javeamigos REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2023 | PART 4

Welcome to the final part of a four-part look back at 2023 in Xàbia, a review of the last three months of the year in which next year’s Fogueres Queens were elected, a fifth separator bin for residents was announced, local police launched a new awareness campaign aimed at owners of electric scooters, local residents had to queue up to claim a shopping voucher, a new junction was proposed on the AP-7 near Gata, an ice rink appeared in the Arenal and – FINALLY – the pedals to open the big bins were to return.

OCTOBER 2023

Weather Stats
Average Maximum: 27.7°c
Average Minimum:12.5°c
Average Humidity: 71.7%
Maximum Temperature: 32.8°c 01/08/2023 Partida Julians
Minimum Temperature: 5.2°c 22/10/2023 Lluca-Rafalet
Rainfall: 3.7mm (2 days – 3.2mm Montgó-Castellans)

The final quarter of the year kicked off with one of the emotional nights of the year for the xabieros – the election of the Fogueres Queens for the following year. Angela Tachó Llidó was selected by her peers as the Fogueres Queen 2024 whilst Claudia Barragán Rodríguez will be her junior counterpart. We all discovered that the local council was to introduce a fifth bin to enhance our enjoyment of separating waste whilst also finding out that many green zones were being fenced off to deter illegal dumping. The local council revealed that almost 1,400 cars were denied access to the popular coves of Barraca-Portitxol and Granadella during the months of July and August. Condenados al Bordillo and Toni Marí collected their municipal recognition at the annual October 9 Vila de Xàbia awards. The local police launched a new awareness campaign aimed at owners of electric scooters (almost three months later and it hasn’t made much difference). The local council announced that it had allocated more than 211,000 euros to get the Camí Castellans sewage network project completed; in late December it announced that a contractor had been found to do the work. The town hall declared that it was developing a policy to be able to reuse wastewater safely. A new shopping voucher scheme was launched – and immediately ran into administrative problems when residents were required to QUEUE UP to apply; the town hall later admitted that it wasn’t the best method to distribute them.

01 · Angela Tachó and Claudia Barragán elected Queens of the Fogueres de Sant Joan Xàbia 2024
02 · Council introduces new accessible containers and a fifth separator bin
03 · The Department of Beaches takes stock of a busy summer in Granadella and La Barraca
10 · Condenados al Bordillo and Toni Marí collect their October 9 Vila de Xàbia Awards
17 · Local police launch campaign aimed at owners of electric scooters
23 · More than 211,000 euros is allocated to complete the Castellans sewage network
23 · Xàbia to develop tertiary treatment to allow safe reuse of wastewater
30 · SHOPPING VOUCHERS NOW AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS

NOVEMBER 2023

Weather Stats
Average Maximum: 24.1°c
Average Minimum: 8.0°c
Average Humidity: 63.2%
Maximum Temperature: 31.3°c 02/11/2023 Lluca-Rafalet
Minimum Temperature: -1.1°c 24/11/2023 Lluca-Rafalet
Rainfall: 0mm

The Cruz Roja de Xàbia announced that it had provided over 1,900 medical assistances during a busy summer season. The local council began an awareness campaign for the new organic bins which will be just for organic waste – like the grey ones? The shopping voucher scheme sells out in just four days as people queued for several hours at various points around the town; a councillor admitted that the method of acquiring one would be studied for any future campaigns. The town’s orchestra travelled to Valencia and finished runners-up in a prestigious contest. The local council announced that it was to build a new “pump track” zone – which is apparently a track for bikes with lots of bumps. A photo opportunity to declare that the opening of the new municipal swimming pool was getting closer attracted a few comments about just who was responsible for it. Almost a year after we announced the option as a joke for last year’s “inocente” news article, the Spanish government revealed that it was inviting proposals for the construction of a new junction on the AP-7 between the Ondara and Benissa junctions. The town hall announced that some 315,000 euros had been allocated to support local small businesses and the self-employed – if they qualified. The new spa-hotel just outside the port edged closer to reality after it was reported that the licencing process was almost complete. The local council announced that 400,000 euros had been put aside to develop a permanent health centre in the Arenal. Residents were up in arms as camper vans descended on the coast and set up camp, despite bylaws prohibiting them. The sculpture of tennis player David Ferrer was returned to the promenade bearing his name after renovation work due to vandalism. Funding was approved for a municipal CCTV surveillance network whilst the regional government considered a proposal to build a multi-story car-park in the port zone.

02 · CRUZ ROJA XÀBIA PROVIDED OVER 1,900 MEDICAL ASSISTANCES THIS SUMMER
03 · COUNCIL BEGINS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR NEW ORGANIC BINS
03 · READY, STEADY, GONE: SHOPPING VOUCHERS SELL OUT IN FOUR DAYS
06 · CAM XÀBIA ORCHESTRA FINISHES RUNNER-UP IN REGIONAL CONTEST
14 · TENDERS INVITED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF “PUMP TRACKS” IN XÀBIA
17 · MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOL MOVES CLOSER TO OPENING
22 · GOVERNMENT BEGINS PROCESS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW JUNCTION ON AP-7
22 · TOWN HALL ALLOCATES 315,000 EUROS TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS AND SELF-EMPLOYED
24 · NEW SPA-HOTEL IN XÀBIA MOVES CLOSER TO REALITY
24 · 400,000 EUROS PUT ASIDE TO DEVELOP DEDICATED HEALTH CLINIC IN THE ARENAL
27 · RESIDENTS REACT AS CAMPER VANS DESCEND ON XÀBIA COASTLINE
27 · FERRER SCULPTURE RETURNED TO THE PROMENADE BEARING HIS NAME
28 · FUNDING APPROVED FOR MUNICIPAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE PROJECT
29 · REGIONAL GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS MULTI-STORY PARKING IN THE PORT

December 2023

Weather Stats (up to 28/12/2023)
Average Maximum: 20.1°c
Average Minimum: 3.3°c
Average Humidity: 67.0%
Maximum Temperature: 27.1°c 11/12/2023 Lluca-Rafalet
Minimum Temperature: -2.2°c 27/12/2023 Lluca-Rafalet
Rainfall: 6.4mm (4 days · wettest 07/12/2023 3.6mm La Granadella)

The final month of year opened with CD Jávea’s heaviest defeat for over four decades at the hands of Benidorm. The town hall announced that 2024 would be the year of Antoni Llidó, a Roman Catholic priest born in Xàbia in 1936 who travelled to Chile to do missionary work and disappeared after the Pinochet-led coup. The local council confirmed that it was to finally deal with the problem of illegal parking of camper vans along the coast and by the end of the month, height restrictions and barriers were installed to prevent it. Slideboy Vegas won the first Arenal Blues Battle of the Bands whilst Christmas music started to be heard across the town as the festive season approached. The annual Elf Run, organised by The Lancashire Bruja bar, raised almost 1,470 euros for the Raquel Paya Special Needs School in Dénia, a new record. The local council opened up the tender process to provide the tourist train service. An ice rink appeared in the Arenal as the zone enjoyed its first ever Christmas fair. Residents in urbanisations must have thought Christmas had come early when the local council announced that improvement work to street lighting would begin in early 2024 whilst those in Thiviers must have been thrilled to learn that work on the paralysed renovation work on the park would soon restart. Three fifth prize winning numbers in El Gordo were bought in the lottery shop in the port. And – FINALLY – trials were being carried out on the new rubbish bins to make them easier to open without touching them … much like to old ones.

01 · COUNCIL CONFIRMS IT WILL DO MORE TO PREVENT ILLEGAL PARKING OF CAMPER VANS
01 · NEXT YEAR 2024 WILL BE THE YEAR OF ANTONI LLIDÓ
04 · MATCH REPORT | CF BENIDORM 7-0 CD JÁVEA
11 · SLIDEBOY VEGAS WINS FIRST ARENAL BLUES BATTLE OF THE BANDS
13 · ANNUAL ELF RUN RAISES RECORD AMOUNT FOR CHARITY
15 · XÀBIA OPENS TENDER PROCESS FOR TOURIST TRAIN
19 · ARENAL CHRISTMAS FAIR: OPENING TIMES AND PRICES
21 · STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT WORK SET TO BEGIN EARLY 2024
21 · WORK TO FINALLY RESUME ON THIVIERS PARK AFTER 14 MONTHS OF PARALYSIS
21 · RUBBISH BINS FINALLY RECEIVE FOOT PEDALS FOR EASIER OPENING
22 · CHRISTMAS LOTTERY 2023 | THE RESULTS · 88008 TAKES THE BIG PRIZE
28 · XÀBIA PREPARES STRATEGIC TOURISM PLAN FOR 2023-2026
28 · HEIGHT RESTRICTION LIMITS ACCESS TO SEAFRONT PARKING ZONES