This year, 2010, marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society of London. From small beginnings it pioneered experimental research, scientific publishing, the critical review of research papers, and advice offered to industry.

The Tour of Spain passes through Xàbia on Sunday September 5th
Sept 1st
The 9th stage of the cycling Tour of Spain (Calpe to Alcoy) passes through Xàbia on Sunday 5th. The Peloton is expected to arrive between 12 noon and 1 pm, entering from Benitachell, past the Golf Course, onto the Avenida de Gata and Avda de Ondara, going up by Angèl Domenech (Los Jurados) by the Antoni Llido school and then up to Dénia via La Plana. 

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Xàbia visual Week kicks off 26th, 27th, 28th August
An independent group of artists and musicians are launching a "a participatory and experiential encounter fusing visual arts and cultural development in which the fine arts, graphic design, photography, sculpture, architecture, computer graphics, fashion , music, and theatre will come together.

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No action yet on the landslide at the Port
July 31st
Nearly seven months after the cliff behind the Club Nautico collapsed, destroying the end of the calle Caleta, imperiling houses on top and blocking access to Xàbia harbour wall, nothing has been done to make the area safe.

Draft General Town Plan available for public inspection
July 18th
The Consultative Document of the new General Town Plan will be on public display until August 31st from 10.00 am until 1.00pm in the Santa Anna Chapel (next to the Technical Office in the Old Town).

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Short term work for six unemployed
July 8th
Xàbia Town Hall has been able to provide short term, summer contracts for six for unemployed through a government grant. The jobs also reinforce some of the Town Hall departments.

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The Environment Group of Agenda 21 has created  an awareness campaign which aims to reduce the consumption of plastic bags through the introduction of attractive jute bags which will be provided to local businesses.

In the October 6th meeting of the A21 Forum the Consultant Idom presented the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for Xàbia.

Agenda 21 convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss the proposal by the Ministry to expand Xàbia Port. The Forum as a whole rejected this and any other project which would affect the landscape of Xàbia; its biggest tourist asset.

A socioeconomic study by Imedes reveals the urgent necessity to change

The Mediterranean Institute for Sustainable Development (IMEDES) presented the conclusions of its socioeconomic analysis of Xàbia in an intensive day seminar which took place in the Parador. This study, which identifies trends of local economic development, was instigated by the Town Hall at the request of Agenda21Local and the Sectoral Round Table responsible for the writing of the PGOU.

Xàbia faces a very serious challenge for the coming years. That is, to define a model for the future of the town, and it is the people themselves, the real protagonists, who are responsible for this future evolution. A project of a town that can only be understood with citizen participation, pluralistic debate and which takes sustainability into account.

An urban legend has it that Xàbia does not recycle, but that the garbage is mixed up in a non-ecological way. Xàbia's  Agenda21 has responded to this concern and has decided to find out what the truth actually is.

Is urban mobility in Xàbia sustainable? Circle the option you judge appropriate.

1. “The pedestrian has the right to live in a healthy environment and freely to enjoy public space in adequate safety conditions for his/her physical and psychological well-being.” Is it safe, both for adults and for children, to cycle or walk along the streets?
YES NO

In view of the forthcoming review of the General Town Plan not much is known of the terms and phrases of which we hear much in the coming months. Here are some definitions:

Last weekend saw the 5^th and final Come & Try It day for children between the ages of 5 to 16 years which was held at the newly formed Javea Bulls Rugby Club.

In the early hours of Saturday morning the Javea Bulls club house was set on fire by vandals. The club lost all the rugby equipment, as well as the new kitchen that was installed ready for the Mini-Bulls family barbecue on Sunday, as well as all the food and drink. The fire also destroyed the kid's specially printed t -shirts, medals and other gifts for the Mini-Bulls.

La Albarda Garden in Pedreguer, is a surprising patch of green on the edge of La Sella. It belongs to Fundem, a foundation dedicated to the conservation of the Mediterranean flora and fauna and its 50,000m² lies between two emblems of Mediterranean coastal development: an urbanisation and a golf course; but once you are inside its gates you enter a different world.

When people from all nationalities, speaking many different languages, work together for a common cause there is no limit to their possibilities for successful action.

A dramatized Tourist Route called The Treasure of Xabiaproduced by  theatre group Amanida Projects, offers  residents and visitors an original and amusing opportunity to understand the history of particular places of interest in the town of Javea through the dramatisation of the search for  Iberian treasure(found in 1.904) throughout  the diferent centuries.

Until recently, modern travellers on the road from Gandía to Albaida would pass by a magnificent building set back a little north of the road and wonder what it could be, and what secrets it held.

The Plataforma Nacional de Afectados por la Ley de Costas (National Platform of People Affected by the Coastal Act) has reported the Spanish Governemnt to the EU Committee on Petitions for improperly applying the Law of Coasts. Also they have complained in Alicante about officials who refused to show the relevant documents to owners affected by the most recent boundary delineation exercise in Xàbia.

Is an English will valid in Spain? What should I do if my husband dies and he didn't leave a will? Do heirs living abroad need a NIE to claim their assets? These and many other questions were answered in the conference given by the Town Hall and sponsored by Caja Murcia last Wednesday, where the local Notario, Antonio Jiménez Clar, answered many questions to the varied European audience that attended.

The Jávea U3A, an organisation which offers social, cultural and educational activities to retired and semi-retired English-speaking members of the local community and surrounding areas, will be holding their St. Valentine's Ball on the 12th February 2010, at Salones Carrasco. 

Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder and can be defined as a difficulty in getting to sleep or in staying asleep, or sleep that is disturbed, restless or otherwise of poor quality.

Meditation is a mental discipline by which one attempts to go beyond the "thinking" mind into a deeper state of relaxation. It originated from Vedic Hinduism, which is the oldest religion that professes meditation as a spiritual and religious practice, and it has been practiced for thousands of years. 

Nearly every day of our life we have to deal with difficult people. It is very important to understand the reality behind difficult behaviour so that it doesn't have a too big effect on our mental balance.

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.

It is usually cakes that are used to describe great sales but in the case of the "Xabia ecologica" jute bag campaign the number of bags already sold speak for themselves. Since the bags arrived in the town at the end of June 1500 have been distributed and a second order is already on its way.

When I watch old science fiction movies from the nineteen sixties - Fahrenheit 451 is one of my favourites - I am struck by two things. The first is that people in those days had never imagined the communication tools that we take for granted today, such as the Internet, multi task mobile phones, and satellite navigation to name the most obvious.

"By launching www.mabscancersupport.org, we aim to attract more support, more volunteers and, most importantly, more of those who need our help" announced Nik Nickerson of MABS Cancer Support Group. "The new web site has opened in English but soon will be available in Spanish.

MABS, an international association which is dedicated to providing support to people suffering from cancer and their families opened a centre on June 2nd where people in need can be attended to and cared for. This is thanks to support from the company TELITEC, which has offered to cover part of the rental of the premises.