Representatives of the A Pobra do Brollón City Council met with the directors of the Forest Communities and Residents' Associations to share cultural and tourism policies for the coming years and look for ways to collaborate.
The meeting took place last Saturday at the Casa da Cultura with representation from Mountain Communities and Neighborhood Associations from 14 parishes and coordinated by the municipal tourism and culture technician, Xosé Gago.
The meeting was attended by the mayor of A Pobra do Brollón, Xosé Lois Maceda, who stressed the importance of ‘establish collaboration networks in Guimaralia’ and ‘be a great united people to move forward’. ‘The abandonment of the rural area is a fact’ – he commented at the meeting – ‘we have to take advantage of the possibilities we have; it is about resisting with the spirit of Guimarães’.
The meeting discussed the initiatives that aim to seek this revitalization in collaboration with the parishes. Decentralized cultural programming is underway – the Foliadas Guímaras, for example – as well as tourism and heritage proposals: walking cycles, guided tours, and two fruitful community archaeology projects (the Castro de San Lourenzo and Adegas da Memoria). The intention is that these types of proposals can be expanded and extended to other parishes in the municipality.
Gago also insisted on the availability of the City Council's communication channels – social networks, press service, posters – to serve the parishes when it comes to disseminating their activities and initiatives. It is also intended to create an agenda with the calendars of events and festivals of all the parishes.
Maceda commented that “there are proposals that are made from the City Council to the parishes, but this must go in both directions and We will also be attentive to the cultural and heritage proposals that come from the parishes to the City Council.”.
In the coming days, neighborhood associations and forest communities that were unable to attend will receive an information letter on the topics covered at the meeting. It is requested that directors who are not receiving the letters contact the City Council to update their details.
