GOC Kerkrade is preparing to receive Ukrainians, a thousand participants at the Ukraine demonstration in Geleen and more Limburg news.
This is L1mburg Central from Thursday 3 March.
Kerkraad convoy with aid supplies at the Ukrainian border
The convoy of Natasia Boom from Kerkrade with three trucks, five cars and two vans with relief supplies arrived at the border between Poland and Ukraine on Thursday morning. In Chelm, in Poland, Ukrainians came to collect the items.
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GOC Kerkrade is preparing to receive Ukrainians
The home base of Natasia Boom is the GOC Parkstad. This is a meeting place and shelter for veterans in Kerkrade. There they prepare for the reception of refugees from Ukraine.
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Thousand participants at Ukraine demonstration in Geleen
Meanwhile, the number of aid actions for the Ukrainian population is growing, as is the protest against the Russian invasion. Wednesday evening there was a solidarity march in Geleen. Thousands of people expressed their support for the Ukrainian people.
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Crowds at Limburg test streets
Crowded at the test streets of the GGD. The GGD Noord-Limburg, for example, had about 1800 test appointments per day. Now that has doubled to about 4000 appointments. The location in Venlo has already been scaled up. 1000 people can go there per day. Because more people are being tested, the number of positive results also increases. That could have to do with the carnival, but according to the GGD, that link is not easy to make.
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Museum Valkenburg open again
After a year and a half, the Valkenburg museum opens its doors again. First they had to close because of the corona pandemic, and when they were open for three weeks, the high water devastated the museum. Almost everything was lost. The museum in the middle of the center, run by volunteers, managed to restart through the help of the municipality, companies and donors and so they can finally open again.
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Handball women can qualify for European Championship
The handball women can qualify for the European championship in November this week. In the selection three players from Limburg, Inger Smits, Larissa Nusser and Claudia Rompen. Then there must be a win against Germany on Thursday evening. That European Championship qualifier is in Krefeld, just across the border near Venlo.
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Dreaming in an Antonov
How do you turn a wild plan into a real dream? Marcel Kamp from The Hague bought a campsite in Central Limburg last year and then thought: ‘Let me do something crazy’. He bought an old Antonov from a museum. That plane will be transformed into a bed-and-breakfast in Kelpen-Oler in the coming months.
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A painting of solar panels
Solar panels are not made to adorn the environment. In fact, many people find it ugly those dark gray surfaces on roofs. They have now come up with something in Sittard.
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