A few hours left in the year 2011 life. An intense year marked by the crisis certainly affects half the world and during which we have lived in Dénia multitude of events, we have held municipal elections, and enjoyed all out of one of our main features: the holidays.
January: Dénia eurovisiva
We started the year betting big on a dianenses eager to succeed: group Sunami was presented to the preselection of the representative of Spain at Eurovision and participated in the gala that featured live Spanish TV. No luck, but group members came satisfied with the impact of their actions.
The January 25, Dénia hosted in important footballing act: Juan Mata renewal with Valencia CF, who gathered at the Social Center hundreds of followers who would not miss the appointment. The truth is that lasted little renovation, because in August the player he signed for Chelsea.
In the holiday section, held an event Dénia tribute to 40 years Falleras Over DeniaWhich he was attended by Laura Caballero, Fallera Mayor of Valencia, and released the names of the copies falleros this year: Mª Vicenta Llorens Caudeli and Molina.
February: Quitamultas and "first stone" in the Third HEI
A new invention comes to town: the "quitamultas", which allow to cancel the fine for parking in the blue zone paying 3 euros. Mysteriously, since these gadgets were installed, the fines on vehicles have multiplied considerably. Without doubt, a good way to raise funds. In the absence of collecting fines , good are quitamultas ...
The solidarity Dénia went out to run in the 2ª March for Gender Equality. More than 500 people challenged the rain for a good cause.
The struggle for the Third HEI continued, and in an imaginative and creative way: parents, mothers, students and teachers went on excursions to the school grounds to place the "first stone" in protest.
March: Fallas, women and new space Llunàtics
The faller month par excellence began with the recognition of Pepita Pedraza, director of the school Paidos, Women's Day.
And they arrived failuresThis year with big news: the opening of the new Espai Fester, Industrial buildings where the Fallas of Denia can meet and make float in the heading Madrigueres.
In the Special Section, the Falla Centro the first prize in children and Baix la Mar was the best 2011 failure. In Section One, Saladar made double.
Month inaugurations by the proximity of the municipal elections, which left our politicians no option to open anything: the new Business Incubator Chamber of Commerce, the controversial exhibition of the model of Teatro La Nau or the new space Llunàtics were March openings.
April: Easter fundraising and satisfactory
Easter came in bad weather, but nevertheless reached Dénia 80% occupancy. But besides tourists, very different characters visited the city this month: Xavi Castillo He brought his show "Hamlet això ho pay jo!" and Mario Conde gave the conference "Economic crisis: looking forward".
The primary campaign settled into our daily lives, in this case with the attendance of alcaldables to members of MultisecmaAnswering their questions in different ways.
May: Municipal Elections, new Senior Falleras and 240.000 euros from EuroMillions.
No doubt May was marked by the Municipal elections that were held on Sunday 22: with 9 councilors the PP got the mayoralty, 8 councilors for the PSOE and 2 for CU, partner of the popular government.
But the company Dianense was no stranger to social movements that arose in the country: the platform Democracia Real ja! He took the Glorieta for several days, making the square base camp.
In the festive section, Dénia chose new falleras older: the Fallera Mayor of Baix la Mar, Anna Sobrecases, and the Fallera Mayor Infantil de París Pedrera, Ainhoa Flores, became the new representatives of the fallera party.
To top off the month, a joy: the draw for the EuroMillions left in Dénia neither more nor less than 240.000 euros.
June: New protests and sad news
We started the sixth month of the year with news that shocked the society: A man shot and killed his ex-partner romantic partner, a young man well known in Dénia, in an urbanization of La Pedrera, and stabbed the woman, who was able to recover.
The protests reached a climax: on the one hand, the movement 15M went back to the street; on the other, they continued demonstrations in favor of the new institute.
It was also the month of the constitution of the council and call for new elections: the presidency Local Board Fallera.
July: Major Festivals and new president of the Local Board
July was an eminently festive month: the Major parties Dénia They took the city, pregón Moors and Christians led by Manolo Noguera kicked off the Fiestas de Sant Roc y Jaume Bertomeu He was elected new president of the Local Board It is rejected the candidacy of Jose Antonio Moya for failing to meet the requirements.
But also could enjoy Dénia XXIV edition of the Havaneres and the II Feria Andaluza in Torrecremada.
August: Moors, Christians and Port Station
20.000 people gathered in street Campos to watch the Gala Parade of the festivities of Moors and Christians, central act of the program of events in which the filàs took to the street their best clothes.
The controversy surrounded the skate created to Llunàtics, since the government team decided to move to Madrigueres, outdoors, prompting complaints from users.
In another vein, the signing of the contract-award of the works of the performed Port station Dénia, Which is expected to be completed in April 2012.
September: Back to school and turns with the ICO
While more than 4.000 students began classes with problems in the Third IES where twenty students could not begin while his teammates for lack of schooling, the City Council was pending Credit granting ICO: 1,8 million euros to pay outstanding bills to suppliers in 2010. After the modification of the first list containing invoices that did not meet the requirements, vendors started charging in mid-October.
The faller schedule began with the presentation of the Falleras Over Denia, held for the first time in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, and the Red Cross appointed Enrique Sastre as the new president.
October: Controversies with the sign and the train Gandia Fallas Denia and new sports center Joan Fuster Barrio
One of the most controversial has to speak during 2011 has undoubtedly been the Fallas election poster, accused of plagiarism by the author of the poster that illustrated the Fallas de Valencia in 2010. Finally, the Department of Culture, promoter of the contest, decided to keep the poster rewarded but not use, commissioning the design to a local artist. The Local Board Fallra, meanwhile, opened a parallel contest to illustrate this year's book that has yet to win.
The mayor attended the signing of the protocol train from the coast, the Sports Joan Fister began operating, the Bloc gave his Premis of Tardor and the entire government team raised his voice against statements by the mayor of Ondara, Ximo Ferrando, on the appropriateness of establishing the train station in the municipality of Dénia.
November: More controversy: tax increases and the tourist office at the Old Market
The crisis became more present than ever with measures announced by the government team: Rate hike garbage, IBI rise and rise in the rate of weddings.
But it was not the only controversy of the month: the council proposed move the tourist office to the old Lonja after rehabilitation and there were many voices raised against him.
The friendly news of the month staged schoolchildren in Dénia, responsible for submitting our politicians to a "third degree" in the child full.
December: ... And the Third Institute arrived
December bridge brought a tragic news: unexpected death, to the 49 years, of the president of Port Rotes, Salva Sivera, leaving the faller family as an orphan.
Creama and pharmacies They took to the streets to protest the nonpayment of the Generalitat, while the Consistory we spoke of a surplus of 1,5 million for 2012.
Gastronomical UNESCO City and reference in the Mountain Day are ambitious projects that marked the city to 2012.
But undoubtedly the most important news of the month, and perhaps the year, expected and necessary, is the award of the work of the Third Institute, announced by the Minister the day before Christmas and that will allow students to study in a new center in the 2013/2014 academic year.
Thus ends a complicated year and begins one that does not promise to be easier: cuts, adjustments, few investments, tax increases ... 2012 ... have mercy on us!
Hopefully the 2012 is ylleno good many familiar pleasures, and that the crisis will disappear estaazotando us as soon as possible health for all families of Denia, a hug.