Promotion of volunteering: Bocholt City Council's Heimatpreis 2024 presented to "Makerspace Bocholt"

Mayor presents 5,000-euro award to initiator of the Do-It-Yourself workshop

The City of Bocholt's Heimatpreis 2024, which comes with prize money of 5,000 euros, goes to Makerspace Bocholt. Mayor Thomas Kerkhoff presented the award to Joris Bijkerk, initiator and managing director of the do-it-yourself workshop, whose aim is to awaken the desire for handicrafts and practical activities from an early age. The award ceremony took place on the premises of the Makerspace (Westend 31).

Bocholt women pack Christmas presents for children in Ukraine

Bocholter Freundeskreis donates 62 Christmas parcels // Campaign continues until next week

Bocholt residents still have until 11 December to hand in small gifts for children in Ukraine. The parcels will be transported by lorry to Ukraine in time for Christmas to bring joy to the children there.

A card for volunteers: Award ceremony at the volunteer agency

City of Bocholt honours more volunteers for their commitment // Small ceremony

As part of a small ceremony in the premises of the volunteer agency on Langenbergstraße, 22 volunteers were honoured for their commitment with the volunteer card. The cards were presented by Bocholt's mayor Thomas Kerkhoff.

Only a few days left: Bocholt's first club fair takes place at the weekend

Colourful programme // More than 70 clubs present themselves

Volunteering support from the city of Bocholt: Bocholt 2024 Homeland Prize

State of NRW supports organisations for projects in the area of home // Applications now open // Prize endowed with 5,000 euros

In 2019, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia launched the funding programme "Heimat. Future. North Rhine-Westphalia. We promote what connects people". This includes the "Heimat Prize", endowed with 5,000 euros, in which the city of Bocholt has always been involved. Bocholt-based associations and initiatives can apply for the prize for 2024 via an online form from now until 30 October.

First Bocholt club fair

Sunday, 29 September, from 1 to 6 p.m. in and around the shopping arcades // Around 70 clubs present themselves // Lots of hands-on activities

The open Sunday "Bokeltsen Treff" will have one more attraction: On 29 September, the first Bocholt club fair will take place at the same time as the popular special opening day in and around Shopping-Arkaden Bocholt. Visitors from Bocholt and the surrounding area are invited to get to know the diversity of Bocholt's club landscape at the fair from 1 pm and to talk to the clubs. There will also be many small and...

Volunteer Academy presents programme for the 2nd half of the year

Free training courses, events, workshops and seminars

Free training courses, events, workshops and seminars for volunteers and full-time staff can now be booked again at the Bocholt Volunteer Academy.

City of Bocholt invites you to the 1st Bocholt club fair

29 September in the Shopping Arcades // Part of the "Bokeltsen Treff"

The city of Bocholt is hosting the 1st Bocholt Association Fair on Sunday, 29 September. It is organised as a cooperation between the city of Bocholt's volunteer agency and the Shopping Arcades. Clubs can register now until 30 August.

Further volunteer cards awarded to committed individuals

Presentation at Café BeLa // Greeting by Mayor Thomas Kerkhoff

The Bocholt Volunteer Card has now been awarded to 44 more committed Bocholters at Café BeLa. The awards were presented by Bocholt's mayor Thomas Kerkhoff together with Christian Tewiele from the Volunteer Promotion division and Volunteer Coordinator Rainer Howestädt.

New variants of the "Honorary Service Card" in Bocholt

Mayor Thomas Kerkhoff recently presented numerous volunteer cards and at the same time presented a series of innovations relating to the volunteer card that have now been introduced in Bocholt.