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Royal Award for DELA CEO Edzo Doeve

Mayor Jeroen Dijsselbloem presented a royal honour to Edzo Doeve, general director of Coöperatie DELA. At his farewell on Saturday, he was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau.

Doeve is resigning from his position due to his retirement. According to Dijsselbloem, Doeve has ‘redefined the social significance of funerals and funeral services within society’. This includes his focus on the lives of bereaved families who experience a profound event.

The functional funeral organisation has been transformed into a ‘colourful cooperative’, providing space for the grieving process in the event of loss .At the same time it is focusing on living (on). ‘Control of the funeral ceremony has increasingly fallen into the hands of the bereaved. This has contributed to a more personalised interpretation of the funeral’.

Enthusiasm

This is partly a credit to Doeve, who has a keen eye for the ‘gems of the city and the province’. Two examples are the Klooster Mariënhage/Paterskerk redevelopment and the Brabantse Dag in Heeze. He sees the potential and knows how to get even more out of a concept using his vision, network and enthusiasm.

Doeve has used his extensive experience at various organisations. He collaborated with Ormit Talent, Stichting Eindhoven Marketing and Impact040 to address and solve social issues concerning poverty, participation and polarisation.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Shanthi Ramani

Children celebrate new construction of Achtse Barrier Spilcentrum

The highest point of Spilcentrum Achtse Barrier will be celebrated in the north of Eindhoven on Thursday. This autumn, the new building will house De Klapwiek primary school, childcare and the GGD.

Children celebrate the new milestone together with education councilor Stijn Steenbakkers, the construction company and school employees. “More than 300 children can grow, learn, play, discover and build their future here in a new and sustainable building,” says Steenbakkers.

Expats

The building has two floors and has sixteen classrooms for the school. Previously, fourteen classrooms had been assumed, but because more expats now live in the area, that number has been expanded.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

PSV eliminated in eighth final cup tournament

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PSV had to bow to Feyenoord in a packed De Kuip on Wednesday evening. The Eindhoven team were beaten 1-0 and were therefore eliminated in the eighth finals of the cup tournament.

After earlier victories this season against Feyenoord in the battle for Johan Cruyff Scale and in the competition, coach Peter Bosz’s team now lost to the Rotterdam team. This means that PSV’s chance to achieve ‘the double’ this season, by winning the national title and the cup, has been lost.

Negligent

Feyenoord immediately put pressure on and that quickly led to a chance from Gimenez. Shortly afterwards, PSV came out dangerously with a header that hit the post by Til. PSV was sloppy in possession of the ball, but the home team was initially unable to take sufficient advantage of this. Still, after half an hour it was a hit. Paixao first shot over the goal, but moments later Timber managed to find the net.

Chances

Shortly after halftime, PSV had opportunities to equalise. After first a dangerous scramble in front of the Rotterdam team’s goal, a little later it is Lang who is close to scoring. He appears to be offside. The PSV players then think about a penalty kick when Lang is knocked down by Wieffer. Yet no penalty is given. Bosz made frequent substitutions in the second half, with the arrival of Vertessen, Pepi and Van Aanholt, among others. Yet that could not force a turnaround in the game.

Feyenoord will meet AZ in the quarter-finals. PSV can now focus on the competition and the Champions League.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

Athlete Sifan Hassan named Eindhoven athlete of the year

Eindhoven top athlete Sifan Hassan won the title during the presentation of the Eindhoven Sport Awards. There, several awards were presented to the best athletes, coaches and volunteers of 2023.

The awards were handed out based on five different categories. Swimmer Steijn Louter won talent of the year and the women’s team of FC Eindhoven AV 1 won sports team of the year. Futsal coach Jan Vogels may call himself sports coach of the year and Roy Kawarmala of taekwondo association Kawaramala was rewarded with an award for his voluntary work. The Eindhoven talents were chosen by a professional jury and votes from the public.

The winners beat 7628 others from the sports world who were nominated by the public. A sports jury, which included swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo and hockey player Robert van der Horst, chose the finalists from there.The final winners were decided by a professional jury.

Sports medals

Besides the awards, sports medals were also presented to Eindhoven sports champions. These are athletes who managed to achieve a podium place at a recognised national or international championship in 2023. No fewer than 325 Eindhoven athletes managed to achieve that last year.

In between the prizes and medals, there were also several acts. These included a performance by singer Jill Helena and a dance performance by dance group UC. Finally, there was a chance for sports clubs to present their initiatives or activities to inspire others. The sports gala concluded with festive drinks with Alderman for Sport Maes van Lanschot.

 

Eindhoven Comedy Festival downsized

Things are not exactly going well at the Eindhoven Comedy Festival. Due to a lack of interest, the organisation has to cancel two of the three festival days this weekend.

Only Saturday 20 January will continue. Friday and Sunday have been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. Ticket holders for Friday have received their money back and can visit a show for free on Saturday. Not a single ticket had been sold for Sunday.

‘Unexpected’

“We did not expect this, but we are going to do everything we can to keep everyone happy”, Raymon Hofkens, organiser of the Eindhoven Comedy Festival, says. During previous editions of this festival there were also fewer visitors than expected. “The festival is programmed in the large hall of theatre Pand-P. It is not fun for anyone if it is barely filled”, Hofkens adds.

The program initially included performances by top talker Rob Scheepers and comedian Jörgen Raymann on Friday. Sunday was an afternoon program. Then Steven Brunswijk would perform a cabaret performance.

Programme

On Saturday the day opens with a double programme by comedians Hermes Ahmadi and Joris van de Griendt. They perform a two-hour show together and are followed by the final of the Comedymatch, a competition for new emerging talent. The winner will be determined by the audience. Arie Koomen ends the day. He is known for the TV program Lama’s.

Please note that most performances are in Dutch

For more information: EINDHOVEN COMEDY FESTIVAL (Dutch)

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

Van Gogh’s painting of Nuenen Gordina back in Brabant

The portrait ‘Gordina de Groot’, from the Nuenen period by Vincent van Gogh, has returned to Brabant. The painting is temporarily hanging in the Noordbrabants Museum in Den Bosch. “It’s nice to have her back home”.

De Groot was the model for the work ‘Kop van een vrouw’ (‘head of a woman’) by the famous painter. After eighty years, the canvas can now be seen by the general public again. The work was privately owned for a long time. In 2023 it was transferred from a banker from The Hague to a British art collector. The new owner is now temporarily loaning it to the Den Bosch museum.

Luck

Curator Helewise Berger cannot believe her luck now that the masterpiece from Van Gogh’s Brabant period is in the museum. “It is an incredibly special painting and we are proud to be able to show it here. It also belongs on Brabant soil”.

In the painting you see the Nuenen woman Gordina de Groot. According to Berger, her expression is especially impressive. “Gordina was a farmer’s daughter and you clearly see how hard life on the land was.”

Gordina was often a model for Van Gogh. “For example, you can also see her in Van Gogh’s masterpiece ‘De aardappeleters’ (the potato eaters). He called her Sien. We know her name because Van Gogh mentioned her in a letter from Paris. Near Nuenen she was also called Dien“.

Farmer faces

In the winter of 1884-1885, Van Gogh painted a whole series of studies of farmers’ faces in Nuenen. At the time, the Brabant peasant women wore white hats. These fascinated the painter because of the contrast with the faces that remained partly in the shadows. “Those female heads you see here with the white hats – it is difficult – but it is so eternally beautiful –,” Van Gogh wrote.

Outbid

The Noordbrabants Museum actually wanted to buy the painting, but was quickly outbid last year. “We thought that was a shame and we took our courage and went to the owner in London”.

“We asked if the canvas could be taken to Brabant and he agreed”, Berger proudly says. “He bought it for £5.500,000, but we can now borrow it from him for six months. We are extremely grateful to him for that”.

This opinion is shared by Anne-Marie, volunteer at the Noordbrabants Museum. While she is showing a group around, she cannot believe her luck. “It’s great that we now have Gordina in the museum. Nice to have her back home!”

“This is really one of Van Gogh’s works where you actually see him yourself, reflected by this woman”, Anne-Marie explains. “Truly a woman of flesh and blood. It still gives me a bit of goosebumps. Wonderful!”

For more information: Het Noordbrabants Museum

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

 

Christmas thrift store raises €36,000 for charity

The thrift store in Woensel, which was set up around Christmas to raise money for charity, has raised a large final amount. A total of €36,000 was raised for KWF/Alpe d’HuZes , De Eik and No Guts No Glory*.

The total proceeds amounted to €56,000. More than 60 per cent of this was donated to charities. Part of the amount went to the tax authorities. Each cause ultimately received €12,000, so that the money goes to, among other things, fighting cancer and providing a special day for seriously ill people.

Christmas thrift store

Since 2018, Team Lekker Belangrijk (team pretty important) has been organising a thrift store with second-hand Christmas items. Several people donate their Christmas items to the foundation that they no longer need. After this, the team ensures that the items are cleaned and repaired. This way, the items can be sold for a small price to people who need them.

Various companies are sponsors of the store. The business is supported with services and goods from a number of Eindhoven companies.

Team Lekker Belangrijk

This volunteer organisation has been organising various activities since 2012 to raise money for charities that deal with serious diseases.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

*Ed.~
KWF: Funding and facilitating cancer research; influencing policy; sharing knowledge.
De Eik: Centre that provides support for people in Eindhoven and surroundings, who are dealing with cancer.
No Guts No Glory: foundation that aims to realise special experiences and wishes for people with cancer and their caregivers.

Brainport fund starting to close gap between rich & poor

More help for staff with financial problems, extra guidance for the homeless and more people over 50 who can be helped into a job. These are some of the results of the ‘Brainport for Each Other’ fund, which was launched a year ago to close the gap between rich and poor in the region.

During the New Year’s meeting ‘The New Horizon’ in the Evoluon, Mayor Jeroen Dijsselbloem shared the first results of the social fund on Tuesday, which is fed with knowledge and budgets from companies, knowledge institutions and municipalities in the Eindhoven region.

According to Dijsselbloem, ‘Brainport for Each Other’ is gaining more and more content and scope. “Almost 2,700 volunteers from various companies have worked for social organisations in the region over the past year,” said the mayor. “More and more municipalities, companies, educational institutions and organisations are joining.”

Downside of prosperity

The launch of the fund a year ago did not come out of the blue. Due to the rapid growth of the high-tech region, some of the residents are in danger of not being able to participate in the success story. “We should not go the way of San Francisco,” the mayor said earlier. The specter of Silicon Valley, which has become an unaffordable place due to prosperity, ensures that municipalities, in collaboration with companies in the Brainport region, want to do everything they can to include the underclass in prosperity.

Alliance

To ensure this, the ‘Brainport for Each Other’ fund has been set up. In a year of ‘building and testing’, the parties involved decided to convert the fund into an association. “A broad, regional, democratic alliance with the objective of a region where everyone can participate, has opportunities and benefits from growth. The group now consists of about sixty participants and is growing,” Dijsselbloem said in his speech on Tuesday.

According to the mayor, some good results have already been achieved in the past year. For example, he mentions the ‘financial fitness’ program, in which 24 companies in the region have rolled out a ‘customised approach’ to help employees with financial concerns. “The companies have made the subject part of their policy. They have seen a significant decrease in the number of wage garnishments. That is a win-win situation for the company and the employees.”

According to Dijsselbloem, another success story is the partnership between chip machine manufacturer ASML and shelter organisation Springplank040. “I understood that help from ASML one day a week saves around 6,500 euros per month on ICT contracts at Springplank040. Thanks to these savings, they can assist four additional homeless people every month.”

BuddyWorks doubled

BuddyWork also received compliments from the mayor. “Next year we will scale up from 170 to 300 buddies throughout the region. In this way, we connect more job-seeking people over 50 in the region with buddies from the business community. They open up their network and help in the search for a new job.”

Steps were also taken to tackle low literacy and digital skills. “We have started a program aimed at low literacy and digital skills at 10 companies with 45 employees. We use the contacts with companies to track down their employees who have low literacy and offer them a tailor-made offer in the workplace,” says Dijsselbloem. .

Separate initiatives

The parties affiliated with the association want to ensure that prosperity benefits all residents of the region. “Our success depends on the success of the entire community. And it helps enormously that we become one association, and not a collaboration of separate initiatives,” Dijsselbloem concludes.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

Volunteer award for 15 years promoting children’s participation

Margreet Steeghs-Hoffman was appointed ‘Vrijwilliger van het Jaar’ (‘volunteer of the year’) of the Municipality of Nuenen on Monday evening. She has been working as an advisor at Stichting Leergeld* (tuition fee foundation) for fifteen years. Because Steeghs was on holiday, the award was received by chairman Peter Hendrickx.

The presentation took place during the traditional New Year’s meeting of the municipality of Nuenen in ‘Het Klooster’ meeting centre. This volunteer of the year provides personal advice to families on behalf of Stichting Leergeld (tuition fee foundation) Nuenen and encourages parents to let their children participate in activities such as sports and culture.

Steegh also encourages them to make use of other options, such as obtaining school supplies, laptops, bicycles and swimming lessons. In addition to her advisory work, she trains new advisors. According to councillor Niels Wouters, who presented the award, Steegh serves as an example for other advisors and helps in the development of children in various ways. Chairman Hendrickx received, in Steegh’s absence, a statue and a check worth €1,000.

Youth ribbon award

The 2023 youth ribbon  (‘Jeugdlintje’) went to Julia Versteijnen (15). From the age of 12, she has been doing volunteer work every Saturday – together with her mother – at the Allstarz foundation. This is an organisation that organises activities for children and young people living at home with an intellectual and/or multiple complex disability. Julia has also been attending all camps and holiday weeks for years. She received a check of €150.

Source: Studio040

Translated by: Bob

*Ed. – Stichting Leergeld is a volunteer organisation that aims to have children from poor families participate in after school activities in the fields of education, sports, culture and well-being. Also, where necessary, parents can be referred directly to help and support towards a structural approach to problems, such as debt relief and social work.

Initiatives in Best and Mierlo in race for ‘Kern met Pit’ Trophy

The Bata Buurt Camp in Best and the metamorphosis of the Heidepark in Mierlo are two of the initiatives that are in the race for the Brabant and national Kern met Pit (i.e: ‘core with spirit’) Trophy 2023. An independent jury assesses the residents’ projects.

‘Kern met Pit’ challenges people to realise their dream for the neighbourhood within a year. It can involve all kinds of ideas: from setting up a neighbourhood vegetable garden to organising a village play. As long as it improves or gives an impetus to your immediate environment. The winners not only receive a trophy, but also receive a thousand euros.

The BBCamp is an initiative of the Batadorp neighbourhood association in Best. The goal is an accessible camping experience for children and adults from the neighbourhood for the first time. Extra attention is paid to getting to know each other and the environmentally friendly nature of camping.

The metamorphosis in Mierlo involves renovating the Heidepark, where the residents hold an annual neighbourhood party. With better planting, through joint maintenance and possibly an inviting bench, the initiators want to be able to use the square more often per year to promote contacts in the neighbourhood and increase the atmosphere.

To vote

The organisation of the ‘Kern met Pit’ competition is in the hands of Katalys (the former Royal Dutch Heath Company, ed.), in collaboration with ARCADIS Netherlands. The initiatives can be viewed at www.kernmetpit.nl. You can vote until January 15, 2024. The public votes count for fifty percent in the assessment of the provincial trophy winners.

 

Source: Studio040

For Eindhoven News: Lila Mehrez

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