The Councillor for Culture of the City of Lorca, Sandra Martinez, next to Local Red Cross President, Juan Carlos García, reported this morning that the city council and the Red Cross are launched this year a new support service for people with displacement problems or disabilities to access the boxes installed for Holy Week processions.
With this purpose the trans-and intersex display several pairs of volunteers throughout the main event, in Avenida Juan Carlos I, which will help the citizen wishing to see the parades to access their seats.
Navarro Martínez explained that this initiative, which had not been developed previously in our city, attempts to respond to requests about the City exposed by groups with an interest in the subject, as in the case of Asdifilor, and Apandis Association of Parents of Municipal Early Childhood Center.
To request the assistance of volunteers involved in this service, stakeholders will only have to go to them, they will be properly identified on your clothing.
Option has been established also able to make a request for the presence of these volunteers through the phone.
This is an option that will streamline the service greatly, and since both institutions are encouraged to use.
The Councillor for Culture about anticipated that the City and the Blue and White Steps are committed for next year to establish two special modules for disabled people and their companions.
This is a box of special dimensions, with ramps to enter and exit easily and quickly.
In total there will be 134 seats.
It should be noted that the installation of this platform has not been possible this year because the administrative processing of permits for their location and design approval stage, requiring more time, being firm commitment Consistory and Steps being put into operation by 2015.
The Town Hall Steps and technicians supervise the installation of the stands.
The Councillor of Culture, along with representatives from the White and Blue Steps, the maker of the boxes and company technicians linked to its location this morning have overseen the installation work in order to confirm the proper development of this task.
Note that for the processions of Good Friday and Palm Sunday 9,200 seats, increasing to 11,000 in the case of parades Thursday and Friday are enabled.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca