Princess Anne will represent King Charles in The Netherlands as the monarch reduces his public engagements due to health issues Buckingham Palace has announced that the Princess Royal will travel to Oosterbeek and Renkum for a two-day visit Their trip will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden Anne and Timothy will participate in events at the Airborne Museum Hartenstein Colonel Commandant of The Parachute Regiment who serves as President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) will attend the annual service marking the 80th anniversary of Operation Market Garden Although he and Queen Camilla are set to tour Australia and Samoa in October his visit to New Zealand was canceled due to his health concerns Princess Anne also faced health challenges after a horse riding accident on her Gatcombe Park Estate in June she returned to her duties and even attended the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris a month after her injury Princess Anne was recognised as the hardest-working royal in 2023 The Duchess of York makes an emotional appeal in new statement Kate Middleton’s youngest son gets passed down key position in the family Rihanna confirms her third pregnancy as she debuts baby bump at the Met Gala carpet Cardi B shows off transformation at Met Gala 2025 with new eye color and hairdo Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce fans wonder if power couple will attend Met Gala 2025 Carnie Wilson shares what one exec said about her ‘weight problem’ for Wilson Phillips music videos Copyright © 2025. The News International, All Rights Reserved | Contact Us | Authors Smurfit Kappa Parenco’s paper mill is located in Renkum around 75 kilometers southeast of Amsterdam The mill’s two machines produce containerboard and magazine paper from recycled materials The company is part of Irish-based Smurfit Kappa Group which is the leading corrugated packaging company in Europe “Everything we do is focused on sustainability and circularity,” says Ruben van Haren Director of Human Resources at Smurfit Kappa Parenco “Our raw materials have been 100% circular since 2009 and we use around 750,000 tons of waste paper each year We cover 40% of our energy needs with energy we produce from biomass and biogas And for the future we are already looking at the potential to utilize hydrogen and ultra-deep geothermal energy the mill has around 3,500 ABB Process performance induction motors together with several large technical rooms housing ABB drives “The more efficiently our business operates the more sustainable we are,” says Bram Graven Maintenance Manager at Smurfit Kappa Parenco “So we were enthusiastic when ABB in the Netherlands told us about their Energy Efficiency Campaign They suggested that any electric motors needing to be changed in the foreseeable future should be replaced with highly efficient IE4 motors the old motors would be properly recycled.” handles the take-back and recycling of the old motors HKS Metals – which is part of the global recycling group Remondis - utilizes state-of-the-art techniques and no less than 98% of the material fractions will be reused within the EU Some of the materials will even be used to build new motors “This was one of the key factors that motivated us to take part in the campaign,” says van Haren “It’s not only an attractive initiative from the sustainability perspective but it’s also very beneficial from the cost viewpoint Our aim is to be completely CO2 neutral by 2040 and more energy efficient motors will have an important role to play in this The ABB campaign is a good match with our sustainability strategy.” states that one of the factors behind ABB’s campaign is the EU Ecodesign Directive which is tightening the energy efficiency requirements for motors and drives “Since mid-2021 most new low voltage industrial motors have had to be at least IE3 versions 2023 the requirement goes up to IE4 for motors rated between 75 and 200 kW,” he states “At ABB we want to contribute to a climate-neutral society and we decided to launch an Energy Efficiency Campaign in the Netherlands The campaign is also a great fit with the Energy Efficiency Movement a global initiative launched in 2021 by ABB and other stakeholders The Energy Efficiency Movement aligns with our strategy of supporting customers in their efforts to achieve an annual reduction in their collective carbon footprint of 100 million tons by 2030.” Heezen explains that Smurfit Kappa Parenco has already replaced dozens of motors with highly efficient IE4 units: “Companies in the Netherlands have a legal obligation to implement all energy-saving measures that have a payback time of five years or less these investments quickly pay for themselves To put things into perspective: with the mill operating 24/7 if all the existing motors were replaced by IE4 versions they would save 170,000 kWh per year compared to motors with an efficiency class of IE2 or lower That’s equivalent to the annual electricity use of almost 70 households in the Netherlands.” “Our collaboration with ABB is really smooth,” says Graven ABB's recycling partner brings a waste container for us to fill with old motors “It’s important for us that our business partners are committed to sustainability,” van Haren adds “And we find that the people at ABB are like us – they do it from a strong sense of motivation We’ve been working together with ABB since 1978 and we’ve built a very solid working relationship.” ABB's website uses cookies. By staying here you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn more I agree Since 1945, it has been a tradition for primary school children to lay flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers at the Airborne cemetery in Oosterbeek, The Netherlands. This commemoration ends every year with a fly past over the cemetery by a C47 Dakota Last year, when the Dakota that normally flies over the cemetery could not take off due to bad weather conditions,Aero Legendscame 'to the rescue' They flew over the cemetery while thick fog hung over the entire community During the ceremony everyone looked up to catch a glimpse of the Dakota and it was nothing more than a glimpse the legendary aircraft could be heard but hardly seen A special sensation for everyone who was present KSOB World War II veteran who has been visiting the Pas family in Oosterbeek for years [caption id="attachment_100310" align="alignleft" width="300"] The 23-year-old young lady was once a flower child herself and has always felt involved in the Second World War Now older than most of the young Allies buried in the cemetery she designed a patch and nose art for the C47: Pegasus – The Ghost of Arnhem allowed them to apply this nose art to the aircraft because he thought it was beautiful she travelled to England last week to paint her design on the plane as a tribute to all the brave men who served in the first airborne division during the Battle of Arnhem in the Second World War The owner is so happy and proud of the story of the flower children he also stood at the burial site during the commemoration that he plans to bring several aircraft such as spitfires to the Netherlands for the commemorations around Market Garden 80 View the photo serie by clicking on the arrow in the top photo A Dutch piece of art such as nose art on a British Dakota is very unique Nose art emerged during the First World War Perhaps the best known are the shark snouts with the large row of white teeth that were painted on fighter planes during the Second World War Nose art was actually not officially approved and that made it extra fun in the strict army The aim of Nose art was to be recognisable as a group but especially to recognise each other in the air to 'take' home or a friend and for good luck Nose art was applied to the forward part of the fuselage the well-known Pin-ups with charming names such as Blonde Bombshell sometimes with rifles or pistols in hand and/or sitting on a bomb But cartoons such as Popeye and Bugs Bunny were also often used were sometimes provided with the slogan: 'Wot Bombers were often also provided with the number of bombs they had dropped during the wars This meant that every time they returned from a mission the painter could get back to work making even more small bombs on the fuselage of all those bombers So you could see from the number of bombs how many missions these planes had completed Some were filled halfway up the fuselage or had multiple rows of dropped bombs German swastikas were also painted for the number of enemy aircraft that had been shot down A British event rider who broke her pelvis in six places in a fall in December made a stellar return to score a double of wins at her first competition since the accident Emma Carmichael topped the four-year-old Burghley Young Event Horse qualifier at Floors Castle with Renkum Sportsman before celebrating her second win of the weekend aboard Leo Santos in an intermediate section at the same event Emma told H&H the result was “like a dream” British Eventing Support Trust and the Injured Jockeys Fund’s Jack Berry House for their help and support “The wins aren’t just my wins – they are for everyone else who has been involved kept the show on the road and kept the horses going,” she said Emma was riding on the beach before Christmas when the horse she was on flipped over in a “freak accident” undergoing an operation to fit an external metal frame to her pelvis I’m very lucky that my body reacted so well and recovered so quickly,” she said I’m so used to being such a busy person – as all horse people are you don’t really get a lot of time to kind of stop and slow down Her team at home stepped up and “have ridden everything from breakers to four-star horses” while Emma taught them from the ground “I’ve been lucky a few good friends were kind enough to take time out of their day to come and ride ones that were maybe a bit trickier adding that Laura Fenwick and Amy Waugh did a lot of riding and Jack Mantell stepped in to compete some at the start of the season “It was a big weight off my shoulders knowing that the horses Emma focused on her own fitness and recovery “The British Eventing Support Trust has been brilliant all the way through I can’t thank them enough for how much they’ve done to help me through,” she said adding it was the trust that granted her the opportunity and funding for rehabilitation at Jack Berry House “I feel like I’m getting fitter and stronger all the time It was just the icing on the cake to be out and for the horses to have gone as well as they could have done and to get a couple of wins under my belt.” Emma’s young event horse class winner Renkum Sportsman joined her yard earlier this year for schooling and to sell and my girls did a lovely job of getting him going I was desperate to sit on him and the first day I had a jump at home he was the second horse I jumped,” she said Fiona Bell and Lesley Waugh came on board to secure the horse for Emma and all three now co-own the Renkum Papillon son “I was really fortunate; I’m so glad they trusted my judgement and that it paid off – I thought he was good enough to qualify for the final at Burghley but it’s hard to know how they’re going to react at their first big show like that Emma’s original plan had been for a quieter return to eventing – one horse in a BE100 section at Richmond at the end of April But with the fixture abandoned owing to water-logged ground “It was more a case that I didn’t know how my body was going to react Would I be able to absorb the movement as well as I used to I know I’m not as fit and as strong as I was Emma found out she was in the lead before she set off across country and could only afford a handful of time-penalties on the seven-year-old gelding “I revved myself up to make sure I was on the ball and I came out meaning business,” said Emma adding the horse gave her a “fantastic ride” “I was desperate to go well and it was a huge relief when I finished I heard over the commentary I was in the lead as I was trotting towards my mum she burst into tears and I burst into tears as well “I’m not normally one for getting emotional over happy things I think it was because it was such a big build up that when it happened 21 sheep were killed on the Renkumse Heide in the past two nights This was confirmed by one of the farmers of the affected flock of sheep Sheep farmer Ellen van der Zweep is convinced that a wolf is the culprit The sheep were discovered by a walker in a field on the Telefoonweg between Renkum and Wolfheze in Gelderland at around 8 a.m "They were already dead when he got there," Van der Zweep claimed Six sheep had already been killed a day earlier That the culprit was a wolf has yet to be officially determined by an expert from BIJ12 the organization that handles wolf damage for the provinces it is already clear that a wolf is behind the attack "We recognize him from afar," said Van der Zweep The sheep farmer suspects that the animal jumped over the fence which was erected specifically to protect against wolves For Van der Zweep this is a great distress "Because just this week we installed a wolf-resistant grid in accordance with all guidelines That cost us 12,000 euros and we still have to see if we get part of it back in the form of a subsidy Until now So far we have not received anything from the province of Gelderland," she told NOS If it turns out that the wolf was indeed behind the attack the sheep farmers can apply for compensation 1.7km Wageningen to Arnhem link set to be kept snow-free by energy from local paper plant The longest heated cycle path in western Europe, and possibly the world, is set to be built in a Dutch beauty spot to cut the commuting time between two of the country’s cities all year round The new 1.7km “cycle highway”, which forms part of the route linking Wageningen and Arnhem in the east of the Netherlands will be kept warm by residual heat from a local paper plant Concerns have been raised that frogs might find the warm path a little too comfortable But Gelderland council has promised to monitor the impact on the local wildlife which includes many water birds and beavers Towns across the Netherlands have been investing in heating stretches of cycle paths but nothing on the scale proposed in Gelderland has been constructed a nature reserve near the Nederrijn in Renkum the two-way cycle path is also likely to be one of the most idyllic and is due to be completed in time for the winter of 2019 is located in the floodplain along the Nederrijn river between the factory site of the paper mill Parenco Petra Borsboom, a spokeswoman for Gelderland council, said they believed the path would be the longest of its type in western Europe “We don’t want to make the claim that it is the longest in the world because there might be one in China we don’t know about,” she said The cycle route will shorten the riding distance between Wageningen and Arnhem by 600 metres The biggest gain of the route would be “time Borsboom said the project would be put out to tender soon “We want to work with companies developing new techniques,” she said “The company who [wins the contract] will have a great influence on how they do the heating.” She added: “This path is mainly for commuters It is a beautiful protected area and that is the reason we wanted to do this We don’t want to use salt there to keep it snow-free “There was a lot of fear that frogs in the road would want to stay there but we will follow the impact on the smaller animals very closely.” Winners were crowned in four age groups across each of the Olympic disciplines at the 2021 NEXGEN young horse championships (23-25 September) which has proved hugely popular since it launched last year “This is a new series showcasing the very best of British-based equine talent in the three Olympic disciplines and we have big plans and high hopes for the future,” said NEXGEN director Victoria Wright “We’d like to emulate Germany’s Bundeschampionat and we will keep working towards producing an event of that significance.” Check out all of this year’s NEXGEN winners… Four-year-old champion: Milano III (Dream Boy x Jazz) Five-year-old champion: Full Moon II (Fürstenball x Gribaldi) Six-year-old champion: Swanmore Dantina (Dante Weltino x Charatan) Seven-year-old champion: Jagerbomb (Dante Weltino x Jazz) Four-year-old champion: Diamantine Z (Diamant De Semilly x Quickstar) Five-year-old champion: Renkum Oriana (Baloubet Junior x Renkum Off Centre) Six-year-old champion: Pandito Van’T Merelsnest Z (Plot Blue x Larino) Seven-year-old champion: Klent Kick On (Warrior x Caretino) Four-year-old champion: Watervalley Royal Guy (Loughehoe Guy x Colin Diamond) Five-year-old champion: Uvera Z (Quinlan Z x Andiamo) Six-year-old champion: Kuno SMH (Grand Slam VDL x Zapaterol) Seven-year-old champion: Jack Daniels (Indorado x Kojak) Check out the full report from the NEXGEN championships 2021 LEADING the victory lap in the £1,000 Six/Seven-year-old Championship at Portmore was Hannah Patterson who delivered a double clear with her own six-year-old Derena Picture This in a time of 38.52 the mare is by Zirocco Blue VDL and is out of the Aldatus Z-sired dam Young rider Jennifer Torrens followed closely behind with her own seven-year-old Cool Garcon the gelding is by Mermus R and is out of the Ballinvella-sired dam Fastest of the four-faulters in a time of 36.97 and slotting into third was Ellie Humphries aboard the Allison Mercer owned six-year-old Rossmount Luis the gelding is by Luidam and is out of the Clover Hill-sired dam Young rider Jodie Creighton accounted for fourth place with the seven-year-old Poppys Flash Back the mare is by O.B.O.S Quality and out of the Harlequin Du Carel-sired dam Angela Waras piloted David Prentice’s six-year-old Stormbird into fifth place the mare is by O.B.O.S Quality and is out of the Kashmir van Schuttershof-sired dam Completing the top six line-up was Lucy Gibson and the seven-year-old Kandato when they finished on four faults in a time of 39.02 Owned by Charlotte Gibson and bred by Enda Mulkere this gelding is by Kannan and is out of the Aldato sired dam Cusheen Beauty-sired dam Victory in the Five-year-old Championship stayed north as Edward Little piloted his own Carnlea Flamenco to a double clear in 30.53 by Je T’Aime Flamenco and out of the Quickstar-sired dam Little also took third place with Brian Barkley’s Causeway Star the gelding is by Quidam Junior 1 and is out of the O.B.O.S Quality 044-sired dam Jonathan Smyth also collected in this class taking the runner-up spot with Caroline Gaston’s Mhb Magnum Splendor answering all the questions in a time of 31.03 the mare is by Marco Magnum and is out of the Socrate De Chivre-sired dam Angela Waras also featured in this line-up claiming fourth with the Robin Bingham-owned CSF Zita the mare is by Zirocco Blue VDL and is out of the Lux Z-sired dam A clear from Waras with her second horse Aganix De la Mer in 32.26 saw her take sixth place the mare is by Aganix Du Seigneur and is out of the Eurocommerce Berlin- sired dam Separating Waras placings was Lucy Gibson and Lady Catoki when they came home with nothing to add in a time of 32.23 Owned by Charlotte Gibson and bred by Pauline Gibson the mare is by Catoki and is out of the Ars Vivendi-sired dam winner of the Five-year-old Championship at Portmore \ Sporting Images NI Victory in the Four-year-old Championship on Saturday belonged to young rider Jodie Creighton when she was awarded 106.66 marks with her mother Gillian’s Cotton V.V.Z the gelding is by Colmon and is out of the EL Torreo DE Muse-sired dam followed closely behind with Kleio De Muse and finished on a score of 104.33 for second place the mare is by I’m Special De Muze and is out of the Verdi-sired dam Stacey Watling accounted for third place with the Jordan Coyle-owned Captain Crunch the gelding is by Sir Jim Jim and out of the Cruising Carol-sired dam Junior rider Lucy Morton and Mullabrack Miss Molly were awarded 95 points for fourth place the mare is by Cobra 18 and is out of the Hold Up Premier-sired dam as she took fifth place with Cliff McDowell’s Bluestone Touch of Talent the mare is by Bluestone Talent and is out of Out of Touch Completing the top six line-up was Stacey Watling and Renkum Rendition on 91.66 points Owned by Victoria Aiken and bred by Mr H A Minderman the gelding is by Irco Balou GII and is out of Renkum Colitas Young riders accounted for the top three places in the Bluegrass 1.35m Grand Prix Leading the victory lap was junior Katie McEntee and Kinmar Bespoke when she was fastest of nine double clears in a time of 39.22 Young rider Jodie Creighton followed closely behind lodging a clear in a time of 39.72 with Gortacar Suspicious Minds 005 Accounting for third place was Junior rider Harrison Blair and X-Flow Lightyear 2 Fourth place belonged to Tyrone Flanagan and Paquito V’T Merelsnest Z ahead of young rider Dylan Ward and Kruser DHH Completing the top six was Rachel Chapman and OS Pouilly Fusse About us Contact us Advertise with us Company information Careers Privacy statement Terms of service Commenting policy Change cookies settings Three veterans of the Glider Pilot Regiment are coming to Arnhem and Renkum for the commemorations and will fly gliders in Dutch skies once again On 15th September, weather permitting, they will land on the Renkum Heath The first wave of Airborne troops arrived on 17 th Among these soldiers were the legendary glider pilots of the Glider Pilot Regiment Flying in huge gliders they transported countless soldiers weapons and other important equipment directly into enemy occupied territory will take part in a glider flight over the area which they fought so hard to liberate in 1944 Frank Ashleigh Frank volunteered for the army at 18 years of age. After going through the intense training required to become a Glider Pilot, he was assigned to ‘A’ Squadron as second pilot to Bernard 'Lofty' Cummins. On 18thSeptember 1944, they took off as part of the 2nd lift of Operation Market Garden with a Jeep a trailer of equipment and four soldiers in their Horsa Glider found themselves in the Bernulphus Church in Oosterbeek due to the British pilot’s concealed position could not work out where the shots came from They managed to do so for three days until the 22nd Frank later discovered that Lofty died that same day Denzil Cooper Denzil was part of ‘B’ Squadron of the Glider Pilot Regiment He was 2ndpilot to Squadron Sergeant Major Bill Watt and together they participated in D-Day Together they took off on 17th September bound for Arnhem a motorcycle and 6 men from the 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment Denzil fought for nine days in the vicinity of Oosterbeek he received the order withdraw back over the Rhine For his part in D-Day he was awarded France’s highest award during the commemorations in France this June Roy Roberts Roy did his flight training with Frank Ashleigh while Frank was taking part in Operation Market Garden Roy was lying injured in a hospital due to an earlier accident to see his comrades who fell during the battle yet Frank and Roy they have not seen each other since their training days That they can now take part of this historic flight and be reunited after nearly 74 years makes this a truly special occasion The flights have been made possible thanks to the Gelderse Zweefvlieg Club using their modern sailplanes and most experienced pilots The veterans now have the opportunity to fly over the Arnhem and Oosterbeek area and land at the same landing zone where hundreds of military gliders landed 73 years ago This time they will not welcomed by enemy fire free people who are still grateful to them The glider flights will be coordinated with the parachute drops of Pathfinder Parachute Group The parachutists will dropped from a Dakota plane and will also make a number of tandem jumps from high altitude Dr David Pasley, secretary of The Glider Pilot Regiment Society said: "The trip is primarily about remembrance of those who never returned from the battle and gives our veterans a chance to pay their respects to the friends and comrades who were lost." it is also about showing our respect for the achievements of these men and to be able to afford them the chance to fly again is an honour for all involved We are extremely grateful to all of our members friends and sponsors who made this trip happen." The Glider Pilots had their own Regimental Association until last year but with the declining number of veterans and a lack of support they were forced to wind it down The children and grandchildren of these men wanted to keep the memory of the Regiment alive and create a support network for the veterans who are still with us In January of this year, they formed a new civilian society; The Glider Pilot Regiment Society (GPRS) It gives family members free access to research and keeps the memory of the glider pilots and their regiment alive they organise events in the UK and visit commemorations in other countries it has allowed the Society to help this group of veterans to come to Arnhem and Renkum for the commemorations Glider Pilot Regiment Society Stay up to date and like us on Facebook A horse and rider who suffered a crashing fall when the horse’s front foot got caught in the martingale have come back to win three British Eventing (BE) competitions Stella Bunn suffered severe facial injuries when her six-year-old Renkum Capitano fell while jumping down some steps at their home in Worcestershire in June where medics found she had not suffered any fractures although she had to have stitches and dental work as well as an MRI to rule out serious injury you have a split second to put your arm out or something but we both just hit the ground Thank god he didn’t fall on me; I could have broken my neck.” Blurred CCTV of the incident shows “Captain” was up almost immediately and he was found only to have suffered a minor cut I managed to text people and my niece came down to help.” whom she has competed to novice level and hopes to ride at two-star in future the combination won a BE90 open at Homme House and have since also won BE100 opens at Sapey on 31 August and Monmouth on Saturday (21 September) “They’re my three local events and people there knew what it meant to me I thought: ‘I don’t know if I want to event any more’ and it felt very weird when I got back on so that first win the horse having the faith and trust in me to go out and do it again hair caught in the buckle and a bald patch on Captain’s coronet band as well as the cut where his foot was caught She has now contacted BE over martingale safety and hopes to speak to manufacturers about her concerns The political Party D66 Renkum chooses every year the best citizen initiative in Renkum, The Netherlands It is an award for the recognition of the effort volunteers take The initiative who won the participation for The Best Citizen Initiative for 2018 went to the group who initiated to have a candle burning on every war grave on Cristmas Eve at the Airborne Cemetery in Oosterbeek and it's surroundings From all the initiatives in 2018 the political party chooses 10 organisations and the people of the municipality of Renkum could vote on the initiative who they thought was most sympathetic The group did not see the nomination coming as they did not expect to win at all "we couldn't believe the amount of donations done the amount of hands that came to help to lit the candles and the fastness it all went Just a few who helped burning the candles (and cleaning up afterwards) were present and after the price-giving they took the little statue to the cemetery and placed the flowers they also got The village-poet Sander Essers was asked to write a poem for this initiative and he did in Dutch but so touching we asked him for a translation: The half-Clydesdale Wiston Bridget who took on the world under Tim Stockdale has been put down aged 29 The distinctive mare had lived at Renkum Stud for the past 15 years her owner Jeanette Edwards having given her to Henk and Louise Minderman Henk told H&H Bridget had eight offspring — one of whom is now a police horse in London — and was a “fantastic” mother but she had been losing condition recently “Then on Tuesday (10 September) she didn’t even want an apple Her successes with Tim included jumping double clear in the Hickstead Derby in 2000 to come second — the first combination to jump double clear and not win — as well as winning puissances at the Horse of the Year Show and Dublin Horse Show Bridget and Tim were the best Brits at the Aachen Nations Cup in 2000 also jumping in the Spruce Meadows Nations Cup and grand prix the same year (pictured) and were shortlisted for the Sydney Olympics Tim’s wife Laura told H&H Bridget was a “feisty mare it was only when someone got on board she got so strong — when Tim first rode her he said ‘This will put some biceps on me!’” Laura said Tim could “never risk going too fast” “He always went for clear rounds because if she got too fast looking at horses like Ryan’s Son and Apollo in that era she might have been even more incredible than she was.” Laura added that the family found out Bridget was born in a field very near a property Tim’s brother later bought near Nantwich “So there had always been a bit of a link,” she said “She and Tim had a great partnership; he had a lot of trust in her She jumped some huge fences but I don’t think he ever felt there was one that was too big for her “She was such a lovely girl and I’m so glad she had all those happy years in such a good home.” Henk agreed that Bridget had “the biggest heart” “She couldn’t really jump those biggest combinations but she did it because of her big heart and that’s why I wanted to breed from her as that’s the main thing any showjumper needs,” he said “She didn’t really have a canter; she was always cantering into the ground but she jumped all those jumps and made the distances — it’s unbelievable.” Henk said Bridget was “shy” when she first arrived but settled into a mare who was easy to deal with “You had to have a ladder or climb a gate to get anywhere near her mouth; when she put her head up is to be ridden by Henk and Louise’s daughter Meredith and very similar to Bridget in her head,” Henk said “All Bridget’s offspring are very brave and honest Wolfheze, The Netherlands - It could happen to you That you are approached during a walk by someone who tells you that there is a bomb Anita from Heelsum didn't think twice: "I immediately said: Oh then I have to call." and she took out her cellphone She did not hesitate and called the emergency number The plane bomb turned out to have been dug out The man with the metal detector had uncovered the bomb this weekend "I went there on Sunday with a police scout He immediately saw that it was an plane bomb and called out the Bomb Squad." The Bomb Squad secured the American bomb and moved it to a safer location Today it was detonated in the woods near the Johannahoeveweg at Wolfheze Anita was allowed to be there and even press the red button that triggered the explosion The man with the metal detector had not run away for nothing Due to the amount of war ammunition from the Second World War that is still in the grounds of the municipality of Renkum it is forbidden to search with a metal detector Walking around with it will result in a fine And finding something and digging it out in the presence of a child will mainly result in disapproval With help from a lot of sponsors three glider pilot veterans came to Renkum in the Netherlands When asked about the last time they flew in a glider It didn't look good arriving at glider-airport Terlet, home of the Gelderse Zweefclub . Cloudy, no sun en kinda chilly too. Would it be possible for Frank Ashleigh (92), Denzil Cooper (96) en Roy Roberts (92) to go up in the air today The big question everybody involved must have had that question stayed unanswered till the last moment That didn't made the pleasurable anticipation any less But after pilot Arjan Vrieze's briefing the sun came thru and everybody made a sigh of relief But the clouds weren't disappeared yet. In good hope all left for the planes. The prospect of flying in these beautiful, slim and white gliders "With which plane am I flying?" and "Which is mine?" They were helped into the gliders asking a thousand questions about the completely different gliders as they once knew and telling their pilots all kinds of stories about the big Horsa's When seated the last camera's were checked as there was the intention to record the flights and stream them on big screens at the Renkum Airborne The camera's did their job and the veterans landed on Landing Zone Z now the property of farmer Tinssen who intermediately cooperated when he heard the veterans wanted to land on his ground Veteran John Crosson (KOSB) waited for them alongside the LZ [caption id="attachment_26130" align="alignleft" width="220"] Frank Asleigh had flew himself for a while "Arjan asked me if I wanted to make the turn I tried to maneuver the plane as I would the Horsa." He starts laughing: "But I didn't steer steep enough and Arjan shouted More When asked also Arjan starts to laugh: "If I would have let him do this turn The Horsa was much bigger than this glider To make a turn with the horsaglider you only had to steer a small two degrees well that would have not ended well!" Frank was having fun: "It took three men to take me out of the Glider!" he laughed Denzil en Roy came out of the gliders with a big grin and that did not disappear from their faces anymore A rider who won her last Horse of the Year (HOYS) title 36 years ago – and has had 20 years out of the saddle since – took the NAF Five Star bronze league final Rachel Hall, whose last purple rug came when she and Arapaho won the pony Foxhunter title, at Wembley Arena, crossed the finish line on Renkum Balousina half a second ahead of Jassy Pyke and Bon Amego “It’s the most amazing experience to ride through those curtains into the arena but to go in and do well is beyond dreams,” said Rachel who stopped competing for 20 years owing to family commitments but got back into the saddle when her elder daughter went to university The family bought the British-bred Baloubet Junior mare as an unbacked four-year-old from their friend Margaret Tyers of English Bridles “Margaret was so excited we qualified for HOYS she gave me a bridle I was here early for familiarisation in the arena but there weren’t any flowers out then but once she jumped the first fence Leah Lynch took third place on Midnight Time Lucy Gilbertson landed her biggest win yet The 17-year-old and Stephen Gilbertson’s 15-year-old mare jumped the faster of only two double clears to take the title “I first competed here in 2019 in the 138cm final with my pony Airbourne Freddie but I was very nervous,” Lucy said Hip Girl knows exactly what she’s doing and she’s sensible.” and Holly Johnstone and Carquois De Ceve third The trend of significant property tax increases comes as municipalities face mounting financial pressures particularly with expected revenue shortfalls from the Municipal Fund starting in 2026 Local authorities unable to offset income losses through alternative taxes are often left with no option but to raise the OZB to the maximum allowable limits This situation places an increasing financial burden on homeowners to support social welfare tasks and local services the financial strain is expected to severely impact housing construction Vereniging Eigen Huis is urging the Dutch government to take action in the upcoming spring budget to prevent excessive property tax hikes and alleviate the financial problems facing municipalities This year's average property tax bill is 407 euros reflecting a 6.2 percent increase compared to 2024 This marks a significant rise from earlier projections in December which anticipated a 5.1 percent increase based on data from a third of the municipalities municipalities like Loon op Zand (+39 percent) and Edam-Volendam (+35 percent) are seeing steep rises in their property taxes Municipalities with higher average property values typically face higher living costs and Laren (1,597 euros) topping the list for the highest tax bills the total municipal living costs for homeowners which include waste collection and sewerage charges will average slightly over 1,000 euros this year — a 5.5 percent increase from last year's average of 950 euros The waste collection tax has increased by an average of 5.3 percent (17 euros) this year this tax has risen by more than 10 percent The steepest hikes have been seen in Nederweert (+71 percent some municipalities such as Rheden and Oosterhout have reduced waste charges with Westerveld reporting the largest decrease of 18 percent (56 euros) Sewerage charges have also risen by an average of 4.3 percent (10 euros) with 40 municipalities raising fees by more than 10 percent Valkenburg aan de Geul has seen the most significant increase followed by Den Helder at +47.2 percent (65 euros) Renkum has reduced its sewerage charge by 25 percent (110 euros) A major concern for municipalities is the planned 2.4 billion euros cut to the Municipal Fund in 2026 75 percent of municipalities will face budget deficits creating significant challenges in meeting their financial obligations This "cliff year" has been identified as a key cause of upcoming shortfalls as municipalities will not have enough funding to carry out their essential duties conducts a biannual survey on the development of municipal living costs a sample survey was conducted among 113 municipalities followed by a comprehensive survey of all 342 municipalities in February 2025 Oosterbeek, The Netherlands - The Taxi Charity Pin with an image of Hartenstein was received with great enthusiasm at the Airborne museum. The pin is now on sale at the Airborne museum and a portion of the proceeds go to the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans The Taxi Charity is the organisation that takes the British WW2 veterans of the United Kingdom to all memorial sites Not just to our municipality during the Airborne Month or to Wageningen for the defile and Liberation Day Also to other places in the Netherlands where they fought Mayor Agnes Schaap of the municipality of Renkum was the first to receive the pin I will wear it with honor.'' An engraving of the pin on wood was also much appreciated She gets an extra pin for children's mayor Thom Jacoline thinks it is important that the youth stays involved in the commemorations This initiative is thanks to two special people. The idea comes from the always enthusiastic Jacoline Rutgers of the Oosterbeek digital gift-shop, beetjebinnenbuiten.nl (bit inside outside). Comic artist Hennie Vaessen famous for his comic books about the Second World war Hennie has come up with two more unique pin designs The second is entirely dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Market Garden in 2024 and the third from 80 years of liberation in the Netherlands Jacoline already came up with a special poppy pendant for the commemorations the profit of which went to the Taxi Charity The sale of those poppies was a great success Jacoline was inspired by a campaign by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans itself. "During their Market Garden Challenge money was collected over two days by cycling and walking for veterans Then the question arose: how can I contribute?" handmade by people with disabilities in Lithuania ''The connection between British veterans and the 'poppy pendant' was therefore quickly made.'' After contact with Frans Ammerlaan she puts the 'poppy pendant' on the market in Oosterbeek That turned out to be a great success: ''What started very carefully with a 100 poppy pendants ended in over 440 poppy pendants sold.'' During the Airborne March in 2022 she stood next to Hennie Vaessen with her booth she knew about his talents as a cartoonist When Jacoline by the start of this year was thinking about supporting the Taxi Charity in 2023 again A collaboration is quickly arranged and that is how they arrive at these three unique pins for the upcoming commemorations Jacoline: ''I think it's important that we continue to remember and support our veterans who fought for our freedom.'' For the Taxi Charity it is a nice contribution They are completely dependent on donations to pay for veterans' international travels to the Netherlands Director Ronnie Weijers of the Airborne museum is therefore very happy with the new pin We think it's important to draw attention to this." Every veteran who comes to the commemorations on May 5th will receive a pin Veterans who come to the Airborne commemorations in September can also count on a copy Roger Beets and Frans Ammerlaan are both also present to receive the beautiful pin for the Taxi Charity They will ensure that the pins end up with our heroes The pin is now on sale to the public via the website beetjebinnenbuiten.nl , at the Airborne museum and bookstore Meijers en Siegers on Utrechtseweg in Oosterbeek in May. It will be more widely available in September and you will be able to find Jacoline or Hennie with a stand at various events around the Airborne Commemorations. The poppy pendant is also still available and the proceeds from it still go to our heroes Both the Taxi Charity Pin (edition 2023) and the ceramic poppy pendant cost €5,- each By the order of Amvest, builders start this week with the construction of the new building that should arise where former hotel Dreyeroord, known as The White House stood, in Oosterbeek the Netherlands The unpleasant empty spot on the Graaf van Rechterenweg in Oosterbeek is finally going be filled There will be about 900 meters of special steel tubes brought into the ground On the spot will rise a building which closely resembles the Dreyeroord as it was found by the allies in September 1944 It will become a house for people who suffer from dementia The care for these people is given by a couple who will live in a house attached to the new Dreyeroord but because of the use of other material and the large trees that need to remain standing the attached House will not be not very eye-catching The new building will be called Dreyeroord again the first stone and other reminders of the ancient building will be brought back In an earlier contact Christel van Bekkum of the builder Amvest told that among other things a number of lights will get a new place in the new building There is been thought more of the memories and history of Dreyeroord. The Memorial will get a prominent place and during the annual Airborne commemorations, veterans and their families are welcome The allies called Dreyeroord: The White House because they stumbled over the Dutch name. In September 1944 the property made part of the famous perimeter that had to be preserved during Market Garden. In and around Dreyeroord the fights were terrible, in particular by the KOSB The Kings Own Scottish Borderers who landed with Gliders on the Landings zones got injured or were hardly able to save their own lives Also other foundations were strongly against A petition started by the Work-group even brought thousands of signatures from all over the world Too bad it's not ready for the 75-commemoration of the Airborne in September 2019 but at least the building is start The biggest part of the new Dreyeroord will be ready by then Earlier this month, the foundation Candlelights On War Graves Oosterbeek in The Netherlands announced that the event for lighting candlelights on the graves in Oosterbeek at Christmas Eve could not take place Yet this Christmas Eve at the Airborne cemetery all graves are in a soft candlelight and that until Boxing Day "In consultation with the municipality of Renkum the increasing infections and hospital admissions we had to make the decision at a certain point the municipality of Renkum allowed us to place the candles with only us and our direct family "Felt a bit like cheating everyone." Devi agrees "But we couldn't take the risk that people would come anyway We talked about closing the cemetery so we could light the candles but then it would be an event again and organising events is just not allowed at the moment it became exciting when the Netherlands entered the lockdown The foundation has been anxiously waiting for a phone call from the municipality that they were not allowed to light the candles they said that our Mayor Agnes Schaap had every confidence in us and we would bring the lighting to a success "And the best thing is," Alex says "That so much has been donated in previous years that we have been able to do this because of all those donations!" The foundation has thinned out a bit over the past year and it wasn't a nice year for anyone but these four did not care about that and thanks to their family members the third Lights on War Graves is again brought to a success Look for the most beautiful photos on the Facebook page of the foundation If you want to donate in advance for next year you can transfer your donation / gift to; IBAN: NL58 RABO 0347 978266 to; COWGO Foundation (Candles On War Graves Oosterbeek) This morning the commemoration of the Battle of Arnhem took place at the Airborne cemetery in Oosterbeek, The Netherlands Last year was very small with only 23 invitees this year there were about 200 invitees present The veterans and their relatives were again not present this year but thanks to the livestream of Omroep Gelderland More than 1750 Allied soldiers who fell during the Battle of Arnhem are buried at the Airborne cemetery in Oosterbeek They are traditionally commemorated on a Sunday the access roads to the cemetery were closed and there was a strict control everyone was allowed to lay down flowers and commemorate Representatives of the embassies of the United Kingdom but also the mayors of all Airborne municipalities and the Commissioner of the King of the Provence of Gelderland The council and children's mayor Aline Huijgen from the municipality of Renkum were also present The armed forces were represented by the commanders of the British Parachute Regiment the Dutch 11 Airmobile Brigade and Korps Commando Troops The two minutes of silence were interrupted by the fly-past of the Dutch Royal Historical Flight The B-25 and the Spitfire flew over three times but it seemed to emphasise the quiet minutes more forty children were allowed to lay flowers at the graves A lottery had to be drawn and it is said that the children who were not drawn almost all children missed the chance to be a flower child whento attend If we are allowed to add a little more this year it is not nice that you are not one of them But also this year all graves were decorated with a flower and many more will be added afterwards many people had to miss the 2th Airborne Commemoration in this corona time Glider pilot Frank Ashleigh said shortly after the ceremony that he almost had the feeling he was there "I have spent some time today with all of my friends in the Netherlands in the Airborne Cemetery in Oosterbeek impeccable and the broadcast can only be described as wonderful It was not the same as actually being present but was indeed very close." He says that he was very moved when the flower children held up their flowers just before they were placed on the graves in front of them You can watch the live broadcast of Omroep Gelderland below You can see Frank Ashleigh in the image below at one of the previous commemorations More photos to be seen by clicking on the photo at the top Monday morning mayor Agnes Schaap of Renkum was present at the Airborne museum to help packing the bugle of the British Lieutenant Colonel John Frost for the major inner renovations Mayor Schaap: "Today the last phase of the master-plan starts to prepare the museum for the future and that begins with the safe storage of the unique collection I am looking forward to the final result." The first three days of the week the collection in the showcases are removed and stored externally This operation involves a group of very actively volunteers managing director: "So many volunteers helping with this major operation shows how involved everyone is Volunteers even took time off to participate." Volunteers Gido Hordijk and Bart Bijl: "In 2009 we helped set up the displays on all floors in three weeks and now we have three days to pack all the collection pieces in a safe way for the upcoming renovation." Thursday the construction work will start. The permanent exhibition is completely renovated on the first floor. Current showcases and panels are all removed to make place for the new design. The same applies to the temporary exhibition The Network that makes room for the child exhibition Watership Down The Airborne Experience gets a more penetrating character The underground space will be renovated and expanded There will be three new scenes which engage visitors more in the operation in September 1944 Many people came to visit the museum in the last weeks before closure That meant the museum was also visited very well in October In 10 months as many as 105 058 people came to the Airborne Museum Over 8,000 more than the previous year commemoration in 2014 when 96 965 people visited the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek in a year in March 2020, well before the commemoration of 75 years of freedom, the Airborne Museum will reopen. More information is available at airbornemuseum.nl/en/renovation The museum is housed in the imposing 19th-century Villa Hartenstein. During the Battle of Arnhem it was the headquarters of the British The museum displays a large collection of authentic weapons In the Airborne Experience you find yourself literally in the middle of the battle This underground space will experience in a penetrating way the course of the Battle of Arnhem In 2019 the Airborne Museum was European Museum Forum nominated for the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award in 2019 Also read: Attic back on Airborne Museum is crown on restoration Follow and like Market Garden News on Facebook! The atmosphere was electric…..if Jay Halim could beat Robert Smith and win the Blue Chip Grand Prix he would also take the Andrews Bowen £1,000 bonus Taking daring risks with Helen Rees’ feisty Bart VI and a gallop to the last Jay wiped two seconds from the time.  The £1,000 bonus offered to the Blue Chip Pro Challenge riders who place in the top three if they then go on to win the Blue Chip Grand Prix has never been won before in its eight year history but to actually do it – I’m overwhelmed,” said Jay who had worried Bart VI would be too hot in the twelve-strong jump-off after taking second the night before “He usually has a day off in between but he did go out in the field for chill time this morning.” It was a fitting finale to the Gala night on the 25th anniversary year of these championships “This is my local show and I wondered if the horses would look at all the decorations and say this is different!’ but there’s not much that fazes Bart,” said Jay.  “And I’m getting back into it; I’m a bit ring-rusty after three months off getting things straight after moving.” Robert Smith jumped into second place with Cimano E with Phillip Miller in third on Brendon Stud’s Unbelievable Lady Second in last year’s B and C by the narrowest of margins Mark Edwards went one better in the Blue Chip Pro challenge with Unbelievable Eddie in a strong jump-off of twenty seven “She had a bad fall off a youngster six weeks ago and is still hobbling  Julian Mincher made a triumphant return winning the Blue Chip Dynamic B and C for the second year running.  In 2015 Julian won with Dolanda this year it was the turn of Samantha Middleton’s Eindhoven GH to be the victor “I know I can cruise and easily take out a stride,” said Julian “And he knows when it’s important and rises to the occasion.” Emma-Jo Slater rewarded owner Kim Barzilay with the championship win she coveted riding Kim’s home-bred Kimba Flamenco.  This big 17hh gelding is by Je T’Aime Flamenco and out of the Heartbreaker mare Uttah Van Het Indihof “He’s very easy and thinks about everything he wants to do it better all the time,” said Emma-Jo Adrian Whiteway emerged victorious in the Halsall Electrical 1.25m Championship a nine-year-old owned jointly with Heather Larson “He’s so quick and jumping in Spain last November and moving him up to 1.40m has been the making of him,” said Adrian Claudia Rees seized the Blue Chip Joint RLF Power Championship with her own Renkum Knopfler a nine-year-old bought unbroken six years ago he did very little while I was at University studying politics and might not go to a show for six weeks,” said Claudia “Now I have more time and in the last six months he’s been very consistent.” another from Renkum Stud offspring topped the Joshua Jones UK discovery championship.  Bethanie Knight on Kerry Grimster’s Renkum Ruby Rouge proved just 0.03 sec faster than Emma-Jo Slater’s Cosmic Mojo “I’ve just returned from the sunshine tour Adam Taylor maxed on his final draw to take the HorseQuest UK Novice Championship on Paulette Cooper’s Irish-bred eight year-old “He loves the job and is as careful as a cat,” said Retford-based Adam Milli Cornock powered Bommel into victory in the Ariat Star Championship a Concorde 10 year-old bought three years ago from Rowland Fernyhough “Rowland’s great and lets me jump at shows when I’m working,” said Milli who initially loaned Bommel – “I had to buy him when he came up for sale Hannah Vincent lifted the Haygain Hay Steamers Diamond Final with her ‘horse of a lifetime’ Jabberwocky I’ve hardly competed the last two years as I was setting up my own business running a riding school but he’s come back as good as ever,” said Hannah Georgie Burchmore-Eames landed her second championship victory in five days on the consistent Ron Burgundy.  They were crowned British Showjumping 148cm special titleholders at Pony of the Year Show and continued by taking the Blue Chip Pro Sparkle JC/JA Championship here “He’s laidback and he conserves his energy between rounds and goes to sleep but he wakes up in a jump-off and loves winning,” said Georgie who has HOYS Foxhunter and Pony Showjumper of the year ambitions Jack Smith galloped his way into the HorseQuest UK Coral Championship winner’s spot on the eager Monkey Munchkin “He can gallop and jump and the faster he goes the more careful he becomes,” said Jack who has ridden this appealing pony for the last two years.  “He does cross-country and pony club too and after this he’s having a nice holiday.” Jessica Howard has hit a winning streak.  She gained the Pony of the Year Show Novice title with Claire Darwin’s Rocky Robin They headed the Animo Novice title by an incredible five sec then claimed the Animo Discovery Championship “We have so much trust in each other I knew I could pull off the tight turns and he has a great length of stride,” said Jessica who has ridden the Irish-bred nine-year-old since July on his first visit it the Blue Chip championships and gained the HorseQuest UK Pony Sapphire Championship on Tower Hamlets “He’s the easiest pony at home but we’ve had to work on our flatwork,” said Archie who has advice from James Howard and John Addington with the pony bought six months ago Blue Chip Winter Showjumping Championships 2016 Results: 1 Jay Halim & Bart VI – 0/0 36.16 3 Phillip Miller & Unbelievable Lady – 0/0 38.67 4 Alfie Bradstock & KBIS Caicos – 0/0 39.26 5 Jay Halim & VIP II – 0/0 40.05 6 Liam Fitzgerald & Cowboy – 0/0 40.83 1 Adam Taylor & Cedarmount Socks – 0/0 29.15 2 Ruairidh Bothwell & Lord Gold – 0/0 29.28 3 Chloe Heydon & Jana Van T Lozerhof – 0/0 30.62 4 Michaela Bowling & Honeycoat – 0/0 31.70 5 Gavin Inott & Fella – 0/0 32.30 6 Rachel Burr & Gaudi II – 0/0 32.35 1 Claudia Rees & Renkum Knopfler – 0/0 35.80 2 Holly Broad & Mannie II – 0/0 36.67 3 Mark Thompson & Double Dutch CKV – 0/0 36.99 4 Malandra Durham & Danone O 0/0 37.05 5 Danielle Kenington & Hanleen Evissa 0/0 37.77 6 Nick Edwards & Elastique – 0/0 37.87 1 Bethanie Knight & Renkum Ruby Rouge – 0/0 25.47 2 Emma-Jo Slater & Cosmic Mojo – 0/0 25.50 3 Julian Mincher & Red Ladette – 0/0 26.84 4 Nicki Bates & Billy Prompt – 0/0 29.15 5 Leanne Bailey & Emora Karla SL 30.88 6 Dan Delsart & Diamants Aurora 0/0 32.44 1 Millicent Cornock & Bommel – 0/0 33.93 2 Hollie Pearce & Ryans Hollie – 0/0 34.17 3 Lydia Norton & Painted Moon – 0/0 34.56 4 Hollie-Mae Hobbs & Barbies Benz – 0/0 35.91 5 Leanne Holmes & Chippi BF Z – 0/0 36.29 6 Mark Thompson & Alex H – 0/0 36.34 1 Emma-Jo Slater & Kimba Flamenco – 0/0 30.86 2 Jessica Baugh & Castlemitchell Princess- 0/0 31.05 3 Nicola Barry & True Blue III – 0/0 31.35 4 Jay Halim & Elrond – 0/0 31.71 5 Sarah Williams & Conamore – 0/0 32.09 6 Adam Botham & Quarrycrest Reflection – 0/0 32.48 1 Mark Edwards & Unbelievable Eddie – 0/0 30.39 2 Jay Halim & Bart VI – 0/0 30.56 3 Adrian Whiteway & Anytime II – 0/0 30.81 4 Zoe Adams & Satonamillion – 0/0 31.42 5 Tracy Priest & Caristo VDL – 0/0 31.47 6 Nigel Coupe & Jubilee III – 0/0 32.14 1 Julian Mincher & Eindhoven GH 0/0 35.41 3 Chantelle Duggan & Portphilip Queen 0/0 36.33 4 Tracy Priest & Caruso D’Eres Z – 0/0 36.36 5 Jessica Botham & Danny V – 0/0 36.48 6 Justin Tuff & Cumana Van Pottelberg – 0/0 37.08 1 Adrian Whiteway & Cojack – 0/0 28.69 2 Mark Edwards & Unbelievable Eddie – 0/0 28.80 3 Milli Cornock & Bommel – 0/0 28.85 4 Claire Shepherd & El Diablo Grande – 0/0 29.43 5 Harrison Hatteea & Darko Supreme – 0/0 29.60 6 Mark Thompson & Alex H – 0/0 30.04 1 Hannah Vincent & Jabberwocky – 0/0 26.38 2 Julia Helm & Helms Tolu – 0/0 27.53 3 Julia Helm & Fritz Luke – 0/0 28.31 4 Sophie Corney & Stanhopes Good Friday – 0/0 28.74 6 Ellie Chirnside & Zohra A – 0/0 31.01 1 Georgie Burchmore-Eames & Ron Burgundy – 0/0 34.25 2 Tahnia Jordan-Jones & Sulan Hollywood Knight – 0/0 35.18 3 Joe Fernyhough & Wildwood Silver – 0/0 37.11 4 Joe Fernyhough & Eastside Mirah – 0/0 37.54 5 Matthew Edwards & Dude – 0/0 42.81 6 Ryan Lockwood & Nelly III – 0/4 36.90 1 Jessica Howard & Rocky Robin – 0/0 29.20 2 Ben Perry & Mystery Velvet – 0/0 33.09 3 Sarah Gormley & Osocool – 0/0 33.25 4 Bethany Cole & Fronerthig Bendigeidfran – 0/0 34.53 5 Sophia Marston & Gwyndyucha Ko-ko – 0/0 36.07 6 Amelia Hall & Essener Silvium – 0/0 36.82 1 Jessica Howard & rocky Robin – 0/0 24.69 2 Lauren Roach & Iceford Little Miss – 0/0 26.35 3 Alexandria Hands & Sliabhlon John Joe – 0/0 28.68 =4 Abbie Daw & Forest Charlie – 28.90 =4 Hannah Barham & Sky Bonita 1 – 0/0 28.90 6 Meg Acomb & Larry II – 0/0 29.36 1 Archie Ray & Tower Hamlets – 0/0 28.16 2 Mayan Northway-Young & Bankside Saffron – 0/0 28.95 3 Naomi Cottrell & Ping Pong III – 0/0 29.03 4 Scott Dollemore & Grantstown Rebel – 0/0 29.28 5 Ebony Sheppard Walker & Kantjes Wizkid – 0/0 29.37 6 Hannah Barham & Sky Bonita 1 – 0/0 29.47 1 Jack Smith & Monkey Munchkin – 0/0 27.10 2 Ryan Lockwood & Nelly III – 0/0 28.96 3 Abigail Dorset & Dark Aurora – 0/0 29.15 4 Chloe Gunning & Katies Grey 0/0 29.77 5 Joe Fernyhough & Midnight Millie – 0/0 30.68 6 Gaby Sumner & Cruising For Candy – 0/0 32.97 The British Showjumping Association is a Limited Company registeredin England and Wales with the registration number 210797 Privacy Policy | Registered office: Meriden Business Park Site designed and managed by ideasBarn The 95-year old veteran John Jeffries isn't scared easily he wasn't in 1944 and neither 73 years later When he did during Operation Market Garden he was shot by a sniper but there is no risk at being hit this time Monday 18 September 1944 jumped out of the plane above the Ginkel Heath in Ede He was a member of the Royal Corps of Signals attached to the 4th Parachute Brigade He was delighted to be a part of the liberation of The Netherlands he told several years ago at The Marnic College in Ede He thought his battalion would wipe out the Germans in no time he got hit by a bullet but he didn't felt the wound before he fell on the ground On a stretcher (his wound filled with cotton wool At first to the Tafelberg until it got attacked by the Germans Eventually he was captured and became a prisoner of war made a daring escape attempt and was eventually liberated by US forces He wasn't able to talk about the war and all he endured preferably with (school)children to tell them about his experiences For the first time in 70 years, he made a parachute jump last Friday. He did this to create attention for the Northumbria Blood Bikes A registered charity established by local volunteers to deliver essential blood and urgent medical supplies He made a tandem-jump with The Red Devils the official parachute display team of both The Parachute Regiment (The Paras) and the British Army A short movie of this sympathetic hero you'll find at the bottom This time with above the Renkums Heath on DropZone X The city of Renkum is very excited for his, and the glider pilots landings for the commemoration of this historic event In February 2016 a book was published, written by John:: A Spirit for Adventure As an orphan he and his sister grew up with the Sisters of Mercy he left to find his family and to make a life of his own John did his part on the home front before being called up to the army in 1941 The number of people that visited Airborne at the Bridge in Arnhem, The Netherlands exceeds all expectations since its opening late March 2017 Managing director Sarah Heijse: "We thought we would have about 25,000 visitors a year but there were many more and in less than two and a half year A broad international audience finds the road to the Airborne at the Bridge Airborne at the Bridge was the most visited by people from the United Kingdom alderman Municipality of Arnhem: "It proves that the war history of Arnhem is still alive: locally In 2019 Airborne at the Bridge was nominated for the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award 2019 The presentation of Airborne at the Bridge and the volunteer policy were decisive for the jury dozens of volunteers are ready to welcome all visitors at Airborne at the Bridge in Arnhem and the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek More than a hundred volunteers are very involved in the organisation "The nomination is a nice tribute to them." Sarah Heijse said At the opening of Airborne at the Bridge the museum expected 25,000 visitors per year but that turned out to be much more quickly 100,000 people visited from home and abroad handed over a big bunch of flowers this week to the 100,000th visitor The couple Hoogveld-Voermans from Utrecht received the flowers Especially in the context of 75 years of the Battle of Arnhem there is a new exhibition from September 16: Arnhem 1944 The exhibition is based on the book by Dilip Sarkar Sarkar investigated the hidden stories of people who died during the Battle of Arnhem Sarkar managed to identify a large number of living relatives to reflect with them on the Battle of Arnhem and the death of their relative This exhibition is the result of a project which took years Currently the exhibition 'Fled' can be seen at Airborne at the Bridge In this exhibition two stories come together and draws a parallel between the situation during World War II and the current refugee crisis is the question which connects the refugees in September 1944 and the refugees now based on the personal stories of British Lieutenant John Grayburn German Hauptsturmfuhrer Viktor Eberhard Gräbner and the Dutch Captain Jacob Groenewoud about the fierce battles at the Rhine bridge of Arnhem in September 1944 Airborne at the Bridge is located on the Rhine Kade 150 in Arnhem and open daily from 10:00 to 17:00 Like and follow Market Garden News at Facebook Maybe the fastest growing tradition: candlelight's at Christmas Eve on all war-graves in the Netherlands and beyond A group of ten volunteers managed to get over 200 men women and children on their feet to burn a candle at the Airborne Cemetery in the Netherlands And while in Oosterbeek almost 1800 candles were lit, the 8 war-graves in Wageningen were not forgotten. Over more then 300 locations candles were lit (map) in about 45 minutes all candles were burning!" That meant some people who came later "We need to do things a bit different next year Alderman Jasper Verstand of the Municipaly of Renkum was one of the volunteers who came to help People came early and I think already more than 200 came here." It all went a bit faster than the group expected "Fantastic for this group to start something and suddenly realise so many people come to help That shows how enormous the involvement in Oosterbeek and his surroundings is Apart from all the candles burning in the dark which is so impressive It started 3 years ago and this year they were able to light a candle at every grave and they should continue to do so Next year maybe more people will come and we learn from today to do better." We cant' say it's gonna be more beautiful next year Not only in September during the commemorations but also on a special evening as Christmas Eve Jarno Weelinkc is part of the group of 10 people who started the initiative to lit a candle on all We don't know who is glowing more: the candles or Jarno and his nine friends There were so much more people than expected They were all very welcome and we had some moments to take in consideration for next year See if we can do this in a somewhat different way but we had the goal to light a candle on every war-grave and we absolutely succeeded." During the evening people kept dropping by our allies had company at Christmas Eve and more candles were placed at the special ones for the people who placed them "People keep coming by and it is sure worth the trouble to come and see the 25th The candles burn more-less for 48 hours so til halfway Boxing Day The weather is absolutely great and has surely helped the amount of volunteers and people who came to see