On Friday, Roque Baños Sociocultural Centre, welcomed the conclusion of the Round Table 'The Feast of August to debate' organized by the Association of Communicators Gemina (HOSTS) and attended by several dozen people.
In the debate, moderated by the president of HOSTS Lola Thomas, took the president of the Federation of Peñas Harvest Festival Javier Blas Guirao, director of the National Folklore Festival City Jumilla José Carrión, President of the Association of Moros y Cristianos Don Pedro I, Pedro Martinez and Olivares Maximiliano on behalf of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Assumption.
He was also invited Councilman Ildefonso Jimenez Celebrations for personal reasons, excused his absence.
One of the main conclusions of the roundtable, which actively participated many attendees was the lack of promotion and dissemination of the festivals and all agreed that "it is necessary that promotion together with the goal, one side of profitable resources by all groups and, secondly, to disseminate the party as a whole. "
All committed to addressing this issue seriously in the face of the coming holiday 2011.
The discussion also addressed issues such as the names of the parties themselves, if more appropriate Festivals Festivities August or if there is innovation in party programs, whether it works or not the Municipal Council of Celebration, if the economic participation City must carry the weight of the parties or thought on self-financing, the adequacy of development days for all activities, whether to establish fixed dates for the holidays, how to coordinate collective actions do not overlap, if pay for themselves together resources (publications, brochures, posters, advertising, ....) or even a group raises the possibility of reducing acts in favor of empowering the most significant.
But still remained pending due to lack of time, important issues as a whole fairgrounds where they are installed all groups, etc.
The objective of this roundtable was to present a forum on all points of view of representatives of the groups festive as well as Jumillano and Jumillano and note face the holidays.
In some of the points raised, the majority agreed, but others were exposed to different criteria.
Most agreed to note that the various groups coordinate their activities either non-overlapping events, "something that raised the discrepancy with some of the attendees to consider as they are scheduled, it is virtually impossible to attend all events."
On this large number of activities, all groups indicated that they arise out of these dates out their actions, "because, among all, and given the wide variety of activities, parties get a very rich and different from the rest of Spain ".
Many expressed the same opinion on that working to establish a fixed date for the Holidays "so as to facilitate the organization for showmen, or persons who organize vacations around these dates."
Also they were not promoting the party in general and, above all, that this broadcast is not carried out jointly.
One assistant said that "although the promotion takes money, so too does the imagination and appealing to the acts for which the media will echo them."
As for the name, the director of the Festival of Folklore held that the parties should be called "Festival of Jumilla in honor of the Patron Virgin of the Assumption, coinciding both Pedro Martinez and Olivares Maximiliano, while President of the Rocks said should also receive the word 'Harvest', since it can not be separated from something as Jumillano as wine.
On the financing, including all stated emphatically that it is very necessary contribution of the City Council because "the collective we do is work with local government and manage the monies of all Jumillano to organize a very important part of the party that if not for these things, be reduced to concerts and festivals. "
Although some wizard also said the possibility of working parties that are self-financing and not that much of the budget is the municipal contribution.
The overall assessment of this panel was positive for participants and attendees and one of the main conclusions is that for many, what is missing from the festivities of Jumilla is believe them and, together, work because they are bigger every time " .
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla