Without fire in the San Juan Night. He City Council Alicante He has announced the start -up of an operation of 46 members distributed among the different beaches of the municipality to avoid that on Monday, June 23, bonfires are flight, as is traditionally done.
The Councilor for Security, Julio Calerohas explained to information that this decision is made “before the need to keep the beaches clean For the next day and that bathers can make use without difficulties. “The councilor adds that” from the cleaning service we have been advised that, given the impossibility of doing thorough cleaning in one night, it was necessary to monitor the sands to avoid problems. “
In this way, the City Council will establish an operation with 46 agents to exercise control plus the controls distributed between the beaches of The postiguetthe Almadrabathe Lazy, Urbanova y San Juan. In the one San Gabriel There will be no special device and it will be the ordinary one to look at the situation. On this last beach, the mayor clarified, “surveillance is easier, since there is only one catwalk to access.”
As for San Juan, adjacent to the beach of You will Vivastain the municipality of El Campello, Calero has assured that “soon” will be coordinated with this municipality to try to guarantee surveillance throughout the beach, both in the part corresponding to the municipality of Alicante and the one included in El Campello. In this town, however, bonfires will be allowed on the two main beaches: You will Vivasta (continuation of San Juan) and the La Mar Streetaccording to municipal sources, although access will be monitored to avoid the introduction of dangerous objects and the celebration of a bottle.
In the Campello, from where they make a call “to the civism” of the users of the beaches, the City Council has issued a side of recommendations for the night of San Juan specifying “limited areas, allowed and prohibited materials to turn on bonfires, prohibition of lamps, prohibition of entering the sandy sand and other issues that must be respected.” The mayor, Juanjo Berenguerspecifies that «we have arranged limited areas for bonfires. Outside of them it will not be allowed, but they are enough for everyone's enjoyment. Local Police, Civil Guard and Civil Protection have already finalized the special device. We have never had problems and this year it will not be different.
In Alicante, the intention of the City Council is to control the fire and also the alcoholic beverage consumptionas well as prevent the introduction of glass objects.
Last year the controls during the night of San Juan in Alicante were limited to the introduction of alcoholic, glass and material drinks considered dangerous. The beaches enabled for the celebration were that of El Postiguet, where there were 20 agents without counting the Quads (this year there will be 24); and that of San Juan, while the others were monitored.
Returning to Alicante, the intention of the City Council is control the fire and also the bottleas well as preventing the introduction of glass objects, although they contain non -alcoholic beverages.
Prohibitions and permits
Last year they already noticed, in other parts of the province, the differences when allowing or not the bonfires on the night of San Juan. In Elche o Benidormfor example, the prohibition of the fire ritual did not prevent many neighbors from taking the beaches, and the agglomerations were also important to Santa Pola o Torreviejawhere fires were allowed.
Despite the prohibitions of making fire, The beaches do not stop receiving visitors on such a marked date.
