Poker player Onno Marsman from Geldrop qualified for the finals of the Open Dutch championship last weekend He won the local preliminary round in Afferden and qualified directly for the national final ONK (open Dutch championships) Poker is not only intended for experienced players Also beginners can get acquainted with the game of poker because sociability and fun are central to ONK Poker The finals take place on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 July in Nijkerk Source: Studio040 Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Text description provided by the architects. With a newly added volume including the Council Chamber, Reset architecture has reorganized the town hall of Geldrop- Mierlo (Dutch town next to Eindhoven). This transparent meeting centre communicates the public nature of the building and engages the citizens with the municipality. Internally, it is the core of the building complex where visitors, the council and civil servants come together.  © Stijn PoelstraExterior. Reset architecture detached the villa to emphasise its historic qualities and to create a clear entrance to the town hall. With this rearrangement a new spatial clarity arises in which the villa and the newly added volume together form the public entity, centrally placed between the two office wings. This unity is reflected in architecture.  © Stijn PoelstraInterior. The interior of the new bright meeting centre is open to the surroundings and connects to the green landscape with a beautiful view of the castle of Geldrop. The entire centre has an open and spacious appearance with meeting rooms on two floors and a lower, more intimate part, with the Council Chamber.  © Stijn PoelstraThe cohesion of the elegant space is enhanced by a continuous rhythm of columns in the four facades and all- round light through the glass facades. This carré of columns subtly positions the new space between the existing office wings outer walls. Spatially they appear to be load-bearing but are only a curtain wall construction.  © Stijn PoelstraThe lightweight superstructure is built upon existing columns and foundation. Reset architecture has proposed a T-shape remontable steel structure with a wooden floor and a steel roof. This clear construction scheme contributes to the logical embedding of the program in between the columns grid. The routing is located outside the columns and surrounded by the columns of the façades.  SectionOn the longitudinal side, a façade strip of oak slats has been installed to hide the connection with the office wings gutter. Maybe the oak provides a mental connection with the woods outside but surely it contributes to a warm atmosphere experience of the space, which furthermore consists of calm gray tones in its finishes.  The town hall is heated by low-temperature heating connected to air-to-water heat pumps. An additional VRF system further extends the ability to heat or cool the building. The air handling units for the ventilation of the building are fitted with heat recovery elements. Adaptive LED lighting has been used to further reduce the energy usage of the building which is to a large extent generated by PV panels.  © Stijn PoelstraSustainability is more than saving energy. The new construction is carried out in a light, mountable structure in line with a circular way of thinking. During construction, (demolition) parts are reused immediately or made available for reuse. The project makes a small, contribution to the biodiversity in the built environment. Bat and swallow boxes have been built into the north facade of the renewed gable ends.  © Stijn PoelstraFacade Detail.  The universal appearance of a curtain wall, as an addition to the building complex, has been gratefully used to clearly communicate the public function and inviting open character. Nevertheless, the curtain wall detailing is not standard, the system has been refined to ensure that the universal also matches its context. The design of the new building shows a far-reaching abstraction of the vertical articulation and corner pillars in the eclectic villa.   The curtain wall system is used all around as a light-footed but also the formal demarcation of the space The unique character and unity of space is evident by the continuous rhythm of the colonnade in the four facades a facade strip of oak slats has been applied with which the constructional connection with the existing office wings and its gutter is hidden from view The wooden slats come back in an acoustic variant in the balustrade of the mezzanine on the 2nd floor You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Metrics details An Author Correction to this article was published on 17 April 2020 This article has been updated Distinct micro-environmental properties have been reported to be essential for maintenance of neural precursor cells (NPCs) within the adult brain Due to high complexity and technical limitations the natural niche can barely be studied systematically in vivo By reconstituting selected environmental properties (adhesiveness we show that NPCs can be maintained stably at high density over an extended period of time (up to 8 days) they would expand and (in the case of neurospheres) differentiate rapidly we report a critical dualism between matrix adhesiveness and degradability Only if both features are functional NPCs stay proliferative Rho-associated protein kinase was identified as part of a pivotal intracellular signaling cascade controlling cell morphology in response to environmental cues inside geldrop cultures Our findings demonstrate that simple manipulations of the microenvironment in vitro result in an important preservation of stemness features in the cultured precursor cells available cell culture systems often do not yet reach that goal Adult hippocampal neurogenesis represents an important mechanism of activity-dependent brain plasticity that originates from a somatic precursor cell population that is lifelong maintained in a neurogenic niche in the dentate gyrus These neural precursor cells (NPCs) can be studied ex vivo and two culture forms are in use Neither monolayers nor neurosphere cultures allow precise control of these factors ECM-features of the hydrogel matrix were systematically varied and adjusted in ways to maximize the maintenance of NPCs Comparison of conventional with the novel geldrop culture platform (A) Principle cell cluster architecture found in two conventional cell culture platforms (monolayer and neurospheres) and in geldrop cultures with highlighted cell-cell and cell-ECM interactions (B) Brightfield photographic micrograph of a single geldrop as they were used in our experiments The side length of each square in the background is 1 mm (C) Timeline showing GFP-positive (under β-actin promoter) neural precursor cells in monolayer previously separate cell clusters merge and form unified cell agglomerates because the endogenous GFP-signal cannot be attributed to individual cells anymore Assessment of Methodological Limitations (A) Effect of seeding density with increasing time in culture (gel volume is constant for all samples) (B) Regression analysis shows moderate correlation between total volume of GFP signal and volume of EdU signal (as proxy for cell proliferation) Note that due to absence of cell segmentation there is no error caused by misidentification of cells Cellular responses controlled by hydrogel properties (A) Plot representing detected object density for 2 different hydrogel modifications at day 4 Asterisks indicate statistical significance as followed: *(p < 0.05) Boxplot shows median and 25th/75th percentile (B) Spherical cluster of NPCs at day 6 after embedding in −RGD/−DL hydrogel (B’) Cluster of NPCs with irregular shape at day 6 after embedding in +RGD/+DL hydrogel (C) Scatterplot depicting circularity and projected area for each detected object imaged in −RGD/−DL and +RGD/+DL hydrogels on day 6 post embedding NPCs grown in +RGD/+DL hydrogels were predominantly found in clusters smaller than in −RGD/−DL hydrogels Cell clusters in +RGD/+DL hydrogels were predominantly ovoid to elongated suggesting maximized interaction with and active colonization of the functionalized hydrogels the availability of both adhesion-promoting peptides and enzymatically degradable peptide linkers were critical for cell responses in geldrop cultures even at culture periods of up to 8 days and presumably beyond Graded proliferative effect upon manipulation of cell-ECM interaction (A) Graph shows OD for hydrogels with scrambled RGD and scrambled DL plus −RGD/−DL and +RGD/+RGD references (B) OD for hydrogels that were incubated with echistatin (integrin blocker) and GM6001 (MMP-inhibitor) plus −RGD/−DL and +RGD/+DL references (C) OD for hydrogels of different crosslinking degree γ (molar ratio of PEG to heparin-maleimide) for −RGD/−DL and +RGD/+DL hydrogels Boxplots show median and 25th/75th percentile Next, the specificity of the interactions between the NPCs and the engineered hydrogel matrices was tested. Figure 4B graphically summarizes cellular responses upon addition of an integrin-β1 blocker (Echistatin) and a MMP-inhibitor (GM6001) inhibition of RGD-mediated signaling and MMP-degradation significantly decreased object density in +RGD/+DL hydrogels measured on day 6 (OD+RGD/+DL = 623.1 ± 64.3 µl−1 against OD+RGD/+DL+Echistatin = 363.3 ± 50.5 µl−1 and OD+RGD/+DL+GM6001 = 317.1 ± 23.8 µl−1; both p < 0.001; two-way ANOVA F(10,126) = 6.94) but not in −RGD/−DL geldrop cultures the NPCs need to be able to (i) receive integrin signals and to (ii) modulate the architecture of their surrounding ECM The cell capability of the cells to invade the surrounding hydrogel is largely dependent on the activity of MMPs at day 6 the highest cell density was found in the stiffest γ1.5 hydrogel (OD+RGD/+DL = 824.7 ± 67.7 µl−1) the two gel matrices with medium and stiff mechanical properties had equally high cell densities (for γ1.0: OD+RGD/+MMP = 813.5 ± 85.5 µl−1 for γ1.5: OD+RGD/+MMP = 824.6 ± 90.0 µl−1) Since gels with a higher degree of crosslinking contained a greater number of degradable linkers the proliferation-enhancing effect could either be caused by increased stiffness or by increased matrix degradability Cardinal features of NPCs are maintained after geldrop culture (A+A’) NPCs harvested after 8 days 3D-culture and re-seeded under proliferation condition on a laminin-coated surface (left) and a non-coated surface (right) (B) NPCs harvested after 8 days in geldrop culture re-seeded under proliferation conditions and immunochemically stained for NPC-marker nestin (B’) NPCs harvested after 8 days in geldrop culture re-seeded under differentiation conditions and immunochemically stained for astrocyte marker GFAP and neuron marker Map2ab Finally we wanted to find evidence that the observed morphology represents a regulated cellular behavior Rho GTPases are critical in controlling cell morphology and migratory behavior in many cell types Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) is a kinase and downstream effector of Rho Identification of ROCK as an intracellular regulator of cell morphology (A) Panel shows NPCs in differently functionalized hydrogels (−RGD/−DL and +RGD/+DL) for multiple days in culture under absence (top) and presence (bottom) of ROCK-inhibitor Y-27632 irregular-shaped clusters at the end of a culture period in +RGD/+DL hydrogel (C) Neural precursor cells distributed separately with elongated cell morphology at the end of a culture period in +RGD/+DL hydrogel with Y-27632 at 10 µM Our geldrop culture experiments show that adding extracellular cues profoundly alters how NPCs act in culture the novel culture environment allows to maintain them in a stem-like state with low rates of baseline expansion in which the cells other than commonly observed under neurosphere conditions do not show signs of instantaneous differentiation Monolayer cultures do not show spontaneous differentiation as long as they are kept in the presence of growth factors resembling the picture in monolayer cultures but are often aligned in parallel and actual migration will likely be limited due to the mechanical properties of the drop and the dense cell mass an adhesive 2D substrate appears to be a factor that both promotes and limits proliferation These conditions set an upper limit in terms of final cell density as well as for the possible time in culture without passaging neurospheres do not rely on the availability of adhesive substrates and are consequently not restricted in this respect the naturally resulting spherical shape of the cell clusters is not beneficial for the continued supply by growth factors by diffusion doubling the diameter of the sphere increases the surface by a factor of 4 whereas the volume increased by a factor of 8 growth factor supply through the surface becomes increasingly insufficient with greater spheres the proliferation of the NPCs eventually reaches an upper limit of cell numbers that can be maintained arrangement of NPCs in elongated clusters as in the geldrop cultures presumably assured a beneficial surface-to-volume ratio The comparison is based on two volumetric measures which in the case of the nuclear EdU-signal is an unusual approach because the volume does not directly translate into a count which is highly error-prone for densely packed cells But under the assumption that the volume of a nucleus is constant the total amount of EdU-volume is a linearly-dependent measure for proliferating cells without the error through mis-segmentation The fit of a linear model allows the conclusion that measuring GFP-signal is a valid proxy for proliferation A disadvantage of the gel drop cultures is that immunocytochemistry is often impossible presumably due to antibody scavenging and penetration issues This limits the use of markers that can be applied so that our conclusions about the nature of cytoskeletal changes also in response to ROCK inhibition remains limited sustained proliferation of cells no longer leads to rapid (in monolayer) or subtle (in neurospheres) collapse of the NPC population Instead it is possible to steer cell cluster growth towards a state that allows sufficient presentation of adhesion sites and diffusible growth factors this proteolysis seemed robust towards changes in the sequence of the substrate maintenance of NPCs in +RGD/+DL hydrogels relied on a functional cell-microenvironment interaction We observed a bi-directionality of this interaction: perturbation on both the matrix side (by scrambled linker peptides) and on the cell side (by molecular inhibitors) equally led to a loss of the maintenance effect This cellular ‘mechanical memory’ influenced cell fate decision at a later time point In the context of cultured NPCs there is thus a need for additional studies targeting the proteomic and transcriptomic level to further clarify if and how the cells are intrinsically affected by their culture microenvironment results from secondary cultures highlight the potential of the geldrop culture to strongly instruct cells during the period of culture while in parallel maintaining their cardinal features – a fundamental requirement for the in vitro maintenance of NPCs In summary we have demonstrated the applicability of geldrop cultures to maintain NPCs at high density in vitro The specific advantage of that approach over monolayer and neurosphere cultures originates from an in vivo-like representation of the microenvironment cell-cell and cell-ECM interactions can act in concert rather than excluding each other (as seen in the two extreme conventional platforms) It was possible to systematically vary matrix-dependent signals and thereby optimize the microenvironment for NPCs An optimized hydrogel matrix then allowed cell cultivation under high cell densities in a chemically defined 3D environment without losing the multipotency and self-renewal potential While the incompatibility of the hydrogel with immunohistochemistry poses a serious practical limitation the fact that precursor cells can become stabilized in a reductionistic artificial microenvironment is an important step towards building synthetic stem cell niches The experiments were conducted in accordance with the applicable European and National regulations (Tierschutzgesetz) and approved by the responsible authority (Regierungspräsidium Dresden) For the following discussion “RGD” refers to the adhesion sequence and “DL” refers to the degradable Presence of functional groups within a respective hydrogel is indicated by +/− prefix in the text For inhibition of Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) the inhibitor Y-27632 (Sigma-Aldrich) was added at a concentration of 10 µM Collagenase A was dissolved at 1 mg/ml in complete Neurobasal medium Then gels possessing a MMP-cleavable peptide sequence were digested by incubation with Collagenase solution for 5 min at 37 °C Remaining cell aggregates were minced by repetitive up-and-down pipetting 5 min) and seeded at a density of 104 cells/cm2 Secondary culture was characterized by immunochemical staining upon proliferation and differentiation assay After complete removal of the medium cells were rinsed with PBS at room temperature followed by a wash in PBS Afterwards the samples were permeabilized with 0.1% Triton-X100 (Sigma-Aldrich) for 15 min blocked with 10% donkey serum for 1 h and incubated with primary antibodies in 3% donkey serum over night at 4 °C The following primary antibodies were used: mouse anti-Nestin (1:500 dilution Then samples were rinsed three times with PBS and incubated with secondary antibody solution for 4 h at room temperature Following secondary antibodies were used: anti-mouse Alexa Fluor 568 (1:1000 Nuclear counter stain was performed via incubation with Hoechst 33342 (1:4000 the samples were stored at 4 °C until image acquisition Samples were incubated with EdU (5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine) at 2.25 µg/ml in regular medium for 2 hours Upon fixing with 4% PFA for 20 min at room temperature samples were washed once with PBS a commercial Click-iT EdU imaging kit was used (Cat-#: C10337 According to the kit’s protocol the samples were incubated for 30 min with the Click-iT reaction cocktail After one washing step the samples were additionally counterstained with Hoechst 33342 (1:4000) for 15 min and washed 3 times Raw images were pre-processed using ‘Background Subtraction’ followed by ‘Gamma Correction’ images were segmented using automated OTSU thresholding The resulting binary images were than quantified for object counts using the plug-in ‘3D Object Counter’ with a lower size cut-off of 100 voxel (voxel size: dx = 0.645 µm the sum of all object counts (derived from multiple z-stacks per geldrop) was divided by the total scanned gel volume that had been investigated by spinning disk microscopy in that experiment The scanned gel volume can be calculated as area of field-of-view times the height of a z-stack By 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The authors would like to acknowledge Nelly Rein and Milauscha Grimmer for their assistance we would like to thank Silke White and the DZNE imaging facility for support with microscopy Carsten Werner and Gerd Kempermann contributed equally to this work German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Dresden CRTD - Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden The authors declare no competing interests Publisher's note: Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations Reprints and permissions Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26417-1 Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science Swimming enthusiasts can indulge themselves again at Feel Fit Center in Geldrop and a corresponding cost of around €3,000,000 the swimming pool and other facilities are open to the public again Turkish steam bath and entrance have been renovated “We have not been able to swim for about seven months A lot further to drive and different opening hours So in the meantime I have gone for walks and bike rides” The people who still wanted to swim laps in the past seven months could go to other swimming pools in the region It was sometimes a bit cold in the morning “I think we have been working on this step for over 25 years There was a lot of discussion: whether or not to have a new pool or renovate the pool at a different location ‘diehard’ Addie can swim indoors again “It is the first day that I am in the water here again there are still a few small things that need to be done I would even like the water to be a little less warm…” Source: Studio040 and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" The renovation of the swimming pool in Geldrop has been delayed it was assumed that the completion would be this month but this has now been adjusted to ‘mid-December’ The cause is the heavy rainfall in the spring branch manager of the swimming pool in Geldrop on behalf of operator Laco the modernisation and expansion have been largely completed but the next four weeks will be spent on the finishing touch  the groundwork and the extension of the fitness room.” What still needs to be done is laying the new PVC floors pipes and air treatment ducts and painting De Vries: “These are the final steps before we can officially open and invite people to come and swim and do sports again We will be operational before the end of the year.” In addition to the sustainable renovation of the existing outdated swimming pools and saunas – which started at the end of February – a new The outdoor pool has been improved with new foil and the outdoor area has also been given a new design The new name is ‘Feel Fit Center’ “With this renovation we hope to be up and running again for the next twenty years” The municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo has set aside approximately three million euros for the renovation The rest of the bill will be paid by the company Sportfondsen Hans Soons is the new chairman of the board of De Weeffabriek Geldrop’s weaving factory museum and cultural meeting centre Soons lives in Geldrop and worked for thirty years as a clinical chemist at Anna Care Group and Kempenhaeghe in Heeze He also taught at Fontys Hogescholen and was a supervisor at Strabrecht College in Geldrop who will now temporarily assume the role of general manager at De Weeffabriek That position has become vacant because Hannie Derks will start working at Eindhoven arthouse cinema Natlab in May Weeffabriek will be looking for a new manager in the near future For years De Weeffabriek was struggling with financial difficulties The deficit was caused by high rents and high maintenance costs the municipality had to step in to help the village’s cultural meeting centre out of the doldrums and associations organise all kinds of activities here Every week more than 3,000 inhabitants visit Weeffabriek For more information : Weeffabriek, Geldrop The Municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo is setting aside €1,700,000 for the reception of refugees the council announced its intention to house 300 asylum seekers This money comes on top of the budget Geldrop-Mierlo receives from The Hague and COA (Centraal Orgaan Opvang Asielzoekers central agency for the reception of asylum seekers) should an asylum seekers’ centre be realised The Mayor and Aldermen want to use the money to make preparations and recruit a project manager the reserve pot can easily be used to respond to new developments and wishes within refugee reception It would also make it easier to absorb unforeseen costs the municipal council wrote that it was looking for space for 300 asylum seekers It expressed a preference for one location as this would lead to less burden on the systems of education Yet conversations with residents and business owners last autumn showed that residents prefer several small-scale reception locations the municipality hopes to have realised the shelters the council wants to phase out the temporary reception for minor asylum seekers in Akert and the emergency accommodation for Ukrainian refugees During a large traffic check in Geldrop and Heeze A total of 29 fines were issued and more than a ton of outstanding tax debts were collected The police and the Tax Department checked the vehicles on the grounds of Rijkswaterstaat near Heeze driving while holding a phone or having a too noisy exhaust Many drivers were given breathalyser tests and saliva tests Four people were arrested for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol A total of 9,000 euros in fines was collected The tax authorities were also involved in the check a total of over 100,000 euros in outstanding taxes was collected Geldrop-Mierlo is now also going to encourage residents to rent out a room in their own home It is one of the ways the municipality wants to combat the housing shortage The municipality is partnering with housing corporation Compaen en Hospi Housing a platform for supply and demand of housing where residents can be assisted in temporarily renting out a room The Municipality of Helmond is also involved in the initiative residents of Geldrop-Mierlo can rent out a room without a permit This applies to people who have bought a house as well as to people who rent a house landlords can earn earn some extra money tax-free it brings extra companionship in the home and can help reduce loneliness Similar steps were taken in Eindhoven three years ago the possibilities for renting out a room were broadened an online platform was launched to connect students and landladies the municipality wants to do something about the shortage of student housing The tunnel for cyclists and pedestrians at the Geldrop train station is being refurbished The underpass will have a more fresh look and new lighting will be installed The municipality has agreed this with ProRail and the NS The modifications should improve the appearance of the tunnel Safety for cyclists and pedestrians must also be strengthened with this the entrance on the side of the Zesgehuchten will be finished in the same way as the entrance on the centre side of Geldrop the lighting in the underpass will be replaced by line lighting the tunnel will contain references to the textile past of Geldrop-Mierlo It is not clear what the refurbishment will cost so that disabled passengers can get to the platform more easily Stan van Steenbergen (10) was installed as the new children’s mayor of Geldrop-Mierlo on Monday he will be going out with the Mayor and Aldermen he will be working on a self-chosen project aimed at combating bullying Mayor Jos van Bree took the time to thank former children’s mayor (kinderburgemeester) Annalot van Neerven for her dedication creativity and enthusiasm in the past year With her projects she has shown how important the role of children is within the municipality Her successor Stan lives in Geldrop and is in group 7 of primary school Beneden Beekloop likes to play football with friends and enjoys gaming Stan wants to work against bullying and discrimination He wants to draw attention to these important topics and hopes to make a difference Alderman Mathil Sanders speaks enthusiastically about the appointment: “Stan will be given a great opportunity to grow personally and to carry out his important project with passion will become an even more child-friendly municipality in the coming year” The children’s mayor of Geldrop-Mierlo is the voice of all children in the municipality and aims to represent the interests of the youth Geldrop-Mierlo is struggling with a deficit of almost €3,500,000 the municipal government wants to increase parking rates cut civil servants and cut on youth policy Political parties can partly agree with the proposals “We are not going into a cramp” The Mayor and Aldermen have made budget cuts proposals to the municipal council The advice is not only aimed at budget cuts property tax and postponing sustainability and climate goals “Fewer civil servants could already solve part of the problem” “During the debate that we will have with the council I will also make it clear that we as D66 are pleased that a number of proposals made by the board have already been raised by us Think of limiting the number of civil servants the number of employees at the town hall has increased by fifteen per cent D66 wants to prevent the budget cuts from being passed on too much to the residents “So no increase in property tax” an even distribution of the ‘pain’ is a given for Van Happen “That is why we are in favour of introducing paid parking in Mierlo You cannot increase parking rates in the centre of Geldrop and keep parking free in Mierlo Of course we understand that this will not make us popular but we are one municipality and the same rules should apply everywhere” party leader of CDA (christian democrats) in Geldrop-Mierlo believes that no big gains will be made by introducing paid parking throughout the municipality He sees more in cutting costs in the organisation itself and ‘creating extra space in accounting’ “This means that we use certain facilities that we do not use in other ways And spreading out the plans for sustainability and climate improvement also saves a lot of money because there were no concrete proposals yet” “The year 2025 is not called the ‘ravine year’ for nothing Many municipalities are in danger of getting into trouble because the central Dutch government contribution is lagging behind expectations And we are largely dependent on national politics in The Hague Especially since we are increasingly being given more tasks Think of youth care and the WMO (Wet Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning We are eagerly looking forward to Prinsjesdag* (Prince’s day) when we will hear what the central government has in store for the municipalities the largest coalition party DGG (local party) understands the budget cuts proposed by the Mayor and Aldermen Group chairwoman Ingemar Lubbers: “You cannot disagree with them in terms of content They have clearly looked at what is possible and in our opinion a well-considered decision has been made we were not shocked by a deficit of €3,000,000 DGG does not necessarily want to stick to its principles with regard to increasing the property tax and postponing the sustainability and climate objectives “We are against an unnecessary increase in the property tax Opposition party PvdA (labour party) does not want to cut back on sustainability on the expenditure side and sees more in introducing parking tax in the centre of Mierlo and an increase in the property tax by almost ten per cent Group chairman Paul Elsendoorn: “But certainly not cutting back on social provisions there is too much control on finances and too little on policy Within the PlusTeam – which offers voluntary assistance to residents who have been referred by the CMD (Centrum voor Migratie en Ontwikkeling centre for migration and development) or Veilig Thuis (safely home) – this has not been agreed upon” municipalities are in danger of losing billions because they are not receiving enough inflation compensation “The government promises the municipalities full compensation for inflation but gives more than one per cent per year too little” “We would therefore like to know from the board what this means for the Municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo and whether additional cutbacks are necessary as a precaution we are positive about the process of arriving at a balanced budget” Source: Studio040  is the day on which the reigning monarch of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the Staten Generaal der Nederlanden (consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives) to give the Speech from the Throne (Dutch: Troonrede) similar to the annual State of the Union in the United States or the British State Opening of Parliament This speech sets out the main features of government policy for the coming parliamentary session the Municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo will look for suitable locations for long-term reception of 300 asylum seekers It will also look for reception places for Ukrainian refugees Local politicians have given the green light to reserve an additional 1,7 million euros for this purpose This money is in addition to the budget that Geldrop-Mierlo will receive from The Hague and from COA* should an asylum seekers centre be realised The Mayor and Alderpersons want to use the money to make preparations and hire a project leader the municipality hopes to have realised the reception facilities The City Council approved the plans by a large majority with only DGG (local party) and SAMEN (together they argue for smaller shelters outside built-up areas SAMEN is also critical of additional expenses for the reception now that Geldrop-Mierlo is in financial dire straits There is a search for a larger asylum location or several small reception centres The intention is that these will be open for at least ten years A longer-term location is also being sought for Ukrainian refugees Local politicians have also agreed to a number of agreements There were also discussions with business owners in the two villages Some agreements are that residents are involved in the choice of a location reception sites are preferably spread over Geldrop-Mierlo and that the impact of an asylum reception centre for a neighbourhood is taken into account central agency for the reception of asylum seekers asielzoekerscentrum: asylum seekers centre The municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo is going to make its historical buildings even more visible as official monuments A total of 130 municipal monuments and twelve national monuments will be provided with a shield that is recognisable throughout the Netherlands This process is carried out in consultation with and after approval of the owners of the buildings The official unveiling of the first monument plaque is next Friday at the castle in Geldrop initiated by the Village Marketing Geldrop-Mierlo Foundation in collaboration with the Zesgehuchten Local History Society and the Myrle Local History Society focuses on marking all national and municipal monuments within the municipal boundaries In addition to placing the monument plaques Village Marketing is also committed to making the textile past of both Geldrop and Mierlo more visible in the streetscape The Geldrop fire brigade was called Saturday evening around 6 p.m to a roadside forest fire on the Elsbroekpad the fire department was quickly on the scene and soon managed to bring the fire under control with a high pressure jet The wood was then soaked to prevent it from reigniting The fire brigade’s activities attracted a lot of attention from passers-by The municipal council of Geldrop-Mierlo has unanimously instructed the board to do everything possible to prevent the implementation of the plans for a large-scale distribution centre at Eeneind-West in the municipality of Nuenen That is why the municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo is currently preparing a statement of opinion with which the construction of this distribution centre should be prevented Alderman Frans Stravers: “With the arrival of these enormous distribution halls on the edge of our municipality we expect a huge increase in traffic in our municipality with all its consequences “Now that the draft decision is available for inspection we can still submit our views until 4 August Certainly the residents who live on the route between Eeneind-West in Nuenen and the entrance to the A67 at Bogardeind They will clearly experience the consequences of the construction of these centres.” The draft decision on the realisation of the Eeneind-West Distribution Centre can be found on the website of the municipality of Nuenen Molenheide office complex on Geldropseweg in Mierlo is being converted for the temporary shelter of 25 Ukrainian refugees It is not clear whether the location is also an option for an asylum seekers’ centre According to ED (Eindhoven daily newspaper) In the middle of the forest plot lies a residential-office complex dating from the sixties of the last century but has been used as an office in recent years The municipality calls it ‘very large Hence the renovation: the sanitary facilities are being upgraded broken windows are being replaced and the whole building is being painted The intention is for the first Ukrainians to live there in mid-November The municipality calls it a strategic purchase which is now temporarily being used to accommodate Ukrainians The municipal authorities recently presented a plan to better organise the housing of asylum seekers there was already talk of an asylum seekers’ centre (azc*) for three hundred asylum seekers More clarity on this should be available at the beginning of 2025 During the presentation of the budget it also became clear that there are relatively few locations in Geldrop-Mierlo for establishing an asylum seekers’ centre There is therefore no list of possible locations According to the distribution law that is still in force the municipality must accommodate 231 asylum seekers Geldrop-Mierlo currently only meets the quota of 54 minor refugees the municipality has the task of housing 232 Ukrainian refugees There are plans to place a few temporary units for the remaining twenty The special youth evening in Geldrop during the annual KommuS Kasteelfestival (castle festival) in July will not take place The reason is that the organisation no longer receives money from the municipality “They do say that young people are important but in practice they do nothing with it and little comes of it” The plan was to organise an evening for young people the organisation received €20,000 to organise this evening but this year the municipality has decided not to do so anymore The Municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo is withdrawing its financing was already reduced from €20,000 to €10,000 and the municipality does not want to give the money to the same organisation anymore it would be up to KommuS itself to organise it on its own after the first year who are organising a Carnival afternoon for young people in Mierlo Sterrenslag event in Zesgehuchten will also receive a budget During the last edition of the youth evening 3,000 teenagers and twenty-somethings attended the event ‘’There is already so little to do for young people The municipality claims that young people are important but in practice they do nothing with them and little comes of it The municipality itself does not agree with this and points to the incentive subsidies that have been created The organisation of KommuS Kasteel Festival is furious about the decision of the municipality Then we could have looked for sponsors or funds in time’’ They are also outspoken about the fact that they have not been informed about the bad news extremely disrespectful and unprofessional that we had to learn from the newspaper that all our efforts had been in vain” Jeroen Janssen and Sander Waterschoot told a local paper on behalf of Kasteelfestival organisation the latest residential of Amsterdam-based architects Hofman Dujardin is located in a suburb outside Eindhoven in the Netherlands and has just been completed the house is located at the rear of a large flat site a composition of dark cladding and glass surfaces that offset elegantly the surrounding green grass On the ground and top - attic - level the layout is straightforward and the aesthetics clean and minimal ..while the upper level contains a study area ...and generous openings make the space seem even larger and even brighter They house’s secret though lies under the main house volume A few steps down lead the visitor to a pair of underground volumes running opposite each other and parallel to the site’s main pathway that near-double the house’s floor space is designed as a fine and powerful balance between the cosy and the contemporary Set in the Dutch countryside, the house is located at the rear of a large flat site. The volumes are clean and geometric, a composition of dark cladding and glass surfaces that off-set elegantly the surrounding green grass. On the ground and top - attic - level the layout is straightforward and the aesthetics clean and minimal; living and dining areas, as well as kitchen, are all on the ground floor, while the upper level contains a study area, snuggled under the angled roof. The white interiors and generous openings make the space seem even larger and even brighter, almost a continuation of the countryside. The house's secret though lies under the main house volume. A few steps down lead the visitor to a pair of underground volumes, running opposite each other and parallel to the site's main pathway, that near-double the house's floor space. Between them, a small lower-level semi-open patio connects the two volumes that consist of the house's bedrooms. Due to this opening, as well as the large glazed openings on the upper levels the whole interior is bathed in light. Villa Geldrop, a family home for a local businessman, is designed as a fine and powerful balance between the cosy and the contemporary; a house cleverly laid out by Hofmann Dujardin to a maximum spatial effect, working beautifully despite any practical constraints. The project, the latest residential of Amsterdam-based architects Hofman Dujardin, is located in a suburb outside Eindhoven in the Netherlands and has just been completed Set in the Dutch countryside, the house is located at the rear of a large flat site The volumes are clean and geometric, a composition of dark cladding and glass surfaces that offset elegantly the surrounding green grass ..living and dining areas, as well as kitchen, are all on the ground floor.. ..while the upper level contains a study area, snuggled under the angled roof ...and generous openings make the space seem even larger and even brighter, almost a continuation of the countryside They house’s secret though lies under the main house volume. A few steps down lead the visitor to a pair of underground volumes, running opposite each other and parallel to the site’s main pathway, that near-double the house’s floor space Villa Geldrop, a family home for a local businessman, is designed as a fine and powerful balance between the cosy and the contemporary Receive our daily digest of inspiration, escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox. Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper* She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006 visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas Ellie has also taken part in judging panels such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022) You need well over half a million euros to afford a house at Gimli But the one at Palantir will only set you back only €320,000 and the houses on Tolkien Avenue start from as little as €240,000 (1) It’s rather the other way round: a small part of the Netherlands has styled itself after J.R.R the backdrop for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings an unassuming suburb of Eindhoven that has nonetheless given the Netherlands a prime minister and Andy Warhol a pop art model (2) The town also created the world’s densest Tolkien-themed street grid: an estate covering about a quarter of a square mile avenues and paths carrying names taken from Tolkien’s various epics The area was built up in the late 20th century in Genoenhuis a district of Geldrop bordered by the E34 motorway in the south and the Eindhoven to Weert railway in the east part of the estate looks ring-shaped – which gave one town planner the idea to link the area to Tolkien usually for districts planned and developed from scratch the practice is particularly popular in the Netherlands and the positioning of the themed street names in Geldrop exhibits a degree of consideration that goes beyond merely plonking down some random names on a map The main road through the area is called Laan van Tolkien or Tolkien Avenue (3). North of that lane are roads named after the men of Gondor: Faramir and Boromir South of those streets and south of the cemetery but still north of Tolkien Avenue are a number of streets named after men and women from Rohan: Theoden A bit further south are roads reminiscent of Elvish persons and places: Galadriel Geldrop seems particularly keen on the dwarves who appear in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings They are almost all here – and so are some of their forebears many (but not all) in the southwest: Gimli the great wizard Gandalf cannot fail to make an appearance Other hobbits represented on the map are Pippin (both as Pepijn and Peregrijn) and Sam Gewissies (Gamgee). Other street names include Erebor referring to the Lonely Mountain; Palantir the name of the ‘seeing stones’; Yavanna a goddess from the Silmarillion; and Bombadil a mysterious fellow and possibly the oldest creature in Middle-Earth.  In the northeast of ‘Little Middle-Earth’ are names referring to Numenor Silmarien. Even smaller paths have not escaped the attention of the tolkienophile town planner: there is the Groene Weg (Greenway) the Zilverlei (Silverlode) and the Haradpad (Harad Road) The place names in Little Middle-Earth follow the general rule that negative names are to be avoided (although not an absolute rule, see #744) all nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring get a mention – but just one bad dude makes an appearance on the map: Saruman strangely: the central character from Tolkien’s oeuvre is conspicuous by his absence – no Bilbo.  Geldrop has the largest collection of Tolkien-themed street names in the world There are more Tolkien-inspired street names sprinkled throughout the world Got a strange map? Let me know at [email protected] (1) See houses and prices here at Dutch real-estate page funda.nl (2) Dries van Agt (1977-’82) and Apollonia van Ravenstein (b.1952 Other famous Geldropians: the writer A.F.Th half of the Viktor & Rolf fashion brand; and model Lara Stone the now ex-wife of British comedian and celebrity David Walliams (3) As noted by the Tolkien Library plenty of places and things have been named after the author himself a Dutch schooner (available for cruises and events) a Street in Orlando and a Lane in Jacksonville a bar in Zagreb and a restaurant in Birmingham owned by the same proprietors who run The Hobbit bar across the street Geldrop, The Netherlands, March 02, 2018 / B3C newswire / -- Judith Heikoop (photo) has recently been appointed Managing Director of IME Technologies Judith was Director Business Development at Crucell and New Business Development Manager at DSM Food Specialties She will conduct management together with founder Ramon Solberg IME Technologies develops innovative electro spin processes and equipment for the fabrication of medical implants that enable the human body to repair itself IME's technological discovery is able to mimic the natural human extracellular matrix in nanometer format and thereby produce fibres for implants for the human body Human cells attach themselves to this matrix and thus provide new tissue This is in contrast to implants of other structures which are seen as foreign and therefore can lead to scar tissue Judith HeikoopJudith Heikoop (51) has a Master of Science in chemistry and a Ph.D During the first phase of her career she worked as a researcher for various universities and pharmaceutical companies In 1998 she became Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company and for more than ten years she led business development projects for companies in the Pharmaceutical As of 2010 she operated as an independent interim manager and advisor working for TI Pharma (establishing the "European Lead Factory") and various investment companies Heikoop about her appointment at IME Technologies:"The technology of IME Technologies plays an essential role in the huge revolution in regenerative medicine at this very moment which for patients can lead to a faster and complete recovery of essential tissue and structures in their body The company’s vision and approach fit seamlessly with my passion for healthcare and for biomedical solutions for patients." Founder Ramon Solberg says: "Judith brings to IME Technologies a wealth of experience in the field of Biotechnology and Pharma She has a clear focus on transformation of ideas and technologies into innovations and is an enrichment for our fast-growing company" For high resolution please click the image About IME TechnologiesIME Technologies develops and implements electro spin processes and equipment for the manufacturing of medical devices for (regenerative) medicine Electro spinning is a flexible process for producing extremely thin fibres and structures that have excellent properties for use in regenerating human tissue IME Technologies has developed unique electro spin technology for the reproducible and scalable production of electro spun material under medical conditions Shareholders in the company are Dutch economic development company De Brabantse Ondernemings Maatschappij (BOM) and informal investor network TIIN Capital (TIIN).                                              Geldrop-Mierlo has been examined to determine whether the current layout of the neighbourhoods is still ‘appropriate’ the area-oriented approach can be improved with a few adjustments to the existing layout of the neighbourhoods Mierlo is divided into four smaller districts: Neerakkers A number of areas have been designated as rural areas including: Gijzenrooi and the area around the four new Mierlo districts Two small adjustments have been made in Geldrop: the corner at the bottom of Zesgehuchten – between the roads Gijzenrooiseweg Emopad and Eindhoven-Weert railway – has been added to Genoenhuis The Maison St Cyr’ building is now located in Braakhuizen-Zuid Every municipality in the Netherlands is divided into districts and neighbourhoods The Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (central bureau of statistics CBS) is responsible for coordinating and compiling the various classifications “A good and up-to-date district and neighbourhood classification is important to collect data for specific areas in a municipality” “This new district layout allows us to work better with our area-oriented approach But it also helps in collecting and interpreting various data for policy development” Residents hardly notice any changes in the district layout in their daily lives the municipality increasingly wants to work from an area-oriented approach in the various areas and districts of the municipality It is relevant that we have relevant data available about the area and the district a further division into neighbourhoods in Mierlo was essential” the municipality also goes into the neighbourhood to find out ‘bottom-up’ what is going on among residents The district division of Mierlo took into account the origins of the village “People who were born and raised here often already feel connected to a certain part of Mierlo We took this into account when creating the new district division Both in the boundaries of neighbourhoods and in their names The new classification has also been tested at Heemkundekring Myerle” The new classification came into effect retroactively on 1 January This means that the municipality also complies with guidelines from the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (central bureau of statistics The Geldrop-Mierlo municipal council has taken a number of decisions to strengthen the centre of Geldrop in the coming years hospitable and offer space to live for young and old’ A number of developments in and around the centre (the area around Gamma ‘Bleekvelden’ housing on Bezorgershof and Centrum-West) are becoming increasingly concrete The municipal council has therefore discussed during previous meetings how all (housing construction) ambitions can be realised in a careful and appropriate manner The council also discussed a number of zoning plans Although some agreements have already been made there are still several choices to be made how many homes can be built at which location in and around the centre but also space for parking and for greenery and events The municipal council has adopted the following tightened frameworks: And then there is the structural vision ‘Postkantoorlocatie’ (‘post office location’) There have been ideas about the redevelopment since 2006 It concerns connecting Kleine Dommeldal with the centre This should be done by building an apartment complex with about seventy apartments in a green environment an underground parking garage will be built The intention is to demolish the existing buildings Annalot van Neerven was installed as the first children’s mayor of Geldrop-Mierlo The 10-year-old student of primary school Puur Sang in Mierlo – alongside the ‘adult’ Mayor Jos van Bree and Alderman Mathil Sanders – will fulfil ceremonial duties for a year When her teacher in group 6 read the letter from the municipality she immediately knew: ‘This is something for me!’ but then I started to have some doubts because I thought it was exciting you sometimes have to give a speech to a large group of people and are in the spotlight more than usual.” and she stood out for her motivation and good ideas “My mission is to ensure that children play outside more often instead of spending the whole afternoon on the laptop or behind the PlayStation That is why I also have an idea to organize a car-free Sunday where a number of streets in Geldrop-Mierlo will be closed off who has youth care in her portfolio and acts as a kind of mentor to the children’s mayor agrees: “Annalot has a clear opinion on certain matters and it is very nice to work with her It is the first time that we have a children’s mayor and we try to involve her in as many things as possible And together with the youth policy officer she will work on further developing her project.” Annalot is not the chairman of the youth council which exists within the municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo but there are plans to form a ‘children’s council’ with the children who have registered as candidates for children’s mayor we want to reward them a little for the fact that they have applied Children are interested in politics and we think the municipality is very important.” says Sanders; the children and young people also appear to have very good ideas But also the desire to bring youth and the elderly together It’s nice to have contact with older people and we might also learn something from each other “ who is active in daily life playing trumpet and football things really get serious and Annalot can be found regularly at the town hall “I’m really looking forward to going out with the mayor and meeting all kinds of people Organizing the car-free Sunday routine is also high on my list.” And then she can also spend a day with Alderman Sanders at the ‘Day of the Children’s Mayors’ the GP emergency room at the Anna Hospital in Geldrop will also be open at night on weekends the emergency room will also open at night on weekdays the GP emergency room is open on weekdays from five in the afternoon until eleven in the evening the GP emergency room hopes to reduce the workload of doctors “We are proud that in this way we together give 24-hour acute care in the Geldrop region,” says Bas ten Dam “By opening our emergency room at Anna Hospital at night we ensure that we reduce waiting times for the entire region.” GP Tom de Rooij and surgeon Fred van der Linden took the initiative for the night opening: “After eleven o’clock in the evening patients in our region have to drive further to a hospital that is often unknown to them That’s why we started looking for a solution together with the Anna Hospital To ensure that the GPs’ workload is not increased the initiators decided to deploy doctors in specialist training at night these doctors can consult GPs at other emergency rooms the netherlands images courtesy of hofman dujardin architecten amsterdam based studio, hofman dujardin architecten has completed ‘villa geldrop’ a freestanding family home in the netherlands which is anchored into the earth by a perpendicular running slope is located at the edge of its site next to an existing barn whose overall form it mimics by positioning the structure into the axis of the landscape the unit is able to absorb and reflect the farmland that surrounds it the house balances over a long linear cut in the land which acts as the main entrance and exit to the residence leading visitors in to the basement of the home four bedrooms branch off of an enclosed glass void – flanked on one end by the ramp the other by a set of stairs – keeping the view unobstructed and allowing the main structure above to appear as though nothing sits below it a narrow hallway runs the perimeter of the dwelling on the main floor connecting the kitchen on one end of the house with the living room on the other transitioning ceiling heights and large windows create a feeling of spaciousness on the interior and entwine functions and activities that take place both inside the home and out an open loft on the second level sits under the pitched roof over the kitchen a series of openings cut through the floor creating a permeable atmosphere that expands the otherwise enclosed environment breaking the form of the barn silhouette are two cubic nooks that extend beyond the roof line providing private office spaces that open up to the sky AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style The Stichting Landgoed Kasteel Geldrop’s (Geldrop Castle Estate Foundation) It focusses on the WWII occupation and war and celebrating 75 years of liberation (The Art of Living in wartime) is a subdued exhibition It has children’s stories of the past Marlies Verdonk started writing down her then 90-year-old neighbour Mr Van den Biggelaar still clearly remembered all his experiences During the conversation between him and Marlies But who remembers?” This is the subtitle of the exhibition it is sometimes difficult to understand that living like that was a reality Recent discussions with several Geldrop and Mierlo residents are part of the exhibition Visitors are taken on a journey through the stories Source: www.studio040.nl Nearly six thousand households in Geldrop were without power for about two hours Thursday night due to a power failure This power shortage also caused problems at the local Jumbo “We are sitting comfortably with a candle and a blanket,” says Liesbeth Smans from Geldrop The lights suddenly went out at a little before five in her place as well “They say it will last until a quarter to seven so we just wait and see.” Until then she just listens to some radio on the phone The power in the Jumbo on the Coevering was also out all the shutters in the supermarket were down and customers were stuck for half an hour they were ushered out of the building via the emergency exit “Suddenly the lights started flashing,” says Shyamen Bollen “Then it got completely dark and the shutters went down.” Employees rushed to the shelves to cover the food Most customers did not find it very exciting: most of them wanted to be first in line for the checkout The power outage mainly occurred in the districts of Braakhuizen and Coevering leaving almost half of Geldrop without power “Sorry for the inconvenience,” says grid operator Enexis The fire started at the car’s left front tyre A witness saw a number of boys cycling away laughing after he saw flames It’s still unclear whether the youngsters had anything to do with the fire The Fire Brigade was quickly on location but the car was already burnt out The police took statements from the witness They will also take a report from the owner This is the latest in a string of car fires in Geldrop https://studio040.nl/nieuws/artikel/auto-volledig-uitgebrand-in-geldrop The van is said to be equipped for transporting disabled persons Though she has not lived in Brabant since she was eighteen the province is still – by her own admission – in her heart are from Pakistan and came to live in Geldrop in 1965 Paul is an alumnus of secondary school Augustinianum in Eindhoven and then studied international law at Leiden University Paul has been a member of parliament for the VVD (people’s Party for Freedom and Democracy) since March 2021 She spoke on behalf of her party on topics such as education and the handling of the surcharges scandal Paul will start to work as a minister in a caretaker cabinet who resigned last month after continuous reports of transgressive behaviour King Willem-Alexander appointed MLJ Paul as Minister for Primary and Secondary Education on the recommendation of the Prime Minister with effect from the date of her swearing-in The cabinet announced that the new minister will be sworn in before the King at Huis ten Bosch Palace on Friday afternoon the Netherlands will officially have a women-majority cabinet for the first time ever The police raided a dozen locations in Oost-Brabant Limburg and Gelderland early on Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation into the trade of chemicals and narcotics Police officers stormed homes and storage units in Geldrop The police are still searching through these locations and expect that this will take up a large part of the day The suspects were arrested at the same time that the raids started The 52-year-old from Geldrop is considered the main suspect He and the Venlo suspect were arrested by SWAT teams because the police received information that they may be armed and dangerous All five suspects are in restricted custody which means that the only contact with the outside world they are allowed Swinging around in an attraction or trying your luck It’s kermis (fair) time in Geldrop and so the youth in particular are having a good time these days “This is one of the most beautiful events in Geldrop It is a celebration of the connection of young people in the village with the older generations” When the fair stops in Geldrop after Wednesday the event will be rebuilt a few days later within the municipality Those who still can’t get enough of it can visit Mierlo from Saturday through Tuesday The business in shopping centre De Coevering in Geldrop will be taken over by a fellow french-fry shop owner The problems of no successor and the lack of sufficient staff started to bother the 59-year-old from Geldrop “I was about fifteen years old when I came to work here but at some point the old owner asked if I wanted to come back And together with an associate I took over the business a year later” because neither of them had had much schooling “At first the snack bar was only 75 square metres but later we remodeled twice and included the barber shop that was next door My business partner had long since dropped out by then Restaria De Coevering is a household name in the neighbourhood and in the whole of Geldrop – and even Heeze – they come here to eat or get fries” The problem of getting employees is perhaps the main reason Jack decided to get rid of his restaria – despite its success “I would prefer to be open seven days a week but we are now forced to close on Tuesdays I am getting older by the day and I was seriously ill two years ago That’s when you start thinking about the future” Jack says he still managed to get through the corona years reasonably well but now that he is once again facing understaffing and also sees purchasing and energy prices rising “I’m saying goodbye at my peak” “I still have a top business and now there are people who want to take over from me” the so-called Restaria formula is history and ‘De Coevering’ will be changed to a “Bakhuus” franchise business by the new operator “All current employees will be taken over and the quality we always guaranteed will be maintained” The customers who are there at the moment are confident “It’s always cozy here and you get friendly service I assume that this is also the case with the new owners Because for the tasty fries and platters we would love to come back!” Is there still such a thing as ‘the blacksmith’s secret’ when it comes to the fries Jack: “This has everything to do with the quality of the potatoes Our fries are made at the factory and delivered here frozen twice a week The quality is beyond question as far as I’m concerned although we do use the slogan here: ‘There’s no arguing about taste’ “ The end of an era is approaching for Corrie and Leo Hendriks they ran the Primera together in the Coevering shopping centre in Geldrop “I normally work about 70 hours a week Going out spontaneously isn’t easy for him Corrie will continue to work for the new owner “I want to give myself at least a six-month break Now I want to invest my time in my hobbies” She likes to play the clarinet and has been with the local orchestra for years There will be no farewell party because of the anti-coronavirus measures Forty years of running a shop together isn’t their only milestone Leo and Corrie have also been married for 40 years “Working together made us really happy” The couple last day at work will be on Saturday 29 August Source: Studio040 18 new digital cameras will be activated on different spots in Eindhoven and Geldrop They are mainly located at the same locations as the analog cameras These are being replaced by more modern models Digital speed cameras are active 24 hours a day and pictures are directly sent to the police that are almost invisible to the naked eye Motorclub No Surrender has started a section They were already active in Eindhoven area with chapters in Eindhoven and Helmond They say 15 men are member of the Geldrop section The municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo say they are aware of No Surrender coming to their village but they did not got an application for using the clubhouse yet It seems that school Strabrecht College in Geldrop-Mierlo will be housed in a new building according to ED (Eindhoven’s daily newspaper) which were to partly tear down the existing building and to renovate The costs for a complete renovation amount to 4.8 million euros The Strabrecht College new building in Geldrop will be smaller than the existing building discussions were held about building plans for the Dommeldal primary school and the Beneden Beekloop school result in an intensive cooperation among the schools Each school will be free to decide how to go about its new building the schools will share their technical areas whether the new buildings for the three schools may proceed machinery links Kuhn Group has announced the acquisition of the baler division of Kverneland Group The facility in Geldrop specialises in the design and manufacturing of fixed and variable chamber round balers tedder-rake combinations and maize choppers used in agriculture the factory in Geldrop is forecast to achieve net sales of approximately 140 million Euros with a workforce of approximately 3,000 employees La Copechagnière and Chéméré (France) Kuhn Group’s net sales reached 565 million Euros with 70% generated by export sales Kuhn Group reported a sales increase in excess of 20% Kuhn Group’s key reasons for this acquisition are: The acquisition is subject to the approval of the relevant competition authorities and advice by the employee representatives in Holland The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2009 In parallel to their immediate introduction in the network under the Kuhn brand name the products of the Geldrop factory will continue to be sold in the Kverneland network during a transition period of maximum two years Construction of the new Strabrecht College in Geldrop will cost 17 million euros Following new measures for sustainable construction and air quality in school buildings set by the government Alderman Miranda Verdouw claimed she was unaware of the increase in costs while other council members felt they should have been consulted on the budget sooner Renovations of the old building as well as partial demolition were proven to have been causes of the increase in costs The city council will meet next month to discuss further financing options for the construction 15-year-old Khadra Abdi Adnan from Geldrop has been found again The girl of Somali descent left home on Sunday and has been without a trace ever since That same evening just before midnight she had the last telephone conversation with her parents According to Khadra she had been in Someren She told her father that she was in Mierlo and that she would take the bus there at a quarter past twelve to get back home From that moment on there has not been a trace of the girl Yesterday night it was reported that Khadra had been found again