Tag: NB – INSPIRE ME
Caring for her neighbor gave Gerrie a new family
We are busier than ever. With a job, possible children, (finding) a house and from a certain age, there is often the added burden of caring for aging parents. Not…
Due to the national arrival, grandpa Paul (67) is not needed: ‘Suddenly grandpa is not busy’
If anyone loves Sinterklaas, it is Paul (67) from Vianen. Since the age of fourteen (“yes, really”), he has pulled out a certain red headgear every November and December. His…
ZiZo restaurant on Oudegracht is open again: ‘Care is not just making connections’
For the first time – after two weeks of renovation – ZiZo’s doors are open again. New owner Oscar Larik joins three of his employees – Janine, Tim and Marilyne…
Adrie has sleepless nights because Douwe Egbert points cannot be redeemed
Cutting, counting and bundling. Adrie and her husband save points themselves and receive them from many others. They can spend hours a day processing all those points. They do this…
Hunter Jos attacks rats with an air rifle: ‘They call me the Pied Piper of Houten’
And not only in the province of Utrecht, but also far from home. He remembers a moment in Friesland in particular. “I reported to a small house, completely full of…
Using 12 bottles of laughing gas in 24 hours: ‘Then you think: am I still alive or am I not alive’
Ilyas came to the addiction clinic through Hamid and Vincent, two field workers from Jellinek. Tonight the two men drive around the city. They start in Leidsche Rijn at the…
Free admission to the LEGO fair in Leerdam: ‘People with small wallets are celebrating a children’s party here’
The two organizers proudly stand in front of their ‘diorama’, a table full of LEGO buildings. “Look at this. We have recreated Europaplein in Leerdam.” A number of spectators stand…
26 euros entrance? Not at the Leerdam LEGO fair
The Leerdam LEGO event is completely free, say initiators Richard van Strien and Jacques Hoencamp. This is in contrast to the 26 euro entrance fee that you pay at the…
Pub owner after a life-threatening bacteria: ‘You just have to follow your dreams’
Eric has a bunch of keys, from home and from the pub. His own pub in Oudewater, that is. The Brabander bought it in the middle of a corona lockdown.…
After cup success with Hercules, Paulina makes her debut for Borussia Dortmund in DFP Pokal
The career of 19-year-old Paulina can be called a real fast train. He started playing football at SV Odijk in his hometown. Via Zeister Jonathan he ended up in the…