Tag: Netherlands
Giant panda Fan Xing blows out 2 candles today
Last year, the park was closed on his birthday due to corona measures. All the more reason for a party, according to Oudehands Dierenpark. “Fan Xing received real wrapped gifts…
After two years of corona, praying shoulder to shoulder again at the Sugar Fest in Utrecht
PROVINCE OF UTRECHT – The morning prayer is going on at the mosque on the Attleeplantsoen in the Kanaleneiland in Utrecht when Karim Ennahachi talks about the Sugar Fest on…
Utrecht scientists help mussels and oysters in the Wadden Sea with 3D-printed reefs
Building with Biobuilders is the name of the project, which includes the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and Utrecht University. Organic builders include mussels and oysters, shellfish that…
How do drones drop hash in Nieuwegein prison? ‘Hand outside your cell window and a bag flies into your hand’
How should we envision those drops? A hand fits exactly through the grid – which is in the window of a cell. If you do that outside, a drone with…
Getting married in the entire province more expensive, Utrecht most expensive in the country
Getting married in the town hall on a weekday has become on average 10 percent more expensive since 2019. This is apparent from a tour of the wedding website The…
Volt Utrecht feels ‘a bit passed over’ in the coalition negotiations
Volt was allowed to talk with the scout during the first two rounds, but Maas thought the second conversation was an ‘examination’, and not an exchange of ideas. In the…
Stadsschouwburg throws mini golf course into battle to attract more visitors
One of the panel members, Chiel Bareman, believes that the distorted image of the theater as an elite place should be over. “We do this to make theater more accessible…
Rent of Museum Valkenheide terminated, but the museum does not want to leave the building: ‘Hopefully they will come to an understanding’
Nijboer is disappointed in the state of affairs and hopes for a good conversation with the care institution. “Our equipment is historic and 110 years old. We have been in…
Utrecht clubs draw up rules for participation in football schools: ‘We want to get rid of the excesses’
The experiences in Utrecht are in line with those in Amsterdam, where the Amsterdam Sports Council strongly warns against “trade in football dreams”† That call follows a research of Utrecht…
Thanks to drones, lapwing eggs do not end up in the lawn mowers of Eemland farmers
And that protection is paying off. Collective Eemland manages half of the 5000 hectares of farmland in Eemland. In addition to flying drones, Huijegens can also praise his own, because…