May 4: Remembrance Ceremonies in Our Community
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On May 4, we come together to remember the victims of war and violence, both past and present. Memorial services will be held in seven villages within our municipality. The mayor, an Alderman a council member will deliver a speech at each event. We gather to honor those who gave their lives for our freedom. After the speech, we will lay a wreath or flowers together.
Everyone is warmly invited to join the commemorations and reflect together on the meaning of freedom and peace.
Below is the complete schedule of commemorative events for each village.
| Alphen | 7:15 p.m. church service, followed by a procession led by the music association to the monument on Schoolstraat, where a brief ceremony will be held | Speech and wreath-laying ceremony by Mayor Vincent van Neerbos |
| Appeltern | 7:45 p.m.: A small ceremony on the dike near the war memorial by the church | Speech and wreath-laying ceremony by Council Member Cees Roffelsen |
| Dreumel | 7:15 p.m. church service, followed by a gathering for the laying of flowers and wreaths and singing | Speech and wreath-laying byAlderman van den Boom |
| Beneden-Leeuwen | 7:00 p.m.: public gathering and memorial service in the church, followed by a silent procession to the monument at the cemetery and a ceremony with a wreath-laying | Speech and wreath-laying ceremony by Alderman Reuvers |
| Boven-Leeuwen | 7:45 p.m. at the monument: speech and wreath-laying ceremony | Speech and wreath-laying ceremony by Council Member Bert van Swam |
| Maasbommel | 7:45 p.m. at the monument: a brief ceremony and wreath-laying | Speech and wreath-laying ceremony by Council Member Ellen Jagtenberg-Poulussen |
| Wamel | 7:15 p.m. ceremony at VTC (doors open at 7:00 p.m.), followed by a silent march to the monument | Speech and wreath-laying ceremony by Alderman Jan Slootweg |
Interested in Mayor Vincent van Neerbos’s commemorative speech?
On May 4, starting at 8:00 p.m., you can read the speech on this website.