Tag: wooden
Bye TikTok and Snapchat: at this school in Houten, all phones are in the safe
No, they don’t necessarily like it. But they will have to get used to it, at College de Heemlanden in Houten. Their mobile phones are now in their lockers. A…
‘Municipality must talk to NS after incident at Houten Castellum station’
Kol feels supported by the parties and believes it is the municipality’s turn. “You can’t just blame the NS and Prorail for vandalism, as a municipality you are also responsible…
Disabled Annemarie was stuck at Houten station due to a broken elevator: ‘NS helpdesk just hung up’
Which elevators are broken exactly? As a traveler you don’t know that Of the 450 lifts at more than 150 stations in the Netherlands, an average of 10 are permanently…
Major deficiencies in fire safety in wooden houses
– There is no security, no alarm, nothing. I was terrified. I took my daughter by the hand and went down the stairs, says Newen Al Saffar, who is still…
Come along to a camp for wooden boat care: “Keeping cultural heritage alive”
Maria Mylläri from Örebro is one of the participants who found her way to the camp. – At home I have four boats and in recent years I have become…
From Tour de Schalkwijk win to world title in Glasgow: speaker Kees saw Van Schip’s first success
Schalkwijk – Jan-Willem van Schip won the world title on Tuesday in the madison, but it was Kees van Gestel who chanted his name 15 years ago. As a speaker…
Extreme heat and a hurricane can’t stop Meikever scouts in South Korea
Tens of thousands of young scouts from around the world at South Korea’s Jamboree have been relocated. Due to the approaching typhoon Khanun, the location of the largest scouting event…
15 easy tips for detaching wooden furniture
Water stains, coffee stains, grease stains or scratches… Wooden furniture, and especially tables, are not immune to being soiled or damaged. Good news, there is at least one solution for…
Self-occupancy obligation in the municipality of Houten: new houses for its own residents
The self-occupancy obligation that the municipality of Houten is implementing is not new. Several municipalities in the province of Utrecht have a similar policy and try to stand up for…
From rider to sponsor: ‘the Tour de Schalkwijk is in our DNA’
The tour has now been a success for 53 years. The village gets moving and it shapes the young people in Schalkwijk, these sponsors are convinced of that. “It is…