Last Friday afternoon, the tent set up in the parking lot on Valencia Avenue of El Poble Nou de Benitatxell was once again the setting for a party for local associations and clubs or those with ties to the town. The Council wanted to take advantage of this event to thank, for the fourth year in a row, the incredible work done by the town’s non-profit groups to bring people together with a small reception.
Around 130 people from 27 associations in the municipality attended the party: Agrupació Músico Municipal Sta. M. Magdalena, Ampa CEIP Santa Maria Magdalena, Ampa IES Teulada, Asociación de Jubilados y Pensionistas, Asociación Vecinos Internacional Benitachell (AVIB), Associació d’Agricultors Biomoscatell, Associació Cultural Taurina El Portalet, Associació de Cavallistes i Carreters, Associació de Dones del Poble Nou de Benitatxell, Benitachell Club de Fútbol, Benitachell Christian Fellowship, Cáritas Parroquial, Clásicas y Modernas, Club de Caçadors La Perdiu, Club de Pilota Poble Nou, Club de Pàdel Benitatxell, Club Multiesport Benitatxell, Colla La Llebetjà, Cor Parroquial, Cumbre Residents Association (CRA), Escola Municipal de Futbol Base Benitatxell, European Union of Women Marina Alta, Gatos Felices Benitatxell, Grup de Danses Morro Falquí, Grupo de Exploración Moraig, Protecció Civil El Poble Nou de Benitatxell y Vecinos Cooperando.
The mayor, Miguel Ángel García, gave a speech of gratitude. «We would like to thank you once again for your tireless dedication to our town on a voluntary basis. It is you, the associations and their members, who drive and energise El Poble Nou de Benitatxell at all levels: cultural, sporting, social, traditional, neighbourhood, etc. We owe a great deal to each and every one of you who are here this evening. We therefore wish you good health and the enthusiasm to continue in the same spirit.
García also highlighted the large number and variety of associations of Benitatxell, which, for a municipality with less than 5,000 inhabitants, has a rich and very active associative fabric, with more than thirty groups.
