The councilors of Services and Culture, Francisco Saorín and Maria Ramos, respectively, today highlighted in a press conference the coordination between the councils in the development of the Fair and Festivities in honor of San Bartolomé.
"We have shown that the councils of this government team work in an orderly and coordinated way to carry out any event, whether it be the responsibility of Culture or Services."
"We do not only want to make an assessment but also to inform the public about what a municipal government has to involve in order to carry out nine days of festive events. The municipal government has shown signs of coordination since we have had to work side by side the municipal areas of Services and Culture to carry out the fair, "explains Saorín.
He has not hesitated to highlight the success of the so-called 'Youth Zone', a new exhibition space for young people who, in the words of the mayor of Servicios, "is an idea that brought this government team and we launched this year. For this we have had to elaborate a project that must be perfectly covered and designed to take it forward. The organization of this space has been millimetrically thought and has been a guarantee of success.
The opinion of those who have approached La Era, where the 'Youth Zone' has been located, collected through social networks and e-mail addressed to different councils, have no doubts.
For the Councilor for Culture "has been a success. The programming there has been very well received by the public and we have recorded an attendance of 3,500 people with World Dance Music and a total of 12,000 for the rest of the nights ".
Saorín wanted to record that the work done is not limited to the days of patron saint festivities, but "it is a task that began to be developed months before, with different preparations, various hiring or preparation of exhibition spaces. is done in a quiet, and in which the Department of Services has been involved 100%.
The contracting of the extraordinary lighting of the fair, as well as of the electric energy necessary for its ignition, the rent of the fencing of streets and sealing of fairgrounds, the installation of thirty public toilets and their daily maintenance, the reinforcement of the security with bollards and planters and road cleaning are other services provided by the municipal area that runs Saorin.
In this sense, the municipal official explains that the cleaning service "has been perfectly programmed and designed to intervene after each of the events carried out. Our fair areas were perfectly clean by the time they were concluded."
In his opinion, and in reference to the road cleaning, "has been intervened in an agile way and has been progressively cleaned."
María Ramos: "This year we can make a very positive evaluation of the patron saint festivities"
In her speech, the head of Culture and Celebrations stressed that "we have made it clear once again that this government works in a coordinated way, joining forces.
This year we can make a very positive evaluation of the holidays.
The citizen response has been very good and we have been able to observe how the streets of Cieza returned to recover atmosphere, to waste joy and movement.
It has given a perfect tandem between fun and meekness. "
In this line he mentioned that, "once again, the ciezanos we have given an example of how to enjoy a few holidays without disturbing public order or cause any incident worthy of review."
He also highlighted what he considers "a decided bet for a new venue, for the consolidation of activities that were already working and for a greater homogeneity in the programming of the Plaza de España and we can say that all this has given a fabulous result" .
For this reason, Ramos has shown the influx of public recorded in the concerts of La Guardia and Orquesta Mondragón, in which "more than 2,000 people gathered in the vicinity of the Plaza de España." On the other hand, the Balcony of the Wall hung the poster of no tickets in the performance of El Kanka, and the zarzuela was again a claim of many neighbors who filled the Capitol.
In its balance of the fair's programming, it was indicated that the change of location of the concert of the Municipal Band of Music, moving it to the Plaza Mayor, "was a success." The sound and the recollection created in the new location caused the pleasant surprise of the audience and the musicians themselves. "
Nor has it overlooked the good acceptance harvested by the tourist train.
"On the day of the tapa or the outdoor painting competition, two of the events that consolidate by leaps and bounds, were also days of much movement and atmosphere in Cieza. Of the first, highlight the dedication of our hoteliers who worked hard with the preparation of rich tapas and delicious cocktails, and of the second, to put in value the great artistic quality of the works presented, the increase of the prizes offered and the increase of participants, reaching almost half hundred of painters.
With these and other activities that also received the assistance of a lot of public like crazy cars or the 'bocateo' we continue to boost the day fair, with the goal of growing in daily activity to accommodate the schedule and schedule of the same to all the circumstances and that there is a greater number of people who can enjoy the holidays. "
He also thanked the effort and deployment of security launched by the government team that, in his words, "is growing every year. On average, we could find about 16 police officers in the streets, two fire stations, two ambulances with technician, nurse and doctor, in the case of the Era, and two fixed posts of Red Cross in the square of Spain and the carousels.A hundred people in the service of the ciezanos ensuring that everything went smoothly and in the best circumstances possible ".
Likewise the Councilor for Culture thanked the role of local associations, the Culture and Services team: "Thank you very much because your delivery makes it possible to carry out a programming that requires a lot of staff for its development. very intense and sometimes working all day, but I am proud of the staff of our city council that brings forward all this work.
He also applauded the work of the Local Police, Civil Guard, Fire and Civil Protection, "also my recognition for the good work done," and concluded by emphasizing that "we are aware that there are always suggestions and ideas that can lead to enhance and improve the program of parties and therefore, we are collecting proposals.Thanks to all the workers who have made these days possible and the Ciezanos who have gone out to have fun and that are the essence and meaning of all this work ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cieza