Louison Renault, a socialist municipal councilor, believed that a simple warning would have sufficed instead of sanctioning the city of Nivelles. She pointed out that the two groups following behind were not sanctioned, and that there were anomalies since the group in front of them may have been late too. Louison Renault requested that the first warning be issued instead. Benoit Giroul, the Alderman of Folklore, confirmed that warnings had been communicated to the Gilles. The Broc Gilles company in Aye will attempt to challenge the municipality once more, hoping to reach a conciliation.
For Louison Renault, socialist municipal councilor, in opposition to the city of Nivelles, a warning would have been enough. “We tell them, you are late, during the procession. But the two groups behind them have not been sanctioned. If they are late it is, perhaps, because the group in front of them is also. There are really anomalies. They were unable to defend themselves and we decided, like that, with 2 or 3 people, to give this subsidy to other companies. So, I asked that we return to the first warning”.
Warnings that would have been communicated to the Gilles, according to Benoit Giroul, alderman of folklore, who spoke this morning in the columns of the newspaper l’Avenir.
The company of Gilles du Broc in Aye will try to challenge the municipality once again on this issue in the hope of obtaining a conciliation.
In conclusion, the issue of subsidies for the Gilles du Broc in Aye during the Nivelles procession has caused quite a stir. While some argue that warnings would have been sufficient, others believe that the municipality was within its rights to sanction the group. It remains to be seen if the company of Gilles du Broc will be able to reach a conciliation with the municipality. In any case, it is clear that the tradition of the Gilles continues to be a hotly debated topic in the city of Nivelles.