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Waalre starts financial aid campaign

Lila Mehrez
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Waalre starts financial aid campaign

‘Do you have financial worries? Don’t wait. Ask for help!’ With this appeal, the municipality of Waalre wants to lend a helping hand to more people with financial problems. There are various agencies in Waalre that can support these residents. A local campaign has now been started in the village to reach more poor residents.

The campaign should help residents to make it easier to ask for help. It is also intended to increase the awareness of poverty organisations. Many Waalren residents have difficulty making ends meet, according to the municipality. Moreover, it is not easy for many people to talk about financial worries.

Privacy

With this appeal, the municipality of Waalre wants to let people know that if you have financial worries, you are not the only one. ‘It can happen to anyone. You don’t have to keep walking around with it’, is the message. The municipality emphasizes that privacy is very important and that this is also taken into account. The organisations that can help can be found on the municipality’s website.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

Location of Festival 40UP moved

Lila Mehrez
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Location of Festival 40UP moved

The 40UP music festival, which has been a popular venue for 40-plussers for years, is moving to the old Beursgebouw. ​​For years, the festival was held in De Effenaar, but a rent increase has forced the organisation to move the festival.

The rent increase would mean that the prices per ticket would have to increase by at least 3 euros. This was too much for the organisation. Also because the VAT for festivals may increase from 2026.

Rent

The organisation chooses to move to Vibes, the former Beursgebouw. ​​The Effenaar indicates that the rent has increased because the costs for energy, for example, have also increased sharply. That is why they now charge a higher rent for their halls.

The organisation of 40UP is not sad, because Vibes also offers new possibilities. For example, the new location is larger and you can also eat here. This was previously not possible at De Effenaar.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

Polish festival in Muziekgebouw with 2,500 visitors sold out

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Polish festival in Muziekgebouw with 2,500 visitors sold out

The first edition of the Witaj festival will be held in Muziekgebouw Frits Philips Eindhoven on Saturday. The day for the Polish community in the region is now sold out. A total of 2,500 tickets have been sold.

Witaj is partly organised by the local Polish community. There is a market during the day. Workshops can be followed here, and Polish products and delicacies can be purchased. Lady Pank will perform in the evening. The Polish rock band is coming to the Netherlands just for this concert. The band sold more than a million copies of their debut album in 1983.

Bridge

For the new festival, Muziekgebouw is working with Polish organisations such as Polskie Gniazdo, Pools-Nederlandse Kultuur Vereniging (Polish-Dutch cultural association, PNKV) and Pools Podium (polish stage). With this event, the Eindhoven Podium wants to build a bridge with various communities in the region. Thousands of Poles work and live in Zuidoost- (southeast) Brabant. A similar festival is also organised for the Turkish community: Merhaba Eindhoven.

“We are convinced that the workshops and artistic performances at this festival will help us get to know each other better and that the Poles, of whom more than 3,000 live in Eindhoven, will feel like hosts in a place that has shown us so much sympathy and hospitality”, Grażyna Gramza, of PNKV, says.

Need

That there is a need for a ‘party of their own’ among Poles in the region was already clear during the Polski Festival. Thousands of Poles also come together here every year. For more information : Witaj Eindhoven! | Muziekgebouw Eindhoven

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

High Tech Campus to accommodate 18,000 employees in the future

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High Tech Campus to accommodate 18,000 employees in the future

Known as the smartest square kilometre in Europe, High Tech Campus (HTC), Eindhoven wants to grow to 18,000 employees in 10 years. HTC draws attention as a place where smart minds think together about the solutions of tomorrow. The business park is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and wants to benefit from the international ASML effect.

“We create the future. Today, we think about what might be in your body, in your home, in your office and in your environment in the coming years. New products are developed and made here. Eighty to ninety per cent have professional education or a master degree here”, says Hilde de Vocht, of High Tech Campus.

“The campus was a gift from Philips to Eindhoven”. From 1964, it was the place to think about and develop Philips products. 25 years ago, the Eindhoven electronics company decided to open its doors to other companies. “That also had to do with the relocation of the head office to Amsterdam. That was a sensitive issue in the Eindhoven region”, Hilde says.

“Philips then set aside around €400,000,000 for the site’s development”. This allowed buildings and parking garages to be built, as well as the central building De Strip with various restaurants and shops. “To this day, it has proven to be a very successful concept”.

Conviction

High Tech Campus Eindhoven is convinced of its own success. According to De Vocht, the campus is on par with the well-known Silicon Valley in San Francisco: the American region where the innovative technology companies are located. “We are on par with San Francisco, but with our own course. It is much more competitive there, but we do it our own way. With the Brabant mentality and conviviality”.

The start-up companies are financed by Philips, ASML and TNO, for example. “Everyone sees the need for us to have many more tech giants here besides ASML. You don’t want to depend on one company”.

Together

The feeling that the three hundred companies on the High Tech Campus are ‘doing it together’ is strong. A chat in the fitness room on the premises can easily lead to fruitful contact to further grow the company.

“We do not have an atmosphere of competition, but of cooperation. Fifteen years ago, it was unthinkable that you would all do events together. For example, during the ‘High Tech Next’ event, everyone shows their innovation. Everyone does this together, side by side, to create something beautiful together”.

Growth

The campus has a hundred different nationalities. The enormous site currently has 300,000 square metres in use. There is room for even more buildings: another 100,000 square metres can be added, which is also the intention. This will increase the number of people. The campus currently has 12,500 people. “We want to grow to 18,000 employees within ten years”.

More than a hundred living spaces must be created for employees who are staying here temporarily. The apartments will be on or near the campus. The campus must also become more open to the general public.

The gates are currently still locked in the evenings and at weekends. With longer opening hours for restaurants, events, a cinema and perhaps even concerts, the smartest square kilometre in Europe should also become more lively in the evenings.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

 

 

 

Protests in India also concern Eindhoven Indians

Bob
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Protests in India also concern Eindhoven Indians

Last week, millions of people took to the streets in India to protest against a 31-year-old female doctor who was raped and murdered during her night shift at a hospital in Kolkata. Indians from Eindhoven also showed their support and organised a protest on 18 Septemberplein last week.

Shubhabrata Roy, Amit Ray and Debayani Das all live and work in Eindhoven and were part of the protest, in which around a hundred people participated.

They all come from the Indian province of West Bengal, of which Kolkata is the capital. The three of them know each other from the expat group Bonghoven, a group consisting of Bengalis that organises cultural events for that community, among other things.

Fear

“Violence against women has been a topic of conversation in India for a long time”, Debayani says. “Women are often threatened and attacked on the street. It is dangerous for women to travel on public transport. In fact, as a woman in India, you should be in fear often unless you are in your own home”.

Debayani’s words are underlined by the numbers: tens of thousands of women are raped or murdered in India every year. Yet most cases are not met with mass protests far beyond India. In addition to Eindhoven, protests were organised in England, for example.

A sensitive chord

“This case strikes a sensitive chord for several reasons”, Amit says. “In rape cases, the media often shifts the blame to the victim: she wore ‘provocative’ clothing, she was alone outside at night, those kinds of arguments. In this case, it was a doctor who was raped and murdered at work in her workplace. As a result, no one can hide behind these kinds of fallacies”.

In addition, how the Indian government handled the case also led to anger. “Instead of solving the case, the local authorities tried to cover it up”, Amit says. “In addition, Kolkatta is known as one of the safer big cities in India”, Dabayani adds. “That makes this story extra painful because it shows: in India, you are often vulnerable as a woman”.

In order to support the women in India, a protest was also organised in Eindhoven. “In the Netherlands, compared to England, we see little media attention for this subject. By organising this protest, we want to show our support to our compatriots at home. Still, we also want to put pressure on the Indian government from the Netherlands”, Shubhabrata Roy says.

Tears

“We have seen the influence of the Black Lives Matter movement. We see that protesting is useful. In Eindhoven, we received a lot of support from passers-by. A Chinese woman burst into tears when she heard the stories from India”.

This is not the last protest in Eindhoven, Shubhabrata expects. “We want to continue with this; we want to continue to draw attention to the subject. A protest is being organised in Amsterdam on Tuesday because a suspect in the case will appear in court on Tuesday. That is why mass protests are also being organised in India”.

“We want to use this case to change the situation in India; we want that as Indians, as Bengalis and as people”, Debayani concludes.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

Geert has been Scouting volunteer for 50 years

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Geert has been Scouting volunteer for 50 years

The outdoor area of ​​Scouting Père Kersten has been renamed Geert Koenen Field. A tribute to volunteer Geert Koenen. He has been a regular at the scouting group in Stratum for fifty years.

Despite the fact that Geert is almost eighty, he can still be found at scouting Père Kersten every week. “Geert still climbs ladders, still stands with saws in his hand. Together with Bas he maintains the outdoor area here”, chairwoman, Wendy Bessembinders, says in her speech.

A task that he takes on with love and pleasure. He does not necessarily need recognition for that. “We know that you prefer to be the silent force in the background, but we cannot just let fifty years of volunteering pass by” adds Wendy.

Street sign

So from now on the scouts will play games and make fire on Geert Koenenveld (field). Under the watchful eye of the almost 80-year-old volunteer, because he is still closely involved with the scouting group.

“What I really hope is that you can stay with us for a very long time and maybe on a lower level than you do now. Thea wants you at home too and that is okay when you are eighty”, Wendy laughs.

And when Geert eventually would climb the ladder for the last time at the scouting, there is still the street sign that reminds him of him. “Very nice, truly nice”, the surprised volunteer says.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

80th anniversary of liberation in the region: what to do

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80th anniversary of liberation in the region: what to do

On 18 September, Eindhoven celebrates the 80th anniversary of liberation after World War II. The surrounding regions were also liberated around that time and organise various activities, commemorations and parties.

Eindhoven

In Eindhoven, the parade is being revamped. Instead of one parade on Stadhuisplein, six routes will be going to different neighbourhoods at the same time that day.

Nuenen

Nuenen was liberated on 20 September. On that day, the municipality will celebrate the liberation in Café Schafrath. Veterans, American soldiers and 17 relatives of allied soldiers who died in the war will be welcomed to the village. The liberation flame will be collected and the commemoration will continue at the monument on Europalaan. The commemoration and celebration will conclude with a performance by the band of the 101st Airborne Division.

Various other things will also be organised for the commemoration. On 14 September, there will be a tour with 200 historical military vehicles. On 16 and 17 September, in Café Schaffrat,  Chief Inspector Tony Mouw  will give a lecture about the invasion of the German army and journalist Alfred van Cleef will speak about the hiding place in Nune Ville. On 18 September, four stained glass windows will be unveiled, which were donated by a group of repatriates to the residents of Nuenen as a thank you for the hospitality during their return from Germany.

Finally, a special ‘liberation route’ has been organised on 21 and 22 September. The cycling and walking route passes a number of locations that played a role during the Second World War and during the liberation.

Best

Best was only liberated on 24 October. That day is commemorated in the Koetshuistuin. During this ceremony, plaques will be unveiled with the names of the 171 British who died. Money was raised for this last year by the Schots Monument Best.

Geldrop-Mierlo

Geldrop was liberated on 19 September and Mierlo on 22 September. The municipality is organising a special ceremony at the British field of honour, in collaboration with Stichting De Drie Harten from Geldrop and the Oranje Comité Mierlo. A column of the Liberation Task Force makes a stop at this commemoration during the liberation route through the southeast of the Netherlands.

In the months of September and October, there will be an exhibition of photos and uniforms from the Second World War in the library of Eindhoven. The exhibition focuses on the liberation of the village.

This year, the Freedom Run has new walking routes: The Liberty Walk. The walking routes are named after local resistance fighters; Henri van der Putt (4 miles), a commemorative walk through the centre along monuments; Harrie van Gestel (8 miles), a walk from Geldrop towards Mierlo; and Jan Heurkens (10 miles), a longer walk between Geldrop-Mierlo.

Son en Breugel

Son en Breugel was liberated on 17 September, when the official commemoration takes place. But the municipality is going all out for the 80th anniversary of liberation, with many activities planned. These start on 13 September.

On 13 September, the centre is transformed into a party area. On the specially combined event square, four stages are ready for a special show that lasts five hours.

Oranjeveld/Oranjestraat will be transformed into Camp Liberty Son from 14 September to 19 September. Visitors can see what life was like for American and German soldiers behind the front lines. The camp has a field hospital, mobile workshop and radio station, among other things.

On 14 September, there will be a festival on the event square between the church and the town hall, with DJs and headlines from major national festivals.

On 16 September, Round Canopy Parachute Team Netherlands will drop three loads of parachutists, next to Airborneweg in Sonniuswijk. After each drop, parachutists will be picked up at Eindhoven Airport.

On 17 September, the official liberation celebration of the municipality will take place. At the Parachutist monument on Europalaan, the municipality is organising the official celebration in the presence of the 101st Airborne Division, at the pond near Europalaan.

An overview of all other activities can be found on the website.

Waalre

Just like Eindhoven, Waalre was liberated on 18 September. On Friday, 13 September, the municipality is organising a freedom celebration in Huis van Waalre.

Martijn Docters from The Hornemann Huis foundation will give a lecture about his two second cousins ​​who did not survive the war. Raimondo Bogaars from heritage foundation Erfgoed 40-45 will also give a lecture – about the liberation of Waalre and its aftermath.

The municipality is also organising a photo competition. Residents of Waalre can submit a photo about what freedom means to them. The five photos with the most beautiful meaning will be exhibited in Huis van Waalre. The photos can be submitted until 31 March, 2025.

For more information: 80 jaar bevrijding in regio Eindhoven | RegioRadar Eindhoven

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

 

PSV player receives weekly threats

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PSV player receives weekly threats

PSV player Riola Xhemaili speaks out on social media against the hateful reactions she and her family are receiving. The 21-year-old midfielder, with roots in Kosovo, is under fire after she said in a video that she is from Switzerland. “Week in, week out I am threatened. This is going too far”.

Reason for Xhemaili to make a statement. “I have never expressed how I feel or what I think about it, but when my family is insulted and I am threatened week after week, that goes too far”.

Xhemaili, who is on loan from Wolfsburg, grew up in Switzerland. “My family is doing well there and we all have good jobs. I play for Switzerland to show how grateful I am for all the support I have received”.

Her roots

According to her, that does not mean that she has forgotten where her roots lie. “Now my parents are being insulted, because they apparently did not explain my origins to me. That is unfair. They showed me what I should be grateful for and also that I should never forget where my roots lie. I have always been silent, but with this video and words I have tried to explain how I feel”.

Translated by Bob

Source: Studio040

De Dassenburcht in Nuenen dances into the new school year

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De Dassenburcht in Nuenen dances into the new school year

Children from group 8 of De Dassenburcht in Nuenen started the new school year on Monday with a dance with rapper Flinke Jongen, at the initiative of Veilig Verkeer Nederland (VVN, the Dutch road safety association).

At 07:30, the Nuenen schoolyard was already swinging. Veilig Verkeer Nederland chose the school for the national kick-off of the annual traffic campaign. That is why, in addition to parents and children, rapper Flinke Jongen and his mascot Flinkie were also on the square. Danny Dijkhuizen is the real name of the rapper from Schiedam, who wants to teach children to be resilient in difficult situations because of his own difficult childhood. He previously made a video clip about traffic with the children of De Dassenburcht and knows how to get the atmosphere going right away.

Safety

Veilig Verkeer Nederland cannot stress this enough: parents must come to school by bike or on foot to keep traffic around the school as safe as possible. In this respect, De Dassenburcht has a difficult situation with (too) few parking spaces around the school. “It is indeed sometimes quite dangerous here,” student Feline says. Hopefully, Flinke Jongen’s performance will give parents the idea to leave the car at home more often.

Snorkeling

After the dance, group eight finally knew the holidays are over and the children welk to their classroom where the lesson started. Most students started the lessons with fresh courage, after a summer full of camping, sleepovers or snorkeling in Sicily. “I’m still a bit tired”,  Tygo says. “I’ had a few sleepovers in the final holiday week. And then you don’t sleep that much”.

Teacher Kim is back in front of the class as fresh as a daisy, but another employee of the school still has to get used to the rhythm. “Six weeks of vacation… pffff…”, she says. “Then you’ve switched off. I will have to get used to rising early again!”

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

 

Muziekpodium POM was robbed of €10,000 in two weeks

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Muziekpodium POM was robbed of €10,000 in two weeks

In two weeks, €10,000 worth of musical instruments and associated equipment were stolen from the music venue Paviljoen Ongehoorde Muziek (pavillion unheard music, POM) on Vestdijk, without any traces of a break-in.

Two special synthesisers, effect pedals, a high-quality sound monitor, but also all kinds of cables, a projector and camera lenses were removed from the  space of Paviljoen Ongehoorde Muziek on three different occasions in two weeks.

Bart van Dongen, the founder of the venue, was puzzled. “There were no signs of a break-in and the keys that are in circulation are in the possession of people I know and trust one hundred per cent. It was maddening to notice that things were disappearing”.

Replacing the locks did not help, Bart says. “The first time things disappeared, we immediately had new locks put on the doors, but a few days later it happened again”.

Bike cellar

Eventually, the founder of the music venue discovered that the space where POM is located could be entered via the adjacent student flat. “Via the bike cellar of that flat, there is a small, red door that leads to a space with a hatch, which led to our space. Moreover, once you are inside, you can open the doors from the inside, which makes it easy to steal things”.

The hatch has now been welded shut and boarded up. “I am glad that we finally figured out how someone got in here. But the damage had already been done: around €10,000 worth of stuff has disappeared”, Bart says.

Crowdfunding

Musician Rianne Wilbert decided to help POM by starting a crowdfunding campaign so that new equipment can be purchased for all the stolen stuff. And that campaign is going very well, Van Dongen says. “I put the campaign online at 08:00 on Friday morning and by 16:00 the majority of the target amount had already been raised”, Bart says.

Moving forward

On Saturday, the counter is at almost €12,000. “The more we raise the better, then we can even make progress”, the POM founder says. “It is great to see how much support we are getting. I am stunned that POM is so popular, apparently. It means a lot to me”, Bart concludes.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

 

 

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