The areas of Culture and Sports of Redován put the municipality at the forefront of the towns of Vega Baja

Clara Ezcurra and Ramón López shed all the activities carried out in which the town has been disseminated throughout the national territory

The mayor of Youth, Tourism and Culture, Clara Ezcurra and the Councilor for Sports, Environment, Public Safety and Markets, Ramón López Escarabajal, today took stock of this mandate in which they have carried out numerous activities and actions that have put Redován in the spotlight as an example to follow in these matters. The mayor, Emilio Fernández, was in charge of presenting the work of both departments and said that “we have considered culture as one of the fundamental elements of the legislature, with initiatives that have given voice to citizens and, as regards security, the technical teams have been renewed to improve the quality of life of the neighbors “.

In Youth, Ezcurra has highlighted the commitment of the council for the summer trips to the water park, holding for the first time of Youth Day, at academic level holding the Cambridge exams at the institute and the youth information point about activities related to young people. The mayor has stressed that “the study room is almost ready 24 hours and soon all young people can enjoy.” And he has announced that an Escape Room will be held on March 16.

As for tourism, the mayor has highlighted the opening of hiking trails, as well as theatrical routes and gastronomic days with the collaboration of the Festera Board and Association of Hotel Owners. Likewise, a Christmas day has been celebrated without forgetting “the increase in tourism thanks to via ferrata”. Also around the culture there are numerous activities during the year and the person in charge of the area wanted to highlight “the Abarcas Desierto contest, cultural trips, carnivals, as well as the collaboration of the council in religious events such as Holy Week with the presentation of the poster and proclamation and processions “. One activity highlighted by Ezcurra has been ‘music in your bars’, bringing concerts and monologues through redován venues, as well as the Sacred Music Contest, a Halloween parade and the celebration in November of Santa Cecilia with a multitude of activities.

For his part, Ramón López Escarabal, highlighted in the Department of Markets the remodeling of the Plaza de Abastos “with improvements in accessibility, as well as piped music or the change of lights.” As for Environment “we have worked very hard with the theme of ‘tomicus destruens’ to solve this plague in which all affected pine trees have been cut and 1,000 performances of sashes and tree basins to retain the water and be able to plant.” Likewise, autochthonous plantations have been made. The mayor also highlighted the implementation of the urban garden in the center of the municipality and two Erasmus activities related to the Environment and thanks to which “students from up to five countries have come”.

On the other hand, in Citizen Security, Emergencies and Traffic has been remodeled the clothing and expanded the technical means, as well as the incorporation of more agents “and have covered all the seats that were available.” In addition, new units have also been set up for the Police Headquarters so that the agents “were in the best conditions”.

In addition, the mayor of Sports has explained that the artificial turf has been remodeled football field, as well as costumes, and so on. In addition, performances have been carried out in the indoor pool, “with more than 200 users”, remodeling of the changing rooms of the Los Pasos sports center, as well as the setting up of the Cantera Express environment, collaboration with the Climbing Club as well as the MTB Club.

Finally, López Escarabajal has highlighted the implementation of the Via Ferrata de Redován. “It has had a very important social, economic and tourist impact in the municipality and will be expanded to be the longest in Spain.”

The work ‘Azabache’, from Jaén Cristóbal López, won the First National Contest of Pasodobles ‘Villa de Redován’

The First National Contest of Pasodobles ‘Villa de Redován’ has already won, the work ‘Azabache’ of the Jaén Cristóbal López rose on Sunday with the first prize of this contest and was also chosen by the musicians of the Musical Union of Redován ( UMR) as Honorable Mention. The ruling was made in a concert that the UMR offered within the programming of parties, on Sunday in the Plaza de la Paz, interpreting the four finalist works: ‘Azabache’, ‘From North to South’, ‘Van Redo’ and ‘ Joy’.

Once the pasodobles finalists were heard, the jury composed of José Miguel Rodilla Tortajada, Sixto Manuel Herrero Rodes and Javier Pérez Garrido, all of them renowned musicians who accompanied, with voice but without vote, the Councilor for Culture of the City Council of Redován, Clara Ezcurra and as secretary the president of the Unión Musical de Redován, Alberto Martínez, the ruling was announced. ‘Azabache’ by Cristóbal López Gándara was the winner and won a prize of 1,000 euros, diploma and gift; the second prize, worth 500 euros, a diploma and a gift, went to ‘Del norte al sud’, composed by Carlos Valles Donate; the third was for ‘Van Redo’, by Francisco J. Cogollos Martínez, who received a diploma and a gift, as well as ‘Alegría’ from
Miguel Ángel Sarrio Nadal who was the fourth classified.

Clara Ezcurra has highlighted the high quality of the pasodobles presented, “something that makes us think that this contest that has celebrated its first edition this year is going to become a classic in the programming of culture and the parties of Redován”. The mayor has indicated that all composers except the winner, who could not travel for work, were “in the magnificent concert that once again offered us on Sunday afternoon the Musical Union of Redován” and has added his congratulations to Cristóbal Lopez, whose work as established in the bases, will be renamed ‘Nieves Gómez Riera’, the name of the Queen of the Fiestas 2018 that was chosen on Saturday.

Sergio López and Álvaro Giménez win the prizes of the Solidarity Contest of Micro-stories ‘Villa de Redován’

Redován 06/28/2018. The Solidarity Contest of Micro-stories ‘Villa de Redován’ has concluded a new edition, and there are already five, with the awarding of prizes to the winners. The councilors of Education and Culture, Nely Ruiz and Clara Ezcurra respectively, Clara Ezcurra, have been responsible for delivering the prizes not without first “congratulate all the people who have participated, which have been many, and encourage those who this year not have managed to be among the first to continue taking part in a competition that grows and that, above all, is dedicated to a common purpose “.

The first prize was for the play ‘El cumpleaños’, by Sergio López Vidal, endowed with an award of 300 euros; while Álvaro Giménez García, with ‘Cultural Tourism’, has obtained the second prize and 150 euros. The contest has come works from different places such as Valladolid, Cordoba, Cadiz, Orihuela, Torrevieja and of course, Redován.As the representative of the jury, the award ceremony was attended by the director of IES Redován, Antonio Moreno Menchón, who was in charge of reading the winning stories. Clara Ezcurra highlighted the high participation, “because we have exceeded last year’s and we hope that many more people will be encouraged to send us their works”, while reminding that with the 25 finalist works the City Council Redován will publish a book “from which the collection for sales will go to support the development of projects of the Spanish Red Cross”.

Clara Ezcurra highlighted the great quality “both literary and human of the participants, because writing a short story for the contest of the City Council of Redován is to contribute to the culture and society through the cause of solidarity to which the collection of the book is destined , this time Red Cross “. The mayor has ensured that with five editions “the contest is more than consolidated, and we hope it can continue to be celebrated for many more years and becoming a benchmark nationwide.” For his part, Nely Ruiz has encouraged “the neighbors of the town and all those who like literature to participate in the sixth contest.”

Redován opens its Cultural Spring tomorrow with the Path of the Poet and a new edition of the Medieval Market

Sixteen activities of different nature, but all related to culture, will complete until May 19 the Cultural Spring scheduled from the City Council of Redován presented today by the mayor, Emilio Fernandez, and the Councilor for Culture, Clara Ezcurra. The first mayor stressed that the activity “begins tomorrow” with the passage through the municipality of the Path of the Poet Miguel Hernandez that is scheduled to arrive at 12.00 at the Plaza de la Paz, “where walkers enjoy the recital that They have prepared the students of the Public School Sacred Hearts, “the mayor said, and tomorrow, but in the afternoon, a new edition of the Medieval Market will be inaugurated in the Plaza Miguel Hernández, which will continue until next Sunday.

The events will continue on Saturday with two events, in this case sports. On the one hand there is the Gil Hermanos Memorial Petanque Tournament that will run from nine in the morning at the Plaza Infanta Elena “and in the evening the promises of cycling and all the fans of this sport have a date on Pascual Martínez Street. Starting at four o’clock, to participate and witness the third edition of the Intercollegiate Cycling Race “, explained Fernández.

On April 20 and 21, Redován will host the VIII Vega Baja Science Contest “that will begin at Plaza Francisco Ferrer on the 20th at ten in the morning and will be held until the 21st with the presence of numerous school centers. our region that will show their experiments as well as the application of science to our daily life, “said the mayor of Culture, Clara Ezcurra, who recalled that the same weekend, in this case on Sunday 22, classic bicycles will flood the locality from nine o’clock in the morning to participate in the Regional Encounter that every year has more participation.

The Parish Church San Miguel Arcángel will be the epicenter of the activity on the afternoon of April 22, “an incomparable framework, even more after the rehabilitation, for the Sacred Music Contest that we organize from the Department of Culture each year with more enthusiasm “, The councilor expressed.

Redován will celebrate the Day of the Book on Monday, April 23 in the morning with a talk and gift of CDs at the IES Jaime de Sant Ángel, and on the 24th with storytellers for the children in the Municipal Library at six o’clock in the morning. late.

With the start of May, the Fiestas de la Cruz will arrive at the Plaza de la Cruz and the Rincon de Redován with children’s games activities. On Saturday, May 5, the Sierra will be the place where many walkers will participate in Senderos de Luz, a march that will depart at nine o’clock at night from the Plaza de la Iglesia and “for which the inscriptions are open through the website ‘asuspuestos.com’ “, recalled Emilio Fernández. That same day but an hour before in the House of Music Antonio Ibáñez Serrano the Musical Union of Redován will give his Spring Concert.

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The mayor, Emilio Fernández and the mayor of Culture, Clara Ezcurra, during the presentation

The Municipal Library will host on Thursday, May 10 the talk ‘Idioms and comics (2nd part)’ by Carlos Martínez, from 9:00 pm, while Saturday May 12 will return the music to the House of Music Antonio Ibáñez Serrano with the concert of the Orquesta de Pulso and Púa Brisas de Redován that will perform the show entitled ‘Qué tiempo tan feliz’.

The program will culminate on May 19 in style, with a Gastronomic Tourism Day whose participants will be accompanied by a charanga and will start at two noon. The mayor of Redován has highlighted “the extensive programming that has been prepared by the City Council to start enjoying in our municipality of spring and good weather with many activities, many of them outdoors.”

The City Council of Redován launches the fifth edition of the Solidarity Contest of Micro-stories

The City Council of Redován has launched the fifth edition of the Solidarity Contest of Micro-stories ‘City of Redován’, an activity focused on “promoting literary culture while allowing to help the work of an organization that on this occasion will be the Spanish Red Cross “, Explained the Councilor for Culture, Clara Ezcurra. This contest has had since the beginning a great acceptance among fans of this type of literary works and from the Consistory hope that this year is no less. The term of presentation of the micro-stories is open from March 5 and those who wish to participate can submit their work until May 4.

The rules establish that any individual, over 16 years of age and resident in Spain, can participate. As for the prizes, two have been established with an economic endowment, a first of 300 euros and a second of 150 euros. In addition, the 25 works that the jury chooses as finalists will be published by the City Council of Redován, a copy will be delivered to each of the authors, “and precisely the collection of that publication will be what is donated to the Spanish Red Cross”, has precise Ezcurra. The jury will be made up of the mayor of Culture, the director of IES Redován, Antonio Moreno Menchón and Vicente Pina López, owner of the Códex Bookshop in Orihuela.

Regarding the requirements that are demanded, the texts will be free, but their extension can not exceed 150 words (excluding the title, which will not be computed). The micro-story must be sent in Spanish, it must be original and unpublished and it must not have been previously awarded in any other contest. Each author may send up to three micro-stories and must identify themselves with their first and last name. The works can be sent to the electronic headquarters of the City Council redovanense (redovan.sedelectronica.es) by mail or in person at the municipal offices, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., from Monday to Friday, including an instance with author data and title of the play. On a separate page only the work and the title. The complete bases can be consulted already in the bulletin board of the municipal electronic headquarters.

Clara Ezcurra has encouraged “all people who are lovers of literature and who like to write, to participate in this contest that every year grows in number and quality of the works.” In addition, he recalled that the 25 finalist works “will be published, in addition, for a good cause, as it is to help the much needed projects that the Spanish Red Cross has in place”.