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The Magazine ABOUT and FOR Jávea - that you can hold in your hand Nº 4 July/Aug 2013

“THEY ARE DESTROYINGTHE PLACE”

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These were the words used by an impassioned lady who came into the OasisHelp Centre on 16th July - almost on the point of tears - to complain aboutthe wanton destruction of what she and most others liked about Jávea, andthe reason most came to live here - its ‘character’.

At first I thought she was talking about an invasion of lager-louts who had failed to get off theircoach in Benidorm and been brought to Jávea, but it wasn’t - her anger was aimed at the non-sensicle decisions of Jávea Councillors, that is ripping the heart out of the town she loves.

We found ourselves in agame of ‘verbal chase’ - eachfinding it easy to find anotherway in which money had beenwasted and the fabricdestroyed.

Cobbled roads may bepreferred by tourists whodon’t drive, but was the 3-yearupheaval - closing off thetown centre - a price worthpaying.

Removing vehicle accessto niche businesses like MickaComputers, who had his roadcut-off to create a bigger plazaoutside the Correos office.

Kerbstones with a 90ºsharp edge that cut intodrivers tyres, on roads madeso narrow, that new ‘slimmer’buses had to be bought by theVenturo contractor.

Townhall - at the sametime as spending a fortune onmodernising the old Townhallin Plaza Iglesia, 6 million€uros is spent on building anew Townhall that no onewants to use.

Port Library still waitingfor books and furniture.

Underground Parkingthat the Mayor was told by theSupreme court not to pay, butrenegotiate the contract asECISA, the contractor hadtaken no risk, was paid in full,leaving Jávea with parking itcould ‘grow into’ and a debtof 30.000.000€uros.

Hospitality Seating wasintroduced to allow Paris-style‘al-fresco’ drinking - fromcups or glasses - all the moreappreciated when smokingwas banned from shops, bars,restaurants and workplaces.

Jávea Council refused todiscipline a business thatstored bikes for repair - often50 of them - in Av. Lepanto,but chose premises like BarSmiths in nearby Toni Llido,who’s Gestor had paid the800€ annual fee for fence,chairs and tables that causedno one any harm, but had toremove it by 1st May. No, ofcourse the Gestor hasn’t beenable to get the 800€ returned.

Meanwhile, a Moors andChristians ‘Peña’ has use ofthe premises next door, and isallowed to erect a pergola,table and chairs, and drinktheir own liquor that they’vebought from supermarkets.

I keep hearing from theCouncillors what a wonderfuljob they are doing, but I don’thear voters agreeing. CR

How’d itget a

name likethat?

We could have calledthis local magazineHAVVYER HEARD,but we thought JáveaJeard would confirmour light-heartedattitude to the seriouspolitical and economicproblems in Spain, andtheir effect on Jávea.

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JAVEA POSTCODESMost towns have asingle Postcode:Jávea has 4, butCorreos discouragetheir use, claiming itis better to use03730 (where 50%will be wrong) ratherthan the code foryour area, which‘some’ will get wrong.Adsubia 03739Alborada 03739Arenal 03738Cala Blanca, Urb

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DIVINE HEALING TRAINEES AT TOSCAMARAfter 18 hours of teaching, over 3 days, byAmerican Curry Blake, many of the 80 studentswho had been learning 'how God does' DivineHealing, were present at the Saturday eveningmeeting attended by 40 visitors, of whom around20 indicated that they had come seeking healing.The meeting - and trainingsessions - in the lounge atToscamar, had been arrangedby Scandinavian Aki Niemiwho relocated from Denmarkto Cumbre del Sol, earlier thisyear, and is the Spanishrepresentative for John G.Lake Ministries. The Founderof JGLM is credited withmany miracles, includingraising 9 people from thedead.

JGLM is not backward atbeing positive:

The Oldest Most Experienced

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in Existence Todayand

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God.

Curry spoke for around 30minutes (but with translationinto Spanish it seemed muchlonger) explaining theBiblical foundation for DivineHealing, which is alreadypracticed by many pastors,churches and congregations inJávea and the Costa Blanca. Abelief that God CAN heal isfundamental to Christianity,and Curry ensured that

everyone who came seekinghealing, was prayed for bymany people, so no oneperson could be credited witha miraculous outcome, otherthan God.

Curry said the ministry ofDivine Healing wasuncomplicated - as simple astelling people what God haddone, and then gave a fewexamples, mostly from theStates.

The daughter of anAlzheimer's patient askedCurry if he had a 'prayer cloth'to take to her father, but hedidn't, so she went into arestaurant and bought aserviette, over which Curryprayed. The daughter tied theserviette round her faher'sneck - not like a bib - but likea cowboy wears. Momentslater, the demented old man,looked to heaven and prayed aprayer to God thanking Himfor the release of his mind.

Another lady, a wife,wrote and asked Curry'soffice for a 'prayer cloth' - acommon request amongAmerican HealingEvangelists - because herhusband had a withered leftarm. Curry was away, soCurry's wife cut the arm off ashirt Curry had worn, that waswaiting to be laundered, and

sent it by post to the woman,who pulled the shirt sleeveover the withered arm of herhusband. Full use came intothat withered arm thefollowing day. The coupleasked "What was in thatcloth?" only to receive thereply "the arm of a man ofGod!"It is hard - on the night - toevaluate Healing. "The proofis in the pudding" - has neverbeen more true then whenapplied to healing. It's notonly about improvement onthe night, but evaluation in aweek or more time.Curry then told the story of aparalysed man being broughtinto one of his meetings, on astretcher, and connected tomachines that kept him alive.After prayer, the man said hehad feeling returned to histoes. At the end of the

Continued on page 6Jesus said “Suffer the littlechildren to come into me.”

This was around half of the students trainedin Divine Healing Principles at Jávea Seminar

Other features it offers include thepossibility of connecting an externaldisc recorder or a memory stick, makingit quite a versatile box of tricks.

Some companies are already offeringthis service, but it’s not to be confusedwith other services who instead use aprivate cable method or a beam signal toa mini dish. Beam signals are subject to the sameproblems of all types of this method oftransmission using satellite dishes, inthat they are subject to the possibility oflightning damage. Recently one beamsystem was disabled for more than aweek, not funny if this is your onlymethod of entertainment. The same canhappen to individual satellite dishes, butrepairs are usually completed muchfaster!The company who have supplied someof my information have sent me a list oftheir proposed channel line up.For the average viewer it offers areasonable range of products and as ourlocal telephone suppliers, Movistar,spring to mind with the improvement onthe bandwidth of their service, thenlooking into the future it has manypossibilities. This system will soon beon offer, offering Wi-Fi IPTV-UK Boxincluding 12 months viewing for some259 Euros,with the next year’ssubscription costing 149 Euros.

with 5;1 stereo sound then in most casesthe satellite dish is still the way forward,but readers need the facts, so that theycan decide.

Last time, I promised I would enlargeon IPTV! Internet Protocol Televisionis a reasonably new method of receivingTelevision, Radio and several otherinteresting programmes e.g. UTube etc,where it seems the Sky is the limit asit’s such a fast moving medium!

You are given a small plastic boxmeasuring 10 x 8 x 3 centimetrespacked with electronic integratedcircuit all mounted on a printed circuitboard, which is all you require to knowabout the internals!

Externally it offers connections to asmall power supply, but often that isalso fitted internally. Either methodprovides a mains lead and after otherconnections are completed it’s time toconnect up to your mains supply.

The other required connections used isthe supplied HDMI cable from the IPTVto one of the HDMI connections onyour television receiver. The otherconnection is to your Wi-Fi IPTV inputconnection and this is introduced fromyour Wi-Fi/ADSL telephone link. Onepoint to watch for here is that you mustcheck the Bandwidth with your ADSLsupplier and may I suggest you ensureat least 2Mb (Megabytes) better still3Mb.

IPTVIn the U.K. the methods of televisionand radio reception are changing. Theold toast rack analogue and satellitedishes are being challenged! Thetwisted pair copper wire method ofrouting telephone and later ADSL isnow being replaced by fibre optics,allowing a fantastic range ofinformation to be sent down thetelephone line with huge benefits tomany of our reception problems.

However, fibre optics is quite acostly replacement and therefore as abusiness enterprise, the largest cities arefirst in line. Rural areas are makingnoises, and in time it is hoped all willbenefit, but I guess the economy willhave to pick up first.

Fibre Optics is also in Spain, but again itlooks like the Spanish economy mayeven prove a larger stumbling block,who knows? For some who demand thelatest in viewing i.e. 3D viewing along

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Energy ProficiencyCertificate answers

by Patrick VineI’ve had a number of people ask if theEnergy Proficiency Certificate isobligatory? The answer is no! It is notrequired by law as any Notary willconfirm to you. Your lawyer would alsotell you the same and if they tell you it isneeded then you should ask them whereit is stated in the Official State Bulletin(BOE) because it is not!

A Visado, which is the little bluestamp (or now the computerized stamp)should appear on any official buildingplans to be submitted to the town hall fora planning permission license forbuilding a property or extensions but isnot required on the energy certificate.The person issuing the certificate mustbe a qualified architect or technicalarchitect.

Another question being asked is if theperson buying the property state they donot require the certificate, can it bewavered?

There is an exception to the rule, ifthe property is only going to be used for4 months of the year them the certificateis not needed. This will have to bedeclared in the deeds and the newowners will be responsible for thedeclaration. The Notary will warn you inSpanish that the risk of this beingchecked is quite real and that the fine - iffound to be untrue - is between 600 &1000€ (an Energy Certificate should notcost you more than 140€ for anapartment and 180€ for a town house orvilla) the way that this is checked is bylooking at the utility bills etc.

The Energy Certificate now has to beregistered at the Registro deCertificación de Eficencia Energétic deEdificios. This is a process where thearchitect registers the certificate and willneed a photocopy of your N.I.E. numberand your written consent to register thecertificate. It can be done on line by thearchitect, who will need to have hisdetails registered with a digital signature.

You can register your own certificate(http://gcee.aven.es/publico/documentacion.aspx?ob=ext&id=1) but it’s acomplicated process as you will have toregister yourself as a client and it is all inSpanish. The architect may want tocharge you for this service.

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evening, apparently 'un-healed' he waswheeled out on the stretcher, the way hearrived. Two years later, when Curryreturned to the same City, a man spoketo Curry and asked if he rememberedhim, which he didn't. It was the manwho'd been on the stretcher and felttingling in his toes. The followingmorning, in his calves, then his kneesand thighs, and a week later - withoutthinking - he awoke from sleep, swung

out his legs, stood up and began to walk.The man had thanked God, but not toldCurry, until two years later.

A stillborn baby could not beresuscitated at birth, so was placed in abasket, as doctors concentrated onhelping the mother, after a difficultlabour. A nurse who had been to one ofCurry's meetings, went over to pray forthe baby, and was joined by the infant’sfather, satisfied his wife was in capablehands. After 15 minutes of prayer by thenurse, the baby's chest heaved, he cried,and has grown into a healthy andnormal child.

Curry spoke of a Downs syndromechild who was healed in another City inthe States, not only her face becoming'normal' but her DNA changing so thatshe no longer had the defectivechromosome. On another occasion, longafter Curry had left another City, awoman on the front row, keeled overand died. She had no pulse so theyphoned for the ambulance, that wasmany miles away. Someone said "Let'spray like Curry taught us" and they did,until the paramedics arrived, at whichpoint the woman coughed, sat up, wastaken to hospital, but suffered no ill-effects. Curry reminded us "The churchdoesn't know what God says it can do!"

What about Jávea?One man, pushed into the JáveaSaturday evening meeting in awheelchair, became a focus of prayer,by Aki, andhis wife, Karen, in the earlypart of the meeting, and by many of thestudents, afterwards. I was sitting closeto the man in the wheelchair. Curryquoted other examples of God's healing

power, and I couldn't help but noticethat each time Curry referred to tellingpeople "You are going to be alright"there was a deep yearning cry from deepwithin the old man in the wheelchair.Yes, each and every time. It was as ifthe illness within the old man, wasresponding to an eviction notice!

It is difficult to evaluate healings, butthe fervour with which many of thestudents prayed, left little doubt thatthey believe God still heals and thathe’d be using them to do so. The test offounder John G. Lake was prettydemanding: “When you complete your30 day training, you’ll be given thename of a terminally ill patient to prayfor. If the patient is cured (healed) in 6weeks, you’ll get your Diploma. If thepatient is not healed (or dies) in those 6weeks, you haven’t got what it takes,and your healing ministry never existed.

To the left of me was a Roumaniananeathetist from Barcelona, and in front,a lady who had travelled from France.Afterwards, Curry returned to the USAand Aki went to Paris, France to preachto the converted. Jávea could do withmore miraculous healings. CR

Aki Niemi and Curry Blake in JáveaContinued from Page 3


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OUT OF THEMOUTHS OFCHILDREN!

MELANIE (age 5) asked her Grannyhow old she was. Granny replied shewas so old she didn't remember anymore. Melanie said, "If you don'tremember you must look in the back ofyour panties. Mine say five to six."

STEVEN (age 3) hugged and kissed hisMum good night: "I love you so muchthat when you die I'm going to bury yououtside my bedroom window."

BRITTANY (age 4) had an earache andwanted a pain killer. She tried in vain totake the lid off the bottle. Seeing herfrustration, her Mum explained it was achild-proof cap and she'd have to open itfor her. Eyes wide with wonder, the littlegirl asked: "How does it know it's me?"

SUSAN (age 4) was drinking juicewhen she got the hiccups. "Please don'tgive me this juice again," she said, "Itmakes my teeth cough."

DJ (age 4) stepped onto the bathroomscale and asked: "How much do I cost?"

CLINTON (age 5) was in his bedroomlooking worried when his Mum askedwhat was troubling him. He replied, "Idon't know what'll happen with this bedwhen I get married. How will my wifefit in it?"

MARC (age 4) was engrossed in ayoung couple that was hugging andkissing in a restaurant. Without takinghis eyes off them, he asked his dad:"Why is he whispering in her mouth?"

TAMMY (age 4) was with her motherwhen they met an elderly, ratherwrinkled woman her Mum knew.Tammy looked at her for a while andthen asked, "Why doesn't your skin fityour face?"

JAMES (age 4) was listening to a Biblestory. His dad read: "The man namedLot was warned to take his wife and fleeout of the city but his wife looked backand was turned to salt." Concerned,James asked: "What happened to theflea?"

ATHEIST IN THE WOODS

(The truth laid bare or even, the bear necessities )

An atheist was walking through thewoods.

'What majestic trees!''What powerful rivers!''What beautiful animals!'He said to himself.

As he walked beside the river, he hearda rustling in the bushes behind him.He turned and saw a 7-foot grizzly bearcharging towards him.He ran as fast as he could up the path.He looked over his shoulder and saw thebear was closing in on him.He looked over his shoulder again andthe bear was even closer.He tripped and fell on the ground.He rolled over to pick himself up butsaw that the bear was right on top ofhim, reaching for him with his left pawand raising his right paw to strike him... At that instant the Atheist cried out, 'Oh my God!'

Time stopped.The bear froze.The forest was silent.

As a bright light shone upon the man, avoice came out of the sky.“You deny my existence for all theseyears, teach others I don't exist and evencredit creation to cosmic accident. Doyou expect me to help you out of thispredicament? Am I to count you as abeliever?”The atheist looked directly into the light.“It would be hypocritical of me tosuddenly ask you to treat me as aChristian now, but perhaps you couldmake the BEAR a Christian?”“Very well.” said the voice.The light went out. The sounds of theforest resumed. And the bear droppedhis right paw, brought both pawstogether, bowed his head and spoke: “For what I am about to receive, maythe Lord make me truly thankful,Amen.” from Peter Sharp

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WHAT’S IN A NAME?We’ve not been too successful with

a Google search to discover the ownersor origins of the new venture, and askedJávea Town Hall what they knew, butdidn’t get an answer. What we diddiscover is that there were supermarketswith the same name in Fuengirola andMijas.

We gleaned from Euro WeeklyNews ‘Euromarket was also knownoriginally as HiperEuropa and was onceone of the most popular and largesthypermarkets in the Mijas region. Itnow has new owners, and it is expectedto be re-opened under a new name.

‘Dating back to the early 80s it wasat one time the only option for expats inthe area wanting to relive their UK-styleshopping experience. It was part of theCayetano supermarket chain, which stillhas stores in Fuengirola.

‘Expatriate, Jim Andrews, who haslived in Fuengirola since 1994, toldEWN: “Everyone shopped there backthen. (bit like Costa BlancaSupermarket and Aldi, before it becameDicost, on the Jávea shopping scene)and apart from Euromarket there werejust smaller supermarkets in town.There was no Eroski or Hipercor. Therewas no La Cañada in Marbella, orMiramar centre. It was the only show intown.”

‘But, earlier this year the shelveswere emptying as the owners ran downstocks ready for its closure. A staffmember (of the Mijas store) said thestore would be closed for two or threemonths for refurbishment. She did notknow for sure who the new ownerswere, but, she said, it is rumoured to beFrench supermarket giants Carrefour.

I always believed that it would be2015 before Jávea ‘bottomed-out’ of the‘crisis’ caused by bank failures, butthere are signs of ‘green shoots’ inmany areas of Jávea. A CONSUM thatrarely had a dozen cars in the carpark atits old premises, provided 273 spaces inthe new premises. A large newconstruction on the East of C/.Cantallops (between Ferrobox andTiffany’s) is rumoured to be a newGerman-owned residential care facilityfor the elderly, and it’s anybody’s guesswhat is being built on the road to Gata,opposite Talleres Pallacio.

At a recent Marina Alta BusinessClub meeting, Corrine from the SignShop, said they were busier betweenFebruary and June than they had beenfor 5 years - not as busy as 10 years ago- but none-the-less ‘busier’. The viewwas expressed that loss of welfarebenefits was probably forcing people at‘The Last Chance Saloon’ into self-employment and business start-up, totry and shield their family from poverty.On your behalf we wish them well. CR

Possibly very little, but the former premises of CONSUM, locatedopposite the ‘Moli Blanc’ will open as EUROMARKET.


Continued from page 4ENTERTAINMENTBBC1 BBC2 BBC3 BBC4 ITV 1ITV 2 ITV 3 Channel 4 E4 MORE4FILM4 CHANNEL 5 FIVE USAFIVE STARMOVIESTRUE DRAMATRUE ENTERTAINMENTTRUE MOVIES 1 & TRUE MOVIES 2NEWSSKY NEWS BBC NEWSKIDSCBBC CBBEEBIES TINY POP KIX RADIOHEART SCUZZ

Possibly even more channels may beadded in the future. More than 65 areenvisaged!

VPNUKWhile chatting about other methods ofreception, quite a few people contact mewith regard to using their home P.C. orlaptop as a television receiver with BBCiPlayer and the equivalents provided byITV, Four and Five etc.

One problem when using theseservices outside of the U.K. is that youare greeted by a message advising thatthe service is blocked. However asmany people have found out, there areseveral routes you can take to defeat the‘Block’!

I have tried a few. The one I havefound to be of outstanding quality andinvolving a very economical charge isVPNUK. Simply go to Google, type inVPNUK and the web page offersseveral different methods offering asuperb ‘Back Up’ service and if I ammotoring through Europe all I need is toask at the Hotel for their ADSL codeand after dinner have an eveningsviewing. Of course if you are at homeexperiencing one of our gota frias thenat least you can view BBC etc using theVWNUK system, it’s a very goodreserve system to have.

ASTRA 2EAstra 2E launch was planned for July21st 2013, but owing to another launch

being damaged on take-off this meansthat 2E will have to be put back some twoweeks or so, we hope! After this it willhave to be moved to its exact location at28.2 Degrees South, South East. At thispoint many tests must be completed andonly when Astra are fully satisfied willthe switch over take place. We can onlyhope there are no further technicaldifficulties!

Newspaper StoriesPicking up a few of the local papers, atfirst glance it reads that we are going tolose our National U.K. T.V. programmesaround this area of Spain: Denia toBenidorm and also Inland.

More careful reading tells us it is theSouthern Spain readership who may be introuble, but even that has yet to beconfirmed! This has caused problems asso many people have telephoned me orsent eMails expressing concern aboutreception problems. Until we have thereplacement satellites up and running noone can predict for sure what the‘footprint’ coverage can be, but based onmy test to date, I feel reasonablyconfident that those based in the South ofSpain are going to be in difficulties. Mostof the jobs I have been connected withgoing back at least 12 years haveinvolved the larger satellite dishes, inparticular 2.4 metres in size. I feelconfident in the area stretching fromnorth of Denia to beyond south ofBenidorm and sweeping inland all shouldbe O.K. A further bonus in bad weatherconditions is that this size satellite dishwill hold a signal for much longer!

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Installation GuidePeter, Geoff, Paco and I are stillcompleting installations of 1.0 and1.4metre satellite installations at veryaffordable prices and of course allsupplied equipment is of a very highstandard and we guarantee a first classquality installation. Listed below is aprice guide which you may find helpful.

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We are still offering our satellite repairservice and I would bring to yourattention that when aligning a satellitedish the accuracy must be no worse than0.5 degrees otherwise you will miss thesignal path. The test equipment we useguarantees an accuracy that is evenbetter!

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Monica Suarez (seearticle in our Mayedition) combines acaring nature withlinguistic capabilityand spotted a nichemarket to provideservices that couldhelp the vulnerableto remain at home.

Monica answers frequent questionsWhat can help me stay at home?You may be used to handling everythingfor yourself, dividing up duties withyour spouse, or relying on familymembers or friends for help. But ascircumstances change, it’s good to beaware of all the home care servicesavailable that might be of help. Whatyou may need depends on how muchsupport you have, your general health,and your financial situation. Household maintenance Keeping a household running smoothlytakes a lot of work. If you’re finding ithard to keep up, you can look intolaundry, shopping, gardening,housekeeping, and handyman services.If you’re having trouble staying on topof bills and appointments, financial andhealthcare management may also behelpful.Transportation Transportation is a key issue for olderadults. Maybe you’re finding it hard todrive or don’t like to drive at night.Investigating transportation options canhelp you keep your independence andmaintain your social network. You maywant to look into local transportationsuch as buses, taxi sharing, and seniortransportation options to appointments(assuming you live in an area wherethere is a bus service).Home modifications If your mobility is becoming limited,home modifications can go a long waytowards making home morecomfortable. This can include thingssuch as grab bars in the shower, rampsto avoid or minimize the use of stairs, oreven installing new bathrooms on theground floor.PERSONAL CAREHelp with activities of daily living, suchas dressing, bathing, feeding, or mealpreparation, is called personal care or


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THE CHOICE NO ONE WANTSTO FACE - ‘home or care’

custodial care. You can hire help withpersonal care, ranging from a few hoursa day to live-in care. People whoprovide this level of care includepersonal care aides, home care aides,and home health aides. Home healthaides might also provide limitedassistance with things such as takingblood pressure or offering medicationreminders. HEALTH CARESome health care services can beprovided at home by trainedprofessionals, such as occupationaltherapists, social workers, or homehealth nurses. Check with yourinsurance or health service to see whatkind of coverage is available, althoughyou may have to cover the cost of someof your own out-of-pocket expenses.DAY PROGRAMMESDay programs, also called seniordaycare, can help you keep busy withactivities and socialization during theday, while providing a break forcaregivers. Some day programmes areprimarily social, while others providelimited health services (like thatopposite Mas y Mas in the town) orspecialise in early stage Alzheimer’s.

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Continued from previous pageINVOLVING LOVED ONES INHOME CARE SERVICESEveryone has different family structuresand support. In deciding your ownoptions, take a look at your own familystructure, culture, and the expectationsyou and family members might have.You may have already made alternateplans, preferring to keep family as littleinvolved as possible. Perhaps you andyour family want to work out a systemwhere caregiving by family is yourprimary support for staying in the home.Or it could be that work, health issues orlocation of your family may not makethis feasible. Your family could live faraway, and prefer that you live with themor move close instead, which wouldmean giving up a local support system.

While this conversation may not beeasy, it’s better to discuss these issuesearlier than to wait for an emergencywhen options may be more limited. Anindependent opinion, such as a homeassessment by a geriatric case manageror consulting with other professionals,can be helpful in defusing familytensions too. You have the final decisionas to where you want to live, but inputfrom family members is also helpful.Are they worried about your safety or ahealth problem such as Alzheimer’s thatwill eventually require heavy care?Listening to concerns and keepingcommunication open is key.

Even if you have strong familysupport, be open to the idea of havingother help too. Many people have aninitial feeling of “not wanting strangersin the house”. But caregiving can bephysically and emotionally exhausting,especially if it is primarily on oneperson, such as a spouse. Yourrelationships will be healthier if you areopen to the idea of getting help frommore than one source.

Once you’ve figured out yourneeds, it’s time to evaluate what homecare services are right for you. FINDING OUTSIDE PROVIDERSStart with your networks. Sometimes thebest referrals come through family,friends, neighbours, or colleagues. Theremay be a neighbour interested in briefcheck-ins or providing yardmaintenance, for example. If you’re partof a local church, there may be meals orsocial activities available. Ask thepeople you know if they have careproviders they have used and trust. Yourdoctor or other healthcare professionalmay be able to provide referrals as well.

More next month. Don’t give up!Jávea Jeard and Oasis Help Centre ispleased to support the aims of MABCand publish the names and contactinformation for their members. We arehappy to promote local businesses, in this‘old-fashioned’ and ‘traditional’ magazineif they contact: [email protected]

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With 60 seconds to spare, Mayor JoseChulvi and other Councillors arrived,fresh from the opening ceremony of theXVIII International Festival. Was itreally, 17 years since Mayor Juan BautistMoragues Pons (supported by membersof the "Think Tank" he established ofpeople born beyond the boundaries ofSpain) gave the task to Helena Ter Veldto create something that was GOOD outof NOTHING?Item 1. Decisions taken by the Mayorsince the previous meeting were allapproved, but only after a request forclarification by Jose Luis Genoves, wasanswered by the Treasurer.Point 2. Unanimously approvedresponsibilities given to former WorksCouncillor in the Bloc, Antonio Torres.Point 3. A request by the Mayor torequest financial support for Educationand Culture was unanimously approved.Point 4. Unanimously approval ofrequest similar to Point 3, but for AdultEducation.Point 5. Similar to Points 3 and 4,unanimous approval for a grant for theConservatory of Music.Point 6. A motion by the CompromisParty (seems to have replaced theSocialists as the 'Party of the Workers)requesting that administration of the newDenia Hospital be taken away from thecurrent (private) company, and returnedto the Generalitat, (where the Unionswill again have the upper hand). I madethe bits up that are in parenthesis, but themotion was unanimously approved. Doall of our 21 Councillors really believethe 'Old Team' who gave 20 people thesame 9.00am slot to see the sameconsultant on the Pedrera Hospital,really want to go back to those days.Seems there's only one thing shorter than

a voter's memory - the memory of aCouncillor.Points 7 and 8. Related to the decision(at the May meeting) to withhold part ofthe guarantee put up to ensure goodworkmanship by ECISA when awardedthe contract for both underground carparks. ECISA had admitted liability forleaks and already had men working toremove outer cladding and rectify theroot cause of the problems. There was nodiscussion by the Councillors.Point 9. This referred to administrativeprocedures at 'La Plaza' urbanisation,and there was a robust discussionbetween Vicent Chorro (Compromis)Jose Luis Genoves (PP), AntonioMiragall (PSOE) and Antonio Torres(unsure whether he's Compromis, Mixtaor Independent) which was approved,but with the abstentions of PP andAntonio Torres.Point 10. Approved the continuance ofthe programme of cooperation with ourneighbours in Benitachell. The principlebenefit is that Javea residents(enpadronado) can use the BenitachellSwimming Pool on the same terms asBenitachell residents.The annual fee is asmall (?) price to pay for the 'folly' of amunicipal pool built near the FootballStadium in Frechinall, which broke itsback before it could be completed, andPepe Segarra (of the same politicalpersuasion as the owner of the companywho 'built' it) gave orders many yearslater that the hole be 'filled-in" as itconstituted a hazard for children. Inother words, proof of a politicalembarrassment was 'buried'. Prettyshrewd, when you come to think of it!Point 11. This referred to changes inregulations that control the use of publicspaces and was unanimously approved.

Point 12. Referred to the continued useof Ramblars for garden rubbish and wasunanimously approved.Point 13. This created new advisorycommittees in respect of Culture andother Townhall responsibilities. Yes,unanimous.Point 14. Only 30 minutes had passed,14 items approved, with most of theCouncillors making no contribution,other than raising their hands likerehearsed marionettes.For the next 30 minutes there wasdiscussion of Motions, most of whichoriginated with the Compromis Partyand involved input from some (but notall) of the - up until now silent -Councillors. The items raised under ‘Questions andAnswers’ are covered by otherindividual reports elsewhere in thisedition. The meeting was brought to a close byMayor Jose Chulvi, after an hour. The 10Councillors who receive a salary(between 21.600€ and 42.000€ a year)receive no reward for attending themonthly Plenary Meetings. Jose Chulvi,declined his 50.000€ salary entitlementas Mayor of Javea (because he receives asalary as a Diputado in Alicante - the'County Council' for Javea). Thosecouncillors who do NOT receive amonthly salary are entitled to claim342,14€ for attending CommitteeMeetings, and 488,79€ (8,15€ a minutefor the 58 minutes I sat through) forattending the June Plenary meeting.I am well aware, that not understandingValenciano, I am disadvantaged inpreparing my monthly report eachmonth. It is NOT a situation with whichI am happy. Ever since before the firstedition of Jávea Jeard, I tried to ensurethat coverage of the Plenary sessionswould be informative and complete. Ihave asked a number of - I would havethought would be sympathetic -Councillors for their help, but it hasnever been more substantial thantranslating the Agenda into English forme - and even I can do that for myself.Are YOU, the reader, disadvantaged?YES, of course you are. I asked a verywell connected Spanish friend to asktheir Councillor friend, but the replycame back: "other than what is publishedin the Orden del día, they cannot giveany more information due toprofessional secret. Also that any insideinformation can be given only once ithas been approved and published."So there we have it. The business of theCouncil is SECRET. The fact that themeetings are held in Valenciano, alanguage understood by VERY FEWforeigners, is purely coincidental. CR.

JUNE COUNCIL MEETINGSome major participants were absent as the hands of the clockticked towards the 8pm start of the Plenary Session of JáveaCouncil on 27th June.

(BLOC coalition) policy came fromthe neighbourhood association of thearea and merchants of the port, sincethe connection between the Townand the Port had become a verycomplicated many direction obstaclecourse. Willing to make changes, butconstrained by the BLOC decision,when they introduced the cycle lane(you’d need to be a Tour de Franceenthusiast to want to cycle from thePort to the Town!) and immediatelyremoved the traffic lights. Turningthe lights off would have leftoptions, but without the expense of

replacing the lights, vehiclesneeding to turn into Thivierswill have to use C/. GuitaristaTarrega. Whether or notdrivers choose to drivethrough the car park to avoid‘Amparo’ corner, remains tobe seen.

Shattered RetirementIf Brits were affected, there’d havebeen claims of persecution, but thepeace of one Spanish family “I’veonly lived here for 70 years, I wasborn in Madrid” was shattered whenthe tranquility of the allotmentgarden of the former Guardia Civilofficer, was shattered by a bulldozer,tearing down the bordering hedges,to give any driver using the newparking, access to the old man’s


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The police were there to ‘OK’ bulldozersgarden and home-grown crops.Removal of the hedge of Vicente’s‘Casa de Campo’ - right on the edgeof the Pueblo, gained a metre widepiece of car park, but tore the heartout of men who thought theirretirement would remain peacefuland uninterupted. I doubt they willvote Socialist (XD or CpJ) nexttime! CR

TWO-WAY TRAFFIC LINKSTOWN TO PORT AGAIN

Avenida Juan Carlos I is expected tobe converted back to 2-way traffic onMonday 22nd July.

Parking will be banned in thedirection of Port to Town, but it isplanned to retain parking - for theconvenience of local business - onthe Southern side of the road.

To compensate, the Town Hallhas converted a large area of unseenscrubland, into off-street parking,accessible both from Av. Juan CarlosI (opposite C/. El Paradis) and C/.Historiador Palau via the centreportion of C/. Guitarista Tarrega.

Vehicles were banned from parkingon ‘conversion day’ so 3 differentcontractors could complete the workin the one day.

The change removes anestimated 60 car spaces, according tothe police, which will be replacedwith the opening of new off-street(but mud when it rains) parking area,with capacity for 100 vehicles.

Town Planning Councillor, PereSapena, said the reversal of previous


StraightTalkingby Lee Hodges, Independent Financial Adviser

The Importance ofDiversificationAs an investor, you may already knowhow important it is to have a well-diversified portfolio. Relying on ‘one’asset class to consistently provide youwith the returns you require, whetherthis be income or capital growth, is nothow you should position your portfolio.It is vitally important that your portfolioconsists of a range of asset classes, notjust one.

In the main, there are five different typesof asset class, namely

equitiesbondspropertyalternative structures and cash.

Each of these have a very important roleto play within your portfolio, and eachneeds to be given due consideration.

At the time of writing this article the FT-SE 100 index has fallen from a high of6762 on 28th May to its current level of6,100 ( mid-day on 25th June). Thisrepresents a fall of 9.79%. This meansthat had your portfolio consisted entirelyof UK equity based assets, it is highlyprobable that your portfolio would havefallen by a similar percentage.

However, at the start of 2013, the FT-SE100 stood at 5,897, so even after the fallsduring June, the index is still some3.44% higher for the year so far. Thisshows that despite the 9.79% fall asmentioned above, your UK equityportfolio should still be showing a goodlevel of profit when compared, forexample, to holding cash.

Let us suppose your portfolio consistedof a mixture of UK equities and highquality Corporate Bonds. If yourportfolio was split, say, 50/50 into these

asset classes, it is highly likely that yourportfolio would have weathered the Junefalls far better than a portfolio withpurely equities. This is because highquality Bonds, in the main, areconsidered to be ‘lower risk’ thanequities, and investors often use Bondsas a ‘safe haven’ when equities arefalling. Consequently, when Equitiesfall, Bonds tend to increase in value, andvice versa.

Now, let us suppose that your portfolioalso had other asset classes, such asproperty and alternative structures. Yourpercentage investment into these assetclasses would depend on a number offactors, such as income requirements,risk profile, investment term etc., but forthe sake of this article, we shall assumethat you have invested, ignoring cash forthe time-being, 25% into each.

Consequently, a fall of 9.79% in June ofthe FT-SE 100 may have had a verylimited effect on your portfolio, as youwould have only had 25% exposure.

In respect of cash, it is very importantthat you hold cash for such things asemergencies, holidays, day to day livingexpenses, etc. Once your portfolio hasbeen established, the last thing youshould do is withdraw capital due to nothaving sufficient cash reserves. Inessence, you should only ever considermaking an investment if you haveadequate resources.

When your adviser talks about investingmonies for you, he/she should take intoaccount all your current invested assets,and this includes bank accounts. It isimportant that you tell your advisereverything as, by not doing so, couldresult in your portfolio being incorrectlystructured.

As I am sure you will appreciate,investments do and can fall in value, andwhen making an investment you shouldlook to invest for a minimum of fiveyears, if not longer. The exact structureof your investment portfolio will bedetermined by your personalcircumstances, such as current and futureneeds, income levels, next of kin, etc.and, once established, your investmentportfolio should be reviewed regularly toensure it still meets your overallrequirements.

For more information about how you caninvest with confidence, call or eMail meas shown below. LEE HODGES CERTPFS HAS LIVED ANDWORKED IN SPAIN FOR OVER 16 YEARS.HE IS CURRENTLY SITTING THE DIPLOMA INREGULATED FINANCIAL PLANNING. FORTRULY PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL ADVICE,CALL LEE ON 966 463 876, OR EMAIL HIMAT [email protected]

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THISARTICLE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ADVICE,AND IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY.THE AUTHOR TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITYFOR ACTION TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THISARTICLE. E&OE.

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When XD Councill and Deputy MayorOscar Anton started the Xabia HelpDesk he had no idea just how importanta fixture in the life of foreign nationalsresiding in Jávea it would become.

The latest service from the HelpDesk is to provide, free of charge, acourse of classes in basic levelconversational Spanish for non Spanishspeakers in Jávea.

Taking place in Jávea with amaximum of thirty places, the coursestarts on September 10th and runs foreight weeks with two sessions a weekon Tuesday and Thursday morningsbetween 09.00 and 11.00.

In addition to organising the classesand providing teachers Deputacion deAlicante provides all the necessarystudy material such as language books.

This joint initiative is part of theongoing commitment to help EuropeanResidents living in Jávea to betterintegrate in their adopted home andexpress themselves better in Spanish. “Itis wonderful that Xabia Help Desk andthe Department of European Residentsof Deputacion de Alicante havecombined to provide such an excellentfacility for foreigners residing here inJávea” commented XD spokespersonStephen Burke, “hopefully it will be thefirst of many more.” To apply for aplace you should go to the Help Desk inthe Citizens Advice Bureau (OAC) atAvenida Amanecer, 2 and ask for LlanosLopez or send an email to thisaddress: llanos.lopez @ ajxabia.org

Oscar tells us that the teacher is bi-lingual so can explain in English, whySpanish is different.

Tosalet-Saladarroundabout will be created

after the SummerAMJASA coordinates withDiputación (County Council inAlicante to renew a leaking section ofpipework

Jávea Mayor Jose Chulvi, and AMJASACouncillor Paco Torres, met withengineers from the Alicante Diputaciónat the beginning of July to coordinateconstruction work of a roundabout at theSaladar entrance to Urb. Tosalet.

Work has been included in theProvincial Highway Plan and will beginbetween 15th September and earlyOctober.

The section of pipework to bereplaced, pumps water from the Saladarto developments in Balcon al Mar andPortitxol and - because of age - suffersnumerous fractures that createinconvenience to users.

Around a kilometre of fibre cementpipe between the Camino Cabañes andXIC, will be replaced by a stronger andmore durable pipe.

Opportunity was taken, during themeeting, for other issues to be resolved,including permits for work where JáveaAyuntamiento needs to dig-up roadsbelonging to the Diputación.

The Mayor of Jávea, who is also a‘Diputado’ (County Councillor), saidJávea was grateful for the trust shownby Alicante by agreeing parameters sofuture works could continue withoutdelays, giving the resurfacing of asection of the CV735 (Jávea to JesusPobre road), a road with provincialownership, and renewed street painting.

The Mayor pointed out the councilhad invested in improving this road,particularly the section closest to thetown centre, which also improved thesafety of asphalted speed-bumps.

The road has deteriorated in otherplaces and paved sections are beingconsidered, as well as more attention toaccident ‘black-spots’. The CV735, aswell as carrying traffic to Jesus Pobreand La Xara, also connects the town ofJávea with numerous developmentsalong the Montgo, including Castellans,Colomer and Valls.

Plenary Session creates newAdvisory Committees

An emergency motion brought by theCompromis Party on Jávea MunicipalCouncil, called for establishment ofadvisory groups, comprised ofrepresentatives of local associations,Townhall staff, cultural associations andAgenda 21. Those serving on theseadvisory committees will not receiveany financial reward. and will be electedafter the Summer.

Councilman Antonio Torresproposed a Motion to apply for grants tomaintain Adult Education programmesand for restoration of Windmill Number2 on La Plana. There was a similarproposal in 2003 (I think it was) and thethen Mayor, Juan Moragues Pons,

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CHURCH ON THE MOVE

So many people have been ‘dropping’into the Oasis Help Centre in Jávea Portlooking for answers to their problems,that it has been decided to relocate theSunday services to the Port premises at11am.

The new venue is a temporaryarrangement for the Summer andAutumn, but could become permanent ifpeople who have said they cannot get tothe Town premises, support the Sundayservices in the Port.

The congregation were referred to asthe “Hallelujah’s” and “HappyClappy’s” when services were held in

the Port for 16 years.Holy Communion

is served everySunday and theformat is a mixture ofSacramental,Evangelical andPentecostal, with theemphasis on ensuringthat every visit is anencouragingexperience.

It is a church that prays for the sickand there have been miraculous results,including a baby of 3 months who wasblind, receiving his sight whilst asleepduring the sermon.

The Pastor told us “People no longerwant the church that met the needs oftheir grandparents - and probably don’twant the idea of ‘church’ anyway - sowe will adapt the format to the needs ofthe newcomers, provided they tell uswhat they ‘liked’ or ‘didn’t like’.”

If you’d like to meet someone toaccompany you on your first visit,phone Ann on 669 386 701 and she willmake arrangements with you.

The first service at the NEWVENUE will be Sunday 4th August. It’stime you brightened up your Sunday.Refreshments included.

audience on BBC’s “Songs ofPraise”.

Noel had little time to be a tourist,but agreed with our description of Jáveaas ‘Paradise’. Roger and Amanda Deanwere on hand to look after ‘sound’issues, and Ruedi and his fellowBaptists not only welcomed Noel, butmade the use of their venue, a pleasure.

He sang many Christiancompositions with which he and hiswife’s name are linked, but also a newrange of compositions about everyday‘young people problems’ - some ofwhich will be used this coming year inUK school curriculum. The words don’trefer to ‘Christ’ or ‘Church’ but to issuesfacing young people in 2013.

WELL DONE ANDY

Brits inJávea Saluteyou - Señor

Needing a replacement cover for theJune edition and noting the success ofAndy Murray at Wimbledon, and thatmore than 50% of people living in Jáveaprobably speak English, we thought wecould have a ‘harmless joke’ byphotographically replacing the name oflocal boy David Ferrer, with that ofHandy Andy,

A member of the Mayor’s FacebookFan Club wrote to remonstrate: saying“I’m not sure if this is a joke (i hope itis) but I find that article verydisrespectful and an insult to Javea, thepeople in Javea and David Ferrerhimself, even if it is a joke.”

As the author of the criticism had an8-page photo-spread in a local onlinepublication, we didn’t take her criticismtoo seriously! Not all grapes are sweet.

July/August 2013, Nº 4 Jávea JeardContinued from page 15commissioned a Feasibility Report. Twoyears ago, I suggested to Xabia Viva thatthe project to create a “WorkingMuseum” should be resurrected,enabling tourists to visit the Windmilland leave after buying a bag ofXabia/Jávea Flour.

We have asked Juan Moragues if heknows where there will be an archivedcopy of the Feasibility Report.

Underground carpark constructorECISA have been given until the end ofJuly to rectify the poor construction thathas resulted in water seepage into thecar-parking areas.

As reported elsewhere Compromismunicipal group sought backing fromCouncillors for termination of thecurrent contract with the privatecompany that administers the new DeniaHospital, so it can be run by the regionalgovernment. the backing wasunanimous.

Compromis want to introduce atracking of children in schools, toidentify any children whose nutritionaldiet might be inadequate, as a result ofthe economic crisis that is affecting somany local families. They areparticularly concerned about childrenduring the Summer months when thereare no school cafeteria.

World renowed composer andperformer of contemporarychurch music, Noel Richards wasin Jávea for less than 6 hours on4th July, but thrilled his audienceat the Baptist Church Centre everybit as much as his 2 million

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Jávea again achieves highestdebt reduction in SpainAccording yo Oscar Anton’s Facebookpage, Jávea Town Hall has reduced themunicipal debt from €48,262,768.65€with interests payments of over €1.5million per year to €32,740,201.58 - areduction of over €15,000,000. Throughexcellent financial management andtough cost cutting measures Jávea isacheiving what other Spanish Towns canonly aspire to in producing the highestdebt reduction of any municipality inSpain.

Medieval Jávea by nightJávea’s Department of Tourism carriedout its first guided tour of MedievalJávea by night. The route began in thetourist office built on the first Christiancemetery, dating from the fourteenthcentury, passed through the gardens ofLoreto, the Soler Blasco museum , thechapel of Sta. Anna and Convent square.The climax was the last stop: The oldcemetery, through which visitors strolledby torchlight examining old graves anddiscovering the funeral chapel of SantJoan. This route will be offered twiceduring the month of August, Thursday1st and Monday 26. To participateregistration is required since places arelimited.

Free Spanish classesJávea’s Help Desk department, throughthe Alicante Government, is providingSpanish lessons aimed at foreigners. Thecourse is free of charge and is designedfor attendees to be able to hold a basicconversation in Castilian, somethingwhich will improve their integration inthe municipality and enable participationin more activities. Classes will begin onSeptember 10 at the Adult EducationSchool (EPA) and end on October 31.There will be two sessions per weekfrom 9-11 hours, with a total of 36 hoursof instruction. Early registration isessential, as there are only 30 placesavailable. For more information contactthe Help Desk, (in the Office of CitizenAttention) or send an e mail [email protected]

Townhall seeks public input for future General Town PlanThe Urban development department ispreparing a questionnaire to seek the

views of the public on various issuesrelated to urban development andplanning. These will be questions aboutthe model of the town, urban spaces,environment and sustainability, publictransport, accessibility, facilities, safety,property, types of housing, assessmentof landscapes and resources etc. Oncethis document is ready, meetings andworkshops will be held for stakeholdersto have as much information on whathas been included in the participationplan. In addition, everyone who wantsto fill in the form may do so over aperiod of three months in the office ofthe Capella de Santa Ana, near themunicipal technical office.

Jávea wants new office for foreign touristsThe Alicante (County Council) havebeen asked to establish an office forforeign tourists in the town, similartoone in Málaga, that providespersonalised, comprehensive assistanceto foreign tourists, and, if they are avictim of crime, providing help from aspecial police team and interpreterswhich provide assistance in theforeigner's own language. The servicehas been implemented in Benidorm, andJávea would be the second town inAlicante Province to have the facility.

Language students receive their Diploma77 adult education students have beenpresented with language proficiencycertificates. They’d completed 100 hourlanguage courses in English andGerman given by a group of volunteerteachers drawn from the foreign residentcommunity in the municipality. Freelessons were provided by Trish, Daisy,Jan, Rose, Ina, Morag, Chris, Tanya,Aileen, John, Sonia, Gisela, Ewa,Margit, Ursula, Carola, Monika,Martina, and Verena. CREAMA wantsto continue to its language trainingdespite being short of funds, aslanguage skills are seen as an importantassets in finding employment,particularly in the service sector.

Unemployment fell inJuneJávea closed June with 1851 peoplelisted as unemployed, most of theenemployed belonging to the servicesector, though 119 new jobs had beencreated during the same month.

British buyers fight backForeign property investors are battlingto recover money lost in deals gone badand have discovered a useful law from1968. The little-known legislationuncovered detailed procedures in thecase of deposits put down on theconstruction and sale of dwellings, andoutlines in clear terms the guaranteesthat a home buyer is entitled to…Thelaw not only required the propertydeveloper to return buyers' money, butrequired the bank to guarantee that anyamounts it received were spent onconstruction. The bank would, fromnow on, have to supervise the moneyand provide a guarantee "under its ownresponsibility." In other words, if a banktakes your money as a deposit on aproperty, if that property is not built, itis responsible for returning your money.In a recent case CAM was foundresponsible and ordered it to return the1.5 million euros that British purchasershad paid to the developer. Electricity Ministry grapples with funding gapAccording to figures released earlier thisyear by the National EnergyCommission (CNE) watchdog, the tariffdeficit at the end of 2012 amounted to4.281 billion euros, well above theadministration's initial goal of 1.5billion. Spain's electricity deficit is theresult of a policy by previousgovernments of subsidizing the

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promotion of renewables, including highfeed-in tariffs to power generators. Butthe main contributor to the deficit hasbeen a policy of keeping consumer rateslow even as supply costs climbed, so thetrue costs were never passed on to theuser. According to sources in the sector,the best approach would be to removefrom electricity bills the extra costs thathave nothing directly to do withelectricity generation or distribution andthat currently make up almost half ofusers' fees.

Encouraging tourism figuresHotel occupancy figures for the firstfortnight of July were an encouraging90% in Denia and 78% in Jávea,showing a slight increase over last year.Whereas previously the British andGermans accounted for almost the entiregroup of foreign tourists, this year therewere more French.

Quick cleanup of dead fish on the beachA combination of civic collaboration andmuncipal action resulted in promptaction to solve a smelly problem.Hundreds of dead fish appeared onBenissero beach (the pebbly beach southof the port), as well as jellyfish that hademptied the beach of holidaymakers. Aneighbour called the local police and bythe afternoon all the fish had beenremoved by four workers from CESPA -the waste collection company, leavingthe beach in perfect condition forbathing. The source of the dead fish isunknown, but could have come fromfishing boats.

Summer school in La Plana Monastery The Vives Foundation for Humanismand Solidarity again chos the Monasteryof San Jeronimo on la Plana to celebrateits summer school from 18th to 20thJuly. This year discussions will focus on"The Crisis of principles, principles toovercome the crisis ".

Tosalet Saladar Roundaboutto be built after the summerJávea Mayor Jose Chulvi, and AMJASACouncillor Paco Torres, met withengineers from the Alicante Diputaciónat the beginning of July to coordinateconstruction work of a roundabout at theSaladar entrance to Urb. Tosalet.

Work has been included in theProvincial Highway Plan and will beginbetween 15th September and earlyOctober.

At the same time, a section ofpipework that carries water from theSaladar to developments in Balcon alMar and Portitxol will be relaced.

Around a kilometre of fibre cementpipe between the Camino Cabañes andXIC, will be replaced by a stronger andmore durable pipe.

Opportunity was taken, during themeeting, for other issues to be resolved,including permits for work where JáveaAyuntamiento needs to dig-up roadsbelonging to the Diputación.

The Mayor of Jávea, who is also a‘Diputado’ (County Councillor), saidJávea was grateful for the trust shownby Alicante by agreeing parameters sofuture works could continue withoutdelays, including resurfacing of asection of the CV735 (Jávea to JesusPobre road), a road with provincialownership, and renewed street painting.

The road has deteriorated in otherplaces and paved sections are beingconsidered, as well as more attention toaccident ‘black-spots’. The CV735, aswell as carrying traffic to Jesus Pobreand La Xara, also connects the town ofJávea with numerous developmentsalong the Montgo, including Castellans,Colomer and Valls.

Young entrepreneurs get grantsTwo groups of young entrepreneurshave won three months coaching at theComboi premises in Arquitecto Urteaga,together with free mentoring and advice.The first winner was Cristina Vicente-Almazán with her "Dynamis EssaviaValencia" project, a distribution networkof organic produce, linking farmers,consumers, retailers and the tourismsector. The second was a group ofyoung TV scriptwriters who areproducing a video series called "WinterSun," episodes of which will be releasedon You Tube showing the cultural,scenic, gastronomic, and leisure richesof the Marina Alta through theadventures of its heroine. The narrativeis about an English woman who buys ahome in Parcent, then realises that she isfar from the bustle of Benidorm, a citythat initially attracted her. The womandecides to sell her house and leave, butdue to the market situation, has to wait along time. Gradually she gets to knowthe riches of the Marina Alta; the inlandvalleys full of almond and cherry trees,local festivals, mountains and beautifulcoastlines. As she starts to fall in lovewith the region, she meets a man whosteals her heart. Finally, she decides notto go and instead sets up a small ruralhotel. To finance the project, the makershope to invite regional businesses toappear in the series (a kind of "productplacement")

New Town Hall building falling downThe unused municipal townhall at Portaldel Clot - which cost 6 million to build,is already falling to bits. Two claddingtiles have fallen off the external walls.Municipal sources pointed out that thefall of these slabs could already revealthat the exterior finish is defective andthat, sooner or later, they will have toinspect the entire building. Theconstructor was ECISA - the samecompany which built the ring roads andunderground car parks in which a stringof failures have been reported in recentmonths.

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11. Notices faulty component (7)

13. Nabakov´s first love affected the author´s work (5)

15. King and queen about to wed (5)

17. Desperate Dan´s put in this comic ! (5,2)

20. Suggest I have to be optimistic (8)

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fight (6)23. Flies I left in jars (6)

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WARNING: Consumption of alcoholmay leave you wondering whathappened to your bra and nickers. "I feel sorry for people who don't drink.When they wake up in the morning,that's as good as they're going to feel allday. " ~ Frank Sinatra WARNING: The consumption ofalcohol may create the illusion that youare tougher, smarter, faster and betterlooking than most people. "When I read about the evils of drinking,I gave up reading." ~ Henny Youngman WARNING: The consumption ofalcohol may lead you to think people arelaughing WITH you. "24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case.Coincidence? I think not."

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CHANGESCalculated to reducequeues and waitingtimes at the HealthCentres, a new onceor twice yearlyprescription hastransferred thewaiting to busypharmacists, whohave had to invest innew computers,dedicated toprocessing repeatprescriptions.

There’s no longera 10-day window toget your medicines.It’s the due day andthe 5 that follow.

The chemist hasfirst to scan theprescription barcode,that produces a pagelike a ‘chess’ or‘draughts’ board, for medicines you cancollect in your 6-day window. Come aday early, or a day late, and you’ll havewaited for no purpose.

The chemist then - where’s theautomation - cuts out the barcode fromeach packet, covers it with sellotape andsticks it on a vacant square on yourchess-board.

Antonio Marin, a favourite withmany of our readers, because of hispatience and linguistic abilities, walkedus through the procedure at hisPharmacy in Av. Augusta, at the rear ofMercadona on the Pla dual carriageway.

He apologises profusely for the longqueues in his shop, and even withhaving taken on additional staff, the newprocedure is a ‘bureaucratic nightmare’,adding to the frustration of striving tomaintain an improving public service,knowing not when the regionalgovernment is going to reimburse youfor all the meds you have to buy, so hecan keep his clients healthy, even ifevery prescription puts him deeper indebt. It was common-place last year forchemists to be owed for 6-months ofpresriptions, and I doubt very much ifthe position has improved.

I guess it’s the non-prescriptionitems that Antonio sells direct to hiscustomers, that keeps his business‘afloat’. Many chemists in Valenciahave been forced to close because theywere owed so much money.

PORTMEETING

Jávea Townhall has convened a meetingat 4 or 4.30pm on Thursday, 25th July,to explain proposed changes to AvenidaLepanto and Avenida Jaime Iº.

We tried to find out details of theproposals, but nothing was forthcoming.The meeting will be held in the ‘Casal deFiestas de Loreto’ in C/. Severo Ochoa.

CHURCH ONTHE MOVE

Jávea Evangelical Church, founded inJávea in May 1992, is moving it’sSunday morning 11am service fromthe Christian Centre in ArquitectoUrteaga, to the OASIS Help Centre inthe Port, at C/. Toni Llido 5, at the rearof La Caixa bank, at the Dolphinroundabout.

There’s a map on Page 7, and moreinformation about the reasons - andexpectations - in an article on Page 16.

If you need any more information, ortransport, phone Clive on 669 386 702 orAnn on 669 386 701. Sundays arelooking brighter already, aren’t they?


CREAMA getsAutoservef Terminal

in Jávea Xabia Democratica Councillor Juan LuisCardona, who is responsible for theLocal Development Agency on JáveaCouncil has arranged installation of atouch terminal to allow Jávea residents,who are unemployed or wanting tochange their job access to Autoservefservices.

Servef is provided by theEmployment Service of ComunidadValenciana, with a network of 56employment offices throughout theautonomous region where job seekersparticipate in employment promotionprogrammes and match their CVs tosuitable vacancies as well as receivecareers guidance and job training.

It is open to anyone over 16 years oldliving in the Comunidad Valenciana whois an EU citizen, from any other countrywithin the EEA or Switzerland or fromanother country and who has a right towork in Spain.

The terminal is located in theAvenida Clot offices of Creama. JuanLuis Cardona, commented that this isonly one of the many initiatives he’simplemented since being appointed thatimproves the services Creama delivers.“Local residents will no longer have totravel to Denia to access these services”he said, “they can now do so in Jávea”

Jávea receives141,568€ income from grants

Less publicised than the excellent job heis doing in debt reduction and runningday to day finances in his role asCouncillor in charge of Finance forJávea Council, is the success of DeputyMayor Oscar Anton in generating extraincome for the municipal coffers.

Constantly trawling through grantsand subsidies available from GeneralitatValenciana, Diputación Provincial deAlicante, central government in Madridand elsewhere, Anton identifies thosefrom which Jávea can potentially benefitand goes for it!

Having recognised likely incomesources for Jávea, Anton studies therequirements for qualification and thenecessary forms and sets to work.Meeting the criteria and filling in thecorrect paperwork is only the beginning.Anton explains; “every town wants ashare of available grants from highergovernments.”

Winning on behalf of Jávea is wherethe XD Councillor has excelled, hismost notable victory was the millionsinvested by Generalitat Valenciana in the

regeneration of the Arenal. But Oscardidn’t rest on his laurels and looks forfunding wherever he can.

His most recent successful bidsbrought income of 141,568€. “Thesegrants are all for specific projects andcan only be used for the purpose they areawarded, so we have to be very precisein carrying out the commitments wemade when we applied.” Antonexplained.

“From Generalitat Valenciana wereceived 7,000€ to improve beach playareas; 26,500€ to set up a relief andprevention programme for highdependency drug users; 22,210€ to helpunemployed people in Jávea and18,790€ to help those caring fordependents. A grant of 18,790€ wasobtained as part of the Eurodisseprogramme where EU students studyingfor degrees in tourism outside Spain areemployed in tourist offices during thesummer months which gives themvaluable work experience and providesadditional staff during peak season.Diputación Provincial de Alicantegranted us 1,400€ for townhall furnitureand 1,500€ for an educationalworkshops for children and a grant of45,543€ to provide home help servicesfor chronically ill or aged needy Jávearesidents.”

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APD’s Poem CornerAngels in WoodlandThrough fields they fly all lost andworn

The weight of the world on theirtired shoulders lies

A prayer a wish a dream made tocome true

All claim a little piece of love untilthere is no more

So they soar in search of food andlight

Through limpid lakes and mossybanks

Distressed by hate they bleedForever to search for peace and

calm that can never beIn politics they playOnly to be ignored and shunnedThough they try through mind and

instinct and glimpses of hopeNever shall they be heard by manSo they search in woodsThrough leaves and greenTwo thousand years of grief they bearBut mother earth she knowsHer oaken arms pull them to her

breastAnd dew drops fall as tears upon

their gentle wingsTo sooth and heal their gossamer

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A derelict British cemetery in Valenciahas been transformed thanks to theefforts of an expat action group. Theproject to restore the 19th century burialsite was set up by a local women’s clubin honour of their member BonnieHinzpeter, a British expat who had beenkeen to help restore the cemetery to itsformer glory, but died of pancreaticcancer last year before her dream cametrue.

The cemetery was established morethan 150 years ago as a final restingplace for foreigners who, because theywere not Catholic, were not permitted tobe buried in the consecrated grounds ofValencia’s churches.

Some were sailors or traders drawnto the city’s bustling port, while otherswere engineers who helped develop thelocal railway.

While the majority of individualsinterred in the cemetery were British,around half of the 350 burial plots arehome to the remains of non-Catholicsfrom other countries.

The land is owned by the BritishEmbassy in Spain but had fallen intodisrepair and was in a “lamentable” stateaccording to Diana Clifton-Sewell,secretary of the International Women’sClub of Valencia, which spearheaded theproject.


She said of therestoration project:“Working groupspruned trees, cleanedgravestones, weededand swept to makethe cemetery a moredignified restingplace. The site of theBonnie Garden(named afterHinzpeter) in thefront courtyard hadnot been cultivatedfor more than acentury and was likerock.

"After it had beentilled, with all thebottles, bags of refuse,pipes, plastic and

rocks removed, the earth level sankconsiderably but it was boosted by bagsof good earth and six giant sacks ofmanure from the local horse club.

“The grubby rear wall was paintedsky blue, a cement and gravel path waslaid and a wall built. Finally, anti-weedmesh and a watering system wereinstalled, and the area between the plantscovered with cork mulch. A mural willshortly be painted on part of the rear wallto give depth, but already thetransformation is impressive. Bonniewould be delighted.”

The volunteers spent around 180 manhours on the project and planted 130plants and trees. In addition to the workon the garden, the roof of a chapel on thesite has been waterproofed to helpprotect the ceiling, which featuresmouldings of angels and flowers. It ishoped to fully restore the chapel infuture, if funds can be raised.Meanwhile, the British ProtestantCemetery remains available to peoplefrom all nations and faiths.

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Expats transform historic burial ground in ValenciaThe final resting place of expats from all over theworld, the historic British Cemetery in Valencia, hasbeen restored by local volunteers.

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the constraints of our own full-colourinternal print-on-demand equipment.We try to excel - sometimes wedisappoint ourselves. Yes, we intend totry harder.

This is the July/August edition,and doesn’t indicate that we’re going

In our June edition, we included thelogo of ASSSA (that we downloadedfrom their webpage) but their lawyerswrote to Perpetuo Sccorro (not to us)and said we shouldn’t have done so,because their logo is their copyright.

We unreservedlyAPOLOGISE and will not use theirlogo again. They did not dispute thecomparison of premiums (see page 5of this issue).

Unintentional outcomeThe cover of our June edition, featuredthe visit of Noel Richards on 4th July.After the event, we replaced the coverson unsold copies with a tribute to AndyMurray winning the Winbledon title.Sadly, some people thought it was adifferent edition and paid again. Weare sorry. We are happy to refundtheir second 1€ payment.What we areWe are a NEWS magazine aboutJávea. We don’t concentrate on photo-features (that are suited to hi-res.internet only publications - that 90% ofour readers can’t access or don’t wantto read in that format) and work within

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Jávea councillorsrecently weildedtheir heavy hammer‘quite rightly’against CONSUMand ordered them toremove a hugebillboardannouncing theirnew supermarket,that had created 20new jobs. Nobillboards can beerected withoutpermission and canbe ordered to beremoved - which itwas. Well done

Councillors! We hope youtook the same position withCirco Americana who bringno jobs to Jávea, yet areallowed to plaster their gaudyposters on an uninhabitedfinca, so as to disfigure a ruralview of our local mountain -

and the elephant’s eye - on themajor route into Jávea. Wehope you’ll force them toremove them - unless, ofcourse - you think it adds tothe attractions on offer to thetourists who come looking for(a disfigured) Paradise?

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