- The group has asked the Council to provide lighting, portable toilets and a stage
The Orihuela Costa Carnival is moving forward but whilst it waits to learn of the support being provided by the council it is trying to attract last-minute public sponsors.
For the moment the group has confirmed that it has financial support from La Zenia Boulevard, as well as from a dozen real estate and hospitality businesses in the area.
The president of the commission, Rosa Cárcamo, has asked the Orihuela Council for a stage, lighting and sound points as well as portable toilets, so that everything goes smoothly in 2 weeks’ time on Saturday the 17th, from 5:00 p.m. If there are no setbacks, they expect the procession to leave from Calle Pintor Ribera / Nicolás de Bussy and travel to Calle Estaca, according to Cárcamo. The parade will feature displays of music, costumes and dance that will include 17 groups from the coast and another three from Torrevieja and Pilar de la Horadada.
This year they will not have the help that festival commissions from other parts of the municipality enjoy, although the intention is to present themselves at the next opportunity. Meanwhile, the Council, has already decided to preserve the parade in Orihuela City that the previous government team promoted last year.
However, some Orihuela Costa associations have expressed discomfort at the creation of this new festive commission, calling for “more transparency.”
In the PP electoral manifesto, it was promised that the Council would promote the creation of this commission, however it failed to get involved as the group was established purely on the initiative of a small number of residents. The councillor of the Coast, Manuel Mestre, meanwhile, has said that he will try to integrate local associations into the commission.
