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Two clients of ‘Swiss Cable’ were so incensed by the loss of their TV signal (was it a Soap or a Sporting Event?) that they went to the Balcon al Mar offices of Swiss Cable, on 12th March, and (not receiving the response they expected), placed their hands around the neck of an employee, causing the Guardia Civil to be called.

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are able to avoid), but it is the same members of staff who are the link between the client’s PROBLEM and SOLUTION. “Staff are unwilling to work in such an environment, and on more than one occasion we have needed to close our doors, send staff home, and start afresh the following morning.

“I hope your readers agree that violence is NEVER justified and easily leads to the opposite outcome than the original complainant was seeking.”

Does anyone remember ‘Big Glad’ from Jávea Park going to sort out a problem for a friend with a shop in Benitachell, who told her Brit friend to send the meat-slicer back to the factory, instead of replacing it? She raised her full height to 4ft, grabbed the salesman’s shirt and warned him of the consequences!

She walked out with the replacement.

Swiss Cable employees are employed because of their language skills, as well as tchnical knowledge, but it was a Spaniard who was attacked in a private room where there was a range of equipment into which the public are not admitted. A call to the Guardia Civil brought a prompt response from a patrol vehicle in the area. Luis Ronda Molines, Administrator of Swiss Cable on behalf of Suis Boga Telecom S.L. paid tribute to the Guardia Civil for prompt action which difused the situation, and added it is NEVER RIGHT to physically abuse an employee, regardless of circumstances and whether the interruption in service was avoidable.

Talking to a company after Iberdrola power had been spokesman afterwards, Jávea restored.

BRINGING YOU Jeard was told an ‘important “The member of the staff football match’ had been the THE FOODS was so upset he went back reason for the assault. home immediately and refused “Iberdrola had disrupted to fix any problem, resulting in the energy that caused part of no one being available to check our cable network to be off the electricity power in our since 4am” we were told. cable network.

“We do not know whether “The men who carried out Iberdrola came back the assault apologised and immediately or it took longer, understood they had done or one of our electricity wrong, with a little bit of advice from the Guardia Civil. providers recovered their “I am a consumer myself, electricity but at 3pm but abuse (be it verbal or everything came back by physical) is never justified. The itself.

“Iberdrola power surges or perpetrator may feel ‘bullying’ is the solution, but in reality it electricity cuts are very very only lessens the credibility of frequent in Cabo la Nao area the complainant. Within and damage many electrical moments they lose the support systems all the time. It also of staff who want to ensure we damages the power supplies provide the most reliable and the cable systems creating service in Jávea (at an service disruptions. It is economical cost) to one where certainly in our interest to their mind is focusssed no minimise disruptions but to longer on the customer, but on compensate we would need to how to difuse a violent invest a lot of money to outcome.

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4,15 Advertising rates Agenda 21 .

4,6 Bob Yareham-Woman bites Dog 7 Building your own property 30 CAM forced to cancel shares 22 22 Council replaces church dome Doris Courcelles leads silence 27 Duty Chemist Rota .

32 Emergency Phone Numbers 2 EU Referrendum and Spain 10.11 Fish poachers caught with catch 28 March Council meeting .

3, 7 Humour . .

9,14 Jávea Postcodes .

2 José states Jávea refugee view 15 Mirador Challenge tragedy 20 SIP CARD availability .

8 Foreign Secretary against UK 21 Spotlight on ‘Spiderman’ Sergio 24,25 Steve Hall on the move again 19 Straight Talking with Lee .

12,13 Sunday morning invitation 9, 32 Theft in the open market 23 UK Passport update .

23 Unfinished buildings .

29 Valencia Culture Committee here 18 Wealth Tax in 5 minutes .

16 Winter Fuel Allowance .

31 Woman to Woman . 17,21,22

JAVEA POSTCODES

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

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

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

Everywhere else 03730

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Jávea’s meeting of Councillors is usually held on the last Thursday, and Thursday 31st March is the latest it can be in the month, which is the reason why it was impossible for us to publish at the start of April.

We always receive an ‘Ordre del dia’ (Agenda) on the Tuesday or Wednesday always in Valenciano, but it gives an indication of whether items are ‘routine’ or ‘might’ be of interest to our readers.

Point 1 approved the draft Minutes of the meeting on 25th February, 2016.

Point 2 acknowledged the various decisions made by the Mayor, José Chulvi, since the 23rd February 2016.

Point 3 approved the payment of 13,818€ to suppliers.

Point 4 - under a different internal reference number, approved the payment of 124,217€ of other invoices from suppliers.

Point 5 found Councillors again authorising REDEXIS GAS DISTRIBUCION S.L. to lay their cables and equipment on public property for 5 years, in return for a 1.5% of the income generated for the company by users, to be donated to the Townhall.

Point 6 was identical to Point 5 but referred to a different part of Jávea. The company is now authorised to open three secondary gas distribution networks, one for the port and two in the town.

Point 7 approved (unstated) changes to the online payment procedures at the Townhall, but are thought to prevent debtors from paying the original amount, once a latepayment fine has been incurred.

Point 8 approved a report to determine how the local Agricultural and Farming Council should function.

It will be chaired by the

South of Jávea travel by bus to the Port, and only to the Town on a Thursday (Market Day). Car parking is not conveniently located (with hills whichever underground park drivers use) and most would try to find on-street (or rough-land parking near where they want to visit) or return home, admitting failure and a waste of time and money.

Jávea’s Young People’s Council has applied to use the fomer accommodation occupied in Plaza de Constitutución by the Municipal Police.

Mayor José Chulvi said he was committed to Jávea Council being transparent in the way it functions, and has agreed that the Organisation of International Transparency - a non-governmental organisation dedicated to fighting corruption - has created indices to measure the level of transparency of public

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Mayor or a Councillor he delegates, and will have as members a representative of each municipal group and professional agricultural organisations as AVAASAJA, Llauradors and COAG, as well as unions CCOO and UGT. The Community of Irrigators will also be represented. It was stressed that the Consell Agrari is a consultative body and adviser on agrarian nature.

Point 9 approved changes to Article 3 in the CREAMA Statutes.

Point 10 discussed the various changes that were occuring in emergency response situtions, and approved the award of the White Merit Cross to several police officers who had given 25 years service to the Police Force.

Point 11 approved plans in the Adsubia Cap Martí area that will improve pipework, street lighting and pavements.

Tere Ern, the Municipal Popular Group spokesperson referred to the proposals by the State to eliminate local Townhalls and representative local (ward) Councillors. She stressed the need in every town for local people to consider local problems and changes, and it was not a responsibility the State could have entrusted to it.

José Chulvi said the proposal would not be approved, needing first to be approved by the Senate and their position was hypothetical.

Joaquin Segarra (PSOE) proposed a new Website for the Townhall be created. His ideas were approved.

MPG (PP) queried the increase in Basura tax and was told by Kika Mata that the reason for the increase was updating the local installation and creating a regional recycling plant that should result in lower cost to the taxpayer.

JuanLu pointed out that the majority of tourists and those living in the Arenal and

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Negligence a prime cause of Forest fires

More than 700 people have recently been mobilised in the Comunidad Valenciana to prevent forest fires and there have already been a number of near misses, including in Gata. The dry conditions, winds and large number of people camping or using recreational zones in forest areas, as well as weekend cottages (an estimated seasonal 100,000) has increased the risk of fire. Although barbeques etc are restricted to "safe" areas, some people have proposed the total ban on fires in forested areas during the Easter holidays, just as during the summer.

Best year for property transactions since 2008

For the first time in 16 years, the number of property transactions in the Marina Alta (4,902) has exceeded the 2008 figure (4,735), though it is nowhere near the 2006 boom figure of 10,904. In 2015 Xàbia saw 944 sales.

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Montgó Park Governing Board invigorated by new President

The new president of the Board governing the Montgo Natural Park, Joan Sala ( a well known eco-activist) has put forward some new objectives for the board: Increased investment in scientific research on the flora and fauna of the park; power lines underground; reduce the impact on wildlife of the roads that cross the park; increased vigilance of public use, especially in peak periods; creating a fire surveillance brigade; more involvement of Denia and Jávea through their town planning to avoid urban pressure and declassifying currently developable land in the area covered by PORN legislation.

Involvement of surrounding communities to maintain agricultural landscape, that the Department recover the areas encroached upon in the public forest; and that the location of board meetings should rotate, so each are held in one of the municipalities in the area covered by the laws governing the park .

He also endorsed Jávea’s idea to create a Visitor's Information Centre about the park and marine reserve in the San Antonio lighthouse.

Benitachell leads campaign for regional Moscatel wine to have its own "Denominación de Origen Calificada"

Benitachell is leading a campaign to designate wine made from mostcatel grapes in the Marina Alta to have its own "Denominación de Origen Calificada" - certificate of origin. They have sent documentation to wineries and to the regional government with a dossier including the specification and

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Islamic castles exhibition now on the web – in three languages

Last year a travelling exhibition of the Islamic castles of the Marina Alta was produced by members of AMUX (the Friends of the Museum of Jávea association). This was done with support from the Jávea museum and the Department of Culture. The exhibition was shown in the Jávea Museum and is now travelling to the towns of Orba, Benissa and Ontinyent. Members of AMUX were aware of the interest shown by visitors who cannot read Valenciano, so they decided to put the information on the AMUX website in all three languages in a way which is easily accessible to everyone, including those who cannot get to see the live exhibition. The virtual exhibition can be found on the AMUX Website ( http://amuxabia.weebly.com/) . From the main menu click Projectes / ExpoCastells Andalusins. From: AMUX website

Promoting Castles as a Tourism attraction

The Costa Blanca "Patronato", an autonomous body of the Alicante Diputación, has compiled a hundred castles, enclosures and fortresses from across the province into a guide with the aim of promoting and disseminating this valuable legacy, to promote off-season tourism and support the area. The guide was launched at Denia castle and is available from Tourist Offices. The late Charlene Quince published a book on

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Spanish castles (illustrated by Billie Cook) and both lectured to Saga holidaymakers at the Port Denia Hotel.

What to do with washed up Posodonia?

Each year 13,000 tons of Posodonia sea grass is washed up on Denia's beaches.

In the past, it has been used as horse feed. Recently a coopertive from Valencia province has contacted Denia to see if the Posodonia can be distilled to make a liquor. The idea is still in its infancy. Other alternatives are to make bio-fuel pellets and use in the cosmetic industry.

Fire fighting budget increased

The fire fighting budget for the Valencian community has been increased this year, in view of the current danger of fires outside the summer season. There will be three more firefighting brigades and more than 500 operatives involved in a campaign which kicks off this easter.

Calpe Marine Research Station to set up reserve of fishing interests around the Peñon

urban developments right on the edge of Jávea’s protected area of Granadella, while on the other hand Jávea has almost fully developed the CansaladesUmbria area, while it is designated as a protected zone in Benitachell. Jávea town council has also sent Benitachell a proposal of the Environment and Urban Development Consultative Committee, that a roundabout should be built at the intersection of Camí Cansalades and the CV-740, an infrastructure which does not appear in Benitachell's General Town Plan.

No more "Bous embolats" - bulls with flames on their horns - in Jávea fiestas

The controversial use of bulls running in the streets with fire on their horns (embolats), or bulls let out of small boxes (encaixonats) will no longer take place in Xàbia. This is because of security concerns for people and animals, as well as public concerns regarding the maltreatment of animals.

The regular bull running and bulls in the sea (bous a la mar) will take place as usual.

Benitachell's new General Town Plan has created a conflict of boundaries with Jávea, boundaries which were established in 1899, and which affect about 39% of the Jávea municipal boundary. In addition there is a conflict of land use. Benitachell has a number of

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For three years the Marine Research Station of the Environmental and Marine Institute of the Catholic University (IMEDMAR) has been operating out of the old Fish market in Calpe. They are currently studying the depths around the Peñon de Ifach with a view to creating a fishing reserve in the area. They are also studying endangered species and have done a great deal to publicise the submarine environment and need for conservation.

A conference was held at the beginning of March in Jávea to plan grappling with the tiger mosquito. Organised by the Marina Alta's Department of Public Health, councillor Pilar Zamora (Health) explained that the meeting discussed identification of the species and their living habits as well as prevention methods. It also discussed measures of action at municipal level and in public health.

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Organ and Tissue Donation

Former Jávea resident Jackie Ward wrote to us about a memorial for Organ and Tissue donors, at St Judes Community Church in Wolverhampton.

Jackie wrote “Just been to the dedication ceremony of the new organ and tissue donation memorial, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK. Well done Wolverhampton.”

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Woman Bites Dog

Teachers today agree that girls are performing better than boys in schools, which leads some to the conclusion that women are, or soon will be, more intelligent than men.

Personally I have always believed that women are more intelligent than men; except my wife, who is always wrong.

Don’t get me wrong, my wife can charm the birds down from the trees and teach them to sing; she has the gift of the gab (which is not much different to gift of the gob, and has the same origin), and has almost certainly kissed the Blarney stone. Actually so have I, and I was sick for a week. Just like kissing snails, really.

My wife can certainly process more information much faster than I can, which is the sign of a more efficient computer, so I suppose she must be smarter. If I could get a word in edgeways, I’d tell her so.

I’m not really worried these days if women are more intelligent than men, what worries me is that Man is getting more stupid.

On a day in July 2015, the first case of a man being killed by a robot occurred in Germany, and it wasn’t because of some Bladerunner, Oedipus scenario; the guy was just too stupid to get out of the way.

What really worries me is that today nobody plans a route or looks at a map, they just turn on a GPS.

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Nobody need learn to park anymore, the car will do it for you, and pretty soon it will drive for you too, freeing your hands for cigarettes and mobiles, the deadliest of combinations.

Today there are so many apps that nobody has to plan a holiday, sweat over the choice between two airlines or even prefer one restaurant over another; an app will do it for you, a condition that I would like to name ‘appoplexy’, except that my spellchecker won’t let me.

In simplifying our lives we are simply making ourselves more stupid, which is maybe the point.

In the same way that schools, according to Victorian school inspectors, were deliberately designed to produce docile factory workers, today we are all being encouraged to become docile consumers and just stop thinking, or parking.

Simplification is not always a good thing; the other day somebody asked me if I am leftwing or right-wing; the stupidest of questions to my mind. Of late I have started answering that question by pointing out that a bird needs both wings to fly, which sounds a lot deeper than it is, but tends to silence the questioner, who by then will have been distracted by 30 texts anyway.

So I’m not too worried if women are more intelligent than men; in the broad sweep of centuries that comprises human history, change has been the one constant, and anyway, most teachers are women.

AMJASA renew support for sailor Rafa Andarias

The public company will collaborate to the tune of 3,000 €uros in development of rowing during the next season. Mayor, José Chulvi, representing Amjasa and sailor Rafa Andarias signed the renewal of the agreement by which the public company supports the work of the athlete.

With the 3,000 €uros commitment to local athletes the City Council of Jávea and Amjasa has been continued from recent years.

Andarias it is one of the best sailors in the world in his category. The athlete will compete in the waters of the Balearic Islands in the Copa de la Reina, his eyes already set on the greater challenge: the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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institutions, which it then makes public on a website.

The decision José explained was made following a motion filed by the Councillor for Youth, New Technologies and Transparency, Ximo Segarra, who reviewed the progress made in Jávea in recent months.

Segarra said any citizen would be able to consult the municipal website remuneration or assets of the council, full minutes, the catalogue of property and vehicles owned by the municipality, and the list of agreements and grants, among other issues.

“We have made great progress but much remains to be done,” admitted the Mayor who said that he and Councillor Segarra are already working on making the new website more accessible.

Jávea Jeard has been grateful to KC for attending the meetings and giving us her notes in English, from which I create the monthly report. Sadly, she has explained it is a burden she and her family can no longer shoulder.

Montgó Residents Association

José Chulvi, the Mayor and Councillor for Resident Cooperation, and Doris Courcelles, have again attended the general assembly of the Association of Montgo Property Owners.

Municipal officials reported on some of the latest efforts and projects that the City is undertaking, as well as the latest news that may be of interest to residents, such as the opening of new premises at the Portal del Clot. They are also quite well advanced in their guidelines for pet owners.

Residents, were also able to put some questions to representatives of the Townhall.

Local government officials are always willing to attend neighbourhood meetings of associations when requested and maintain contact with other municipal departments, such as the local police, to address security issues.

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What is a SIP card?

Am I entitled to a SIP card?

A SIP card is a personal and nontransferable card which allows you to access the Spanish health care system (the Spanish NHS). Holders of this card are entitled to receive the same care as a Spanish national.

Am I entitled to a SIP card?

If you a resident in Spain, you are a pensioner from a European country and you receive a state pension, you are entitled to a SIP card.

The documents you require:

A valid passport Residency certificate (Green Certificate) Padrón (Certificate of Census from your Townhall) Proof of pension An S1 form Your birth certificate translated into Spanish (sworn translation) bearing the Apostille of the Hague.

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*If you are a resident in Spain, not employed in Spain and you do not receive a state pension (because you have not reached pensionable age) or you are under 26 years of age but your spouse or your parents do receive a pension or work income under Spanish employment contract. You may also be eligible to receive Spanish health care cover as a beneficiary of your spouse or parents.

You will need the following documents: A valid passport Residency certificate (Green Certificate) Padrón (Certificate of Census from your Townhall) An S1 form Your birth certificate or marriage certificate translated into Spanish (sworn translation) bearing the Hague Apostille, proving the kinship with the person entitled to Spanish health care.

Your birth certificate translated into Spanish (sworn translation) with Hague Apostille.

So what happens if you have emigrated to Spain to take advantage of an early retirement, but you have never worked in Spain, you are too young to receive a state pension and you don’t have a spouse who meets the previous requirements?

You may be able to access the Spanish health care system by paying a small monthly fee.

To be able to apply for this service you will need to have been a Spanish resident for at least one year immediately before applying for a SIP card and have the following documentation: A valid passport Residency certificate (Green Certificate) Padrón (Certificate of Census from your Townhall) An S1 form.

Your birth certificate translated into Spanish (sworn translation) bearing the Hague Apostille.

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The cost depends on your age; if you are under 65 years old the monthly cost is 60 euros, if you are 65 years old or over the monthly cost is 157 euros a month.

Until you have been resident for a full year, you will need private health insurance as you will not be able to apply for this National Health monthly payment scheme.

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Dear Ma and Pa: I am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Marine Corps beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before all of the places are filled.

I was restless at first because you get to stay in bed till nearly 6 a.m. But I am getting so I like to sleep late. Tell Walt and Elmer all you do before breakfast is smooth your bed, and shine some things.

No hogs to slop, feed to pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay.

Men got to shave but it is not so bad, there’s warm water. Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, bacon, etc., but kind of weak on chops, potatoes, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie and other regular food, but tell Walt and Elmer you can always sit by the two city boys that live on coffee. Their food, plus yours, holds you until noon when you get fed again.

It’s no wonder these city boys can’t walk much.

We go on “route marches” which the platoon sergeant says are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it’s not my place to tell him different. A “route march” is about as far as to our mailbox at home. Then the city guys get sore feet and we all ride back in trucks.

The sergeant is like a school teacher. He nags a lot. The Captain is like the school board. Majors and colonels just ride around and frown.

They don’t bother you none.

This next bit will kill Walt and Elmer with laughing. I keep getting medals for shooting. I don’t know why.

The bulls-eye is near as big as a chipmunk’s head and don’t move, and it ain’t shooting at you like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do is lie

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there all comfortable and hit it. You don’t even load your own cartridges.

They come in boxes.

Then we have what they call handto-hand combat training. You get to wrestle with them city boys. I have to be real careful though, they break real easy.

It ain’t like fighting with that ole bull at home. I’m about the best they got in this except for that Tug Jordan from over in Silver Lake. I only beat him once. He joined up the same time as me, but I’m only 5’6″ and 130 pounds and he’s 6’8″ and near 300 pounds dry.

Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join before other fellers get onto this setup and come stampeding in.

Your loving daughter, Alice Sent to us by John Deacon

60th High School Reunion

He was a widower and she a widow.

They had known each other for a number of years being high school classmates and having attended class reunions in the past without fail.

This 60th anniversary of their class, the widower and the widow made a foursome with two other singles.

They had a wonderful evening, their spirits high. The widower throwing admiring glances across the table. The widow smiling coyly back.

Finally, he picked up courage to ask her, “Will you marry me?”After about six seconds of careful consideration, she answered,”Yes,..... yes I will!”

The evening ended on a happy note for the widower. But the next morning he was troubled.

Did she say Yes? or did she say No? He couldn't remember. Try as he would,

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he just could not recall. He went over the conversation of the previous evening, but his mind was blank. He remembered asking the question but for the life of him he could not recall her response. With fear and trepidation, he picked up the phone and called her.

First, he explained that he couldn't remember as well as he used to. Then he reviewed the past evening.

As he gained a little more courage he then inquired of her. “When I asked if you would marry me, did you say Yes? or did you say No?” “Why you silly man, I said Yes. Yes I will! And I meant it with all my heart.”

The widower was delighted. He felt his heart skip a beat.

Then she continued. “And I am so glad you called because I couldn't remember who asked me.” from Peter Trower

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Let’s Support our local Businesses

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THE REFERENDUM: BREXIT or STAY

Brit in Italy challenges exclusion of Euro Citizens in Euro Referendum

Former MP Ted Heath has been portrayed as a ‘simpleton’ or ‘deceiver’ by signing the UK into the EU trading zone, without revealing the ‘small print’.

Mrs. Thatcher signed the UL into the Maastrich Treaty, that resulted in the UK losing the right to govern and protect its own borders. The only political ‘High

Note’ was when - saying quarantine - was the issue, the EU said NO to the Schengen Agreement. Four other countries allowed not to sign were Romania, Bulgaria Cyprus and Ireland.

For most of us in Jávea we’ve noted the injustice of the decision to exclude us from voting if we’ve lived away from the UK for more than 15 years, and blamed it - like everything else - on the EU. A 95-year-old Brit, Harry Schindler, from South London, who met his late wife, Ida, in Italy when he was serving with the British Army, wants expats to be able to register in the last UK constituency they lived in.

“Many of the chaps affected by this are ex-servicemen like me,” he has noted.

In 2013 EU Commissioner Viviane Reding described Harry as a “remarkable" man who has “lost his voice in the nation for which he fought”.

Mr Shindler, who lives in the Italian resort of Porto d'Ascoli, had previously taken his campaign to the European Court without success. He is now one of two expats named on a High Court action to force the Government’s hand on the issue ahead of the June 23 referendum on Britain’s future relationship with Europe.

He summed-up his thoughts “I think it’s a poor show to have no right to vote

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in Britain on such an important subject.

It really is unacceptable and such disenfranchisement is in violation of the Universal Charter of Human Rights (Art.21).

“It is quite undemocratic and we have tried everything – I’ve written to the Prime Minister, it’s been raised in the House of Commons, to no avail. The only thing to do now is go to a court of law.”

At present, the so-called '15-year rule’ prevents up to four million longterm expats, around half of whom live in Europe, from participating in UK elections.

The Conservatives pledged in their 2015 manifesto to get rid of the rule, but the promised Votes for Life Bill has yet to materialise, despite pressure from campaigners.

Taking up the argument of Harry (and you and I) is London law firm Leigh Day who issued urgent judicial review proceedings in the High Court to force the Government’s hand over the issue.

Richard Stein, from Leigh Day, said: “Our clients are being penalised for exercising their EU free movement rights. The EU Referendum Act 2015 is said to be based on legislation for UK parliamentary general elections. But it

gives a vote in the referendum to members of the House of Lords, as well as to Irish and Commonwealth citizens who are resident in Gibraltar.

None of these are allowed to vote in UK general elections.

“The people it arbitrarily excludes are UK citizens who are most likely to be affected by the decision taken in the referendum.”

Mr Stein said Brexit could affect expats on issues including health care and pension rights.

“Not to allow them to vote on the decision whether the UK remains part of the EU is unlawful and we have asked the court to deal with the issues urgently so that the act can be amended before the June date, to include all UK citizens residing in the EU for however long,” he said.

A judge who examined the papers ordered the Government to file a written response to the expats' claim by April 1. After that, the court will decide how and if the case should proceed further. Mr Stein said he hoped for a final decision on the claim by the third week of April.

A Cabinet Office spokesman said: "The franchise for the EU referendum was debated, considered and agreed by both Houses of Parliament and is set out in Concluded on page 15 legislation.

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4% Annual Net Return

With interest rates still sitting at all-time lows, you are probably receiving zero percent interest on your deposited cash.

As a direct result of this zero percent return, many of you will feel forced to look elsewhere to achieve a decent level of interest/return.

The problem with this is that you may feel inclined to place your hard earned capital into assets which fall outside of your risk profile. This in turn leads to potential volatility which brings worries and concerns and possible sleepless nights, and so you end up encashing your investment (perhaps at a loss) and placing your money once again in a zero interest rate deposit account.

So what is the answer?

The title of this article is ‘4% annual net return’ and I am very pleased to advise that it is possible to achieve this level of growth without taking undue risk.

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Consequently, it is very important that risk analysis forms a major part of the investment process when considering suitability of investments.

This analysis will enable me to formulate suitable recommendations based on your risk profile.

Also remember that keeping money in a deposit account carries its own risk.

Zero interest on your deposit means that your capital value will erode in real terms due to inflation.

Since 2010, the Spanish CPI has risen by 7.47%. This means that your savings, if they are earning zero percent interest, would be worth 7.47% less today than they were in 2010. Very simply, €50,000 in 2010 would be worth €46,265 today.

At the current time, inflation is quite low, but the reality is that your money will reduce in value. Keeping pace with inflation is a minimum requirement.

Moving back to our headline rate of 4% net, this is an offshore fund rated by the product provider as Cautious.

Cautious suggests a ‘low’ risk rating so you can feel safe in the knowledge that you will not be taking undue risk.

Since 2012, the Euro version of this fund has returned, net of fees and charges, 4.63% per annum. The Sterling version has shown a return of 4.45% net of fees and charges. You will note that the actual return has been higher than the title of this article, but like you, I prefer to be realistic with annual returns, and whilst I could have stated a higher headline rate than 4%, I would prefer that you envisage a 4% net return with anything on top being a welcome bonus.

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What they DO understand on the Costa Blanca, and instantly recognise, is the Booklet “Tell the Doctor” which lists all the words and phrases you are likely to need during your visit to the Health Centre or Hospital.

The book is NOT intended to replace a competent Interpreter for those visits when accuracy and understanding are essential.

Originally compiled by Jenny Bussey, founder of Jalon Valley HELP, copies can be obtained from the OASIS HELP CENTRE, C/. Toni Llido 5 (at the rear of La Caixa bank in the Port) for 6,50€ a copy.

Tell the Doctor is also published in French and German, but the OASIS generally only stocks the (blue covered) English edition. The latest edition has been updated with medical terms that have only recently come into use.

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In order to be able to invest in this Cautious Fund, you will need to invest a minimum of 25,000€ or £20,000. You will also need to commit for a period of 5 years. Access will be permitted before the end of 5 years, but penalties will be payable. However, if it is income you are after, the maximum annual withdrawal is 5% which is penalty free.

As with any investment, it is important that you fully understand the nature of the product into which you are investing, to ensure its suitability. This will necessitate a comprehensive advice procedure which will confirm whether or not such a product is right for you.

In addition to the Cautious Funds mentioned, there are also two Growth Funds available. The €uro fund has shown annual net returns since 2012 of 5.05%, and the Sterling fund 5.03%.

To find out how you can earn 4% (plus) on your hard earned capital, eMail me or call me for a free consultation.

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A child has been using a lot of his dad's money and the dad says, “Do you think money grows on trees?”

“Yeah,” says the child.

“Well, it doesn't,” says the dad.

“So what is money made out of, Dad?” “Paper,” the dad says.

“And what is paper made out of?”

My wife was just saying

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Husband : "First make it, we will name it later."

A frustrated husband in front of his laptop.

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A married man's prayer : Dear God, You gave me childhood, You took it away.

You gave me youth, You took it away.

You gave me a wife ...

It’s been years now, just reminding You.

A man brings his best friend home for dinner unannounced at 5:30 after work.

His wife begins screaming at him and his friend just sits and listens in. “My hair and makeup are not done, the house is a mess, the dishes are not done, I'm still in my pyjamas and I can't be bothered with cooking tonight ! Why on earth did you bring him home?”

Husband answers: “Because he's thinking of getting married.”

Employee : “Sir, You are like a lion in the office! What about at home?”

Boss : “I am a lion at home too, But there we have a lion tamer!”

A couple were having dinner at a fancy restaurant. As the food was served, the husband said, “the food looks delicious, let's eat.”

Wife : “Honey ... you say prayer before eating at home.”

Husband : “That's at home sweetheart ... here the chef knows how to cook.”

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How do you maintain a relationship?

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She wrote a letter to the tech support to find her answers and sent the letter as a joke and only remembered about it when she suddenly received an eMail notification with a response.

Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slowdown in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewellery applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programmes, such as: Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, and then installed undesirable programs such as: NBA 5.0, NFL 3.0 and Golf Clubs 4.1. Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and House Cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system.

Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.

What can I do?

Signed, Desperate

Dear Desperate, First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system.

Please enter command: I thought you loved me.html and try to download Tears 6.2 and do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update.

If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.

However, remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. Please note that Beer 6.1 is a very bad programme that will download the Farting and Snoring Loudly Beta.

Whatever you do, DO NOT, under any circumstances, install Mother-InLaw 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources).

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“My accomplishments as Secretary of State?

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Harry told reporters “Giving us the vote back costs the Government nothing.

When the EU was set up we were told we could go and live anywhere we wanted and work across Europe. No one told us we’d also lose the right to vote.”

The so-called '15-year rule,’ passed while Labour was in power under Tony Blair, means that those out of the country for more than that amount of time are blocked from the electoral register.

Mr Shindler, plans to celebrate his 95th birthday this summer, and is a representative of the Italy Star Association for veterans, having served for six years with the Royal Fusiliers and the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

Two years ago, Harry Shindler was awarded the MBE for help locate graves of British servicemen killed or listed as missing in action during the 1939-45 War.

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Our Mayor gives his view about Refugees

Given the possible EU agreement with Turkey for practicing collective expulsions of refugees and also use them as currency, we express our strongest rejection.

In the same way we demand the Spanish government does not give its support, in practice, to the conviction of hundreds of thousands of innocent people fleeing the war and the destruction of their countries.

We in Jávea opted not to remove the flag of the European Union from our public buildings. On the contrary, it is now that we need to be Europeans more strongly; and we mean that what we have built with so much effort between all the fruit of generosity, strength and culture of Europeans cannot be squandered by decisions of a group of leaders who are not the moral high ground of challenge for this new century.

Europe will only be viable if understood. If we understand, we cannot close the doors to people who need us,

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remaining impassive to the destruction of whole societies saying that's not my problem, when - like it or not - it is.

Nor can we fail ignominiously over the years caught in diplomatic and political labyrinths of headlines as the war bleeds a riverside Mediterranean, and us deciding to do nothing.

It is in emergency situations that we rise to our best collective values and in rejecting this agreement in shame, we urge the Spanish government not to build walls, to keep European flags flying in our buildings and ask that the way be opened for refugees.

Finally, I recall that in Jávea, to the extent of our abilities we took a step forward with the refugee crisis from the outset. We have collaborated with UNHCR benefits calendar published by the Department of Tourism, we join the Office Municipal Coordination of Refugee Aid FEMP and are in contact with different humanitarian organisations to provide our assistance where it is most needed: organisations.

It is not a question of yes or no Europe, but whatever our view, we must not deny the most basic human rights.

José Chulvi JJ comment Although refugees are often criticised for wanting to better themselves economically, what is the collective term for Brits who chose to live in Jávea because the sun shines most days; there’s a blue sky most days; and the sea and sand are on our doorstep?

With the price of a Menu del Día we, too, could be described as economic migrants. I am glad I chose Jávea as the place I wanted to live - and die. CR

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Everything you need to know about wealth tax In five minutes

Am I required to pay wealth tax?

Yes, both residents and non – residents who own property in Spain are eligible to pay Wealth Tax. The larger your estate the more you are taxed.

The rules vary depending on if you are resident or non-resident and on where you live.

Many Spanish autonomous regions including the Comunidad Valenciana have their own tax laws.

RESIDENTS - Pay tax on worldwide assets - Have substantial tax allowances - Are entitled to a 600,000 €uros deduction per person in the Comunidad Valenciana - Are entitled to a permanent home deduction of 300,000 €uros.

- Are required to submit the wealth tax declaration if 1) it results in a fee and 2) holders of goods valued in excess of 2 million €uros.

NON-RESIDENTS - Pay tax only on Spanish assets - Are subject to national law, not the law of the region their assets are located - Are entitled to a 700,000 €uros deduction per person - Are required to submit the wealth tax declaration if 1) it results in a fee and 2) holders of goods in Spain valued in excess of 2 million €uros.

How is wealth tax calculated?

To calculate this tax all of the taxpayers assets are valued according to the valuation rules depending on the type of asset. For example, homes are valued at the highest value, be it the purchase price or value given by the administration, if it has been declared proven; Bank accounts shall be valued by the highest of the balance between December 31 and the average balance of the last quarter.

Once valued the assets of the taxpayer, a tax benefit of 600,000 €uros in C. Valenciana will apply.

In addition, certain things will be exempt from taxation, among others, the primary residence up to a limit of 300,000 €uros in value or shares in entities that hold more than 5% to those entities not engaged in the management of property assets or furniture.

The tax rate is between 0.2% and 2.5% according to the following table for C. Valenciana.

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EASTER THEN AND NOW

Easter is over for another year, but what a glorious Easter it was. Warm sunny days and so many people here in Jávea enjoying the long break. Clive and I don't normally eat-out at restaurants with outside tables, we prefer to eat inside, but on Good Friday, after the Church service at the Oasis Centre, we went to the Arenal to have our Good Neighbour's Lunch which takes place on the last Friday of each month. We normally go to the Inn Between but they were closed for alterations so went to the Alhambra restaurant close by that had been recommended to us. We ate outside and the food, weather and company were excellent.

On the subject of Easter, I would like to thank all our customers and friends who contributed chocolate

by Ann Read

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who writes for us after one retirement and before her next

Easter eggs, bunnies, and all sorts of assorted chocolate in the run-up to Easter. We were collecting the chocolate items for distribution to needy families in Jávea, who are on low income and might not be able to afford to buy eggs or chocolate for their children. We had a wonderful response (and couldn’t believe it when people offered to buy the chocolate eggs so the families could receive money) but we felt the Easter message, was more important than money.

A UK company is creating special Easter, Christmas and Advent chocolate products, that includes the Christian message on their packing, but it was too late in 2016 to buy for this year.

On Easter Saturday, two boxes of the assorted chocolates were collected

by Pastor Marcos who has a Church in the Town, and feeds and helps the homeless and needy families in the area, both in feeding them and clothing them.

The other two boxes were collected by some young people from ‘El Faro’

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Spanish Baptist Church, at the request of Pastors Fernando and Carolina. This Church is now responsible for "The Harvest Store" who distribute food each week to needy families in Jávea, following the decline in health of Tricia Cox who was a huge motivator of people, and generator of donations The Oasis Centre was closed on Good Friday for business but open for the special Good Friday Church service, followed by hot-x-buns and other refreshments. The buns reminded me of a service I attended many years ago when I was 15 years old. Good Friday was so different in those days. None of the shops were open for business apart from bakers and Clive tells me that Continued on page 21 Lee Hodges DipPFS has lived and worked in Spain since 1997. For truly professional financial advice, visit www.leehodges.es call Lee on 96 646 3876, or email him at lee@leehodges.es Information contained in this article does not constitute advice, and is for information purposes only.

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Valencia Culture Council meet in Jávea

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Jávea Mayor, José Chulvi, has used every ploy at his disposal, to get Councillors from the Generalitat in Valencia and Diputación in Alicante to visit and hold their meetings in Jávea.

At the end of March, members of the Valencia Culture Council headed by Santiago Grisolía, were welcomed to Jávea Townhall, where our Mayor, told them: “As Mayor of Jávea and on behalf of all the Municipal Corporations, I give you the warmest welcome. For us it is a matter of great pride to host this session of the CVC and ratify the bond of our people’s culture. The splendid light we have today is the same that dazzled the spirit of our renowned local predecessor Pintor Sorolla.

“When the Administration made efforts to highlight aspects of creation, language, identity, heritage, aesthetics and thought, there was no lack of reaction to admonish groups: stop wasting time and do useful things!

“I see nothing of greater use than to explore the awareness of individuals and as a society, because it is only by shifting cultural research from the summit to the base, that we provide a function that is fair and sustainable.

“Valencians suffered a savage crisis that began with the private sector, followed by business and financial institutions. That defeat cost us lives, burned futures and has made us reluctant to occupy the pivotal centre of our future.

“The climax of this process came together at the start of the XXI century, when prophets of modernity told us they would put Valencia on the map; as if nothing previously existed, and the future was their creation.

“Fast money and quick gain were worshipped. We saw institutes drained to fill the scaffolding of our dream of greatness and all seemed well.

“We cried. ‘We have seen the top row of those who said we could trust them, plunder our land and we stand accused of standing in stunned silence when asked to applaud their actions.

“For the Valencian politician, nothing was high enough, strong enough or fast enough. We didn’t deepen but consumed and nothing

alarmed us while respecting the two or three mainstays of our folklore.

“Speaking of culture we have all fallen into the trap. We trusted corrupt politicians who left us with insufficient money to provide school books for our chidren.

Jávea has responded to every need in the best way our Budget allows. We are not alone, other Marina Alta municipalities have taken the lead where they’ve seen a need.

There are new and demanding projects around every corner, both public and private and those when we can cooperate to show that it IS possible to work in unison. Our greatest asset as a region is our people.

“Our commitment cannot be allowed to look stagnant. If we don’t show the voters what we are doing they may assume (wrongly) that we are doing nothing.

“Our councillors of Culture, Amparo Bolufer and Quico Moragues, are an excellent example and our town hosts 30 art exhibitions during the year in the galleries of Ca Lambert, Casa de Cable, Soler Blasco Musuem and excellent private galleries.

“This spirit of local pride in which we want others to share, extends to departments such as tourism, whose importance is great because tourism drives our economy and the future of this region. Our cultural management is so varied that it could be the envy of other much larger municipalities, with concerts, theatre groups, historical street theatre and an exhibition of the recovery process for lime kilns on Granadella and La Plana.

“It would be remiss of me to invite you to Jávea, and not draw your attention to the eleven windmills known as the Safranera. Windmills are a traditional architectural element deeply rooted not only in Jávea but across the Marina Alta, as can also be found in towns like Denia, Gata, Benissa Pedreguer, Teulada and Calpe. The set of windmills of Jávea is of huge importance in the region in terms of number of elements and degree of preservation.

“La Plana is placed in the context of Montgó Nature Park and is an example

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of how men and women work on the need to humanise nature and the mountains. That is why we believe that its declaration as a Cultural Asset would be fair and very positive to articulate their protection and enhancement.

The second element, following tourism, is that of our Fisheries and is precisely where major effort has been made to highlight and recover these historic facilities. A wonderful text book on ‘Night fishing’ has been published between several municipalities in the region and with the collaboration of the Provincial Council of Alicante, the Generalitat Valenciana and the Institute of Regional Studies Marina Alta and Cultural Association of Puig Lorenzo. I want to thank the Mayor of Benitachell, Josep Feminina, for their collaboration in this act for the good of maritime heritage and humanity, and ask others NOT to abandon this path.

“Cultural fisheries deserve protection which have never been more appropriate or necessary. Fisheries are not only attracting a growing tourist interest but also commendable and selfless action of associations dedicated to recover for the public, the use of old paths that lead to them.

“Finally, I cannot fail to mention our ‘riurau’. If windmills represent our first rural economy and fishing provided sustenance from the sea, the ‘riurau’ has been pivotal to the economy of the Marina Alta, one of the most important of which is preserved in Jávea ‘riurau’ of Catala Arnaud, and across the Marina Alta are good examples of these buildings so typically Valencian. Thanks to the impetus of a group of councils among which we find ourselves, a ‘riurau’ route has been established, coming to life for cultural events and holidays. Yes ‘riurau’ are museum exhibits in their own right, but ‘come to life’ to celebrate local customs and the culture of which we are SO RIGHTLY PROUD. “Together, the CVC, the City Council of Jávea, other councils of the Marina Alta, Valencian Government, and especially the Valencian people are going to unite in promoting this region to be the ‘engine of our sustained recovery’ “Thank you.”

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I only had a few hours notice that Steve Hall would be visiting La Sella Marriott but I had to be there to renew our friendship.

I was met at the entrance desk by Jayne from Golden Leaves and taken to meet him, but Steve Hall had changed so much - put on weight and ‘looked completely different’ - which was not surprising, because it was the wrong Steve Hall.

Moments later - on the other side of the Lounge area - I met my hero. “Hero” you might ask - what’s so special about him?

Steve and I met after I’d been ousted from the Civil Society, after a public ambush at the AGM where it was alleged I’d made 20% commission by selling Telegroup as a ‘Low Cost’ alternative to Tefefónica for phone calls.

The truth was that I only earned 7%, but I well remember Georgina Upton striding up to the microphone and telling everyone “I don’t care how much he gets, my phone bill is 50% cheaper.”

Steve had worked with similar competitors to BT in the UK and had conceived the idea of GIVING every University Student a card to call home on the cheap. It generated HUGE income and Steve sold his client list and residual income for a LOT of money. He heard about my experience and we went into business together, whilst each keeping our own existing clients and suppliers. The formula was simple, either ONE of us earned money, or we BOTH earned money. Enjoy, TalkOut, Midas, Telforce and many others were among our suppliers but like everything else, companies like Orange and Vodafone installed software to prevent access to cheaper suppliers. But back to Steve Hall.

He was constantly being offered marketing positions by people who wanted Steve to quickly make them rich, and was holidaying in Lanzarote, when he felt like a break and pulled-in to a lay-by, some distance behind a huge public refuse collection vehicle. He dozed-off to find himself awake - but still in a nightmare. The refuse lorry had reversed to prepare itself to pull out into the road, but the 8 rear wheels had squashed Steve’s car to the ground, trapping the car between front and rear wheels and preventing the truck from moving. Cut from the vehicle some time later, his main injury was a broken collar bone.

Steve admits to being a football fanatic and decided to turn his attention

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to fund-raising (not for a local pet’s association) but for African children he’d never met.

In 2010 he decided he’d “Do the 92” which meant nothing to me, but to a rare group of ‘nutters’ it was the challenge of cycling to every one of the 92 Football League grounds in the UK, after sending them his schedule and asking to meet someone who could give him an autographed Club shirt. I remember the daily reports on my computer of him cycling for hours through blizzards in the dark of night to keep his next rendezvous. Not for him a 5* hotel, but sleeping on the floor of anyone who offered him a roof over his head. He began in May and finished on 23rd September 2010.

When we met at The Marriott Steve looked older than I’d remembered him (but I’d become an ‘old man’ in those years as well) and I felt I’d like to take him out for a good meal!

Steve and I have always disagreed about religion. He respects that I am a ‘born-again’ Christian but sees no point

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in disguising his position: “I am an agnostic, in the literal meaning of the word ..... I do not know. We’re not as far apart as he might think, because - like Steve - I DO NOT KNOW, but I do BELIEVE, and I suppose that is the (thin) dividing line. Jesus came back from the dead, and said that He was returning to His Father to prepare a place for those who believed.

Before we parted, Steve and I ‘shook hands’ on a new agreement between us.

“It’s March 12 today - my Mum’s birthday - I told him. We are going to pray for you EVERY DAY, and when I phone you on 12th September, I expect you to ask me about my God.” It was a shock to read on the Internet Steve was ‘fighting back’ in his own way and would begin another cycle journey in June from Kirkenes on the Norwegian Russian border visiting all the clubs in the top three divisions of Norwegian football. “Yes, that’s some 5000 kms and 100 nights. The intention is to get 5000 signatures on one football shirt!

“The 2016 trip will be more complex in many ways. I shall have tougher cycling conditions, much longer between stops and in a country where I do not know the language or have nearly so many contacts ….and I will be six years older!” CR.

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MICHAEL MET THE CHALLENGE

It was hard for even the fastest teams to celebrate the 2016 Mirador Challenge, which was marred by the collapse and subsequent death of Michael John Ballantyne, who came to Spain from Sheffield, and lived in Benitachell.

Bob Gordon, chairman of the Costa Blanca Yacht Association, wrote the following on the Association website and expresses the thoughts of all those who knew him.

“It is with much sadness that we have to announce the passing of Michael on Sunday 3rd April, whilst participating in the Mirador Challenge.

He was doing what he loved to do, this being his third Challenge, a 29 Kilometre walk around the fifteen miradors (viewing spots) of the Jávea Bay. “For Michael it was a great way to go, for his wife Glynis, his entire family and all of us, a total shock, and our sympathies go to all of the family.

“Michael was such a lovely person, always smiling and a great supporter of the CBYA. He will be very much missed. I know he would have wanted all the teams to have finished the Challenge this year, and it is a credit to all of you who did. Our thanks also go to all of you who assisted, and did everything possible in very difficult circumstances. I think this year we should call it the “Michael Ballantyne Mirador Challenge”.

CConve,

Those competitors close enough when Michael collapsed, tried to resuscitate him, but without success.

One of the Organisers, Mike Smith, wrote on Facebook “It has been a very emotional and difficult 24 hours for us all. Fay and I thank you deeply for your kind words here online and immediately after the event.

“We didn't know Michael that well but we did know that he had an absolute passion for the Mirador Challenge. Our thoughts are with the family of Michael and his team-mates and friends. We have to let some time pass to heal the pain but I do know that the pledges to create a memorial for Michael have been much appreciated by his close friends and will be passed on to his family when the time is right.”

Jávea Holiday home owner and Spanish Foreign Secretary maintains Anti-British stance

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On 5th April when the (corrupt) PP looked as though it could return to government in Spain with the support of minority party’s, José Miguel proposed the UK should relinquish Falklands to the Argentinians and Gibraltar to the Spanish, resulting in a joint statement accusing the Spanish and Argentine governments of bullying and ignorance after the two countries said they would attempt to negotiate together the "colonial situation" of the two territories with the United Kingdom.

During a trip to Argentina, the Spanish Foreign Secretary said: "Our two countries, Argentina and Spain, wish resolutely to put an end to the two colonial situations, the Malvinas and Gibraltar, via bilateral negotiations with the United Kingdom, thus complying with the United Nations mandate," He failed to include mention of the Spanish Provinces of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa. “Kettle” and “pot” come to mind.

It’s ‘OK’ for the Spanish goose, but ‘NOT’ for the British gander.

Mr. García Margallo said the two governments' UN missions would "be in close contact" to conclude a just solution.

The Gibraltar and Falkland Islands governments replied in their own joint statement, saying the two Foreign Secretaries had "displayed a remarkable lack of knowledge about the complexities and the differences between Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands.

“The only way Gibraltar and the Falklands are coming off the UN list of Non-Self-Governing Territories, they said: is through the freely and democratically expressed wishes of the people of Gibraltar and of the Falkland Islands respectively. The wishes of the people must be paramount.

"It is a fundamental principle of international law that the right to selfdetermination comes first with regard to territories on the list and this has been the criteria that the United Nations has applied throughout the post-War history of decolonisation. This cannot be changed overnight on the whim of the Foreign Ministers of Spain and Argentina.

"It also does not say much for the democratic credentials of two large countries that they should seek to gang up in this way in order to bully two very small territories and in the process completely ignore the right of their people to choose what they want to be.

Referenda held in both Gibraltar and in the Falkland Islands have made those wishes abundantly clear." CR.

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Continued from page 17 builders (like his bricklayer father) always worked on Good Friday. All businesses used to close, not like this year in Jávea. Many businesses were closed but I am told the supermarkets agreed half would open over the Father’s Day and the others would open over Easter. Some decided NOT to bow to public pressure (and profit) but to close for both weekends.

I attended Hatcham Evangelical Church in New Cross when I was 15 and was responsible for one of the Sunday School classes (girls 7 years old). Pastor Seabourne asked me that year to talk to the young children in our special Good Friday service and I spoke about the hot-x-cross buns that appeared in the baker's shop at Easter time with the sign of the cross on them.

I asked the children to visualise the situation when 360 days-a-year cakes were invaded by buns with ‘crosses’ on them at Easter.

I explained to the children that one of the buns told the other cakes that their origin dated back almost 2,000 years, when Jesus, the spotless, sinless Son of God, was crucified for people’s sins but three days later, He arose from the dead and is now in heaven where He guides us in the way we should live.

I explained that is why hot-x-buns have the sign of the cross on them. Funny how I can remember being asked to speak, and the message I gave all those years ago when every day without fail, I go from one room to another to fetch something and by the time I arrive, I have forgotten what I went for. So have to go back to what I was doing to see if it jogged my memory! I am told by others it affects that it is a ‘senior moment’.

I have an electric clock on my bedside cabinet showing the date as well as the time. I never bother to reset the date but when there is an electricity cut, the clock flashes to tell me to reset the time and the date always reverts back to 1st June. I know they say that little things please little minds but I take an interest in the date which as I said starts on 1st June then changes as each day passes. I like to keep a check on how far the date moves before we have our next electric cut and have been quite impressed when two months or so

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passes before it resets. Well, this morning the date on my clock tells me it thinks it is now 14th October, four and a half months since the electric went off.

Well done Iberdrola! We have an apartment on the outskirts of Town, and have had no interruptions for most of the winter, how good is that?

It took me back to when we first lived in Jávea, 30 years ago. The electricity was unreliable and EVERY TIME it rained the electric would go off, sometimes for hours. But we were thankful for the fact we had electricity, many of our friends had to make do with generators in their garden for their electric. None of the shops stocked English food so each time we went back to the UK for a visit, we put packs of bacon, Oxos, corned beef and all sorts of food items in our suitcases. And if we were expecting visitors, they were given a shopping list in advance to bring over with them to stock us up for a few more months.

But the worst thing we had to cope with when we first came over to live was salty water in our taps! It was horrible. When we showered, we felt sticky afterwards and our eyebrows were all stuck together. I had an automatic washing machine I had brought over with me and using it was a nightmare. I would load the washing, put in the soap powder but before the programme was finished, the machine stopped because the filter was clogged up with hard salt which had to be cleaned out before I could finish the cycle. I was complaining to some Spanish friends about this, and they immediately told me to swop to liquid detergent, which I did and had no more trouble. Do any of our readers remember the salty water?

In our second year of living here we experienced our first "Gota Fria", and what a frightening experience it was. I was out at Rona’s house in Jesus Pobre, where several of my friends were discussing the programme for "Women's Hour" which was aired each week on Radio Jávea. We were the organising committee and met once a week to discuss the contents for the next programme. While we were still talking, the telephone rang and it was my husband Clive with a message for all of us. "Stop your meeting straight away and get into your cars and go home. It's raining here in Jávea, and when I say rain, I mean rain." We said our hasty goodbyes and got into our cars to drive home.

It was horrendous. The rain came down in sheets, I could hardly see anything through the windscreen, even though the wipers were going full blast.

Several places on the main road from Gata to Jávea were flooded and I just prayed and kept driving at a snail's pace.

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The journey seemed to take forever and when I finally arrived at the roundabout where Ferrobox is situated, I turned right into a slip road, turned the car round and waited to cross the main road. There was no roundabout in those days, so if you wanted to turn left (up the little turning where the Lady Elizabeth School was held for many years, which is where we lived), you had to move into the slip-road, turn the car through 90º and wait for traffic to clear before crossing the main road.

There were not so many cars in those days!

Whilst I was waiting to cross the main road, to my horror, I saw the whole of my road was deep in running river. Now I was in a panic! Do I leave the car this side of the road and walk home through the river? Or do I take a chance and drive home?

As I was making up my mind, a car travelling from Jávea turned right into Calle Cantellops and immediately moved to the left side of the road, obviously driving on the wrong side but having decided the water level was lower, and as I watched, he slowly made his way up the road, safely through the water. “OK” I thought, “If he can do it, so can I.” So after crossing the main road, and saying a fervent prayer, I drove up the wrong side of the road, as the previous driver had done. As I approached our wide garden gates, Clive was waiting to guide me, dressed in a diving suit, moon boots and umbrella.

He did look funny! He stopped the car before I drove into the garden and told me to keep as far as possible to the left side of the drive, which I did. The force of the river of water running off the Montgó and down our road had diverted itself into our garden and caused the boundary wall to collapse, opening a huge hole, which I would have fallen into had I driven the car into the garden as I usually did.

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

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Continued from page 21 We had six very happy years in that house with our two dogs, before we moved out into our Son's house in Adsubia, when he returned to the UK, and rented our house to The Lady Elizabeth School. Things have indeed changed over the 30 years.

Fortunately the house already had a phone installed when we moved in as the property had been owned by wealthy Spaniards who had a multistorey car-park in Alicante, but for the majority of people, it was almost impossible to have a phone installed.

Their car park was off a very busy and wide - flat road - and drivers parked their cars in the street, out of gear and handbrakes limp. If you had parked in the inner lane and wanted to leave, you pushed the car in the centre or out outside lanes - either forwards or backwards- creatinga gap to escape.

Many people (like Serena who looked after and housed abandoned dogs), put a deposit down for a phone, and waited more than 12 years until they were more readily available, found that they had lost their deposit and had to be put on a waiting list.

Asked what had happened to their huge deposit Telefonica explained it had all been spent on ‘planning’ and they wold need to pay again. Phones are so readily availble these days that it is hard to imagine that if you were buying a house, you first had to establish it had a Telefónica line and that the sellers were not taking it with them, before signing the CompraVenta.

As far as English food is concerned, we are now fortunate enough to have QuickSave, Euro Bazar and Iceland in Jávea, who supply almost everything we could possibly want, so no need to bring things from the UK anymore.

Yes, things have changed. But I have enjoyed all of my years here and also enjoyed watching the changes that have taken place. Whenever Clive and I drive from the Arenal to the Port along the sea front and look at the scenery, we thank God that we live in such a beautiful place like Jávea. I can't ever imagine returning to the UK, which also has changed so much over the past 30 years, but who knows what our future will bring. Only God knows, and I am happy to leave my past, present and future, in His capable hands.

Were you deceived

by CAM

If you are one of the unfortunate customers who was deceived by CAM Bank in having been sold Participating Shares, then you should be aware that: . -these shares are a complex investment product, . -in the event of insolvency of the entity their holders will be the last in line to get paid, . -they are also a perpetual investment, i.e: there is no time to recover the money invested.

Thus, according to Spanish courts and in accordance with Spanish legislation, when they decided to sell and commercialise these shares, the CAM should have required interested potential investors take a suitability and appropriateness test to determine whether it was an appropriate product for the individual or not. Unfortunately, this product was sold to retail customers who were inexperienced in complex investments. We understand CAM should have advised all non-expert investors not to purchase them.

CAM also had an important information obligation (Article 79-bis, of the Securities / Stock Market Law), to inform potential investors in an adequate, clear and easy to understand way, about the risks of the product, potential expenses, costs, consequences, etc., so that the client could make an informed decision about their willingness to invest or not.

Unfortunately, CAM did not inform investors of the complexity of the product and the difficulty or impossibility of recovering the money invested.

Fortunately, as has happened with other toxic banking products, such as preferred shares, subordinate shares, etc., Spanish courts are granting court decisions in favour of affected consumers, declaring null and void these purchase contracts of CAM participating shares, and forcing the bank, now Sabadell, to pay back the money paid by investors.

In this sense, in the province of Alicante, there are court precedents in favour of investors, including:

. - The Court Decision from the First Instance Court No. 2 in Benidorm, in its Judgement number 97/2015 of 14/04/2015. . - The Court of First Instance No. 1 of Alicante, in its judgment No. 168 of 09.07.2013. . - The Provincial Court (Appeal Court) of Alicante, Section 8, in its ruling No. 94/14 of 30/04/2014.

If you were sold Participating CAM Bank Shares, and you are not an expert in complex investments, and the bank did not inform you about the complexity of the product you were buying; you can claim for its purchase to be declared null and void, and request the return of your investment, plus interest and expenses.

Contact us and we will help you.

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

Carlos Baos (Lawyer) Calle Diana, 2 - D, Denia 03700 Tel: +34 96 642 6185 eMail: info@white-baos.com www.white-baos.com White & Baos 2016– All Rights reserved, but permission to redistribute given to Jávea Jeard.

Council pays to replace church dome

Jávea Townhall has begun rehabilitation of the dome of Calvary, a shrine that is part of the heritage of municipal property.

A complex system of scaffolding surrounds the building while leaving the main facade clear if an event takes place.

The work, with close to 75,000 €uros budget is being executed by a company specialising in restoration of historic buildings and is scheduled to be completed in around 4 months Mayor, José Chulvi, visited the works which it is hoped will solve the problem of moisture on the inner roof of the building, a situation which in recent years has made the Department of Heritage of the City replace the plastering main facade and paint.

The hermitage of Calvary, is located on the mountain road to Las Planas and Denia, and has a gabled roof, higher nave, two side chapels and lower dome in blue glazed tiles.

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YOUR PASSPORT MAY DIFFER FROM YOUR PARTNER’S

The UK Passport Office changes the design of its Passport at 5-year intervals, introducing the latest updates in November 2015. The latest version is known as ‘Creative United Kingdom’.

The latest design features British cultural icons such as William Shakespeare, Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, and Anish Kapoor, as well as landmark structures like the Angel of the North and the Titanic Belfast.

Representing all 4 countries in the UK, the new designs also incorporate the latest in printing technology to ensure the security of the document remains the top priority.

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document, and we work tirelessly to stay one step ahead of the criminals who attempt to abuse the UK’s immigration laws.

The latest passport is the most secure ever produced in the UK and contains brand new security features to make it more difficult than ever for fraudsters to forge copies, these include: advances in the use of security printing using UV and infrared light, inks and watermarks: the use of single sheet of paper for the personal details page through to the page adjoined to the back cover to prevent the passport from being tampered with.

Her Majesty’s Passport Office Director General, Mark Thomson, said: “I was proud to launch the new United Kingdom passport which celebrates the creativity of Great Britain and Northern Ireland over the past 500 years to the present day.

“HM Passport Office is committed to ensuring the integrity of the passport, and the chosen designs have allowed us to make use of evolving technology to further enhance its security.

“Not only are we constantly striving to stay one step ahead of those who seek to undermine the passport, but we have created a document that marks just some of the greatest creative achievements in the UK.”

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It couldn’t happen in Jávea, could it?

I feel that I need to let you know what happened to me today (2 April) about 11:15 hours at Almoradi Market.

Dressed for the occasion I was wearing cargo trousers with pockets on both legs with buttons that are tight and difficult to undo and do up and therefore thought that I would be fairly safe with my wallet in my right hand trouser pocket with the button done up believing that I

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would instantly know if someone tried to pick my pocket. WRONG. Walking with my wife away from the church and town centre square with the theatre to our right looking at the market stalls I found myself being penned in by three, possibly four, males.

My passage had been effectively blocked and I was unable to move away separating me from my wife.

I was aware what was happening and conscious someone was at the pocket on my right trouser leg. I pushed my way through and away from those that were penning me in and reached to my trouser pocket only to find that my wallet was gone although my pocket was still done up and the pocket has not been cut.

Knowing what at least two of the muggers looked like I went after them and caught up with them and challenged them but they were all innocent-looking and smiles whilst emptying their pockets to show they didn't have my wallet. I had gone after the wrong person(s).

Thinking about it afterwards it would have been the person(s) behind me who picked my pocket and who I should have gone after!

In my wallet was around 65€, a bank card and credit card, our SIP cards, EHIC cards, driving licences, funeral plan cards and other personal items including my contact telephone numbers.

The whole incident took but a few seconds and I am in no doubt that I was the victim of a mugging by a group of professionals who we all know make a living from thieving!

I was able to locate two Guardia Civil officers on the town square and reported what had happened.

Armed with a brief description of the muggers the two officers went off in the direction of where the incident occurred.

My wife and I then went to the Guardia Police station to make a formal report.

On my way back to our car I got a call from an expat saying he had found my wallet lying in a road. We met and on checking my wallet the only thing missing was the 65€. I have since checked my bank and credit card accounts which appear to be OK but eye on them and contacting my card providers to arrange for the two cards to be changed; just in case.

Although I was aware what was happening I was unable to prevent it, so please feel free to pass these details on and remind readers to:

BE AWARE AND STAY SAFE

We do hope that you are not too shaken up about this.. it’s a dreadful incident to go through but thankfully the wallet was found and returned by a public spirited person.

SPOTLIGHT on JÁVEA PEOPLE

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This column is the people in our community and their everyday lives and connection to Jávea. Last month we turned on the Spotlight and featured Bertomeu Bas Cabrera (Tolo) who spoke to us about why he decided to set up a gardening maintenance business during the property boom in the 1980’s.

He also gave us some sound advice on which plants would grow best in our Jávea gardens. One surprising outcome was the Jávea Jeard editor Clive Read and his wife, discovered that ‘Tolo’ was the other neighbour on the landing of their apartment block.

This month our Spotlight switches to Sergio Martinez Foguer who has earned an appropriate nick name among his friends as the “Spiderman of Jávea” why? Because Sergio can sometimes be seen painting the exteriors of buildings which on occasions means he is suspended from the rooftops of large buildings by a few ropes and a safety harness. It is said that when he is suspended from these ropes he looks like a spider dangling from a web.

From fifteen storeys or more (he works in Benidorm and Calpe - as well as closer to home) Sergio says he can look down onto the streets and hear the everyday noises as muffled sounds.

Working at this height can also cause a Written by Ian Amer

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who acknowledges and thanks Linda Jennings as Interpreter and Translator

light breeze to feel much stronger and temperatures can also become hotter or cooler the higher you are.

Most of us would probably tremble with fear or be overcome with dizziness at the thought of having to work outside on a ledge several storeys high but for Sergio it is just another day outside of the office.

Sergio was born on the 29th May 1973 in Paris. His Spanish parents were from Benimamet in Valencia, and his father was a self-employed painter who found lucrative jobs in Paris. His wife was a cleaner but she would also find odd jobs whenever she accompanied her husband on his work trips abroad.

When Sergio was about 2 years old his parents decided to return to their hometown as his mother wanted to be nearer her family and she wanted Sergio to have a Spanish upbringing and schooling.

At 17 years old, Sergio left school and began working with his father who taught him how to paint and decorate professionally. Some customers often asked the duo if they could provide plumbing and carpentry services as when people started decorating, they often found other things that needed doing like repairing leaky taps and replacing corroded water pipes.

Sometimes they would be asked to hang new doors and put up shelving. Sergio decided to teach himself “Do It Yourself” so he could earn extra cash from these additional tasks as his father was not always interested in the extra work.

Back at home Sergio’s mother would often try and convince her young son to give up the painting and decorating work in favour of him studying at the University for a better career. She knew that this type of work was limited to those who had pockets of cash as most people attempted at bettering their homes themselves, to save money. She would often suggest

the advantages of, what she liked to call, getting a proper job. Her thoughts were for him to qualify as an accountant or something like that but his dream was in fact to become a motor mechanic.

One day Sergio sat down and weighed up the possibilities of what he might do for his future. He concluded since he was 17 years old he had been learning the painting and decorating trade and now that he was 22 years old he would stick at what he knew best as this was the beginning where the fruits of his hard labour were beginning to pay off. He had money left over after his obligatory bills were paid out and he could buy the things he wanted which included a second hand van.

At aged 28, Sergio decided to become more independent as he felt confident that he could go out into the big world and make a living of his own without the need for his father although he knew his father had taught him well.

Sergio looked over a map of Spain and decided to cast his dice and take a gamble in life and as his finger hovered over Jávea, he decided it would be the place to start. For Jávea was a place he knew fairly well because as a child his parents often brought him here for their family holidays. After bidding farewell to his family and friends he hit the road in his second-hand van, loaded with the tools of his trade and a few personal belongings packed into two suitcases.

When he arrived here his priority was to find board and lodgings and after a few days settling in he went out to find work. His dream was somewhat shattered when he was told that Jávea had many painters and decorators with most being unemployed. After a few weeks he got to know a few people who began offering him small jobs and found work but he was earning far less than when he worked for his father.

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move to Jávea was the biggest mistake of his life. He would sometimes be invited to quote on private work but when he followed up the enquiry he was often told somebody else had given a better price.

He thought being a self-employed painter and decorator in Jávea was not going to work out for him and feeling somewhat depressed by the experience he thought about calling his father to say that he was coming home. But deep down he did not want to do this because he had a stubborn nature and failure was not an option.

One day he was taking a coffee in a café when he overheard a conversation between two men, one a hotel owner and another man claiming to be the boss of a painting and decorating company.

The hotel owner was asking the man for a price to have the exterior of his hotel painted and after a few moments of silence the man said it was a specialist job and it would cost between three and four thousand €uros.

Sergio watched the men for a few moments when the hotel owner begrudgingly agreed on the price, they shook hands and both men then left the café. Sergio decided to follow the hotel owner back to his hotel and after finding out the name of the hotel he hatched a plan to go back in the early evening to ask if he could provide a better price.

Dressed in his white overalls, Sergio arrived at the hotel for about 5.30pm and found his way into the small bar. As luck would have it the hotel owner was covering the empty bar until his regular steward arrived.

Sergio, asked him if he could order a drink. The hotel owner looked Sergio up and down and then agreed to serve him but he did ask for Sergio to leave before 6pm as this was usually the time when the holidaying guests came into the bar for an aperitif before dinner and the dress code was smart casual wear.

So far so good thought Sergio, now it just left him to bring up the topic about exterior painting but how would he do it? “I see you are a painter,” said the hotel owner. “Yes, I am,” and at this point Sergio’s timing was perfect, “I have some work not far from here where I am painting the interior of a villa but my speciality is actually exterior painting although there does not appear to be much call for it around here!

The hotel owner could not believe his luck. “Really?” he said. “It just so happens that I had a meeting with somebody earlier today who quoted me to paint the exterior of my hotel. He wants a lot of money just to paint the outside.” Sergio knew the price, so like

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all tradesmen he casually tutted and said his cost would be 2500€ for him to do the work. The hotel owner must have thought it was his lucky day and said, “although I have agreed on an earlier price it’s your job if you can do it”, “oh yes” said Sergio.

Feeling pleased with himself and after leaving the hotel the reality began to sink in for although this hotel was only three or four storeys high he would need some scaffolding. After asking his contacts if they could lend a hand the scaffolding was rented through a friend of a friend network, the paint was purchased and a few friends hired who set about painting the hotel. After a long weekend’s work the job was finished to the satisfaction of the hotel owner who also pushed out the word that Sergio was very clean and tidy and a true professional.

After being paid and then paying off everybody else Sergio discovered he had made a loss but his fortunes soon turned upwards as the work got him noticed and his phone began to ring with other opportunities of work.

His reputation among the hotels and restaurants soon grew which in turn led to contracts from estate agents and urbanisation committees. His popularity spread for both interior and exterior painting which required him to employ other painters and now he operates throughout the Marina Alta as a company called Verpe.

For his exterior work Sergio uses electronic scaffolding which can lift him to the height of 6 storeys but for higher buildings he must use specialist climbing equipment that includes rigging, hoists and plenty of safety ropes because he needs to abseil down the sides of the high risers with specialist painting equipment. Working in a sensible motion like left to right he can cover a wide area in a short space of time.

Safety is always the first thing on Sergio’s mind and if he is to tackle any paint jobs at height the first thing he checks before anything else is the weather forecast. However sometimes the weather can be unpredictable like one day when he was working outside of an empty 6th floor apartment in Benidorm.

After cleaning the face of the building Sergio instructed his team to start painting the block of flats from the bottom working up as the residential committee had set a deadline on when the front door access to the building had to be finished.

He then told his team he would transport the motorised electric scaffold to the rear of the building and would leave the platform in the extended position for security. This prevents children from climbing onto the platform when the scaffold is not in use.

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Once the scaffold was relocated Sergio decided to jump onto the platform so that he could inspect the guttering that was just above the 6th floor. He flicked the switch to the “UP” position from the control panel mounted on the platform which elevated him gently toward the 6th floor. He inspected the gutters and apart from the normal fallen debris of old leaves and twigs he assured himself that there was no need for any replacement parts. He then took the opportunity to look around and admire the Benidorm skyline. In the distance looking out over the sea he saw some storm clouds that were brewing and heading his way. The clouds looked dark and he thought for a moment he had heard distant thunder.

He looked at his watch as he saw his team below running for the café across the road, it was 11am and usual for the team to go off and buy a coffee and bacon roll at this time. He was satisfied that there were no problems ahead and that he would finish the contract on time and within budget so he flicked the switch to the “DOWN” position which normally would have descended him to the ground level but on this day nothing happened for the switch was completely dead.

He knew he had a problem but did not panic because the team would realise he was missing and would surely come out looking for him. Again he admired the Benidorm skyline but a sense of urgency came over him as the dark clouds were not very far away and he could certainly hear thunder.

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began to shake and shudder, so Sergio decided he would have to call them on his mobile phone but then remembered he had left it in his van.

Panic started to set in as he felt the first few drops of rain fall onto his face and with no waterproofs or other protection from the elements and with the added fear of being caught out on a metal platform in a thunderstorm Sergio knew he could be in real trouble.

Suddenly there was a crack and a roar of overhead thunder the daylight appeared to fade fast and the rain came down heavier. Then there was a flash of light that temporarily caused him to see black dots before him and then another flash of light which he thought came from overhead.

As the thoughts of doom ran through his mind he began calling for his colleagues in the vain hope that he would be at least heard by a passer-by who would raise the alarm but as he leant over the rails of the platform he could not see anybody.

By this time the Benidorm skyline looked dark and threatening, the distant cars had their headlights on and the rain started to fall heavily. More thunder and a flash of lightning nearby, maybe the next flash would be the one to strike him down.

Meanwhile in a warm café across the road his colleagues were enjoying their coffee and bacon rolls and as the rain pounded against the window one of them asked, “Where’s Sergio?” For nobody had seen him since he had said that he was taking the motorised electronic scaffold to the back of the building and then the penny dropped.

One worker jumped up and out of his seat saying “Oh no! I have turned off the motor which generated the electric to operate the scaffold.”

Once they realised that Sergio was in a storm on a metal scaffold at an elevation of 6 storeys they ran out of the café and towards the scaffold where they could hear Sergio cursing at them and using language we cannot print here.

Soon they restored the power and Sergio made it safely back to ground level though partly shaken by his ordeal but he

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soon recovered and dried out in the café, where he taught his team a lesson for they had to pay for his coffees and bacon rolls.

Sergio and his partner Vero, who is originally from Argentina, recently celebrated their son Marcus’ first birthday.

Sergio is always interested to hear from those who can paint and are not scared of heights or bad weather and if you are looking to spruce up the interior or exterior of your home or business, he can help so please call Sergio, who speaks English, on 626027448 for more information.

He also offers a free quotation without obligations.

We need your ears and eyes

We have no reporting staff, or even paid employees, so rely on people contacting us and telling us what they like (or dislike) about Jávea. It’s no good grumbling to each other, when you could be telling us, and we could be doing something about it.

You can call in to the Oasis Help Centre in the Port between 10am and 2pm (Monday to Saturday), or phone 669 386 702.

Clive’s also there on Sunday mornings from 10.30am but often wearing a different colour shirt.

You can contact us by eMail to clive@cliveread.com

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The attacks in Brussels affect us as a society as well as free individuals.

Brussels represents the heart of the pact between Europeans and our best values as a society. Brussels is our desire to be together.

It is responding to terror with more freedom and fear with more justice. We do not give up being what we are and the model of coexistence that we have provided. We can not let any aspect slip into the hands of violent people.

As for the bigots who ask that we close our borders to hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the horror it's time to tell them: look to Brussels to understand what they are escaping. Your pain is no different from ours, neither fear nor its need for peace and justice. In this conflict on the other side they are not different, but why kill?

We stand here today for all the victims of horror and a world that cannot be allowed to bleed to death whilst those who believe they are impotent, do nothing.

Jávea is a cozy village where more than half on the census are people coming from other countries. I think of myself as a Xabiera (a citizen of Jávea) as well as a Belgian. It is no longer possible to think that other issues do not affect us. We must remain united against those who would destroy what we value.

We express our solidarity and affection for the Belgian people, victims and their families.

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WHEN YOU SUDDENLY NEED Local Police and Civil Guard surprise two secret divers in Jávea

At the end of March, less than a few weeks after a special unit of officers of the Municipal Police and Guardia Civil was established. they were alerted to the unusual activity of a car and two divers on La Barraca beach in Portichol, and mounted a covert serveilance until the middle of the night, when their patience was rewarded by divers walking out of the sea and towards the car.

Two neighbours from Murcia, were carrying more than 15 kilos of captured fish between sepias, lubiano, sargos, or golden Denton. Because the offenders were not from Jávea, the maximum local sanction is a complaint to the Ministry of the Environment, together with confiscation of the fish and diving gear, the latter being denoted to the Asilo Cholbi Home for the Elderly, to provide them with a fresh retirement interest. Jávea Ayuntamiento has expressed its gratitude to an observant public, alerting the police to the possibility of a crime, at the same time warning local restaurants NOT to buy from unlicensed sources.

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UNRAVELLING THE LAW

In a Judgment of December 21st 2015, (STS 5263/2015), the Spanish Supreme Court,- taking as a reference point the important 57/1968 Act,- has set a new legal precedent, by ordering banks to refund all the large deposits paid in advance mainly by UK Buyers to developers, in order to buy off-plan properties in Spain that were never built.

Until now, the usual procedure for the victim in order to claim the deposit back was to sue the developer or builder.

However, in practice, the majority of Spanish builders went into liquidation or filed for bankruptcy, which made an almost impossible task to recover any money back.

However, the Supreme Court’s decision judgment now gives new hope to thousands of off-plan property buyers who have failed to get their money back from the builder. The “ratio decidendi” of the Supreme Court’s Judgment can be summarized as follows: Regarding Off-plan properties governed by the Act 57/1968, the Banks or credit institutions that might accept any income deposits paid by buyers into the Developer’s account, but without requiring for the establishment of a special separate account and the corresponding bank guarantee, will be liable to reimburse to the buyers, the full

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amount of the off-plan deposits paid.

The Court affirms that Off-plan deposits should be guaranteed in any event and regardless of private conventions agreed between developer and bank.

Likewise, the ruling confirms that it is abusive and contrary to the Act 57/68, to make conditional the validity of a “collective guarantee” granted to the builder, to the issuing of a specific individual bank guarantee certificate given to the buyer.

Otherwise, the bank could easily deny liability at the event of payment’s default by the negligent builder.

In other words, Off-plan property buyers are bestowed with an “inalienable right” to have their off-plan deposit underwritten, and this right that cannot be waived by banks that failed to grant individual bank guarantee policies to buyers, under the pretense of having issued a collective insurance cover.

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9 Recommendations for building your own home in Spain

Perhaps you’ve found the perfect home, but it’s not situated in your preferred location.

The solution may be to build your own home. So what must you bear in mind if you wish to build your ideal home in Spain: Check with the Townhall if it is permitted to build on land you intend to purchase. Is it classed as building land?

Do not make any payment without your lawyer doing all the due diligences for your own peace of mind.

Check local building regulations and restrictions. Each community has slight differences. Speak with the Townhall’s architect to see what is and what isn’t permitted.

Check that the land specifications match the descripion in the land registry.

Remember to check who owns the land too. Your lawyer could assist you on all this.

Put the land in your name as soon as the project is approved by the Townhall and you have the license to build. Please note that you will be the developer and you could not ask for the bank guarantees. Putting the land in your name protects your investment.

Check that electricity and water supplies reach your plot. Make sure your plot is accessible from a public road and how much it will cost you to connect to the mains.

Ask for quotes budgets from builders and suppliers with good reputations, recommended by friends, neighbours and people in your area.

Make payments in stages so your Architect and Project Manager can check the work is executed correctly.

Calculate the costs of building your new home. You will need to budget for: Purchasing the land Builder’s fees Legal, notary, land registry and other fees Taxes on the land and declaration of the new house Building license, habitation license and local taxes (such as I.B.I) Bank loan / mortgage fees Water and electricity connection work and fees Architect and Project Manager fees.

Hire an Architect to assist you throughout the project, and to liaise with your lawyer to legalise your new home.

Building a new house is stressful.

Make sure the right professionals assist you throughout the process.

Prime Minister Charles Michel issued the usual ritual incantation about Belgians being “determined to defend our freedom,” but Belgium’s freedom is not at risk. Terrorists are not an existential threat. They are a lethal nuisance, but no more than a nuisance.

DEMOCRATICS have a different view of March Pleno

We communicate our views on some issues raised in the last regular full meetinf on March 31st in which we voted for all points on the agenda but then raised some our doubts and suggestions about motions and the open round of questions and answers:

- We voted in favour of The motion of transparency proposed by the PSOE, but there were points about we were uneast.

We support progress towards transparency with the City being subject to international or national audits whenever they are necessary to ensure a substantial improvement of citizen service. It is surprising that today there is not a eAccess through the website where the citizen can know the status of their application with the administration.

We consider it essential that any citizen can access the municipal website and get to know the status of a file in which it is considered a person has an interest. It is outrageous that a building permit, progress, return of guarantees that the City Hall administration will have to personally follow it up, inspect and prepare a report about. We should be providing facilities where citizens can follow the progress of the application in rhich they have an interest. Two-way interchange of information on the website is a basic move towards transparency.

- At the end of the plenary, in questions and answers, JuanLu Cardona made a few suggestions and questions; Firstly that more initiatives and better parking areas are sought for tourist buses regularly revisiting our historic BUILDING WORK MONDAY 18TH APRIL Due to building works being carried out in The Original Charity Shop, the shop will be closed for a period of approximately four days, from Monday, 18th April. Further information during the week will be made available through our Website.

Contact details: Website: www.charityshoplibrary.com eMail: info@charityshoplibrary.com

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centre.

Such a park for this type of tour buses, parking above the Plaza de Constitution would be closer to the urban area of the town and prevent fatigue and discomfort, some visitors even hurting themselves.

Secomdly suggest that the local that has remained empty in the Constitution square where the municipal police was located, is destined for a local entertainment for young or Casal Jove, recreational or what young people need.

Since it is a very interesting location in an attractive area for its potential the same place, and the game that you can add the large open square in front or even Montaner park is underused.

Thirdly JuanLu asked about the last lecture organized by AMJASA on the integrated water cycle, and whether payment was by agreement with AMJASA with the Polytechnic University of Valencia? The answer is no, and 120,000€ paid with the University, intended for other investments and already committed.

Fourthly we expressed our discomfort in the social and educational project called PAS A PAS on sustainable mobility, so that children will walk to school. We find it very interesting and successful, but all of the promotion literature is produced in the language of Valencia. We believe that being in a multicultural and of different funds in the speech and such a large project that affects all different schools, parents involved, traders, etc ... people. municipal public money should have been spent on making the brochures available in Valenciá first, of course, also in Castilian and English at least.

Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907

“In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the persons becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language.. And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.”

Theodore Roosevelt 1907 from Peter Trower

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A huge THANK YOU to our readers and those who ‘Dop-in’ at the Oasis Help Centre for their gifts of chocolates, buttons and Easter bunnies that were distributed to the two Jávea evangelical churches which cater for the needs of families often without an income, job or roof over their head.

It is a priviledge for Ann, Peter and I to count not only on so many of you as our friends, but for your generosity towards others, as well.

Winter Fuel Allowance Application

Oasis Help Centre produced more than 100 copies of the 12-page Application form, and many of those who came in for one asked if there was a cost (afterall, one of the ways we raise money to pay the church overheads is by supplying photocopies) and were happy to pay 1€. Others came in, said “Can I have 6 copies” and left with them, and no thought of payment. Perhaps they thought the generous UK Benefits Agency supplied them fou us to distribute?

We had to tell people that the Department of Works and Pensions had already said people living in Spain would not receive the Allowance (but nothing is more certain than ‘if you don’t ask - you won’t get’ and each rejected applicant would be told of their Right of Appeal.

80 copies of the completed Form were sent by DHL to the WFA office in Volverhamp ton, which cost us almost 50€, which was much more than we’d been paid towards the printing.

Now, we begin the task of creating the Appeal document - the first step in receiving the benefit we expected after years of paying Insurance Contributions.

People in Spain spend as much on keeping their home cool in the Summer, but this expenditure is disregarded by calling it ‘WINTER Fuel Allowance’.

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In the safety and comfort of your own home

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692 504 281or eMail:

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We will remember them

Nothing could be worse than being asked about the health of your spouse, by someone who is unaware they have recently died. We have reintroduced to Jávea Jeard a public service we created when we founded Jávea Grapevine. If you would like the name of a loved-one (or friend) included, please phone 669 386 702.

John Michael Ballantyne Carole Barnerias ‘Suzy’ Hart

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SUNDAY CAN BE SUCH A BORING DAY

But not if you start it at the 11am Morning Service at the Oasis Help Centre, which is as much ‘an entertainment’ as a ‘spiritual experience’, whether it is Clive or Ann who has responsibility as the MC and preacher.

Every Sunday morning is different with refreshments afterwards and many go on to various nearby or Pedreguer ‘eateries” and find that new friendships and eternal destinies have been carved.

If you need a ‘helping hand’ because we are ALL shy of new demands on our emotions - phone Ann on 669 386 701 or Clive on 669 386 702 and they will arrange for someone (or one of them) to meet you and act as your ‘buddy’.

Jávea Evangelical Church was established in 1992, now meets at the OASIS Help Centre it has created in the street behind LA CAIXA bank in the Port, where it offers 50,000 greeting cards for all occasions at 1€ each, as well as a huge range of print facilities, including one-off 4-colour T and polo shirts and framed canvas prints.