A sun-drenched edition of the Hello Festival in Emmen today. At the Grote Rietplas, parasols, fans and sun cream were not a superfluous luxury.
About 17,000 people came to the festival site to enjoy performances by Son Mieux, Suzan & Freek, Bouke, Nena and Krezip. Tonight, Madness and Martijn Fischer, among others, will come by.
Photographer Kim Stellingwerf took a look this afternoon and that resulted in the following photos:
2023-06-10 18:23:50
#pictures #sunny #Festival #Emmen
The 20th edition of the Hello Festival in Emmen is sold out again this weekend. With a full campsite, 17,000 visitors on Saturday and a sophisticated heat plan, organizer Wim Beekman has nothing to complain about. “I can really enjoy all those people walking around here today. I make time for that, it’s very nice to see.”
It is impossible to imagine the festival calendar without the festival at the Grote Rietplas. Not only does it attract hordes of music lovers, great artists also find their way to Emmen. Where Lenny Kravitz was still present in 2019, Madness and Suzan & Freek are the big names this year. And the singer Bouke, who is now extremely popular throughout the Netherlands, also climbed onto the stage close to home.
It means that young and old (according to organizer Beekman, the Hello Festival is a real ‘family party’) make their way to the festival site. A number of boys from the neighborhood are looking forward to Kris Kross Amsterdam, a DJ duo that regularly enters the Top 40. “There’s a good line-up,” they say. “It is definitely not just a party for the somewhat older visitor.”
The fact that the Hello Festival has a supra-regional image is evident from the maze of accents that are spoken at the festival. From Ameland to The Hague, and from Brabant to Friesland: the Emmer festival is popular.
Nevertheless, there is a ‘reunion atmosphere’, says Wim Beekman. “Every year you see that people who previously lived in Emmen come here again. It is often a reunion with acquaintances.”
According to him, the strong line-up means that people outside Emmen also know how to find the festival. “In addition, you can go here with the whole family.”
According to Beekman, the terrain at the Grote Rietplas is perfect for the festival, especially on a day like today. “There is shelter from the trees and because we are near the water, a light breeze ensures that it is soon two degrees cooler here.”
The organization also ensures that it does not become too busy on the site. “We can very easily sell more tickets, but we don’t want that. We want to offer good service. Then you shouldn’t have too many people on the field.”
To cope with the summer temperature, the organization set up fifty water taps and worked with sun cream dispensers. The visitors also had their own ways of staying cool: “Not too much beer, but plenty of water.” And of course: “Keep lubricating.”
2023-06-10 15:58:10
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A week ago, their bus with more than 30,000 euros worth of sound equipment was stolen and found burnt out. Now Karin Siebring and Harold Imming from GD Sound in Emmen have a bus back. Got. “I received a call from a well-known entrepreneur. He had something for me as a consolation. I thought it was a bottle of liquor, but it turned out to be a new van,” beams Karin.
“I got in and drove out while honking”, Karin laughs. “At that moment I couldn’t speak for myself.”
Siebring and Imming have ended up in a rollercoaster after last weekend. They receive encouraging messages and help from all over the country. A crowdfunding campaign has already raised more than 18,000 euros. “This is mega heartwarming,” says the Emmense. “We don’t care about money, it is necessary to provide for our fixed expenses. But we always enjoy our work so much. And then it is very nice to see that this is also appreciated by others. Harold wanted to be there after the actually stop theft. But after all those reactions, we have to continue. We will make sure that we get things running again.”
Although they don’t care about money, they could use it. “Our old building and inventory are almost impossible to insure. That is impossible. And for our old van we only get the current value. We wanted to give that money from the insurance to our friends, for the van they gave us as a present. But they didn’t want a penny, so we’re going to use that for the equipment and better security of the building.”
Extreme gratitude and joy, Karin can’t emphasize it enough. To thank everyone who helped them, the couple organizes a small festival on September 1.
2023-06-04 19:54:46
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FOOTBALL – Ronald Lubbers, chairman of the board of FC Emmen, has to resign his duties for the time being due to health problems. This afternoon he informed the supervisory board and the board of FC Emmen about his condition.
What exactly is going on is not disclosed for privacy reasons. The supervisory board and board of FC Emmen are looking for a solution in the short term to take over Lubbers’ duties.
Lubbers chooses to distance himself completely in the coming period.
The man is suspected of being involved in the stabbing. Last Saturday, a 26-year-old employee of the youth institution was killed.
Shortly after the incident, a nineteen-year-old man from Emmen was arrested. The second suspect, a 16-year-old boy, fled after the stabbing. He was arrested a few hours later in the municipality of Meppel. Police are investigating their involvement in the stabbing.
The incident took place in the building of youth institution Yorneo on Stationsstraat in Emmen. The victim from Groningen died on the spot.
An employee was killed in a stabbing at youth care institution Yorneo in Emmen on Saturday evening. Two persons have been arrested. The victim is a woman. She died on the spot from her injuries.
The stabbing took place around 8:30 p.m. on Stationsstraat. A staff member of the youth care institution was seriously injured. Several emergency services attended the scene, but that was of no avail to the victim. She died on the spot.
The victim was a counselor at Yorneo. The mayor of Emmen, Eric van Oosterhout, announced this on Twitter later on Saturday. The institution is described on its own website as ‘Family assistance with accommodation’.
Shortly after the incident, one of the suspects was arrested. The second suspect fled, but a few hours later he was also arrested. Police are investigating the cause of the stabbing.
