WALK WITH US ON MAYDAY
















Our Easter was walk was postponed due to
heavy rain and we are now planning the same
walk to Font de la Foia on Mayday. The weather
forecast is good, it should be a lovely sunny day
so pack a picnic and join us for an easy walk
up the mountain. We are leaving from the
Cooperativa Bar in the village at 9.oo, the walk
should take 2 to 3 hours with stops for picnic
and fun for the children.

PICNIC ON THE MOUNTAIN





















Veïns de Parcent have organised
a walk and picnic for this sunday
23rd April. We will be walking to
the 'Font de la Foia' a traditional
picnic spot for the village where
families can rest and enjoy the
mountain whilst the children
play. We are leaving from the
Cooperativa Bar in the village
at 9.00 and the 5km walk and
picnic is planned to last 3 to 4 hours.
Whilst enjoying the beauty of
our mountainside we hope that
visitors will become aware of the
size of the building plans we are
campaigning against and join us
in our fight to protect our natural
heritage.

We hope to see you on sunday!

2697 PEOPLE SIGN EUROPEAN PETITION
PRESENTED BY 'VEÏNS DE PARCENT'













PHOTOGRAPHIC IMPRESSION OF THE
CONSEQUENCES OF THE LARGEST
PAI AT 'EL REPLA' PARCENT

'Veïns de Parcent' have presented their
petition to the European Union. The petition,
supported by 2697 signatures makes the case
that Parcent Town Hall violated the Treaty
of the European Community by passing the
three PAIs at the council meeting of 30th
January 2006 using the LRAU law, 2 day
before the implementation of the new law
LUV.

LRAU had been discredited by the European
Parliament in its Fourtou Report published
15th December 2005 in which it was
specifically recommended that no new
PAIs be approved before the implementation
of the new law LUV.The Valencian Governemnt
was already in receipt of infringment proceedings
regarding the LRAU initaiated by the European
Parliament for non fulfillment of various
directives. In addition Parcent Town Hall
was also advised not to proceed by the Valencia
college of Lawyers and Architects and by
the its own Secretary.

'Veïns of Parcent' believe that Parcent Town
Hall deliberately rushed through the building
plans on the penultimate day of LRAU in
the knowledge that the new law LUV would
make acceptance of those plans much more
difficult and thus have breached European law.
We are advised that we have a good case,
especially as the Valencian Government is
under pressure from the European Union
not only over LRAU but also as LUV still
fails to meet European standards in the
area of public procurement.

The petition will be supported by EuroMP
for the Green Party David Hammerstein
and we are currently contacting other
Spanish and European MEPs to ask for
their support. If anyone has contact with
their English MEP please forward me their
details (via contact link below blog; click and
follow instrutions) and I will send them a
copy of our petition.

SUPPORTING DEMONSTRATION
IN VALENCIA 1st APRIL 2006

Whilst we were busy in Murcia, other members
of Veïns de Parcent were in Valencia actively
supporting other collectives at a demonstration
organised by 'Compromis per territori' against
the high tension electricity cables proposed by
Iberdrola and the Valencian Government. These
cables will pass over many Valencian communities
with consequent fears for health as part of
a network planned to stretch from France
to Morroco. As one reason for the necessity for
such increase in availability of power is the

proliferation of PAIs planned in Valencia we

felt motivated to support the campaign against

the cables, a campaign backed by numerous

affected municipalities and by judicial sentences

such as that of the 'Juzgado Contencioso-

Administrativo No. 5 of Valencia.

'VEÏNS DE PARCENT' JOIN NATIONAL
CAMPAIGN AGAINST URBAN PLANNING
ABUSES














Three members of 'Veïns de Parcent' travelled
to Murcia on saturday April 1st to take part
in the formative meeting of a new national
campaign to fight the rampant spread of
urbanisation in Spain. The meeting was
chaired by the group 'Murcia no se vende'
and was attended by members of citizens
protest groups from all over Spain, including
Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, Almeria, Malaga,
Seville and Madrid. Many representatives were
invited as a result of the February conference
held in Madrid by the Green Party which led to
a discussion of the need for a national forum and
the subsequent organising of saturdays reunion.

After a long day of debate during which many
pertinent issues were raised, a committee was
formed and the name 'no se vende' adopted
as a working title. The idea of 'NOT FOR SALE'
being relevant to all, not just referring to our
land but our politicians who are presently
proving themselves to be easily corrupted,
especially in the area of urban planning.

The national grouping will eventually be legalised
as an association but in the meantime will function
with a coordinating committee.

At the closing session a statement of aims and
complaints was prepared amongst which
featured the call for a moritorium of contentious
building projects, urgent investigation into
suspected cases of corruption, particularly in
light of the scandal in Marbella, a united effort
to bring pressure to bear on local and national
government and justices to uphold the current
laws protecting the environment and implement
new laws giving the citizens more protection and
a voice in the development of their towns and
villages.

The issue of corruption was a constant theme,
the majority of representatives believing that
Spain needs a new culture of urban planning
that respects local culture and identity and a
move away from the idea that Spain can only
prosper under a tide of cement with corruption
oiling the wheels.

'NO SE VENDE' is currently developing a
website which will be linked here when
possible and will be planning activities
to further the debate and protest.
We are pleased that Veins de Parcent
is part of this new initiative and continue
to believe that working together will
benefit us all in fighting this national
threat.