Hospital association and city of Bocholt raise awareness of dangerous type of cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive and deadliest cancers, but there is often a lack of awareness of the importance of early detection and specialised treatment. On 21 November , International Pancreatic Cancer Day , the historic town hall in Bocholt will be lit up in bright purple from 18:00 to 22:00 . With this impressive campaign, Klinikum Westmünsterland , in particular the Pancreas...

Advent concert by the music school on 1 Advent

Sunday, 1 December, 4 pm in the Christuskirche Bocholt // Admission free

On Sunday, 1 December, the Bocholt-Isselburg Music School invites you to a public Advent concert with selected ensembles. The concert starts at 4 pm in the Christuskirche (Münsterstraße 19). Admission is free.

Two pre-Christmas concerts at Textilwerk

On 30 November and 01 December // Free admission, book your free tickets now

On Saturday, 30 November, at 6.30 pm and on Sunday, 1 December, at 11 am, the Bocholt-Isselburg Music School will be holding two pre-Christmas concerts in the Drosselsaal of the LWL Textile Museum. Admission is free.

"Bocholt lights up!"

The Christmas lights will be switched on this week

From Wednesday, 20.11. and Thursday, 21.11., the city centre streets and shopping centres will once again shine in Advent light. Employees of the city marketing company and the Bocholt electrical company Rohleder as well as the company Schlatt & Söhne have been busy hanging crystals, over 200 garlands, light frames, comets and 35 street spans with Christmas wreaths in the city centre since the beginning of...

Bocholt symphony orchestra celebrates its 70th anniversary

Anniversary concert of the collegium musicum Bocholt on 24 November

The collegium musicum Bocholt is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. The symphony orchestra has been around since 1954 and is now an integral part of Bocholt's cultural landscape. Next Sunday, 24 November, the anniversary will be celebrated with a jubilee concert.

St Nicholas boot campaign in the entire old town of Bocholt

Big boot hunt on St Nicholas' Day

Once again this year, children in Bocholt can look forward to the traditional St Nicholas' boot campaign. From 25 to 28 November , all children in Bocholt are cordially invited to hand in their boots at Intersport Pieron (Rebenstraße 4-12).

Lecture on artificial intelligence: "For risks and side effects, ask your ChatGPT assistant"

Event on 5 December at 19:30 in the LernWerk // Experts from the Westfälische Hochschule Bocholt give an interactive presentation // Free admission - register now

Artificial intelligence - AI for short - is on everyone's lips. It scares some people, but many are positive about it. On Thursday, 5 December, there will be an interesting lecture on this topic at "LernWerk" Bocholt (Industriestraße 1). Professor Dr Kruse and Agnes Widera from the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences will introduce the audience to the world of ChatGPT. The event starts at 19:30.

These are Bocholt's new reading kings and queens

Bocholt primary school reading lion competition // 6 children go to the regional competition

Bocholt has new reading kings and queens! On Friday, the school winners from Bocholt's primary schools competed for the title of reading kings and queens at the Bocholt Media Centre.

160 people set an example for peace, tolerance and humanity

Interreligious prayer for peace "Angel der Kulturen" at Benölkenplatz in Bocholt

Around 160 citizens came together on Benölkenplatz early on Friday evening to set an example for peace, tolerance and good coexistence. As part of the interfaith prayer for peace "Angel der Kulturen", the participants renewed the promise they made eight years ago to respect each other regardless of religion or origin and to stand up for peaceful coexistence in Bocholt.

Traffic: Restrictions at "Waldschlösschen"

Sewer work from 20 November // Closure during the day

There will be traffic restrictions on the road "Zum Waldschlösschen" in the Biemenhorst district during the day from 20 November.