Tag: Wijk
It worked: Wim (60) from Wijk jumps out of a helicopter 61 times
He trained for months, because unfolding a parachute at 200 kilometers per hour requires quite a lot of your abs. Normally Wim jumps a maximum of five times a day,…
Wijk bij Duurstede is investigating the possibility of a reception boat for more than 80 asylum seekers
The intention is that the asylum ship can be used for a period of several years. There should be room on the ship for 80 to 100 asylum seekers. The…
Police shoot confused man when arrested in Wijk bij Duurstede home
Around 9 p.m., the police responded to a report about a conflict in a house on Badorfstraat. There they found a man who showed confused behavior. He threatened the officers…
Wijk De Polders is the first to go off natural gas in Houten
In the meantime, neighborhoods in Houten-Noord will be better insulated. This is necessary to be able to get rid of natural gas. Not all neighborhoods can just get rid of…
Full and sold-out halls at the carnival in Wijk bij Duurstede, ‘Fortunately, corona did not cause much damage’
Carnival is especially celebrated among the rivers. But Utrecht villages and towns also throw themselves into the festivities every year. Carnival is most celebrated in Hoogland. But also in Achterveld,…
Still no flexible homes in Cothen, municipal wharf in Wijk possible alternative
The decision to abandon the location was taken in consultation with the owner of the plot, housing corporation Woonin and private initiator Muis. “The parties involved regret the loss of…
Magic with flour, salt and water: in search of French baguette secrets in Wijk bij Duurstede
Why the bread is stick-shaped? Coster has no idea. He knows the difference between a Dutch and a French baguette. “The traditional baguette complies with a number of specific rules.…
Norma sifts through 300-year-old municipal council minutes in Wijk bij Duurstede: ‘Even then dog poop, favoritism and quarrels were on the agenda’
Norma Mulder (74) from Wijk bij Duurstede is busy every Thursday morning: typing out the minutes of the municipal council meeting. But then the city council meetings of a few…
Old town hall in Wijk in worse condition than expected: ‘The longhorn beetles jumped in all directions’
During the restoration work in the old town hall in Wijk bij Duurstede, it turned out that dozens of wooden beams were rotten. Harry Veenhuizen is the municipality’s construction consultant…
Old town hall in Wijk bij Duurstede is in very bad condition: ‘we were able to prevent a collapse’
According to Kosterman, the old town hall is in ‘very bad shape’ and that is the result of decades, perhaps centuries of poor maintenance. “Construction technical errors from the past…