Busy days for Harmonie Sainte Cécile from Eijsden, the future of MAA, blossom splendor at its Easter best and more Limburg news.
Four scenarios for Maastricht Aachen Airport
What will the future of Maastricht Aachen Airport be? The provincial government will come up with a final proposal for the airport in Beek on Wednesday. There are four options on the table: from strong growth to a hard shutdown. The Provincial Executive will work out the advantages and disadvantages of all scenarios in as much detail as possible. Today part 2 in which we zoom in on those models. Director Jos Roeven of Maastricht Aachen Airport is a guest in the studio.
Spirituality has many faces, also in Wittem
The monastery bookshop in Wittem is well attended. Remarkably many non-believers are looking for a book about meaning there. More than half of all Dutch people no longer believe in God, according to a report by the Social and Cultural Planning Office. But spirituality has many faces, they see in the Wittem pilgrimage site.
Busy days for Harmonie Sainte Cécile from Eijsden
Harmonie Sainte Cécile from Eijsden rehearses hard for the Pentecost concert. Last week she played a serenade for Willem-Alexander and Maxima. There is another icing on the cake, because on King’s Day Saint Cécile, together with two Maastricht harmonies, will march across the Servaas Bridge in the presence of the royal couple. All in all, after a long corona silence, it is suddenly busy days for the “De Roej” from Eijsden.
Limburg blossom splendor at its Easter best
A sun-drenched Easter attracted many people to South Limburg, where the blossoming splendor is now at its peak. Happy faces of thousands of visitors and certainly also the catering entrepreneurs.
Record attempt to bake giant omelette in Hegelsom
Onions, peppers and mushrooms, each 20 kilos. Then 10 kilos of bacon, 5 kilos of butter and a few kilos of salt. And of course eggs, no less than 5,500 pieces. Those are the ingredients needed to bake the largest omelette in the Netherlands. Youth carnival Hegelsom made a record attempt to bake giant omelette.
Talent day at Eaters
Despite the summer temperatures last weekend, young ice hockey players and ice hockey players put on their skates. Eaters organized a youth tournament in Geleen, which also featured clubs from Germany and Belgium.