for how long, David Cameron renaged on his commitment, but pushed through same-sex marriage which was not mentioned in the Conservative Manifesto. Spain - where Brits have no right to vote in General Elections - has a Constitution, where no new legislation can become Law until it has been approved as complying with the Constitution by the Constitutional Court. Even if you received Voting Papers from the UK and sent them back in an envelope on which you put 1.55€ of postage, your vote will be delivered and counted. BUT, if you posted your vote back in a reply-paid envelope like this it will be destroyed by Correos because it was intended for INTERNAL use in the UK. There is an international envelope but voters are unsure which was sent to them from the UK. SUPREME COURT DENIES REFERENDUM VOTE TO EXPATS Valencia propose Bottle Deposit to punish Jávea recycling campaign THE regional government plan to introduce a deposit return system for bottles and drink containers, like we had in the UK 60 years ago. Customers will pay a 10- cent deposit which will be returned when they return glass and plastic bottles, tins and tetra brik containers, explained Elena Cebrian, who heads the Generalitat’s Environment, Climate Change and Rural Affairs department. Councillor Doris Courcelles successfully promoted recycling in separate containers, as a way of reducing the amount charged for waste collection. The scheme was trialjed more than 20 years ago in Germany where 99 per cent of bottles and containers are returned and practically all are recycled. The project is planned to start in 2018. Shops and supermarkets will receive two cents for every bottle and container they accept and store, while another two cents will go to the companies that pick them up. Despite the Referendum Act 2015 giving every Brit the right to vote, David Cameron withdrew that right from people not living in the UK - people MOST affected by an IN or OUT vote. Harry Schindler in Italy, (who fought in the World War for the UK) and Jccqueline MacLennan in Brussels mounted a legal challenge through the High Court and Supreme Court, but lost despite both admitting that the interpetation of David Cameron was illegal. The Act is INCLUSIVE, but David Cameron (who claims he cannot amend EU Law) decided to restrict the vote of people who had exercised their right to relocate within theEU. and disenfranchised them. Most Brits in Spain pay applicable UK taxes, but that is not good enough for Panamanian investor David Cameron, to give Brits in Spain the right to vote in the country of their birth. Double standards seem to be the norm.
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1€UK Civil Service pensions have always been ‘taxed atsource’ and disregarded by countries with whom the UK hada Double Taxation Treaty.
Hacienda in Spain signed up to the Treaty, but recentlyspotted Article 22, Section 1 b): Where in accordance with anyprovision of the Convention income derived or capital owned bya resident in Spain is exempt from tax in Spain, Spain maynevertheless, in calculating the amount of tax on the remainingincome (or capital) of such resident, take into account theexempted income or capital.
In a cáscara de nuez it means the rate of tax paid by theresident of Spain on other available income (house, savings, etc)will be at a substantially higher rate to compensate. Heads theywin . . . . . .
When is your vote - a lost vote?Having promised in his 2010Election Manifesto to giveEVERY British Citizen avote, regardless of where theylived and for how long, DavidCameron renaged on hiscommitment, but pushedthrough same-sex marriagewhich was not mentioned inthe Conservative Manifesto.
Spain - where Brits haveno right to vote in GeneralElections - has a Constitution,where no new legislation canbecome Law until it has beenapproved as complying withthe Constitution by theConstitutional Court. Even ifyou received Voting Papersfrom the UK and sent them
back in an envelope on whichyou put 1.55€ of postage,your vote will be deliveredand counted.
BUT, if you posted yourvote back in a reply-paidenvelope like this
it will be destroyed byCorreos because it wasintended for INTERNAL usein the UK. There is aninternational envelope butvoters are unsure which wassent to them from the UK.
THE regional government planto introduce a deposit returnsystem for bottles and drinkcontainers, like we had in theUK 60 years ago.
Customers will pay a 10-cent deposit which will bereturned when they returnglass and plastic bottles, tinsand tetra brik containers,explained Elena Cebrian, whoheads the Generalitat’sEnvironment, Climate Changeand Rural Affairs department.
Councillor DorisCourcelles successfullypromoted recycling in separate
containers, as a way ofreducing the amount chargedfor waste collection.
The scheme was trialjedmore than 20 years ago inGermany where 99 per cent ofbottles and containers arereturned and practically all arerecycled. The project isplanned to start in 2018.
Shops and supermarketswill receive two cents forevery bottle and container theyaccept and store, while anothertwo cents will go to thecompanies that pick them up.
Despite the Referendum Act2015 giving every Brit theright to vote, David Cameronwithdrew that right frompeople not living in the UK -people MOST affected by anIN or OUT vote.
Harry Schindler in Italy,(who fought in the World Warfor the UK) and JccquelineMacLennan in Brusselsmounted a legal challengethrough the High Court andSupreme Court, but lost despite both admitting that theinterpetation of David
Cameron was illegal. The Actis INCLUSIVE, but DavidCameron (who claims hecannot amend EU Law)decided to restrict the vote ofpeople who had exercised theirright to relocate within theEU.and disenfranchised them.
Most Brits in Spain payapplicable UK taxes, but thatis not good enough forPanamanian investor DavidCameron, to give Brits inSpain the right to vote in thecountry of their birth. Doublestandards seem to be the norm.
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Wot is were?Advertising rates . 4,15Agenda 21 . . 4,6,10Blue flags four Jávea . 21Bob Yareham - Pet Hates 7,8Bottle deposit scheme 1Buying used car and the Law 30Children to educate parents 23Doctor Book . . 13Double Taxation loophole 1Duty Chemist Rota . 32Emergency Phone Numbers 2EU Referendum Rigged 1,15,16,22Fish poaching banned . 27Fogueras Programme . 19,20.21Humour . . 9,14Informants wanted . 25Jávea Postcodes . 2May Council meeting . 3Quinto conditions . 26Spanish Tax tips . 29Spotlight on David Cruanes 24,25Straight Talking . . 11,12Subscription form . 30Sunday morning invitation 9, 32Supermarket trolley warning 31Winter Fuel Allowance . 15,16Woman to Woman . 17,18,21
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AddressA friend and I were drivingin the country looking foran address. We found thetown, but we couldn't locatethe road.
We drove to the policestation. They'd never heardof the road.
Neither had the FireDepartment.
We went to the SocialCentre, where a communityget-together was going on.We consulted a map, withno luck, until finally wehappened to ask one youngman who knew exactlywhere the street was. Hepointed to the map,showing us exactly how toget there.
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and a plan devised (it seems‘asking’ achieves nothing) forimproved road signs thatinclude direction signs forplaces that are regarded asattractive to this area.
No visitor would knowthat the Town has threedistinct ‘mini-villages’ -Historic Old Town, Port andArenal, and there should be acolour code to follow to getwhere people wanted to be.He welcomed innovation inother municipalities but couldnot understand why NONEwas shown in Jávea.
The Thursday market isnow in so many areas -perhaps OK for the Pueblopeople, but utterly confusingfor tourists. If they havetransport, it is no wonder theytake their money and supporttraders in Gata, Moraira orTeulada.
Finally JuanLu demandedthat the Alcalde treat withimportance the publication oftenders for the vacant stalls inthe Municipal Market,suggesting this will be anotherSummer where salesopportunities will be lost by aLegislation which has lostsight of the ball.
The stalls to which hereferred had been unoccupiedfor more than a year.
It certainly sounded as ifthe two lone Councillors fromXabia Democratica hadrealised that they and theirXD colleagues were the onlypolitical group that believedthe voters deserved betterfrom the Councillors theyelected. Oscar Anton wishedeveryone a ‘pleasant June’.CR
The only item of non-standardbusiness was a zoningapplication in respect of MarAzul-11.
Decisions taken by theMayor since the previousmeeting were submitted forapproval, but Councillor OscarAnton noticed an inclusion ofwhich Councillors had notpreviously been made aware.
It seems that the Mayorcirculates a regular list of thedecisions he has made, thatthen become amalgamated intothe list for Councillors toapprove at their monthly‘Pleno’ meeting.
It seems the Mayor hadapproved a subsidy of 60,000€to the private promotors ofMontgóRock, that he hadfailed to declare to hisCouncillors.
Councillor Anton was atpain to stress that he was notagainst the event, “and want toencourage cultural and musicalevents in our town, but€60,000 seems too muchmoney to pay to work with aprivate commercial money-making company.” Oscarreminded the Mayor and hisother Councillor colleagues,that such a large amount ofmoney could have met the costof many projects aimed atassisting the unemployed andhomeless in Jávea.
With regard to Item 3 onthe Agenda, stating the needfor loan modification to the2016 Budget, Councillor OscarAnton abstained from votingbecause “despite beingresponsible for Finance andTreasury for the previous 4years, none of it makes sense!
Item 6, referred to theQuarterly report of theTreasury, but Oscar felt theywere dragging their heels withthis legislature and taking
much longer to pay bills ofsuppliers. When Oscar wasCouncillor for Finance, allproperly presented invoiceswere paid within 30 days, thatresulted in supplierssubmitting much keenerprices, as they knew howtheir cash-flow would beaffected.
After the notified itemson the Agenda, other pointscan be raised and OscarAnton again voiced hisdispleasure that JáveaTownhall was being asked tosupport a project for ‘Designof Origin’ - the equivalent ofChampagne being grown andbottled in France and Stiltoncheese in Leicestershire, but "Moscatell from La Marina"was sent to the Mayor forapproval, rather than receivethe opinion and experience ofthe Jávea MunicipalAgricultural Group, a Groupthat had been created a yearago, yet had never met.
Councillors in thegoverning team NEVER askquestions or question theMayor. Their sole duty seemsto be to raise their hand forevery proposal the Mayor hasagreed to be on the Agenda,and to answer questions askedby opposition Councillors.
It was in this Q & Aperiod that Councillor JuanLuCardona made suggestionsand asked questions.
His first point was toacknowledge plans toimprove illumination of theTown church of SanBatolomé, but asked that thePort Loreto church beincluded as it has beenwaiting much longer forTownhall help than its Sisterchurch in the Pueblo.
Then Councillor JuanLudemanded a study be made.
Councillors met on the last Thursday in May toapprove the decisions made by the Mayor,Treasurer and various Committees in thepreceeding month.
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new directional signs to guide the visitoraround the cultural heritage of thehistoric centre and the port.
Tourism gridlock this Summer?As Europeans turn away from Turkey,Tunisia, Egypt, and any otherdestination tinged with a threat ofterrorism, Spain – along with Portugal,Greece and Italy – is picking up thetrade. That’s good economic news – butSpain’s holiday hotspots are creaking atthe seams…In Barcelona there is full-throated debate over tourist capacity.Last year the new Mayor, Ada Colau,allowed stallholders to ban big groups oftourists from la Boqueria market at settimes and stopped all licensing for newtourist accommodation, which hadtripled in a decade….(however) thetourism industry is beginning to seesustainability as a goal. “It’s not anovernight thing. Mallorca will have adifficult Summer, but we have tobalance the positive with the negative.Tourism brings in jobs, income, growthand a benefit across the economy, butwe have to watch the balance sheet, andwhile we’re not there yet, that isbeginning to be accepted.”
Xàbia installs energy efficientstreet lightingJávea has invested some 380,000 eurosin installing new modern and moreefficient street lighting across town. Theinvestment will save the council some53,000 euros in maintenance costs andelectricity bills. The total cost was380,000 euros, of which 140,000, justover a third, was provided by theDiputación de Alicante.
receiving certificates of quality. Manymunicipalities are extending securityand safety surveillance both in terms ofhours per day and length of seasoncovered. Drones are being used to helpin surveillance and defibrillators arebeing made available. 19 municipalities,including Jávea, are experimenting withchanging huts and some have set asidebeaches to be dog friendly (includingDenia).
Drought accelerates erosionand ruins almost half of fertilesoil in Alicante ProvinceA drought has extended over theValencia region since 2013, the areasworst affected being the Vinalopóvalley, the Marina Baixa and inlandAlicante Province. A report by theSpanish Centre for Scientific Research(CSIC) on desertification in Spain,highlights the process whereby droughtenhances erosion and reduces soilfertility. In Alicante province more than90,000 hectares of fertile soil have beenaffected (40% of fertile soil), a third ofthe province. The ground water is nowat depths of 500m in the worst affectedareas. We are suffering the longestdrought on record which last yearresulted in an average reduction of 60%in crops.
Xàbia asks for grants toimprove cultural heritagetourismThe Department of Tourism has made arequest to the Valencian TourismAgency for two grants. The first willallow the renovation of the exteriorlighting around the church-fortress ofSan Bartolomé, and the second to fund
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SWOT Workshop ReportThe preliminary results of the SWOT(Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportinitiesand Threats) workshop held in May areup on the Wiki as PDF files, You canlook at them on:www.tinyurl.com/agenda21SWOT
The first is a draft analysis of the currentsituation in Jávea, and includes anEnglish translation. In relation to landuse, it points out that there are almost asmany houses here as there are registeredinhabitants, and that there are moresecond homes than primary ones.Unemployment here is below theregional average (at 10%), but 80% ofthe people work in the service sector.Valencian Community gears up for summer seasonTourism makes up 15% of the GDP ofthe Comunidad Valenciana, withpopulations tripling or more (even inlandPeñiscola sees its population rise from7,400 to 100,000 in the summer). Thisyear the Comunidad of Valencia has arecord 125 Blue Flag beaches with 180
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Four Blue flags for JáveaJávea has been awarded four prestigiousblue flags once again as a confirmationfrom the Foundation of EnvironmentalEducation (FEE) NGO as anacknowledgment of its quality coast.The distinguished areas are the beachesof La Grava in the port, La Granadellaand the Arenal as well as the ClubNáutico de Jávea (CNJ), internationallyrecognised as offering high qualitywater and excellent services to users.
Mayor defends spending€60,000€ on Montgó RockfestivalOpposition parties at the last plenarycouncil meeting criticised the TownCouncil for spending €60,000 on theMontgó Rock festival, an event whichwas run by a private, profit-makingcompany. In defense of this expense, theMayor said it was an investment ratherthan expense, that the 7000 attendeesspent an average of €110 euros eachduring their stay in Xàbia, and that theTown Hall money had been spent onbackup services such as scenery, safety,medical surveillance, fences andsecurity etc. He pointed out that theMunicipal contribution was in line withother similar events which take place inJávea: Xàbia Folk: 40,000 €uros Musicl'Estiu: 50,000 €uros ; Xàbia Jazz:80,000 €uros.
Kayakers retrieve body of babyMinke whale from cave nearGranadellaThe body of a baby Minke whale(Balaenoptera acutorostrata) wasrecently found in the Cova del LlopMarí (Sea-lion cave) near Granadella. Itwas towed to Granadella beach whereinvestigators from the CavanillesInstitute of Biodiversity andEvolutionary Biology (ICBiBE)examined it to carry out an autopsy anddetermine why it had died. The whalewas very emaciated, had wounds whichcould have been made by a propeller,and had a black, nylon cable entangledin its mouth. The whale could have lostits mother and died of starvation. Minkewhales are quite rare in theMediterranean, and the landing of thebody on Granadella beach caused quitea stir among onlookers.
Jávea sets up consultativecommittee on Economy andTourismThe consultative committees onTourism and Economy were formallymerged at the last plenary councilmeeting. The Committee will advise ontourism, economic policy, promotingbusiness and diversifying the economy.
Benitachell launches newwebsite in four languagesEl Poble Nou de Bentchell has lunched amodern, new website in four languages:the two official languages Castellanoand Valenciano, as well as English andGerman. The idea is to improve thedissemination of information amongresidents about municipal matters.
Emergency funding for watersupplies in the Marina AltaMove to abolish Marina Alta WaterConsortiumThe Valencia Government, Diputaciónde Alicante and Jucar River BasinAuthority will be meeting next weekwith the villages in the Marina Altaregion which are most affected by watershortage and poor drinking waterquality. At this meeting a documentdetailing emergency funding of €1.5million to deal with the Summer droughtsituation will be revealed. The DirectorGeneral of water, Manuel Aldeguer saidthe Water supplies Consortium of theMarina Alta (Consorcio deAbastecimiento y Saneamiento de Aguasde la Marina Alta (Casama)) wasobsolete and had been in existence since1987, but had never resulted in anyinvestment, therefore the agreementsetting it up should be renounced by theDiputación.(Ed's note: CASAMA has just movedits HQ to Xàbia).
The areas most affected by the watershortage are the Val de Pop (Xaló,Alcalalí and Lliber) and other touristtowns such as Benissa are in danger. Theplan would be to build more watertreatment plants and transfer waterbetween municipalities. In the 21stCentury such shortages should nothappen when there is water in theaquifers and desalination plants.
Mercadonacreates 5000 Summer jobsMercadona has created 5000 new jobsfor the Summer season (June toSeptember), 1000 more than last year onexpectations of a busy tourist season thisyear. It has a workforce of 75,000 peopleand 1,584 shops. Iberdrola earmarks 128,000 €uros toexpand Jávea substationThe company requested permission atthe end of 2015 for work aimed atimproving the quality of the substation132 / 20kV of Javea, to "improve thequality and continuity of the powersupply in the distribution network." Thework will take 9 months and willtherefore not be completed by thisSummer.
Summer’s on its way; the swallowshave arrived from Africa, a sure sign ofhot weather to come and that lots ofyummy insects will soon be breeding inmy kitchen.
This notion of associating swallowswith the arrival of summer goes backquite a way.
Aristotle, who did not exactlyspring off this mortal coil in the recentpast, was one of many who made a noteof the old Greek proverb “one swallowdoes not make a spring”. Maybe Greeksprings were more like our summers,which might account for all that nakedwrestling they seemed so fond of.
I love to watch the swallows glidingup and down my street; they seem toactually enjoy flying, and of course theiropen mouths permit them to swallow avast quantity of insect life in this way.They are really aerial trawlers.
I had hoped in fact that they hadbeen named ‘swallows’ for this veryreason; but it doesn’t seem to be thecase. There is a Scandinavian traditionthat says that swallows hovered over thecross at Calvary singing “Svala! Svala!”‘Console! Console!’ and got their namein this way.
Mind you, the fact that a nice
theory has been disproved doesn’tstop it from being a nice theory;something to be wheelchaired outat cocktail parties and stated asirrefutable truth when theconversation falters and the drinkswaiter is otherwise detained,pocketing the silverware.The fact of the matter is that I
find swallows alluring; not thatI’m planning on long termrelationships involving the patterof tiny feathers I assure you; it’sjust that it’s occasionally nice tojust watch an animal withoutsuccumbing to the irresistibledesire to eat it.Of course the word ‘alluring’
actually refers to birds; a lure wasused to entice a hawk or falcon toreturn to its master duringtraining.In North America, rustic folk
were once called ‘jays’ (they werecalled a lot of worst things butsuch abuse is irrelevant here).When country folk brought theircountry habit of wandering alongthe middle of the street into the
city, the city-slickers started referring tothem as ‘jaywalkers’.
In the south eastern states of the USAthe woodpecker used to be called a ‘jinx’.The word derives from the 17th centuryword “jyng”, which meant a ‘spell’ or‘charm’, which in turn derived from theGreek word “iynx”. This bird was oftenused in occult prediction ceremonies andwas consequently associated with luck,hence the use of the word ‘jinx’ today.
I suppose the bird that has bestadapted itself to humanity is the pigeon.Spain is in fact one of the many countrieswhere it is considered a sign of goodfortune to be targeted by a pigeon when it
ablutes from the branches above; mindyou, Spain is a country that has known appalling hunger at various times in itshistory and has adopted a policy of notasking too many questions as to theprovenance of its victuals.
The expression to ‘pigeon-hole’something of course refers to the abodesof pigeons constructed by man, whichclosely resemble the little boxes we useto sort mail or for internalcorrespondence within organisations.
It is strange that we often frown onpigeons but get all gooey when it comesto doves, bearing in mind that they areessentially the same bird; in fact, inSpanish they are called by the samename: “paloma”.
The hummingbird is a chirpy littlechap with a body temperature of 111 ofthe old degrees and flaps its wings 75times a second, (no, I don’t know howthey calculated something so wonderfullyunuseful either; all I know is that itcomes out of my taxes).
Another interesting thing about thehummingbird is that it is the only birdthat can (or perhaps really wants to) flybackwards. Make a note of this; peopleactually think you are interesting whenyou know this kind of stuff!
Sparrows have captivated man formany centuries. The Venerable Bede(673-735 AD) wrote in his ‘History of theEnglish Church and People’ that: “whenwe compare the present life of Man withthat time of which we have noknowledge, it seems to me like the swiftflight of a lone sparrow through thebanqueting hall where you sit in thewinter months”.
Bede used the sparrow’s flight as ametaphor for the ephemeral nature of ourlife on this planet; and of course it was
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even more ephemeral in those days;hence the long, winter banquets.
Speaking of winter, many animalsthat don’t migrate like the swallow,hibernate instead. The word ‘hibernationcomes from the Latin “hibernare” (topass the winter), and was first used inEnglish as recently as 1802.
Another great sage to select thesparrow for philosophical musing wasAlexander Pope (1688-1744), he whocoined that memorable phrase “hopesprings eternal”. In his ‘Essay on Man’he wrote: “who sees with equal eye asGod of all, a hero perish or a sparrowfall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurled,and now a bubble burst, and now aworld”.
Excellent stuff to read in thebanqueting hall; long, cold wintry nightsor not.
Hamlet too saw a lot of significancein sparrows during his broody period, ashe says in the play: “there’s a specialprovidence in the fall of a sparrow”.
They must have been falling out ofthe clouds in seriously worryingnumbers in those days.
Mind you, if you are thinking thatbeing as free as a bird means a lifetimeof swooping splendour, bear in mind thatbirds don’t normally have teeth and theydigest their food by swallowing smallpebbles and grit, which grind the food in
their stomachs, which must make for apretty noisy nest at night.
To which the Editor could not resistcontributing his ornithologicalknowledge and grasp of the Englishlanguage, by adding:
Made with my own HandsThe Summer Craft Market returns toJávea Port on June 10th, in theafternoons, and throughout the Summer.
A real craft fair, with real craftworkers who make what they sell andhope to sell what they make. Not fornothing has Amata chosen the slogan"Artesanía de Autor®" which meansthat what you see is made by the man orwoman on the stall - nothing imported,nothing made by friends or from a smallfactory.
Stalls can vary from week to weekbut you’ll find stalls with leather bags,belts, original lamps from recycledmaterial or from artistically formedwire, rag dolls, wooden toys andpuppets, jewellery from silver, copper,ceramics, macramé or wrought iron,hand painted designer clothes and evenpaintings and sculptures. Many peopleon the stalls will be working, and youcan watch, or get them to add a name ora detail or, if you can wait a few days,get them to make something to order.
Amata was set up in 1998 andremains true to its original philosophy,which is that only goods made by thepeople on the stalls can be sold on thecraft fairs it organises - not somethingthat can be said of many other craftfairs. Different stalls come for thewhole Summer, or just a few weeks soas to combine a few weeks at the beachwith the possibility of earning a living.It's a varied show, week by week.Never boring.
A visit to the market can becombined with a stroll to the port (withits fishing boats and fish market) andback along the promenade with itsattractive bars and restaurants, shopsand terraces, to enjoy the cool seabreezes and watch all the other visitorswalking, jogging and cycling along.And, if you like modern architecture,you can have a look at the Virgen deLoreto church, a concrete structureshaped like a ship!
The market begins on 10th June;opening only at the weekend, but fromThursday the 23rd of June they are thereevery evening till 13th September(except for a few days when the localscelebrate their fiestas) and opens at 7 inthe evening till midnight. For furtherdetails ring 639 979 678 (Elvira speaksEnglish) or on the web page of Amata
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Spring is sprung, the grass is ris. I wonder where the birdies is!I heard the bird is on the wing;But, that's absurd!I've always heardThe wing is on the bird.
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19. Drive forward 2 feet.20. Reverse back to cash machine.21. Retrieve card.22. Re-empty handbag, locate card
holder, and place card into the slot provided!
23. Give dirty look to irate male driver waiting behind you.
24. Restart stalled engine and pull off.25. Re-dial person on cell phone.26. Drive for 2 to 3 miles.27. Release Parking Brake.
The VerdictThe District Attorney stared at the jury,unable to believe its verdict.
Bitterly he asked, "What possibleexcuse could you have for acquittingthis man?"
The foreman answered, "Insanity."The D.A. said, "All twelve of you?"
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BEDTIME EQUALITYWhen my daughter said her bedtimeprayers, she would bless every familymember, every friend, and everypet (current and past).
For several weeks, after we hadfinished the nightly prayer, Kelli wouldsay, “And all girls”. Soon this closingbecame part of her nightly routine.
My curiosity got the best of me, so Iasked her, “Kelly, why do you alwaysadd the part about all girls?”
"Well," she said, “Because everyoneelse always finishes their prayers bysaying, All Men!”
Dog CallsBernard, was noted for his graciousmanners, but awakened one morning atfour forty-four am. by his ringingtelephone.
"Your dog's barking, and it'skeeping me awake," said an angry voice.
Bernard thanked the caller andpolitely asked his name and numberbefore hanging up.
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4. Find handbag, remove all contents onto passenger seat to locate card.
5. Tell person on cell phone you will call them back and hang up.
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8. Insert card.9. Re-insert card the right way.10. Dig through handbag to find diary
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11. Enter PIN.12. Press cancel and re-enter correct
PIN.13. Enter amount of cash required.14. Check make-up in rear view mirror.15. Retrieve cash and receipt.16. Empty handbag again to locate
wallet and place cash inside.17. Write amount in check register and
place receipt in back of chequebook.18. Re-check make-up.
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natural areas known as a "Lugar deInterés Comunitario (LIC)" withinPenya-Segats de la Marina Alta. TheTownhall also plans to launch the "XabiaSostenible" tourism brand.
Drinks app helps slash Spain'sstrawberry farmers water useSix years ago, Innocent Drinks, inpartnership with farmers (in the DoñañaPark area) and the University ofCordoba, began four years of on-farmresearch examining a variety of irrigationequipment and water managementapproaches based on the different soiltypes, plant varieties and climateconditions. The result is Irri-fresa: an appthat calculates optimum daily irrigationtimes. Participating farmers have cutwater use by up to 40%; in 2015 theysaved 1.7bn litres.
It will promote the coordination oftourism development in different sectors,analyze tourism problems and contributeto the protection of natural resources andsocio-cultural values of Jávea.
Xàbia bans motor vehicles from entering sea cavesNew restrictions will restrict access ofmotor craft into the Cova del Llop Maríand Cova del Òrguens, the two renownedsea caves on the Cap de la Nau headland.In the past each summer has seen a hugeamount of motor craft entering the caves,calling into question conservation and thesafety of those people who access thecaves by swimming or by paddle-craft . Inaddition, a number of private companieshave been organising excursions thatvirtually monopolise these protected
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regular portfolio updates are notnecessary! If your financial adviser hasused this excuse in the past, then he/sheis not someone with whom you shouldbe dealing, as they obviously do notunderstand the very essence of financialplanning.
Monitoring your investment is vitaland a basic financial planningrequirement. For example, if you havea portfolio with, say, 10 funds, and oneof them is greatly underperforming, ifyour portfolio is not monitored how canchanges be made and advised. I haveheard that some advisers do not makesuggestions to amend portfolios,insisting that it is up to the client to askfor a review and ask for changes to bemade.
Surely, once invested, the minimumexpectation is ongoing advice regardingyour portfolio!
So, if you were a client of LeeHodges, what can you expect? You canexpect the following: Regular contact by way of a monthlyvaluation (where possible). Some clientsdo not require a monthly valuation, buthow can I, as a Diploma qualifiedadviser, provide you with ongoingadvice if I do not keep a close eye onyour investment.
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StraightTalking
byLee HodgesLee Hodges DipPFS,Financial Planner
Ongoing ServiceI will start this article with a question.Having established an investmentportfolio with your financialadviser, how often do you hear fromthem?
Obtaining advice and making aninvestment is only the start of whatshould be a long and rewardingrelationship with someone you can trust.
You should receive regular contactand updates regarding your portfolio.You should feel that you can contactyour adviser and ask questions at anytime, and overall, you should feel thatyou are an important client, no matterwhat level of business you have placed.
You should not be made to feel thatcontact is an inconvenience, and youshould definitely not be toldthat as investing is for the long-term,
article has come about because Irecently inherited a client who asked fora review from their financial adviser,who mentioned during the meeting thata better product is now available.
When this person queried why hehad not been advised of this ‘better’product until now, the adviser said, quitealarmingly, ‘you never asked!’
If you feel you are not being treatedfairly, then call or eMail me, and we candiscuss the benefits of becoming a clientof Lee Hodges.
Lee Hodges DipPFS has lived andworked in Spain since 1997. For truly
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Information contained in this articledoes not constitute advice, and is forinformation purposes only.
The author takes no responsibilityfor action taken as a result of this article.
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Ongoing advice regarding yourunderlying Funds. This is a vital part offinancial planning.
Having established a portfolio anddespite selecting Funds which shouldperform well, this does not alwayshappen. Consequently, you will beadvised regarding your underlying Fundsand if a change is deemed appropriate, itwill be advised.
Obviously, other factors need to betaken into account before a switch isrecommended, but the important point tobear in mind is that your portfolio ismonitored. Advice regarding other products andservices which enter the market. Someclients will be fully invested, but somehave other monies that they are lookingto invest, and when a new product comesalong, they are notified. It could be assimple as recommending a new bankaccount due to ease of access to monieswhich were previously a little harder toaccess. In essence, your ongoingrequirements are noted, and informationemailed accordingly once such a productor service becomes available.
Financial advice is NOT just aboutwriting new business. Your advisershould be providing you with ahigh ongoing service, that includesregular updates and ongoing advice. This
Straight TalkingContinued from previous page
What they DO understand on theCosta Blanca, and instantly recognise, isthe Booklet “Tell the Doctor” which listsall the words and phrases you are likelyto need during your visit to the HealthCentre or Hospital.
The book is NOT intended to replacea competent Interpreter for those visitswhen accuracy and understanding areessential.
Originally compiled by Jenny Bussey,founder of Jalon Valley HELP, copiescan be obtained from the OASIS HELPCENTRE, C/. Toni Llido 5 (at the rear ofLa Caixa bank in the Port) for 6,50€ acopy.
Tell the Doctor is available at theOASIS HELP CENTRE in French,German, Dutch, and English - each withtranslation into Spanish, and are frevisedwith each printing to include newmedical terms and phrases that have onlyrecently come into use.
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FOGUERAS QUEENSJávea Foguera of Sant Joan began withproclamation of the various seniorparticipants. Revellers and their familiesenjoyed the traditional presentationdinner and gala parade, a night thatbegan their career as top representativesof the party queen Foguera 2016, MarAsenjo and her bridesmaids Marina Basand Maria Buigues as well as thepresidents of the Cuinta, Maria and JoseLuis Miralles Piles.
The event also officially introducedthe current president of the Commissionof Foguera, Mavi Perez, who introducedMayor, José Chulvi and TourismCouncillor Antonio Miragall.
Page 14 June/July 2016 Nº 38 Jávea JeardManaging not to yell, Patton sprung
up, pulled down his pants, and looked inthe hall mirror to see that his butt cheekswere cut and bleeding. He managed toquietly find a full box of Band-Aids andbegan putting a Band-Aid as best hecould on each place he saw blood.He then hid the now almost emptyBand-Aid box and shuffled andstumbled his way to bed.
In the morning, Patton woke upwith searing pain in both his head andbutt and Kathleen staring at him fromacross the room.
She said, "You were drunk againlast night weren't you?"
Patton said, "Why you say such amean thing?"
"Well," Kathleen said, "it could bethe open front door, it could be thebroken glass at the bottom of the stairs,it could be the drops of blood trailingthrough the house, it could be yourbloodshot eyes, but mostly.....it's allthose Band-Aids stuck on the hallmirror.
Some of the best friendsI HAD were Irish
Patrick was driving down the street in asweat because he had an importantmeeting and couldn't find a parkingplace. Looking up to heaven he said,"Lord take pity on me. If you find me aparking place I will go to Mass everySunday for the rest of me life and giveup me Irish Whisky!"
Miraculously, a parking placeappeared. Patrick looked up again andsaid, "Never mind, I found one."Father Murphy walked into a pub inDonegal, and asks the first man hemeets, "Do you want to go to heaven?"
The man said, "I do, Father." Thepriest said, "Then stand over thereagainst the wall." Then the priest askedthe second man, "Do you want to go toheaven?"
"Certainly, Father," the man replied."Then stand over there against the wall,"said the priest.
Then Father Murphy walked up toO'Toole and asked, "Do you want to goto heaven?" O'Toole said, "No, I don'tFather." The priest said, "I don't believethis. You mean to tell me that when youdie you don't want to go to heaven?"
O'Toole said, "Oh, when I die, yes. Ithought you were getting a grouptogether to go right now."An Irish priest is driving to New Yorkand is stopped for speeding. The statetrooper smells alcohol on the priest'sbreath, then sees an empty wine bottleon the floor of the car.
He says, "Sir, have you beendrinking?" "Just water," says the priest.
The trooper says, "Then why do Ismell wine?" The priest looks at thebottle and says, "Good Lord! He's doneit again!"Walking into the bar, Mike said toCharlie the bartender, "Pour me a stiffone - just had another fight with the littlewoman."
"Oh yeah?" said Charlie, "And howdid this one end?"
"When it was over," Mike replied,"She came to me crawling on her handsand knees."
"Really," said Charles, "Now that's aswitch! What did she say?"
She said, "Come out from under thebed, you little chicken."Patton staggered home very late afteranother evening with his drinkingbuddy, Patrick. He took off his shoes toavoid waking his wife, Kathleen andtiptoed as quietly as he could toward thestairs leading to their upstairs bedroom,but misjudged the bottom step. As hecaught himself by grabbing the banister,his body swung around and he landedheavily on his rump. A whisky bottle ineach back pocket broke and made thelanding especially painful.
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An old cow-girl hitched her old mule tothe hitching post outside an Americansaloon.
As she stood there, brushing some ofthe dust from her face and clothes, ayoung gunslinger stepped out of thesaloon with a gun in one hand and abottle of whiskey in the other.
The young gunslinger looked at theold woman and laughed “Hey, oldwoman have you ever danced?”
The old woman looked up at thegunslinger and said “No, I never diddance, Never really fancied it.”
“Well, you old bag, you’re gonnadance now” and started shooting at theold woman’s feet.
The old woman prospector- notwanting to get her toes blown off -started hopping around. Everybody waslaughing. When his last bullet had beenfired, the young gunslinger, stilllaughing, holstered his gun and turnedaround to go back into the saloon.
The old woman turned to her packmule, pulled out a double barrelledshotgun and cocked both hammers. Theloud clicks carried clearly through thedeseret air, and the crowd stoppedlaughing immediately.
The young gunslinger heard thesounds too, and he slowly turned roundvery slowly. The silence was almostdeafening. The crowd watched as theyoung gunman stared at the old womanand the large gaping holes of those twinbarrels.
The barrels of the shotgun neverwavered in the old woman’s hands, asshe quietly said “Son, have you everkissed a mule’s bum?”
The gunslinger swallowed hard andsaid “No, M’am ... but I’ve alwayswanted to.”
There are five lessons here for all ofus: 1 - Never be arrogant.
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Are you ready forMore HUMOUR?
Our parents want us to have a better,healthier and more prosperous life thanthey had. Most had nothing and the beststart they could give was EXAMPLE.
What can we leave for futuregenerations? DEBT and FEAR.
We were deceived into joining asales group, only to discover that despitewinning two World Wars, we are nowcontrolled by Europe (both friend andfoe) without the firing of a weapon orblood being spilled.
That the EU wants to be a superstateis the only logical conclusion to its veryexistence.
It has a flag, an anthem, wants anArmy and no national boundaries,politically, administratively, militarily,economically, or culturally, within it.
The EU was directly responsible for'food mountains' which it then dumpedon African nations, almost destroyingtheir rural economies and cultures.
The Government is doingeverything in its power torig the EU Referendum
claims Tory Grandee Norman TebbittSpare us another couple of weeks ofhair-raising panic attacks by Remainerslike Stephen Crabb for whom the dayswhen the British people used to maketheir own laws and elect their owngovernments were back in the dark ages,indeed before he had even started school.
I have been reading these eMails about‘Brexit’ for some little time now, eventhough I am not allowed a vote because- although receiving a UK State Pension- I have been off the UK Electoral Rollfor more than 15 years.
I wonder how our greatgrandchildren will view our voting, eventhough we lacked enough information todo so in any meaningful way.
VOTE LEAVE or BREXIT werepopular with Brits who valued BritishSovereignity.
James McGrory, Chief Campaignspokesman for Britain Stronger inEurope, said: “The Leave campaignscannot even agree among themselvesabout what “Out” looks like. But the onething we do know is that every differentmodel out there would leave Britainweaker and worse off than we are in theEU.” The Vote Leave claimed “jobs atrisk, higher prices and your family
worse off by at least £850 a year if weleave Europe.”
Within days David Cameron has re-evaluated the effect on leaving the EUto almost £5000 a year per household.Claims vs Rebuttals:Those wanting Brexit detail some of theareas where the EU has exceeded whatBrits thought they were signing-up for –such as our borders, our public services,and whether prisoners have the right tovote.
The UK was not a signature to theSchengen agreement that gave openborders, but though it has a ‘borderagency’ it is powerless to refuse entry toa EU Passport holder.
Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro,Serbia and Turkey are in the line-up forEU membership. Their citizens willhave right of entry to the UK if the EUaccepts their membership.
It is claimed that theUK has apower of veto to reject citizens of thesenew EU member families.
As members of the EU, the UK isprevented from negotiating its owntrade deals and ids the reason why theUK has no trade deals with ourtraditional suppliers like Australia, NewZealand or the USA.
David Cameron clims EU lawoverrules UK Law. If he believed that,he wouldn’t deny the vote in UKelections to Brits who have exercisedtheir EU right to relocate Continued on page 16is printed and
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How many of those eminentpersons and institutions now forecastingdisaster should we dare to reclaim ourright to govern ourselves were, not longago, forecasting disaster unless wejoined the eurozone?
But nothing restrains the audacity ofthe Remain faction of our deeplydivided Government.
Just before the rules imposing limitson expenditure by the authorisedReferendum campaign organisations,that faction splurged more than £9million on the distribution of its dodgydossier to every household in thecountry. More than Vote Leave, theBrexit campaign, will be allowed tospend in the ten weeks of the campaign.
It would have been far moreinformative and certainly more fair hadMr Cameron admitted that the lawsmade in Brussels override our UK lawmade in our Parliament and that our"Supreme" Court is inferior to theEuropean Court.
The Government has doneeverything it can to rig the wholecampaign to favour the Remaincampaign, but despite that, the polls (forwhat they are worth) suggest that thetwo sides are pretty evenly divided andthat the outcome may yet be decided byevents between now and thereferendum.
The intervention of Mr Corbyn washardly such an event. It had beendelayed by the efforts of his staff to
Beware of the reckless fools whoadvocate Brexit, he warns us. Should weleave the EU he says, our unemploymentrate would soar to match those in Greeceand Spain. What is more, he quotes allthose wise men of the grand economicforecasting who failed to see the lastgreat financial crisis coming, but kepttheir jobs to get it wrong again.
Well, I offer him and all his Remaincolleagues a warning given by Gladstone125 years ago:
"The finance of the Country isintimately associated with the libertiesof the Country. It is a powerfulleverage by which English liberty hasbeen gradually acquired ... It lies atthe root of English liberty, and if theHouse of Commons can by anypossibility lose the power of the grantsof public money your very liberty willbe worth very little in comparison ...That powerful leverage has been whatis commonly known as the Power ofthe Purse, the control of the House ofCommons over public expenditure, theroot of English Liberty."
Gladstone ended with a finalwarning: "If these powers of the Houseof Commons come to be encroachedupon, it will be by tacit and insidiousmethods, and therefore I say thatattention should be called to this."
And during Mr Crabb's lifetime howthose liberties have been encroachedupon?
erase from his (and Labour's) websites,the record of his recent past anti-EUcomments in order to clear the way forhis announcement of brotherly supportand comradeship for Mr Cameron'sRemain campaign.
The speech did not go well. Ofcourse it was derided by the usualsuspects, but of course it was endorsed bythe Guardian. To their credit however,the guardianistas at the BBC simply couldnot bring themselves to lavish him withpraise. Indeed, they rubbished hisstatistics.
Mr Corbyn had spoken movingly ofthe possible fate of the 750,000 Britishnationals living in Spain and the morethan 2 million more living elsewhere inthe EU in the event of Brexit. Howeverthe BBC "Reality Check" concluded thatthe real figures for British permanentresidents were more like 306,000 inSpain and 1.2 million in all thecontinental EU states including Spain.Even for Mr Corbyn, that is eitherdeception or delusion on a grand scale.
No wonder that the tax returns whichhe has made public seem to have omittedsubstantial items of his income.
To be fair to Mr Corbyn he is farfrom alone in having the BBC pick holesin his claims about the likely effects ofstaying in, or of leaving the EU, althoughit is some comfort that the Corporationconfirms that we pay our Masters in
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Unfortunately, as I was approaching theheavy door leading to the stairs with thetwo dogs, it opened for one of the crewto come through. What should I do? Ishouldn't be taking the dogs into themain ship. So I just smiled sweetly andasked the man to hold the door open forme, which he did and I turned andthanked him as he closed the door. Theywere as good as gold in our cabin, nobarking, just so pleased to be with us.When we arrived in Santander 24 hourslater, we stopped at the first convenientplace and gave them a run and boy werethey relieved!
We spent the first three weeks in ourholiday villa in Adsubia, but on the 13thDecember we completed the purchase of
leaving 'Ivy Lodge' andour friends, but we were excited at theprospect of a new life in Spain. Rustyour golden labrador and Snowie our(black) labrador collie (Rusty’s son)were safely tucked up in blankets in theback seat of our car and we were readyfor our journey to Plymouth where wewere to spend our last night in England,before sailing to Santander the nextmorning.
The journey was uneventful but thedogs did give us some concern while wewere on the ferry. I had taken a bucket,brush, dustpan, disinfectant and bottlesof water ready to clear up any mess theymade on the car deck, but neither ofthem would do anything, not even tospend a penny! We were expected toleave the dogs locked in the car whileon the ferry but we couldn't do that, theywere our babies and hated to be partedfrom us. So when the ferry was on itsway, I went to the deserted car deck andrescued them from the car.
TIME CHANGESTHINGS
Every newspaper I pick up lately seemsfull of warnings of what will happen tothe expats in Spain if the UK decides tocome out of the European Union.
We have lived in Spain for over 30years and Jávea is our home and thethought of being forced to return to theUK to live doesn't bear thinking about.Some say (including my husbandClive), that even if the UK comes out ofthe European Union, expats who liveand work in Spain won't be forced toreturn to the UK, so we will have to justwait, and pray.
On November 20th 1985, myhusband Clive and I left Mansfield inDerbyshire, to the waves and shouts ofgoodbye from residents and staff of theResidential Care Home we had openedand managed for four years and whichhad also been our home. It was sad to be
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by Ann Readwho writes for usafter oneretirement andbefore her next
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would happen if they were to have a fallat home and not be able to get to thephone to call for help. I tell them the bestthing to do is to rely more on goodfriends. We all need friends, I know Ihave valued my friends over the years.
I have written in previous articleshow important it is for anyone who livesalone to have a phone buddy, who livesfairly close and whom they can trust withthe key to their house or apartment. Eachmorning at an arranged time, 'buddy 1'telephones 'buddy 2' and lets the phonering three times then puts the receiverdown. ‘Buddy 2’ then rings ‘Buddy 1’,also lets the phone ring three times andreplaces the receiver. Because neitherbuddy has answered the call, there is nocharge for the call but each knows theother is OK. If there is no answer fromeither ‘buddy’, it's time to visit theirhouse and if they don't answer the door,use the key to enter to see if there is aproblem.
We should all be good neighbours,especially if we live close to elderlypeople and those living on their own. Iread of a lovely story recently about agroup of people who lived in a cul-de-sac. One of the residents was an elderlyfrail old lady who was housebound. Theother residents who lived nearby werereluctant to keep calling on the old ladyto see if she needed anything so theyrigged up a code. They made a big noticewhich said HELP and when the old lady
had paid a deposit and were on thewaiting list, lost their deposit and had topay for the new installation in full!!
Three months after we "retired!"from the UK, we were bored out of ourminds with having nothing to do, sowent into business with "Ted the Talk"(Ted Evans who, with his wife Maggie,built the apartment block opposite Masy Mas that now contains Los Delfineslaunderette and the Pharmacy, to importand install satellite systems from theUSA. People were prepared to pay over£2,500 all those years ago for a 2.4metre dish, LNB and receiver, to beable to watch CNN and ONE filmchannel. How technology has changedover the years, now most of us receivemany of the UK channels by one of themany options available, and SwissCable has brought the world to ourLounge.
Of course, one sad change in thearea is the wave of migration the otherway, and over the years we have seen anumber of friends and neighboursreturn to the UK. Not as many as youwould expect - at the time - but lookingback there have been many, due in themain, to declining health and theinability to communicate with medicalstaff. We also found that women inparticular with grandchildren in the UKfound it very difficult to be so far awayfrom the family, and eventually, theypacked up and returned to the UK.Nowadays there is a deluge of peoplegoing back to theUK, unable to earnmoney in Spain, andsuch poorinvestment incomethat every month is astruggle. Many morewould have leftJávea, had they beenable to sell theirhomes here.
Sometimespeople who havelived here for manyyears, (some longerthan Clive, Peter andI) have moaned tome about the waythings have changedbut time moves onand progress moveson. I love living inJávea, yes, thingshave changed, butthis is still Paradiseto me. What is thealternative? Some ofthe 150 elderly andvulnerable peoplewho visit us at theOasis Help Centrefor help or adviceevery week,sometimes confidethat they areconcerned that nowthey live alone, what
our new home on the other side of Jáveain Seniola. It was the property that sixyears later, the Lady Elizabeth Schoolrented from us for many years for theirprimary school. When we left the UKthe weather had been cold, wet andgloomy and the sunshine and warmth ofJávea was a real change. The dogs lovedtheir new home. There was a largegarden for them to run around in duringthe day, and if we had to go out, wewere able to leave the door to theglazed-in naya open so they could go inand out as they pleased. They each hadtheir own favourite armchair in the nayaand liked their comfort!
Jávea in 1985 was a very differentplace than that of today. There were noshops that sold UK food and as I havesaid in previous issues, when wereturned to the UK for holidays wewould come back laden with all theessentials needed to survive in a foreigncountry. Tea bags were always top ofour list, followed by bacon, oxos,corned beef, tinned beans and a host ofother things. When we had visitorscome to stay with us, they alwayscontacted us beforehand to find outwhat we wanted them to bring over forus and bacon was always a firmfavourite. There was no Quicksave,Euro Bazar or Iceland where virtuallyanything you can possibly want is nowavailable and if you had asked me inthose early days what I most missedfrom the UK, I would have told you therange of frozen ready meals and breadthat were available in the UK andEnglish television programmes. Soimagine my delight when firstQuicksave, then Iceland came to Jáveaand all the food I had craved for becameavailable.
Cooper’s Removals (then in Deniabut now in Benissa) brought ourfurnture to Spain, including a ‘largesaucer’ - in reality a 1.8m fibreglasssatellite reception dish - that gave usCNN and Premiere Film Channel.
The roads were much quieter inthose days. July and August werealways much busier when the peoplefrom Madrid and other places in Spaincame to Jávea to spend time in theirholiday homes, but when the secondweekend of September arrived,everything became tranquil again andthe heavy traffic just disappearedovernight. There were very few homesthat had a telephone and people paid adeposit and went on waiting lists foryears. Fortunately we had one in ournew home (bought from newspaperpublisher Reg Shay, I don't think Clivewould have bought it if there hadn'tbeen one! When telephones becamemore readily available, the people that
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You may have sampled thevaried food by Julie andDiego’s Bar/RestaurantPicoteo Port in Jávea Port.
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For example: Roast porkwith crackling, stuffing, applesauce, roast and mashpotatoes and veggies.
They can be collectedfrom Picoteo Port orpossibly delivered to yourown home, if a number ofdifferent meals are ordered.
These are a few of themany recently preparedmeals.English: Cottage Pie,
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FRIDAY JUNE 1718:15h. Bulls heads on wheels chasechildren through the carpark ‘Arena’,organised by "Mediterranean Art".19:00h. Grand display of trimmers, withbulls from the Benavent livestock.22:00h. Reinas Magas perform "ChaoChochin’ wren" in the Church Square.22:30h. Live music with "Bradmis" inthe Frechinal sector.00:30h. Live music with Aspencat andEls Catarres in the Plaza de laConstitution.
SATURDAY JUNE 18"DIA DE LES QUINTADES"08.01h. Noisy awakening by the Quintaof 91 on their 25th anniversary, throughstreets in the Old Town.10:02h. Brunch and BBQ hosted by the
Foguera Commission, in the bullfightingenclosure Palmela Av.11:29h. Popular games between theQuintas.18:03h. All Quintas meet in the Portaldel Clot.18:27h. Parade of Quintas from thePortal del Clot to the Plaza de laConstitution.
Ganaderia Fernando Machancoses.21:30h. Entrance of cows fromGanaderia Benavent on carpark.22:30h. Valencia farce "Germa Llet"interpreted by Montgó Theatre Group inthe Plaza de la Iglesia, after whichmistela and coca maria will be served.Plaza de Iglesia.00:00h. Discomóvil "FogueresMusicon" with Dj David Simó in thebullfighting enclosure on Av. Palmelauntil 4am.
THURSDAY JUNE 1618:15h. Bulls heads on wheels chasechildren through the car park ‘Arena’,organised by "L'Aficio".19:00h. Entrance of 2 bulls and 5 heifersfrom Ganaderia Crespo and Benavent. 21:30h. Entrance of 6 bulls fromGanaderia Benavent.22:00h. FINAL of the DIJOUS stand-up comedy competition in the ChurchSquare.00:00h. Entrance of three bulls byGanaderia La Paloma, followed by 3heifers from Ganaderia El Cali.01:30h. Entry of livestock from El Cali,followed by Discomóvil "FogueresMusicon" with DJ Pablo Gisbert in thebullfighting enclosure until 4am.
FOGUERASPROGRAMME
2016FRIDAY JUNE 1017:30h. BLOODDONING, in Portaldel Clot (Townhall)Multipurpose Rm.in Av. Del Trencd'Alba 2.
SATURDAY JUNE 1110:30h. XX Junior Chess Tournament inthe Casal of the Commission on Calle elForn in the Old Town.18.30h. Parade of Junior Court ofHonour and Youth Commission fromChurch Square to the Plaza of theConstitution.19:00h. Proclamation of the Court ofHonour, Ladies in waiting and JuniorQueen in the Constitution Plaza.22:30h. The Quintà 2016 "Sense Trellator Forrellat", will parade from ChurchSquare to the Constitution Plaza.23:00h. Proclamation of the Court ofHonour, Ladies in Waiting and FogueraQueen by the Mayor, in Plaza de laConstitution followed by CRASHorchestra performance until 05:00h.
SUNDAY JUNE 1209:00h. XIV Table Tennis Tournamentin Port Sports Stadium.11:00h. PROFESSIONAL PILOTA inthe Trinquet of Jávea in Frechinall (seeseparate programme).
MONDAY JUNE 1318:00h. Assembly of the cages on thecarpark at Av. Palmela, to be completedby 9pm.
TUESDAY 14 JUNE: DAY OF PROCLAMATION14:00h. Official opening of "PentaSantjoaneres".19:30h. Parade of the Court of Honour,Ladies in waiting and Queens fromPlaza Marina Alta to Church Square.21:00h. Opening party of the fiestas inPlaza de Iglesia.22:00h. DINNER for "penyessantjoaneres" in Plaza de laConstitution. The Foguera Commissionoffer a drink.00:00h. Disco Bitsound with DJs RaúlAlbi, Christian Blond and Dani Wallace,until 05:00h.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 1516:50h. Ist BAKANAL PONG in thePeña LA BAKANAL17:00h. Pilota tournament, organised bythe Rebolica, the Trinquet of Jávea, inFrechinall.19:00h. Entrance of bulls plus 2 bullsand 4 heifers from Ganaderia Coves and
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From Yesterday - Dénia") until 4am.01:00h. (but might be 1.30h) Erection ofFoguera Central in Plaza de laConstitution and Foguera Infantil inPlaceta del Convent, assisted by Peñasla Torba and Tot D’un Glop.MONDAY JUNE 2009:59h. Google translated it as GREATturd in the bullfighting enclosure, butMike Smith at Jáveamigos tells me it isa new twist to “Spread Betting”organised by Peña Si la Vista noMenganya, Porte Bona Castanya’ in thecarpark ‘Arena’ Avenida Palmela,organised by the club.10:03h. Lunch for everyone inMontaner Park. Sandwiches will beprovided by the Fogueras Commission.11:02h. Competitions and traditionalgames for clubs and spectacularMerengada for attendees.14:00h. Removal of cages on AvenidaPalmela before 9pm.14:01h. Paella Competition andDiscomovil in Montaner Park. Thefestival committee will provide rice.The prize for the winner will be 100€(registration in the Baret del Bous by19th June).18:59h. Fancy dress Parade through theold town. The awards to the best clubswill be presented on Thursday, June23rd.21:28h. Sopar de Cabaset. Bring ahamper with whatever you want to eatand share in Constitution Square.21:30h. Serenading of Jávea Queens andPresidents by La Tuna de Xabia.22:30h. Performance by Toni Pobleroand sevillanas in the Frechinal sector.00.31h. Big Band Regatina in the Plazade la Constitution and then Discomóvilwith Juanjo Lloret (Resident DJCocoLoco - Gandia) until 05:00 h.
19:04h. Disco Movil throwing HoliPowder with DJs Isaac Pachanga, AlexFemenina, Juanjo Garcia and FausSaves.23.59h. Performance by Maximorchestra after which there is ‘DiscoRemember’ with DJ Pablo Palas til 5am.
SUNDAY JUNE 19 "Children's Day"10:00h. Children parade noisely throughthe streets of Old Town, leaving Placetadel Convent, accompanied by Colla delGrup de Danses Portitxol of Jávea.11:00h. Children’s playpark inFrechinal, with inflatable and watergames until 14:00h. Snacks andrefreshments will be offered to childrenattending, while stocks last.18:15h. Bulls heads on wheels chasechildren through the carpark ‘Arena’,organised by "Mediterranean Art".19:00h. 5 heifers from Ganaderia LaPaloma are released in the arenafollowed by a bull from the samelivestock breeder.19:30h. Childrens’ activities withSatsuma 3.Or street theatre in the Plazade la Constitution.21:30h. Entry of bulls from GanaderiaCoves on carpark Arena.22:00h. Dancing to the "Grup de DansesPortitxol Jávea" in the Church Square.22:30h. Orchestra ‘Diamonds’ in theFrechinal Sector.00:00h. Entrance of 6 bulls fromGanaderia Fernando Machancoses,followed by 4 heifers, two each fromGanaderias Crespo and La Paloma.Followed by Discomóvil with CarlosCarmona (Resident Dj of "The Girl
TUESDAY JUNE 2111:30h. Informal parade to visit theshops of the Old Town, accompanied bythe Colla del Grup de Danses Portitxolof Jávea.13:30h. La Quinta 91 "The Casala FaRialla" will offer all attendees, the drinkfrom which their name is dervived.18:00h. Parade of revellers to visit thevarious sectors of Jávea, neighbours ofFrechinal sector offer a wine of honourduring your visit to the neighbourhood,then visit Duanes de la Mar and Paseodel tennis player David Ferrer in theArenal.21:00h. Children’s Musical show with"MUNDOLANDIA" in the Plaza de laConstitution.23:00h. Discomovil in Frechinal sector.00:00h. Musical show "Dancing LasVegas" in the Plaza de la Constitution,followed by Disko Mobile till 4am.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 22‘OFFERING of flowers and SENIOR CITIZENS’10:00h. Brunch with retirees in theSocial Centre.11:30h. Children parade through thestreets of Old Town, accompanied by theYouth Band of the Musical Arts Centreof Jávea.12:30h. Dancing by revellers throughthe decorated streets in the historiccentre.14:00h. Giant Paella for everyone inMontaner Park.20:00h. Flower Offering to San Juan onthe Plaza de la Iglesia. Creating thetapestry organised by the club "ThePatxorra".22:30h. Dancing in the Carrer Nou, withthe Grup de Danses Portitxol.00:00h. Papers performed by ActingXarxa Theatre followed by concert with“LA PATO” orchestra.
THURSDAY JUNE 23: "NIT DELS FOCS"08.30h. Noisy wake-up with QuintaRebolica in the streets of the HistoricCentre accompanied by the Colla delGrup de Danses Portitxol Jávea11.00h. (maybe later) Offering of grapesand figs to Sant Joan in streets of theHistoric Centre which will include theFoguera of the Centro del Día in theConvent Square. 13:30h. Prize-giving inthe Plaza de la Iglesias for decoratedstreets and the peñas.18:30h. Parade of the Xaranga bands.19.00h. Competition of the Xarangabands. (See separate programme).00:00h. Traditional NIT DELS FOCSwith fire-jumping, the big bonfire inRaval del Baix, and the spectacularcorrefocs.Followed by live music from LA MITAorchestra until 6am. Continued on next page
FRIDAY JUNE 24: DAY OF SAN JUAN08.30h. Noisy wake-up in the streets ofthe Historic Centre accompanied by theColla del Grup de Danses PortitxolJávea09:00h. Noisy wake-up in the Frechinalarea organised by the NeighbourhoodAssociation.10:00. PARADE to pick up the Court ofHonor, Ladies, Presidents and Queens inthe Historic Centre/10:00h. SOLEMN MASS to San Juanon the Plaza de Játiva in Frechinalsector.12:00h. Mass in honour of San Juan inthe Parish Church of St. Bartholomew,with participation of the Choir of Javeaand the Symphony Orchestra of theMusical Arts Center.13:30h. Extraordinary MASCLETÀ(String of ‘bangers’) in the Plaza deConstitution, then drinks in the Plaza delConservatorio, as guests of the FogueraCommission 2016.18:00 or 18:30h. 2016 Gatheringof”Quintos” and their musical bands infront of the central Foguera on the Plazade la Constutución.19:00h. PARADE of Quintos and bandsfrom Constitution Square to the place ofdeparture of the floats (usually the roadto the West as Asilo Cholbi).19:30h. Parade of floats, joined byrevellers in the Convent Square.22:00h. Children’s Foguera set alight inthe small square of the Convent23:00h. Music performed by theMASTRIX orchestra in the Plaza de laConstitution, followed by MusicalFirework display and burning of theCentral Foguera.
sitting outside, all having a drink in thefresh air and chatting away. We wavedas we passed and when we had finishedour lunch an hour and a half later andwalked back to the car to return home,some were still sitting there enjoyingeach other's company.
So if you feel lonely or vulnerableand want to make new friends, whydon't you join us one Sunday morning at11am, you will be very welcome. TheOasis Centre is situated next to theCaixa Bank on the Dolphin Roundaboutin Jávea Port. Don't forget we are alsoopen every morning from 10am to 2pmfor advice and help. We also sellgreeting cards, all at 1€ each and offer agood range of printing services.
Often people just pop in to say‘hello’ or to tell us their news and manyhave become good friends over the threeyears we’ve been there.
Four blue flags proveJávea’s environmental
qualityThe Jávea beaches of La Grava, LaGranadella and Arenal, as well as the(membership only) Yacht Club havebeen awarded Blue Flags forenvironmental quality.
The award is an international badgethat recognises the high water qualityand excellence in the services providedto users.
For his part, Mayor of Javea, JoséChulvi, particularly appreciated the fourblue flags at the beginning of the touristseason, but pointed out that "there areonly four points only 25 kilometres ofcoastline in the Valencian coast. Any ofour beaches and coves meet thenecessary conditions to make them stayunforgettable."
Also, the Mayor noted that goodcoastal maintenance is primarily amunicipal responsibility "but also of allresidents, visitors and users who enjoythem. If we want to maintain the goodimage of Jávea as a tourist destinationand as a place to live we have to commitourselves all in the care of theenvironment.”
needed something doing or someshopping, she would pin the notice inher lounge window and the first residentto see it would call to see what shewanted.
It was a demonstration of unity bythe community, but what if the lady waslying on the floor unable to put thenotice in the window?
Although I was born in London andspent the first 23 years of my life in thesouth of England, I moved to theSheffield area with Clive and our sonPeter in 1965 and found the northernpeople much more friendly than those inthe south. I remember one incidentwhen Clive needed to travel back toLondon with his work commitments andhe was going to travel quite close to myauntie Edna who was elderly and livedon her own. I gave Clive the address,she lived in a block of flats inBermondsey. He Wrote and told her hewas coming, arrived, rang the bell ofEdna's flat but there was no answer.After a few tries he rang the bell of thenext door neighbour, and when shecame to the door, he asked her if an oldlady called Edna lived next door, just incase he had the wrong flat. When Clivecame back and told me what the womansaid to him I was shocked. She said"How would I know who lives next doorto me, we keep ourselves to ourselves,people round here like to keep theirbusiness private."
I cannot remember why Clive wasdriving on his own, but returning to theUK, our Mitsubishi State Wagon (thefirst automatic many people had seen)broke down in Montpelier, in France.He left it to be repaired and set off to themotorway. Knowing no French, two‘lifts’ later and a steak dinner beingbought for him by a driver in Peniscola,he was back at Ondara. God has beengood to us for longer than we canremember.
I often ask myself “How can peoplewho claim there is no God - cope withtoday’s pressures?” God is being side-lined in Europe but in the USA - fornow - everytime they spend a ‘buck’they are reminded IN GOD WETRUST.
So the important thing is to makegood friends. That is one of the things Ilove about the congregation of theEvangelical Church that meets at theOasis Help Centre in Jávea Port eachSunday at 11am, we have all becomesuch good friends. Afterwards some(most pushing trolleys) meet together inone of the local bars for drinks andsometimes lunch. Today after theservice, Clive and I went with friends tothe Hong Kong for lunch. We passedone of the bars and there they were,
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to everyone whohas looked afterloved-ones inSpain
After caring for my mother (whoherself cared for my father) I havelooked after some lovely people inthe UK as an Agency carer.
If YOU are a caring person andinterested in carework in England ona 2 week on / 2 week off rota, I’dlike to hear from you? Interviewsand training here in Spain. For moreinformation ring 616162324 oreMail [email protected]
with that?Today I have had enough of thejudgemental criticism. Let me be clear.YES I work at Mcdonalds and do itnearly 50 hours a week. Why? Notbecause I have no aspiration, motivationor intelligence ... but for the opposite ...because in a few months time like a greatnumber of people I work with, I will begoing back into higher education.
McDonalds has this reputationwhich is quite unfounded. Every person Iwork with has a story and every personis working their bums off in what can bea very tough job for their own reasons ...be it they are in school, uni, have family,have kids, saving...etc.
The one thing McDonalds is - is ajob which is extremely (extremely)flexible, has opportunities for growthand can allow you to do what you wantto do.
There are people becoming pilots,lawyers, designers, architects, andpeople who are at a point in their life thatthey will do whatever it takes to lookafter their family. I work with people Iwould aspire to be like, who havestrengths in areas I wish I had, who haveovercome situations I never could andwho have the determination to not fadeaway on handouts but rather step up andwork for their living unlike a hugenumber of people in this country.
In the past I have known and workedwith very rich folks in very high endjobs, and a few of them could nevermatch the resilience and work ethic ofsome of the current lads/lassies. After theending of a big part of my life McD's isnot only letting me save up forUniversity, but setting me up withflexible work I can continue over thenext years to come. Not only that but Iintend on eventually progressing into themanagement side of things, somethingwhich ties in directly to my degree andwill enhance my future job prospects.Dam right McDonalds will be on my CV,this job has pushed my limits in so manyareas! Yes it has its downsides, yes thewages can be bad and yes it can bedifficult, but every job has its negativesand McD's is no different. As someonewho has nearly walked out of a shift afew times...I can say despite thedifficulties the greater picture is notalways that terrible. Overall please justtake your preconceptions and be rid ofthem because I work with some amazingpeople, and like many of themMcDonalds is not a "dead-end" of myworking life but rather part of thebeginning. Now, what drink would youlike with that order?
my right to speak about what’shappening ‘back home’. This delusionalattitude has been amplified of late, aswould be expected, by the impendingEuropean farcearendum.
We expats do have a right to speakup, to care and most importantly to voteon what happens in the UK. Here’swhy….
David Cameron said he would bringin Laws to change my status. I continueto contribute to the UK system byspending money both remotely andwhen I am there through VAT and theother various taxes levied on financialactivities.Despite what those behind the ‘out’campaign might say the UK is part ofEurope. I live in Europe and therefoream entitled to be concerned about whatgoes on. We expats have more to losethan most one way or another.
My kids live in the UK, their futurematters to me.
I have ageing and disabled familywho live in the UK who havecontributed to the system all their lives.Services they have paid for are gettingdramatically cut. I feel it important todefend their rights (high profilemembers of the out campaign, whodespite falsely claiming that any moneysaved from leaving the EU could bespent on the NHS, are the exact samepeople who want to sell off the greatestof all UK institutions to their mates).
And now for the big one. Thecomment I’m seeing all too often now is“all those expats care about is theirpensions”. I’m a long way off yet, but Iempathise with the uncertainty of it allfor the older generation here. Damnedright they care about their pensions…They’ve spent a lifetime paying into asystem towards a pension thatpotentially could get stolen from them,or at least frozen as already happensoutside of the EU. Nobody knows whatmight happen if the UK doesn’t seesense (the out lot haven’t told us theirplans for afterwards, which speaksvolumes in itself), but the uncertainty ofit all is understandably scaring the hellout of some.
I’ve contributed plenty to the UK inthe past in the form of NationalInsurance contributions and taxes.Pensioners expect to receive some ofthat back.
We’ve paid for our cake and wedamned well expect to be able to eat it!We’ve been running a survey of expatvoter intention - but it can change.
Brussels a good £8 billion more than itgives back here in return.
The most depressing aspect of thecampaign seems to be that the Remainfaction of the Government and itssupporters are still campaigning onProject Fear, particularly the fear of theunknown.
It is time we Brexiteers hit back,asking what might be hidden in thedarkness beyond a vote to remain in theEU. What guarantee can we be giventhat there will not be another crisis forthe €uro? What will happen if and whenTurkey is admitted to the EU?
If the EU imposes minimum wages,will the price of our imports from thereincrease? And by how much will thatincrease our contributions to the EUbudget.
Can the UK veto any move by theeurozone countries to create a eurozonearmy?
Above all, the question we have tokeep asking the Remainers is: "What isso wrong and so frightening aboutelecting our own government to run ourown affairs?"
We had done it for far longer thanany other country in Europe. We savedthe rest of Europe from conquest byFrench and German tyrants alike, beforewe entered the EEC.
If we remain in the darkness of theEU how can we sack a Europeangovernment and put another in its place?
So well done Boris for tellingPresident Obahma to sort out his countrybefore coming here to tell us which wayto vote on the future of ours.
Basically these expats wanttheir cake and eat it!”from www.spainbuddy.com
Firstly, let me start by apologising forthe grammar in the title, it’s a directquote from a comment on our Facebookpage in response to this article, ‘I don’twant to go back with nothing’: theBrexit threat to Spain’s little Britain.
I’m no grammar Nazi, nor do Iconsider myself to be a great writer byany stretch of the imagination. But,basically had I written that I’d haveomitted the word basically because,except in some rare contexts, it is one ofthose meaningless non-words. I’d havealso spent a little time on the correctsentence structure and it would haveread something along the lines of“Expats want to have their cake and eatit”.
For many years now I’ve gotseriously bloody angry at this attitudefrom (most often) those who don’t havethe wherewithal, imagination, means,balls or maybe just not the urge tobecome an ‘expat‘ themselves. Sitting intheir dingy little boxes back in the UKthey take it upon themselves to deny me
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Jávea pensioners obtained good results in the Olympics for older peopleorganised by the Consortium Esportiu of High Navy (CEMA) in Ondara.
The Jávea delegation, composed of 55 women and men of associations ofpensioners and in the Port and Amanecer, won a total of 19 medals in swimming, shotput and various forms of individual and team athletics. Athletes were supported by theMayor, José Chulvi, and Councillor for Sports, Vicent Colomer, who is also thecurrent president of CEMA. Both participated in the awards ceremony andcongratulated the athletes.
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Jávea school-children asked to educatetheir parents and siblings
It is estimated there are 10,000 registered dogs in Jávea andanother thousand animals of different species officiallyregistered as pets.
Regulations regarding pets are included in the municipalordinance of Coexistence which was unanimously adopted twoyears ago. However, many pets are not yet aware of theirobligations. Some are even talking about a new WOOFERSpolitical group, to ensure that animals are aware of the Lawswhich their owners often ignore.
The departments of Environment, Services and PublicSafety have joined forces to prepare simple and clear materialso that every pet and their owner knows what behaviours areallowed. This brochure will be distributed door to door andkennel to kennel. Neighbourhood Councillors themselves willbe involved, such as Kika Mata, Pepa Gisbert and DorisCourcelles.
The Department of Education has been asked to beinvolved, as it is believed that small children are the ‘unseenconscience’ of parents who need reminding of Laws they arebreaking.
A special leaflet for schools has also been published,explaining basic standards of being “a good pet owner” in afun way. Known as ‘manure’ the waste elements of a horse orcow have properties that encourage the growth of plants,vegetables and flowers.
It has been suggested the Townhall carry out similarscientific tests on dog ‘poo’, which could result on terracegardeners having the right to walk the streets of Jávea and‘Pick Your Own’.
The situation was summarised by the Mayor, José Chulvi,with the words “the campaign hopes to appeal to the ‘civicconsciousness’ that behoves everyone to avoid malpracticesthat pollute public spaces or annoy the neighbours. This is avery visible problem and while we are trying to raiseawareness that the LAW MUST be met, we do not want toinsist on fines which is why we are asking for collaboration. ”
The possibility of having ‘dog trays’ which already existfor cats, but it is unsure which Townhall Councillor (Educationor Environment) should have responsibility for organisingdaily or weekly ‘Comfort Break Classes’ as dogs tend to lookfor a download area as soon as they leave home, rather thanwait until they get to school. CR
where each country flies their ownnational flags above their tented stallswhich adorn the Avenida Augusta. Thisarea is a strategic point as it is situatedhalfway between the port and the townwith a great view of the Montgo.
This year the festival welcomes forthe very first time the Ukraine andMadagascar and there will be specialiststalls from Andalucía and Jávea wherethe new brand GastroXabiá will beshowcasing some local products.
David Cruanyes decided to getinvolved with the Xábia InternationalFestival some years ago when his friendMr Raúl became the festival president.As David is an insurance broker he wasasked by Mr Raúl to find the right legalliability insurance to cover the event.The insurance market can sometimes bea difficult one to understand because ofthe range of insurance products on offerand so being the expert in this area,David set about in analysing the needsof the festival until he found a suitableinsurance solution.
After finding the appropriateinsurance David decided his familybusiness, Segurcruanyes of Thiviers,would provide the event with freeinsurance as a sponsor. Although Davidbelieves his contribution is a small onehe stresses that behind the scenes of thismajor local Festival are volunteers andother sponsors who each deserve amention, every year investing a lot moretime, effort and money to ensure thecontinued success of the event.
The original event started inConstitution Plaza near the town around1995 as an extension to the Foguera SanJoan Fiestas in June. As the San JoanFestivities came to an end, severalgroups of different nationalities decidedto form an International Fair where theiraims were to highlight the cultural andgastronomic heritages between thedifferent nationalities living in Jávea. Atthis time the countries consisted ofFrance, Germany, Spain, Switzerlandand the United Kingdom.
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This column features people in theJávea community, their everyday livesand the contribution they make to ourcommunity.
Last month we turned the Spotlighton Annie Sabathé whose Great GreatAunt was Saint Bernadette. Annie alsohad a complex story of her own whereshe talked to us about her work as amind trainer and yoga teacher in Jávea.
This month our Spotlight switches toDavid Cruanyes, one of the officialsponsors for the Xábia InternationalFestival.
The festival is a foody heaven withmusic and this year runs from 6pm onthe 30th June until late on the 2nd July2016.
Over these three days the chefs andcooks freshly prepare various meat andvegetable, rice and potato dishes fromtheir makeshift kitchens. On offer arefresh burgers, pizzas and kebabs, tapasand curries, fish and chips to spitroasted pork and crackling served up ina roll crammed with sage and onionstuffing and hot apple sauce. There aremany other savoury and sweet dishesyou can try with traditional alcoholic orsoft drinks being available. Being spoiltfor choice often means it’s a toughdecision on deciding what you are goingto eat. This festival focuses on bringingtogether the different nations of peoplewho are living in Jávea and is an eventwhich showcases customs and traditions
In 2000, the Townhall funded thenon-profit association for theInternational Festival and with theirfinancial support the festival grew.Eventually the festival was relocated toits current site to make it independentfrom the San Juan celebrations and thetownhall relinquished and transferred therights to the Festival Association andtheir associated country members.
Apart from the food and drink that’son offer an extravaganza of music, songand dance from our local artistes anddance troupes perform on a large stage.The artistes are mainly localschoolchildren, youth groups and othersocial clubs based in and around Jávea.
The event offers free admissionalthough each stall makes a charge froma few euros to taste their exceptionalfood. It is still a cheap night out and youcan eat whatever you like and in alfrescostyle. The organisers set up many tablesand chairs down the centre of the streetfrom where you can enjoy aconversation with friends over a drink orsit comfortably and watch the liveperformances provided for yourentertainment.
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALPROGRAMME
Thursday 30th June18:00 Opening of the Festival.20:00 Music from MARIACHI
INTERNACIONAL.21:00 Official Opening of Festival
International 2016.21:30 Performing Students
THE VALERY JEAN STAGE SCHOOL
23:00 Funk/soul/rock GroupALLERTON ROAD.
Friday 1st July18:00 Open to the public.19:30 Live music from POCO
LOCO STEEL BANDwith music from the Caribbean.
20:30 The Instrumental Group of Jesús Pobre give their interpretation of SENSAZIONE ITALIANA.
21:30 Performance by students from EN DANZA School of Dance.
23:00 Live music by CHAMANES DEL COMPAS.
00:30 Music from the 70s, 80s, 90s and NOW.
Continued on next page
SPOTLIGHT on JÁVEA PEOPLE
Written by Ian Amer
whoacknowledges
and thanksLinda
Jennings as Interpreter
and Translator
Saturday 2nd July18:00 Open to the public.20:00 PEKY SHOW for the children,
offering singing, games and dance, for the smallest people in the household.
21:30 Performance by students from EN DANZA School of Dance.
23:00 Live music by QUARTET KILEMA with music from Madagascar.
00:30 Music from the 70s, 80s, 90s and NOW, bring the 2016 International Festival to a close.
David was born in 1973 to GasparCruanyes and Maria Mulet. As a childhe attended the Vicente Tena Schoolhere in Jávea.
After leaving school he joined hisfather’s insurance brokerage business.He is married to Elena Valdés, who isfrom the small town of Beneixamawhich is in the northern province ofAlicante and together they have twodaughters, Allegra (6) and Inés Olivia(4).
David is the Managing Director inhis family business which was foundedin 1963 by his late father, Don GasparCruanyes. The company providesinsurances, health plans and pensionschemes for families, businesses andcorporations. InterestinglySegurcruanyes is likely to be one of theoldest established insurance firms inJávea and having built up a solidreputation locally, they have expandedoutwards where they are proud to serveclients from other parts of the MarinaAlta as well as the Communities ofValencia, Barcelona and Madrid.
Segurcruanyes has also establisheddirect contacts with many big insurancecompanies like ASISA and a worldwidenetwork of brokers like Unison Brokersgiving them the ability to offer verycompetitive premiums.
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When Don Gaspar Cruanyes firstformed his brokerage company overfifty years ago he believed that aninsurance broker should be more thanan agent. He felt the broker should be aprofessional advisor and expert in allmatters relating to insurance policies,products and services where the clientwould be offered the correct policiesand a fair deal. Another belief he sharedwas that insurance companies (who atthis time were not always approachable)should work closer with their appointedbrokers to benefit the client especiallywhen it came to resolving a disputeover a claim.
During the 1960s insurances were ablack art as the key facts were notregulated and many agents were only inbusiness to sell premiums. Some clientswere often sold the wrong amount ofinsurance and paid high premiums forbeing over insured or were given alesser premium which meant beingunder insured. The advice at this timewas poor and also partly to blame werethe clients who never shopped aroundlike they do today and so wheninsurance renewals came around it wasusual to add a few % that was acceptedwithout question.
Don Gaspar Cruanyes chose tobreak away from the mould and set up aprofessional brokerage which would bedifferent. The insurance market startedto get a bad name and so he decidedthat he would begin planting the seedsof trust into his clients and introducedthe practice of risk assessments forevery potential client, no matter of whoor what, was to be insured. The assessment identified the right levelof insurance cover and a selection ofpremiums where the client had thefreedom to choose the amount ofcoverage. In time his method attractedmore clients which helped to increasethe size of his company and then in1968, Don Gaspar Cruanyes became thefirst broker in Jávea to offer motorinsurances as at this time in Spain itwas not compulsory.
David said “That since his father’sday, the insurance market has nowbecome respectable once more and allagents have a code of conduct theyfollow. The insurance companies havealso matured and work with theirappointed brokers to providecompetitive pricing with value addedservices and customer satisfaction asthe prime focus which my father wouldhave agreed with”.
At the festival this yearSegurcruanyes and ASISA will bepromoting a limited offer that any expatshould seriously consider as it couldsave you a lot of money. This offer is inrelation to health insurance whereindividuals will be given six (6) monthsof free insurance and for the self-
employed a 15% discount from theoriginal price and in the following yearanother reduction of 10% discount isbeing offered.
Segurcruanyes health insurancepremiums start from as little as €33.50per month and there are discountsavailable for family groups andbusinesses on certain policies. Themedical centres are in and around Jáveaso you can see there are no catches justhonest, cost effective and competitivepricing.
For more information on this limitedoffer which will end on the 31st July2016, simply contact Segurcruanyes by
eMail: [email protected] whatsapp 605212865 or the office phoneasking for Francis on 96 579 0084.
You can also enquire about thisspecial promotion at the Festival whereSegurcruanyes will be situated in theVIP tent at the entrance of the festival.Alternatively pop along to their officesbetween 9am and 1:30pm at Juan Carlos1, Thiviers, Jávea, 03730.
Simply asking for further detailsabout their health insurance and withoutany obligation means you will beentered into a free prize draw where youcan win a hamper of natural foodproducts, supplied courtesy of De LaTierra, (From the Earth), a naturalproduct specialist selling products fromaround the Marina Alta and who are alsobased in Jávea.
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We have no reporting staff, or even paidemployees, so rely on people contactingus and telling us what they like (ordislike) about Jávea. It’s no goodgrumbling to each other, when you couldbe telling us, and we could be doingsomething about it.
You can call in to the Oasis HelpCentre in the Port between 10am and2pm (Monday to Saturday), or phone669 386 702.
Clive’s also there on Sundaymornings from 10.30am but oftenwearing a different colour shirt.
Spotlight on Jávea peopleContinued from previous page
Segurcruanyes staff in 2002 - L to R, Asum, Cristina, Maria Mulet,
Don Gasper Cruanyes, David Cruanyes,Maria Jose and Mari
Page 26 June/July 2016 Nº 38 Jávea JeardThese days, a “quintà” marks a singlemoment in a person’s life (their 18thbirthday) whilst a “penya” (whichtranslates as “club” as well as “rock”and “crag”) is a group of friends whocome together to enjoy the fiestas aswell as socialise together throughout theyear. (For the Moors and Christians, it isknown as a “filà” which translates as“row” or “line” which makes sense – a“filà” is essentially a “penya” in all butname).
So members of a “quintà” cometogether when they are 17 (their firstmeeting together in the year before theirbig moment) and party together at 18but then tend to return to their own“penyas” (if they have one) for thefollowing years until the 5th, 10th, 15th,20th, 25th anniversaries and so on,dragging out the old suits and dressesand hoping they’ll still fit. On theSaturday before the day of Sant Joan, allthe “quintàs” of all the years meet uptogether to have a party – el “Día de lesQuintades” – and some of these groupscan be celebrating their 50th or even60th anniversaries. It’s a magical day aseveryone comes back together, oftentravelling from far and wide to be here. Ihope it makes sense to your readers.
Street Light SavingsJávea has invested 380,000 €uros inreplacing 567 streetlights in differentparts of town
Alicante Diputación will provide140,000 €uros through the Covenant ofMayors.
The Port, Avenida Palmela, Gataroad, Frechinal and part of Avenida Plafeature new lighting, more modern andefficient, thanks to the change of 567streetlights.
The Services department, headed byKika Mata, have replaced the old LEDlighting points, which offer greatervisibility at a cost that is lower than theones they replace. There has also been amajor aesthetic improvement, since insome cases the old streetlights werelooking ‘old’ and ‘tired’.
In total, this investment will savethe Council 53,000 €uros each year inmaintenance and electricity bills.By area, 217 streetlights have beenreplaced in the Port, 175 in AvenidaPalmela, 58 on the Road in Gata, 68 inthe second section of the Av. Pla and 49in the neighbourhood of Frechinal.
I knew newcomers would want to knowthe origin and meaning of the word“Quinto”, and not being certain I askedMike Smith of the
www.javeamigos.comhelpful website. Mike replied
The word “quinto” can meanseveral things and you're right insuggesting a military connection since itcan mean ‘conscript’. With regards tothe concept of “quintas”, it has itsorigins in the 19th century when youngmen were drafted into the army as theyreached the age of eligibility. In smallrural towns like Jávea, a group of themwould be known as the “quinta” whowould collect food and drink fromfamily and neighbours and hold acommunal dinner on the eve of theirdeparture and, in essence, to mark theirpassage into adulthood. On the returnfrom their obligation, they would oftenhold annual reunion dinners toremember their time in service together.
The tradition of young peoplecoming together to mark the coming of
age changed as the world and socialcustoms changed. Girls became part ofthe celebration and it became lessdirectly relevant to military service untilit disappeared altogether.
These days, becoming a “quinto” inJávea is all down to the milestone of the18th birthday and the symbolic comingof age. I explain more in my feature onSant Joan here but essentially theTownhall invites all those youngsterswho will be turning 18 the followingyear to form that year’s “quintà” andeffectively become a main protagonist ofthe Sant Joan festivities that Summer.
Not everyone accepts because it is avery expensive obligation and it’s notrestricted to the local youngsters as inrecent years we’ve seen young peoplewhose origin is outside of Spain takepart, including English, Dutch andGerman, which reflects (albeit in a smallway) the multicultural society of Jáveatoday.
A “quintà” is not a “penya” per se.
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Jávea Townhall has brought togetherrepresentatives of the fisheries sector,dive clubs, association of restaurateurs,small trade and security bodies to showtheir support for the campaign againstfish poaching.
The campaign "Xàbia lliurepoaching" is sponsored by theGovernment which hopes to outlawillegal fishing.
A video has been created for socialnetworking, information leaflets anddistinctive stickers for all bars andrestaurants who want to publicly showthey do not buy fish illegally and are onthe side of the Sustainable Xàbia.
These stickers will be distributedshortly from tourist offices and frompartner associations as ARX or traders.The Mayor and head of Tourism, JoséChulvi, explained the presentation of thecampaign is the end of the first stage of astruggle and stressed how important it isfor all those against detrimental fishingbe seen as united in the campaign. where“those who play with the bread of others,with a living so ingrained in Xàbia anddamage the seabed without mercy”, willbe prevented or punished.
Mayor Chulvi thanked the supportof all sectors including the GuardiaCivil and Local Police who will handlethe other flank of the campaign:monitoring and ruthless application ofthe sanctions regime against anymalpractice.
In this sense, the Councillor forPublic Safety, Pepa Gisbert, pointed outthat the local police has a specific unitfor environmental monitoring and a boatto patrol the 25 kilometres of coastline
When a poacher is discovered, inaddition to processing the disciplinaryproceedings, all fishing equipment,fishing gear and wetsuits are seized.
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The Spanish consumer protectionlaw (Texto Refundido Ley deConsumidores y Usuarios) states thatwhen you buy a used vehicle from agarage or a dealership the vendor shouldoffer the buyer one year guarantee.
When buying a second hand vehiclethrough a private purchase the Spanishconsumer protection law no longerapplies.
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DOMESTICCompanionship and ConversationCleaning, Housework & GardeningLaundry/Ironing/ Linen ChangeShopping and Meal PlanningHelp with paperworkPhone calls in Spanish
TRANSPORTAppointments and Airport TripsLocal Shopping, ExcursionsAccompanied Visits
HOSPITALWe keep Appointments with YouBasic Care when you are in HospitalTranslation and InterpretationPost-Hospital care in your home
FAMILYMaintaining contact with familyRespite care or sitting service
HEALTHSupport to quit Smoking, eat
Healthy or Weight ManagementStress ManagementEmotional Wellbeing
The logistics system team in DéniaDepartment of Health manages theentire medical equipment, prostheses,osteosynthesis and medication.
The central warehouse, has twotypes of automated storage: Kardexhorizontal carousels or and vertical.Meanwhile, on the ground ofhospitalization, medication and medicalequipment is stored in two combinedsystems: one system kanban, whichoperates by radio frequency and otherautomated dispensing, Pyxis, digitalassociated with the clinical historyelectronic patient EHR. Thus, healthworkers reduce logistical work that canbe dedicated exclusively to patient care.
The replacement of medicalequipment and medication is carried outdaily in a two week cycle in hospitaland health centres. Thus leading toreduced stock and expiry dates ofmedical equipment and medication.Currently the average storage period inthe Department of Health of Denia is 35days.
Dénia Hospital partners withGRIFOLS to reduce waste
The company Marina Salud has signed acollaboration agreement with Grifols, aglobal world reference in the healthsector, for which the model of logisticsmanagement system whereby Deniabecomes a reference and meeting pointfor other world health centres.
Denia Hospital has the latestdevelopments and technology platformswhereas Grifols management of hospitallogistics is designed to ensure thatcitizens receive quality health care andoptimisation of resources.
The signing was attended by theManager of the Department of Health ofDénia, Dr. Angel Gimenez; the FinanceDirector, Sonia Hernandez, and Head ofInternal Logistics, Fulgencio Collado.Grifols was represented by the VicePresident of Global Marketing andSales,, Xavier Guix; the Director of theSpain and Portugals Hospital Devision,José Luis Espinos and GlobalCommercial Operations Manager, JordiEspinos.
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We will remember themNothing could be worse than beingasked about the health of yourspouse, by someone who is unawarethey have recently died. We havereintroduced to Jávea Jeard a publicservice we created when we foundedJávea Grapevine. If you would likethe name of a loved-one (or friend)included, please phone 669 386 702.
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BORING DAYBut not if you start it at the 11amMorning Service at the Oasis HelpCentre, which is as much ‘anentertainment’ as a ‘spiritualexperience’, whether it is Clive or Annwho has responsibility as the MC andpreacher.
Every Sunday morning is differentwith refreshments afterwards and manygo on to various nearby or Pedreguer‘eateries” and find that new friendshipsand eternal destinies have been carved.
If you need a ‘helping hand’ -because we are ALL shy of newdemands on our emotions - phone Annon 669 386 701 or Clive on 669 386 702and they will arrange for someone (orone of them) to meet you and act asyour ‘buddy’.
Jávea Evangelical Church wasestablished in 1992, now meets at theOASIS Help Centre it has created in thestreet behind LA CAIXA bank in thePort, where it offers 50,000 greetingcards for all occasions at 1€ each, aswell as a huge range of print facilities,including one-off 4-colour T and poloshirts and framed canvas prints.
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