Javea Local Information

INFORMATION FOR JAVEA RESIDENTS

Citizen's Mailbox for Xàbia Residents

Xàbia is to set up a web based "Citizen's mailbox" so that residents can make their suggestions directly to the town hall. This is an initiative from the Valencia Conselleria de Solidaridad y Ciudadanía (Ministry of solidarity and citizenship). Technical staff from the Ministry will help the Town hall implement the idea. To see the item dated 5th March (in English) on the xabiaaldia website, click here.

U3A JAVEA Christmas Charity

Dear Members of the U3A, the following is an article which I sent to various publications about the donation of Christmas presents and items for the Activities room at the Xabia Bella Home in Javea. Most of the money for these items came from the sale of raffle tickets at the November Parador meeting. The Centre's Director, Raul, was very grateful on behalf of the residents for all the gifts and for the interest and goodwill shown by the U3A for this little publicized home. The gifts will be distributed at Christmas to those who do not have any family to buy them something. Xabia al Dia magazine has published this article and put it on its website. [Click here to see the magazine's website.]

You may also be interested to know that the editor of Xabia al Dia, Guiomar, also pointed out to me that the old town trees have been decorated in the same manner this year as was done by a small group of UA volunteers last year. She feels we may have inspired some of the people in Javea!

With best wishes for your Christmas, in the knowledge that we have helped a few others to have a better Christmas. Elizabeth Collins.

"The Javea U3A has over 1,000 members, the majority of whom are retired foreigners, mostly English, who meet together to form learning groups in over 50 subjects. This year at their last monthly meeting at the Javea Parador, they decided to collect money by holding a raffle, in order to buy Christmas presents for 20 residents of the Xabia Bella home for mentally impaired adults. This small residential home is situated in the Old Town of Javea. The U3A were also able to buy art and craft materials and games for the residents. An article on the work of Xabia Bella was published in El Levante on 26th November 2009. The gifts were handed over to the Centre’s Director, Raúl Pastor Serra, by Shirley King, President, Paul Wessendorf, Vice President and Elizabeth Collins of the Javea U3A on 10th December."

European Health Insurance Card Information

If you have a Health Card for travel in Europe issued to you in Spain (Denia Social Services), your present card will expire 29/4/2010. You should receive a new card in the post from the UK (or other European home country) to cover you for temporary health cover when travelling in Europe.

If you are not retired, but still working, you should still go to the Denia Social Services Office when your card expires.

Click here to see the form from Social Services.

Elizabeth Collins November

Emergency Telephone Numbers

To view the list of Emergency Telephone Numbers in Spain and the Costa Blanca, click here.

Padron Renewal

For information on Padron Renewal, please click here.

English speaking contacts for Town Hall services and information

Sally Skelton sallysa30@hotmail.com or 965790500 ext 1205 during business hours.

Councillor Doris Courcelles dorpe@telepolis.com.

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Javea Councillors in case you need to contact them.

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Management and Planning of Javea town

Agenda 21 is a forum open to everyone regardless of nationality. They make proposals to the Town Hall for improving Javea. For more information go the Town Hall website www.ajxabia.com click Agenda 21 at top of page and then top right drop-down language list to select your chosen language.

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Javea Indoor Food Market

Situated in the Old Town. Butchers, Cheese, Bread, Fish, Fruit and Vegetables and Frozen Foods. They are offering 5% discount off your purchases every Wednesday. Remember to say 'el descuento de cinco porciento, por favor'. Closed at lunchtime

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Free promotional Offer on Swap Sell Buy Website

Every advertiser is allowed 4 adverts with 4 upload images for items that are not longer of any personal use. Site seen in Grapevine magazine. www.swapsellservices.com

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