Energy supply: 600 Bocholt households soon to be supplied with biogas

Cooperation between energy farmers and municipal utilities brings heat transition to the Feldmark residential neighbourhood

Naturwärme Bocholt-West GmbH (NWB) is bringing green heat to the Feldmark residential neighbourhood from Bocholter Energie- und Wasserversorgung GmbH (BEW), thereby enabling a largely regenerative heat supply for the neighbourhood . Since its construction in 1997, the neighbourhood has been heated centrally by a modern natural gas cogeneration plant and is now taking a further step towards a sustainable energy...

Suderwick district to become (even) more beautiful

Public participation for town centre development on Thursday, 19 September // Public town walk and planning workshop

The city of Bocholt has initiated the development of a town centre development concept (OKEK) for the Suderwick district to modernise its centre. On Thursday, 19 September, a public city walk will be held as part of the public participation process, followed by a planning workshop. Citizens are invited to take part and contribute ideas. The meeting is at 6 pm on the village square.

Free refreshments at Liebfrauenplatz

Bocholter Energie- und Wasserversorgung GmbH (BEW) has officially put the new drinking water fountain on Liebfrauenplatz in Bocholt city centre into operation. In addition to BEW Managing Director Jürgen Elmer and his employees Andreas Hengstermann and Peter Panofen, the event was also attended by Agnes Epping, Chairwoman of the Bocholt Senior Citizens' Advisory Council, and other members who had also...

Citizens can submit ideas for further city centre design

From 8 April to 5 May - online or during the city tour on 22 April // City adapts plan for western sector of the city to the new funding guidelines

The city of Bocholt is now adapting its concept for city centre design - the so-called "integrated urban development concept (ISEK) - for the western city centre to the new funding guidelines. Citizens can submit ideas and suggestions via the city's participation portal from Monday 8 April to 5 May.

Liebfrauenplatz: New city garden for a more attractive city centre

Square extensively upgraded // Playground equipment for children

Bocholt - Anyone visiting Liebfrauenplatz at the moment will probably be reminded of the city garden project as part of the town's 800th anniversary celebrations. Over the past few weeks, part of the area has been transformed into a city garden with a playground. The temporary garden, which was created for the "Bocholt Gardens" campaign last spring, should actually have been dismantled before the summer....

Park am Sandbach: Participation until 8 October

First draft presented during walk-through // Public participation until 8 October

Citizens can still submit their ideas and suggestions for the park at Sandbach (Ententeich) until 8 October. A site inspection has now taken place, during which the planning office involved presented its first draft.

Bocholt awards prize for sustainability for the first time

Climate, social and economic issues: exemplary ideas and projects should inspire emulation // Prize endowed with 5,000 euros //

The city of Bocholt is awarding a prize for sustainability for the first time. The prize is intended to honour Bocholt-based companies, associations and initiatives that are committed to sustainable structures in an exemplary manner in the areas of climate, social affairs or business. The prize is intended to honour and at the same time encourage others to follow suit. The award will be presented for the first...

Joint "Walking in the city center

Meeting point at the Future Office at Nordstraße 49 // Event on September 1

"Bocholter Aa" is again LEADER region

EU and state support future projects with 2.7 million euros

Future-oriented projects in the Bocholter-Aa region will be supported by the LEADER funding program with 2.7 million euros in the coming years until 2027. This is the result of a competition in which committed people from Bocholt, Borken, Isselburg, Rhede and Velen participated between October 2021 and March 2022.

Green space on Weberstraße officially opened

New raised beds and playground equipment // Resident survey by Zukunftsstadt 2030+ project

The benches and playground equipment in front of the Kardinal-Diepenbrock-Stift have been in use since the construction fences were removed last week. The green space was now officially inaugurated by Mayor Thomas Kerkhoff and Pastor Rafael van Straelen.