Archive of municipal news

Sunday, September 21, 2025, is World Alzheimer’s Day. Sociom is organizing an interactive walk in Bloemenpark Appeltern. During the walk, participants will learn about dementia and how to cope with it.

Recently, Beneden-Leeuwen also has a Village Platform with a website. In the municipality of West Maas en Waal, Village Platforms form an important link in connecting residents with their village.

On August 27, 400 residents gathered to discuss the future of De Hey Acker. The old nursing home is making way for a new neighborhood.

During the Week of Reading and Writing, from September 8 to 15, attention is drawn to people who have difficulty with reading and writing. The Digi-Taalhuis West Maas en Waal organizes activities throughout the entire month!

Demand for electricity is rising, while the supply of electricity is also increasing, for example through solar panels. As a result, grid operator Liander needs to expand the grid by installing, among other things, 50,000 additional transformer stations, 100 of which will be located in our municipality. This may cause some inconvenience, but it is necessary to prevent power outages.

In collaboration with the municipality of West Maas en Waal, IVN Nature Education organizes a series of bat safaris. During these free walks, residents go out with a bat expert in their own environment.

In West Maas en Waal, we take care of each other. On sports fields, at festivals, in associations: people meet, help, and connect. Together we make our villages warm and lively. Every contribution counts. Join in and experience the power of togetherness!

The municipality of West Maas en Waal is committed to a clean and green living environment, partly through the waste container gardens. There are now already 21 gardens in the municipality, which provide a cheerful appearance around the underground waste containers.

To gain insight into how parents think about alcohol consumption among young people, the municipality of West Maas en Waal asked them to complete a questionnaire.

The municipality of West Maas en Waal is starting a feasibility study into a heating network in Beneden-Leeuwen. The study is part of the municipality's ambition to be natural gas-free by 2050 at the latest.