Tag: Leersum
Off-road scooter route in Leersum now also suitable for couples: ‘Very nice to do this together’
The heather blooms at its best in August. That is also a reason for Johan (68) and Irene (66) Eggink from Leersum to visit the purple fields. Because Johan can…
Exhibition honors the disappeared postal workers of Leersum: ‘The telephone box is now a junk room’
There has been no post office in Leersum for almost 20 years: the last one closed in 2003. Reason enough for the Historical Association of the village to summarize the…
Flower parade Leersum affected by extreme heat: ‘Half fewer visitors than usual’
“Of course we also look critically at whether there are other factors, but we think this really had to do with the heat,” says chairman Judith Hoogendoorn. “We have also…
Have fun at Dikke Bandenrace in Leersum in the run-up to the start of Vuelta
And it was sometimes a lot of toil. Because while in a month and a half the cyclists will be traveling through the province on nice and light racing bicycles,…
Amateur archaeologist Jos Rams knows: there is still a lot to see about war on the Leersum heath
When you walk across the meadow, it is not immediately noticeable. Breeveen nature reserve is beautiful, there is peace and quiet, but traces of war? It’s hard for non-archaeologists to…
How a fall wind caused havoc in Leersum 1 year ago
The forests around Leersum needed more time to recover. The most heavily damaged was the Lombok forest, where 30 hectares of forest had been blown down. For months, large parts…
One year after the fall wind in Leersum: ‘That enormous power was unimaginable, we never want to experience this again’
The sober Cees has a few animals, but his business mainly revolves around heavy transport (he is a truck driver himself). He hardly thinks about the fall wind anymore, because…
150 kilos of fiberglass waste found in forest near Leersum, forester sick at home: ‘This is life-threatening stuff’
A large amount of fiberglass waste was found in a parking lot on Scherpenzeelseweg in Leersum. In total, this concerns about 150 kilograms of waste. A forester who wanted to…
Jos brings resistance drama van Leersum to life with new cycling route: ‘Doesn’t this make you quiet?’
The drama of Leersum On May 5, 1945, there was a rumor that liberation was in sight. The resistance in Leersum decided to come together to take the Mova brick…
Bicycle cross track Leersum can still stay, municipality will tolerate
Initiator Daniel Reincke is very happy with this news. He built the track in May 2021 for children to cycle on. “Last week I was called by mayor Frits Naafs…