16 May 2013 14:31:

Your first point of   contact is the president of your community to ask who gave the approval for this, and are there community rules which allow it without approval/vote etc of members at the AGM. If you are not satisfied with the answer don't hesitate to speak to the administrators.

There must be many unoccupied buildings that they could use.It sounds as if you are not against the use of it but that it is so noisy and therefore a disturbance. Noise travels  far even adults walking together from the bottom of our street. They even shout at each other having a normal conversation!

Thread: Noisy Nursery in our community

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13 May 2013 19:20:

 We live in Murcia so cannot comment on Rojales. However our son came at 10 years and had learned Spanish within 6 months. The non Spanish speaking children are taken out of the class sometimes for extra lessons. Yes, books and all equipment have to be bought by parents and there are grants which are not at the moment income related at least here.

Some schools have uniform but most do not. Repeating the year is common and there are lots of exams to pass. This means that there can be a lot of homework. 

There are schools which are semi-private, in that you pay perhaps 60 euros per month, and for that you get extra tuition and maybe homework sent by e-mail. These are hard to get places in, as you gain points if you live or work in the area or if siblings attend or some relations are on the staff of the school etc.

There are also very good private bilingual schools- El Limonar International School in Villamartin area may be near you.

Schools close 3rd/4th week of June but turn up if you arrive then and they will tell you what you need to do. 

One thing is that children are valued in Spain and family ties are strong. Education at least in our area is like going back to the 60's in the UK.

Best wishes

 

Thread: Rojales school - does anyone have children at this school?

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08 May 2013 13:49:

 Look up the thread here on dogs and you will find a lot of information which should be helpful. 

If you move to an area near the campo(open areas where it seems that nobody owns) you will have a lot of areas to walk your dogs. We live on the edge of the campo and there is great scope for running around. We have a pure black gorgeous 1 year old Great Dane and two rescue dogs and the campo beside our town is great and used by lots of dog owners.

Select the area that will suit the dogs, rent first if you can and take time to look around.

The temp.here today has reached 29 degrees in the shade- a wonderful country to live in especially April through to November.

Best wishes

Thread: Dog walking - Costa Del Sol

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23 Apr 2013 20:31:

 Welcome to Spain where there is massive unemployment. Many of our neighbours and friends have returned to the UK penniless and disillusioned. It is a beautiful country and the weather is amazing. Trawl eyeonspain until you get all the answers you need, think again and come for a holiday.

Hope it works out for you.

Thread: Moving to Spain, Need some advice!!

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01 Apr 2013 15:18:

 Thank you JONZX, that was my understanding.

It is a law that eventually will be added to the wealth tax and may cause Brits to think again about living here for more than 6 month per year.

 

Thread: Reporting of Assets Outside Spain and UK Rental Income.

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