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Guus Bertens is chairman of the CDA division Oisterwijk; He obtained a silver pin and certificates on Friday from Henri Bontenbal, get together chairman of CDA Netherlands.

Henri Bontenbal and Guus Bertens together with his certificates (Supply: CDA Oisterwijk)

Along with these from Henri Bontenbal and the CDA faction members, Guus has additionally obtained congratulations from Mayor Hans Janssen and on social media from colleagues from the VVD. “We as a division are very happy with Guus and consider that he has greater than earned this pin,” CDA Oisterwijk mentioned. Guus has labored intensively for the CDA in Oisterwijk for years. He has been concerned within the CDA faction in Oisterwijk since 1985, as a committee member till 1997 and as a councilor from 1997 to 2006. Guus was additionally energetic at Scouting Oisterwijk and was a member of the Supervisory Committee on the Oisterwijk EO Funeral Fund.

The residents’ night is canceled; the competition in the meanwhile. The group has despatched the next press launch in regards to the heavy rain and the results for the competition:

Measures in opposition to flooding had been already talked about final week (Supply: Instagram Intents Pageant)

Plenty of rain has fallen in North Brabant not too long ago, 3 occasions greater than common. For instance, greater than 40 mm of rain fell final Friday and Saturday evening! We’re at present inundated with messages from frightened followers and a number of other ghost tales are circulating on the web.

The competition website is in good situation given the circumstances. As proven on social media final week, we’ve put in a particular ground within the Dynamite Hardcore tent in order that the bottom level of the competition website has been raised. As well as, the puddles of water are sucked away.

The most important problem in the meanwhile is the campsite. The campsite consists of a number of meadows with higher and worse components. On the more serious components, the water drains much less properly after a heavy rain bathe.

These are the measures we take:

A brand new, dry tenting space has been added.

Rain puddles are pumped away with machines and tractors.

Sadly, get together tents should not allowed this yr so we are able to place tents nearer collectively within the driest components of the campsite for a extra snug keep for everybody.

New parking areas within the area are being organized, extra data will comply with later.

Further shelter choices are created.

The competition website might be supplied with extra floorboards.

Further ramps on the parking tons and kiss and trip.

That is the way you as a customer can contribute:

Journey by public transport, buses run from Oisterwijk Station and Breda Station.

E-book a bus ticket with considered one of our companions: Partybussen.nl, Eleven Journey or The Occasion Categorical.

Don’t ship us an e mail or Instagram DM asking in regards to the rain: we talk all vital data through social media and e-newsletter.

Do not consider all of the messages on-line; For instance, the primary stage has not collapsed and the development has not stopped.

With these measures and your assist, we hope to have the ability to provide everybody a high competition weekend.

Staff Intents Pageant

Despite the bad weather, it was very busy at the commemoration of death in Oisterwijk. At the same time, the Liberation Fire was collected by Taxandria Athletics.

the annual Remembrance Day in Oisterwijk (Photo: Carien van de Pas)

At the Remembrance Day in Oisterwijk, after the silent procession, led by the guilds and banners, people gathered at the monument on the Gemullehoekenweg. After the opening speech by the chairman of the foundation on May 4, Mayor Hans Janssen addressed the people and reminded us that it is repeated again and again; war. Poems were also read by various people, including children from Oisterwijk schools. Wreaths were then laid at the monument by various boards of foundations. The wreaths were presented by boys and girls from Scouting. The oldest wreathlayer was 96 years old and the youngest was 10 years old.

Remembrance Day was also commemorated in Haaren (Source; Municipality of Oisterwijk)

After the Last Post everyone was silent for two minutes and then the Wilhelmus was sung.

For the first time, the Jewish deceased were also commemorated for whom stumbling stones were laid in Oisterwijk, tiles were made for them and placed at the monument. ‘It was very impressive to experience this ceremony and it is good to take a moment to reflect on everything that happened during the war,’ says Carien van de Pas, who also took some photos (click).

On Saturday, Taxandria Athletics also started a relay from Wageningen (see below). The athletes collected the Liberation Fire there. This was received on Sunday morning in Oisterwijk.

Athletes raise the liberation flame in Wageningen (Source: Taxandria Atletiek).

The team on Saturday before the start (Source: Taxandria Athletics).

Photo series Remembrance Day Oisterwijk