13th July Issue 53
Beach backlash from disabled A L T H O U G H Alicante’s beaches were officially “open for business” from 15 June, disabled bathers and beach goers had to wait until the start of this month before they were able to enjoy the coast. The issue revolves around the late resolution of the tender process, a repeat of the 2017 season.
by Simon Russell
Even now the full tender has not been awarded and a small scale stop gap process has been put in place. A spokesman for opposition Ciudadanos talked about the town halls lack of sensitivity to people of functional diversity
saying “We cannot afford to give such a bad image to disabled people who have every right to enjoy our beaches in the peak season.” Services for the disabled include support with using the bathroom and entering the sea as well as a monitoring service for mentally handicapped beach users.
San Juan Beach
VU SALON ‘FUND-TASTIC’ PINK LADIES
A Pink Lady Fundraising Day at Vu Salon in Javea last Monday raised the staggering sum of 1,111 euros for the important work of the charity, APROP (Pego Animal Refuge), much of these funds having been generated from the purchase of Pink Lady raffle tickets by customers and friends of the salon. First prize in the raffle being a Pink Smartphone donated by Telitec Connections SL. Other prizes were generously supplied by: Paul Mitchell Pet Products – The Nail Station, Javea – Casa del Vino – Heaven Boutique –
Bakerella – Treats of Javea. Kelly the owner of Vu Salon was delighted with the end result, having only seven weeks ago set herself the challenge of raising one thousand euros for APROP by this Christmas. She has in fact smashed her own target in less than 7 weeks and together with an initial donation made in May brings that total amount to 1,361 euros. During the afternoon, Kelly and her brilliant team (dressed in appropriate pink outfits) served clients and guests with Pink Cava and
THANK EU!
T E U L A DA - M o r a i r a has been awarded a grant of half a million euros for various different works on the Cap d’Or de Teulada archaeological site. The aim is to turn the site into a fully accessible site for tourists with a total investment of about a million euros. Planned works include the renovation of the Cova de
by Simon Russell
la Cendra, the Vigia Tower and the Algibe. There are also plans to fully uncover the Iberian settlement that the site has partially revealed to date. The grant is the largest of this type the municipalities has ever received from the EU and it comes from the FEDER initiative.
Pink Cup Cakes plus other refreshments and with the outside terrace of the salon having been dressed with pink flamingos courtesy of Treats of Javea. From Vu Salon and APROP, a massive thank you to those who turned out support the event
and everyone who purchased raffle tickets. Our photo shows the Vu Salon team with their friends celebrating at the end of the event. For details of the 12 raffle prize winners, please contact Kelly at Vu Salon on 965796988.