Tag: BAARN
Wheels at the Palace departs from the Soestdijk Palace estate
Baarn – The car festival Wheels at the Palace in the gardens of Soestdijk Palace is leaving our province after three editions in order to grow. The organization has found…
Philippine children’s mayor saves Sinterklaas evening in Baarn: ‘Perhaps the most important party of the year’
With the help of generous residents, entrepreneurs and organizations such as the Rotary Club Baarn-Soest, Philippine ultimately raised around 8,000 euros. Many people donated money or their neighborhood voucher that…
“We are one big theater family.” Toneelgroep Karakter celebrates its 50th anniversary
Baarn – A corpse, a cheating politician and a waiter who is not clean on the bone. These are some of the ingredients of the farce ‘Motion of disorder’ that…
Alexander got a rental home thanks to his crucial profession: ‘Lottery ticket’
Baarn – “Come in, come in,” calls Alexander Zumpolle. “It’s still a bit of a mess, but that’s because I just moved in. Look, this is my apartment for crucial…
Shortage of teachers and police officers: should people with a crucial profession receive housing more quickly?
As a fire volunteer you can also find a home more quickly in De Ronde Venen and Utrechtse Heuvelrug. These municipalities are considering expanding the scheme. In Utrecht, IJsselstein, Houten…
Fire brigade responds to fire in Baarn together with Animal Ambulance: three dogs rescued
“Two of the dogs are doing well, they are coming to our shelter,” says Henk Lensink of the Animal Ambulance. “One remains with the vet for observation, to keep an…
Soestdijk Palace wants the Council of State to hurry up with a ruling, but that will not work
Soestdijk Palace was sold at the end of 2019 for 1.7 million euros to the couple Ton Meijer and Maya Meijer-Bergmans. They want to turn the estate into a “dynamic…
Baarn council members see an opportunity for hundreds of new homes: ‘I prefer to look at the big picture’
“We wouldn’t imagine it if we didn’t see music in it,” says Struijk. She does not yet dare to predict whether the municipal council will go along with it. Previously,…
Parked BMW rolls into Baarn marina, dog rescued in the nick of time
A customer from the port in Baarn came to view a boat and parked his car on a slightly sloping road. He may have forgotten to put the handbrake on.…
Speeldoos Baarn receives a quarter of a million to survive, but no plan for the future: ‘I’m afraid it’s not enough’
Tom van der Poel had hoped that the municipal council would give him the opportunity to quickly develop a realistic plan for De Speeldoos with a few expert civil servants.…