News from the municipality

The mental strain and feelings of loneliness among adults in the region remain as high as ever. During National Mental Health Week, eleven collaborating municipalities in the Rijk van Nijmegen and Rivierenland regions are launching the “Hoe is het?” initiative to make it easier to talk about mental health.

Construction of the expansion of the Child Center in Beneden-Leeuwen in full swing. The project team is working energetically on the plan, and the first results are already clearly visible

West Maas en Waal 2025 with a positive result. This is evident from the 2025 annual report, which the municipal executive municipal council to the municipal council along with the 2026 Spring Memorandum.

In response to Groeisaam’s proposed decision to close De Tweestroom Elementary School, Alderman Reuvers has initiated several follow-up steps.

Today we are gathered here—as neighbors, as families, as a community—to commemorate. We commemorate the civilians and service members who have lost their lives since the outbreak of World War II. Here in the Netherlands, but also elsewhere in the world.

No fewer than 10 residents from the municipality of West Maas en Waal received a Royal Decoration on Friday, April 24, 2026, for their exceptional contributions to society. All recipients have been appointed as Members of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

Good news for cyclists, hikers, and day-trippers: the Uit®waarde ferries are back in service! The new sailing season will kick off with a festive celebration on May 1, 2026, at the Heukelum–Galgenwaard ferry terminal, so that official service can begin on Saturday, May 2, according to the schedule.

The College of Mayor and Aldermen of West Maas en Waal is rewarding six new ideas from residents (or resident groups), each with a maximum of € 750.

On May 7, a "Forget-Me-Not" corner will open at the library in Beneden-Leeuwen. Here, you can find information and books for people with dementia and their caregivers.

Altforst 8 new homes. A new residential building with 4 ground-floor apartments and 4 upstairs apartments will be built on the corner of Kerkstraat and Torsdam.

From April 1, 2026, through the end of June 2026, Caroline Verkoelen will be exhibiting her paintings at the town hall in Beneden-Leeuwen.

Didier Oosterom will be the new municipal secretary of the Municipality of West Maas en Waal starting July 1, 2026. He has already served as interim municipal secretary since March 4, 2024.