Toulouse: this Saturday, the firefighters’ ball returns after two years of absence
This Saturday, June 11, the firefighters’ ball takes place in Jardin Raymond VI. A festive moment not to be missed with Chippendales on the program.
No, this evening, the firefighters will not go to the fire but to the ball… Absent for two years due to a health crisis, the firefighters’ ball returns to the Jardin Raymond VI on Saturday June 11 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. .
“We have always missed this great popular celebration, dear to firefighters, during these two years of covid, notes Mickael Trottier, vice-president of the Amicale de la barracks Jean Delrieu, provoked a year ago at Les Minimes. This very accepted custom in Paris should also have its place in a big city like Toulouse”.
A festive parenthesis that allows you to think about something else and forget the constraints of a profession that is often very difficult and dangerous. “Firefighters like to have fun. We often forget that. And then this festive moment is also an opportunity for the public to meet and discuss with the firefighters outside the framework of their intervention”.
A parenthesis to forget an often difficult daily life
A slightly different organization this year: “This ball is co-organized by the Delrieu and Vion barracks, continues Michaël Trottier. Usually the Vion barracks are alone, but this time the two barracks have come together”. The place chosen, the Jardin Raymond VI is a privileged place for this entertainment under the stars: “This garden near the Musée des Abattoirs was free that evening, so we jumped at the chance. Especially since the site is particularly pleasant for a ball at dusk. As for the date, we chose June 11 because June 21 is reserved for the Fête de la Musique and on July 13, the Toulouse-Lougnon barracks in turn have their firefighters’ ball as at the ordinary”. A program where boredom will have no place. Between opening bands with DJs and a few surprises, a show is planned for the evening: “It’s a Chippendale version, a playful male striptease, always very popular with the assembly and during which everyone has a lot of fun. Obviously a refreshment bar and a catering are carried out on site”. A parenthesis to forget everyday life.
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