# August Fiesta at Consum Square - Type: wall - Canonical path: /sv/wall/14081-august-fiesta-at-consum-square - Canonical URL: https://aspanishlife.com/sv/wall/14081-august-fiesta-at-consum-square Hello La Marina, Al here from Temptations. After having a meeting today with our Mayor, Carlos Ramirez, our police chief, Jose Manuel Antolio, Counselor & advisor to the mayor Paulino & Counselor Jeff Wiszniewski, we, being the bar owners from Temptations, Hogs Head, The Final Whistle, & J's Bar & Cafe were informed that this years' August Foam Party Fiesta has been threatened by a Group Community President with legal action to the owners of this property to prevent the fiesta being held here at Consum Square. We were not informed as to the identity of this Group Community Presidents' name & have requested the identification of this person,but we were ALL very surprised that such a threat to the owners of the property so that the 3 day fiesta that brings thousands of people to La Marina at that time of the year would even be considered. WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!!!!!! Last years' fiesta,to quote Jeff Wiszniewski, was the most successful & finally, the best organized fiesta La Marina has had in the last 5 years. The fiesta 2 years ago was a disaster with "apparently" no money to pay the musicians or fireworks. There were a mulitude of problems with that years' fiesta that are just easily to be forgotten. Last year Jeff & his band of assistants dealt with un-licensed people trying to put up illegal stands & illegal outside bars, thefts & a multitude of smaller problems in a very precise & professional manner. His attitude & a general interest in presenting a successful fiesta was appreciated by every business owner in the square. Now, we have a certain person that, because he feels that the 3 day fiesta is too loud & disturbs his sleep, has engaged a solicitor to put the pressure on the owners of Consum Square, that legal proceedings will be brought against them if the fiesta is not cancelled!!! Take a 3 day break with your partner,if you have one, & go up or down the coast & enjoy a quiet 3 days on your own. As I said earlier, this fiesta brings approximately 2,500 people to enjoy a good time for 3 days. We, all the business owners have the opportunity to earn,( and believe me, it's 3, 18 hour days in a row) some well-needed funds that year after year are slowly getting smaller & more difficult to earn. This fiesta was held at the marketplace 4 years ago & was not successful at all. There was nothing to offer there as the few food & beverage stands were in short supply. This venue is, by far, the best place to hold this annual fiesta. There are more functions planned for other areas of the urbanization over the next 4 months so that business owners around the urb. can also see a little extra profit in this economically-challenged area. The summer trade has slowly dwindled over the past 6 years because of the economy & the lower value of the pound. The resulting drop in tourism is also partly to blame on the laws that are being enforced here due to the uncaring FEW bar owners that will not abide by the law as to entertainment that is far too loud. This, in turn, has started the "La Marina Moaners Club". I, also speaking on behalf of the bar owners that DO try to be sensible & close our windows & doors, am cognisant of the residents that live within earshot of our premises. We have installed sound-proofing in some cases & MOST of us have turned the volume down so as not to disturb our neighbours. There are only a few businesses that feel they have no reason to reduce the volume of their entertainment & the laws do not apply to them & these are the ones that should be singled out & dealt with accordingly. We are all trying our best to provide a comfortable evening out for our patrons but sometimes the wrong establishment gets the blame for other peoples noise. I have read all the posts here for the past month or so, & believe me, this site is also read by many people in other countries that are considering coming here either to visit or even a permanent move. I have at least 5 families that have already booked a holiday here to coincide with this years' fiesta. It will be a real dis-appointment to their childred who look forward to this & find when they arrive, that it has been cancelled or moved to a lesser quality location because some Group Community President feels it is not in his liking. La Marina needs all the help we & our council can get in promoting La Marina & get our community on a positive growth pattern again. Because of this threat by a certain Group Community President, we are starting a petition to deliver to the owners of our property. We will have a signature page at every one of our businesses to ask for support from all of our friends & customers. There is a couple of provisions. 1. You must be a resident & have an N.I.E. number 2. You may only sign your name once. If you sign at one location, you do not need to sign again at another location. With your support, we will be able to enjoy the August fiesta in its proper venue so please sign your name. Time IS of the essence in this matter. COME LA MARINA RESIDENTS!! Show your support & lets start enjoying life again. I, for one, am tired of reading negativity day-after-day here in A Spanish Life. Everyone is entitled to their comments but it gets very boring reading about the same people going on about the same negative subjects all the time. We have come to the conclusion that there are a few La Marina Moaners' Club members that are just being miserable & nothing short of bull-dozing Consum Square will ever be satisfactory. We have come to a reasonable solution to the noise problem that should be satisfying to most people.(you can't satisfy everyone!). The "responsible" business owners will lower the volume so as not to be offensive to our neighbours. We will shut the windows & doors at midnite with the music off by 1:15 A.M. We have been granted, by Valencia, a 1 hour extension for the summer that will be up to each business owner to use if needed. This should show the residents of La Marina that the "responsible" bar owners DO care about their sleeping habits. You have to realize in return, that the summer trade is very short & we are trying to earn as much as we can during this period. If there is a bar that is causing a problem, then it's up to you to identify the correct bar & have the police deal with THEM & not place the blame on another bar. The police telephone system identifies all incoming numbers so this will eliminate any ANONYMOUS callers. With the warmer weather & the law having to be outside to smoke, we will have more & more customers that want to be outside in the evening to enjoy Spain's lovely weather. We will all reduce the volume of our entertainment as much as possible but still give our customers an enjoyable evening. I, speaking on behalf of myself, my wife Susan & the bar owners of Consum Square thank you in advance for your support & wish everyone a safe & happy summer. Thank you Al Anders