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A conference centre (adjacent to the Fontan canal) is one item on the NJ list of proposals.If one could find a commercial backer, then it might manage to jump ahead of the municipal auditorium, as that is a rather different concept.
A decent conference centre is after all basically a large warehouse, but kitted out rather better.The suite of rooms at the Denia Marriott is a good example.
And have you seen just how fast Mercadonna have managed to build their new shed at the bottom of the road from Benitachell into Moraira…..
So perhaps a spanking new MasyMas downstairs, doing away with their two other existing motley offerings, and they would build above the shell for a conference centre.Something of a focal point for the Avenida Disgusta, roofed in photo voltaic solar panels and overlooking an expanded marina joined onto the canal?
Timo Dee
PS …..no underground/underwater carparking !

In Spain there is no law that regulates what institutions can spend, and city halls have free reign. They let promoters use municipal land free of charge and provide the security, public transportation and more.

This brought to mind a conversation I heard about the cost of rock groups hired to entertain people at fiestas. Apparently a group which sang in Orba cost some tens of thousands of Euros for one night (I can't remember the exact figure, but it was a lot!)

The 2008 Sant Joan Fiestas feature six different bands - at least two of which (Formula V and Vertigo) are pretty well known. These concerts are free for everyone who wishes to attend.

I know it is acknowledged that Fiestas should gradually become more self-sustaining, and not be financed entirely by the coffers of the Town Hall, but obliging people to pay for something which is currently "free" is a hard sell!

The Group "Formula V" was formed in the 1960's. The regional expat community has a number of highly talented groups hailing from that era (and younger) who do gigs for a few hundred Euros a night. Perhaps Jávea could look to exploiting this talent a bit more ?

I contacted Guiomar about your question and her initial response was:

Well, first the divers have to get together, and that doesn't sound easy.
If they ever do, then they can go to the Consell de Turismo or to the Estación Náutica de la Marina.
Turismo is working already in unifying promotion packs.
but if divers don't get together…

Later she told me more about Estación nautica.

This idea is really interesting and encouraging. This consists of groupings of various businesses which work together to offer an comprehensive package of activities from which visitors can cherry-pick. Not only sea sports, but other stuff such as biking, golf…support businesses such as hotels and restaurants are also involved. Locally the main centre is in Dénia. A few Jávea companies have also joined.

Here's some of the blurb:

The Marina Alta resort offers water sports enthusiasts and visitors in general a comprehensive range of seamlessly coordinated activities and services especially designed to ensure a pleasant stay.

More importantly, its water sports centres, where guests can learn, master or simply enjoy all manner of water sports and activities, are open 365 days a year. Holiday packages also include an extensive range of hotels, apartments, campgrounds, hostels and farm-schools. Moreover, visitors have the option of hiring the necessary equipment.

http://www.estacionesnauticas.info/
Click on English

More here as well - this seems to promote packages

http://www.disfrutaelmar.com/es/home.php

Chris

One suggestion was a network of microbuses and another an intermodal station (where passengers switch from long distance bus to taxi/mini-bus). This would be located near Mercadona and the Thursday market. A piece of land is available.

More cycle tracks were also suggested, but the whole thing became bogged down. I think mainly because Jávea has three urban centres, so we can't look at other places and say "Well, that plan works fine there, let's try something similar here!"

So when it came to the Local Action Plan (the document we are currently working on) , everything was boiled down to the need to carry out a proper study and develop a plan based on the findings. As I understand it, the consultant IDOM which is drawing up the General Town Plan, has been asked to look in to this issue.

As regards tourists, many of them stay in rented villas in urbanisations, and the only way they could feasibly get about would be by using a car, and it makes sense for them to hire a car at the airport.

There is no direct bus link from El Altet Airport. UBESA buses go from the Airport to Benidorm. Trains go from Denia / La Jara / Gata to Alicante City . These used to be very slow, but I think things are being upgraded.

The main problem Jávea has, is that we are out on the peninsular, and off the main routes. Boats? - the Turkish gulets are fine for a leisurely cruise, and stop in tiny picturesque bays. We sinply don't have the variety of coastline they have in the Aegean (I sailed there last year!)

Chris

Are there any grants or subsidies or tax allowances that could be given as incentives to our numerous but struggling dive centres to work together (which they probably already try to do) to help them to promote themselves and the Marine Reserve more, as a tourist destination - getting articles and ads into international diving magazines, for example, is very very costly for a small diving centre - but done as part a Jávea Promotion pack supported by the Town Hall and all clubbing together, wouldn't cost that much… Not really sure how practical the idea is - just an idle thought in passing - but divers and tourists will keep reserve poachers away - or at least restrict their access - and divers do night dives too - so it could be almost a 24 hour rotation of diving clubs and divers and marine patrols around the reserve during the tourist season!!

If we are to promote Jávea as a tourist destination, deciding how we want them to get here will go a long way towards deciding what type of tourist we want and what type of Jávea they are going to want to come and see.

Example:- If we want more pedestrians and less cars in the centre of town - which seems to be the way we are heading now (I am actually not being sarcastic - just for once) then maybe we should be encouraging tourists who come by bus, coach, train and boat. The buses are currently very cheap - but it is a lengthy journey with stops and changes at the depot in Alicante to get to and from the Airport, there. Coaches require either a "coach tour" approach to tourists - which leans towards Benidorm… or we could take a leaf out of the Scunthorpe model and encourage/subsidise Airport transfer coaches that are dedicated to Jávea and stop nowhere else… I for one would use this sort of service and I know a lot of others who would too- if there is one already tell me where and when! We could also go for an Oxford "Park and Ride" approach for the driving tourist - at least this won't put all our car hire companies out of business.

We have often discussed the possibility of encouraging eco tourists - but it is a bit of a drawback if we cannot offer an eco-friendly means of getting here from their arrival point in Spain - so may be we should be looking to copy the Turkish phenomenom of bringing back the old fashioned 60 passenger sailing ships to ferry up and down the coast - pretty stylish way to get to your holiday destination! And good for boat trips!

Trains are good as far as Gata, apart from the stop in Altea - but then it is a long walk to here - so perhaps coaches meeting Gata/Altea "airport" trains would work…

The point I am wandering around is that Jávea is rapidly becoming a bottleneck. It is a destination, not a place you go through, to go anywhere else - so whilst its position is its charm - it is Jávea's accessibility that will dictate what model we can follow - are we being pushed into only being accessible to the wealthy or maybe we are aiming at the determined back packer - or are we developing a larger model for a wider audience?

I really think that is an excellent proposal - I seriously feel that businesses here need a boost and business funding is not the only type of funding available from the EU - there are many EU community projects that could be possible sources of future funding to address some of the serious and underlying issues - beyond the bricks and mortar schemes that have been tapped into so far. Adult Education has been a high flyer in Europe for years and schemes involving increasing facilities for children, care and the disabled must be in there somewhere.

Some of us feel that some specialist skill and diligence could produce better results, and I have suggested that we could look at this project again and discuss its implications.

Chris

I think this is agreat idea for the Agenda 21 Forum. Hopefully it will help to keep everyone up to date and on board for this vital work for Javea.

Yours
David

"How JEREMIE will help SMEs
The JEREMIE initiative will improve the SME financial environment at local level. Firstly, JEREMIE will increase the supply of SME finance in the regions, by matching product expertise and decision on investment schemes which are focussed on assisting SME growth with local need. JEREMIE will also contribute to the general improvement of regional financial conditions, by introducing flexible and tailor-made actions such as decreasing lending interest rates through JEREMIE guarantees, reducing the need for collaterals through the implementation of guarantee instruments, disseminating equity finance, and enhancing the availability of micro-credit."

Before everyone starts writing to Brussels for a grant or a Loan "JEREMIE funds are not issued directly to small businesses (SMEs). SMEs should therefore not apply to EIF or the EC for financial support. In due course, SMEs interested in obtaining finance will be able to identify and contact financial intermediaries in their countries based on information provided in this website, which will be provided as and when the JEREMIE initiative becomes active in Member States and Regions."

From what I can make out this is effectively a replacement of the Equal Fund Initiative which allowed a fifty percent input from the project initiator (in the UK often Local Government and Private Business partnership Initiatives) and a fifty percent grant from EU Funds - payable in stages after a lot of paperwork establishing the achievement of the projects aims at that point…

JEREMIE, on the face of it looks slightly less complicated with more involvement and monitoring at a local level - the funding going through applications made by Town Halls for specific projects to resolve specific local issues - once the need for funding has been accepted and the funds made available they would then be distributed on a case by case basis and then proof that the funds had been used for their intended purpose fed back into the system to the EIF. It is set to run until 2013 as a scheme

An example of the sort of project I believe it could be useful for would be one helping work place training to encourage new and small businesses and retraining to place the workers from economically depressed areas/ dying or recession hit Industries to find work in different and burgeoning industries

If anyone would like to follow this up - the following is the site link EIF JEREMIE WEBSITE But be warned - I don't think they have started paying out or taking projects, yet… but I will be really interested to know if the Town Hall has plans to apply (or has thought about the possibilities of applying) for funding on a scheme here

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