In recent weeks, several Barça penyes across the territory have been celebrating their respective anniversaries with days full of blaugrana fellowship. Two of them are Penya Barcelonista Joves de Ponent (Federació de Penyes de Ponent Nord) and Penya Barcelonista Plana de Vic (Federació de Penyes d’Osona i Ripollès), which last weekend gathered many of their members for this very special occasion.
Albesa comes together for the 30th anniversary of PB Joves de Ponent
On Saturday, the town of Albesa (Lleida) was decked out in blaugrana to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Penya Barcelonista Joves de Ponent, which organized a full day of activities for the entire town. In the morning, the penya held a card game contest in the “botifarra” modality at its headquarters, where a photo exhibition was also set up to review the entity’s three decades of history thanks to pictures contributed by various members. A vermouth was also served at the same venue.
Later, the popular lunch for the 30th anniversary brought together more than 100 people in a spirit of community throughout Albesa, with the participation of the Town Hall and various local organizations. During the event, the penya, chaired by Carlos Albert Sanmartí, thanked everyone for attending and paid tribute to the former presidents of the entity. Afterwards, PB Joves de Ponent proposed the game “Who is the biggest culé?” to the attendees, challenging them to guess details about historic Barça matches, with edited clips being shown. There were prizes for the winners and a great Barça atmosphere that ended with a final party featuring a DJ.
Gala lunch for the 52nd anniversary of PB Plana de Vic
On Sunday, it was the turn of Penya Barcelonista Plana de Vic, which celebrated its 52 years of history with a commemorative lunch that gathered around 150 people. Among the guests were Dionís Crusellas, president of the Federació de Penyes Osona i Ripollès; Miquel Alier, president of PB Plana de Vic; Jordi Pueyo, member of the Club’s Social Commission; and Alberto Manga, member of the Agrupació Barça Jugadors. Representing the Vic Town Hall were the mayor, Albert Castells, and the councilor for urban planning and environment, Ester Coma. Organizations such as Òmnium Cultural d’Osona and the Sagals d’Osona castellers group were also present.
Several supporters’ clubs from the Federació Osona i Ripollès, such as PB Manlleu, PB Taradell, PB Torelló, PB Tona, PB Roda de Ter i Les Masies, and PB Campdevànol, joined PB Plana de Vic in celebrating its 52nd anniversary. All of them contributed to the fantastic Barça atmosphere that prevailed throughout the event, where blaugrana gifts were raffled among the attendees.
