Everyone has their own garden, each has their own beach. While the inhabitants of the coasts, mayors and communities of surfers campaign for the opening of the beaches from Biarritz to Saint-Malo, Parisians also suffer from confinement and seem to become the great plague victims of the moment. On the Ile d'Oléron, Christophe Sueur, the mayor of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron announced on Tuesday the opening - despite the ban - of his beaches on May 11, "our beaches are our parks, our gardens , our breath of fresh air, "he says, and notably justifies his decision by the inability of Parisians to come today.
"With respect for the limit of travel within a radius of 100 km, we absolutely do not have to be worried, especially about a possible arrival of the inhabitants of the Paris region since they will not be able to travel to us, ”he notes in a letter sent to Emmanuel Macron.
#Release us
The government does not plan to allow access to the beaches before the beginning of June and for the moment the summer period remains suspended. While the rebellion is organizing, the hashtag #rendeznouslamer is growing on social networks and a petition has collected 70,000 signatures for the reopening of the beaches, the Parisians, them, begin to win their case.
This summer, Parisians will at least be able to enjoy "their" sea, the joys of a semblance of sand, laughter and sunsets on the banks of the Seine and at the Bassin de la Villette at Paris Plages, our park, our garden, our breath of fresh air. The Paris Plage 2020 operation is maintained, confirms the Paris town hall at 20 Minutes and could start mid-July. Coronavirus crisis requires, the operation will comply with barrier gestures and health requirements.
Paris Plages "will resume" but in "a lighter form"
Anne Hidalgo said that Paris Plages will be maintained but "in a lighter form," she told AFP on Tuesday. In an interview with Télérama, Christophe Girard, culture assistant, abounds: "Paris Plage will resume on the banks of the Seine, but according to new health requirements". Contacted by 20 Minutes, the channel service confirms that the operation is maintained. “Paris Plages will resume. We are currently studying the possibilities for the basin and new animation proposals respecting the physical distance measures, ”we also said at City Hall. The beginnings of the operation are already in place and on the side of the Villette basin, things are moving.
“The Canals department has just asked me to leave my pitch to allow swimming in the basin this summer. I have to leave on Tuesday ", explains to 20 Minutes , Charles, manager of a barge-wine bar, La Bougeotte, moored since last November in the Bassin de la Villette. Charles will go a little further and join the Canaux roundabout for the summer. The Canals services should then start to cut back on the basin and start installing equipment on Monday 18 May. And install a wave pool system to prepare for the 2024 Olympics?
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