Tag: Leersum
Wolf killed on a provincial road in Leersum: ‘It just happened in front of us’
He stopped for a moment to see from the car what was going on. “The license plate of the car that had hit the wolf was off. The startled driver…
Asylum seekers have been warmly welcomed in Leersum for 35 years: ‘Support comes with being honest’
From the beginning, in 1989, the residents of the asylum center in Leersum were warmly welcomed by the community, says Frits Naafs, mayor of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, which includes Leersum. “It…
Zoëy on the makers of the sound of summer: grasshoppers
Grasshoppers have two ways of making their sound heard: rubbing with their wings or rasping with their legs. Incidentally, that sound has no more function than to impress the opposite…
Corso fever in Leersum: ‘Wow, is there smoke coming out of that rocket?’
They are all between seven and twelve years old, the members of the children’s jury. And those who think they can get off easy are wrong. Josephine checks whether the…
Smoking rockets and giant locusts: this is what the Leersum flower parade will look like this year
They are all between seven and twelve years old, the members of the children’s jury. And those who think they can get off easy are wrong. Josephine checks whether the…
Major challenge for Leersum flower parade participants: far fewer dahlias delivered
The organization informed the participants two weeks ago that fewer flowers would be delivered. There is a shortage of dahlias due to the rainy summer. Participants were advised to work…
Farmer sells pigs and switches to nuts and fruit: ‘My son now wants to take over the business’
On Sunday, Gijsbert (63) slept in for the first time in fifty years. “Now that most of the pigs are gone, I could do the rounds by myself,” says Marjan…
Gijsbert and Marjan get rid of thousands of pigs and switch to nuts, herbs and fruit
On Sunday, Gijsbert (63) slept in for the first time in fifty years. “Now that most of the pigs are gone, I could do the round alone,” says Marjan (55).…
Staatsbosbeheer wants a new forest between Leersum and Wijk bij Duurstede
The cabinet’s climate agreement was a direct reason for Staatsbosbeheer to create more new forest area nationally and the municipality welcomes this: “Trees are characteristic of the green municipality of…
Rocket from the Second World War found on the Leersum estate
Leersum – On an estate in Leersum, someone with a metal detector yesterday came across a rocket from the Second World War. The Defense Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service (EOD) examined…