Jan Willem

Which bird do I hear singing? Following the Obsidentify app in the Blixemflits of September, we would like to make you enthusiastic about a, again free, app with which you can recognize birds by their singing. Merlin Bird ID This is a (albeit only English -language) app with which you can recognize a bird via…

Bookcase VTA In the VTA there has been a bookcase for a few years, from which local residents can get books. They can also hand in books that can then get a place in the closet. The intention is that they are reading books and not books about gardening or cooking. Twice a year we…

De Robsteborst on Summer vacation (source Bird Protection Netherlands) Part 3 The ideal robin garden There are plenty of reasons to cherish the robin. For example with a varied and insect-rich garden full of indigenous flowers, plants and (evergreen) shrubs, a messy corner with a stack of branches, a hedge of bes-bearing shrubs and a…

Where words fall short, the music speaks In the meantime I have been living in Blixembosch for almost 10 years. For a long time I played saxophone in different fanfare orchestras, but I had stopped making music at my last move. After a few years I started to miss it and I was so happy…

Look aside, then the sweetheart can be added It’s autumn again. The leaves fall from the trees. Especially very annoying in the gutters! That is why a clean neighborhood is going to work again. You can also cooperate in this. Many parked cars make it difficult to wipe the streets well. We need your help…

Carnival in Blixembosch: a party for the whole family! On Sunday 2 March 2025 we celebrate the colorful carnival party in the bustling heart of our neighborhood: Wijkcentrum Blixembosch! This is the opportunity to enjoy a day full of fun, music and activities together with friends and family. The party promises to be a true…

Leaf For this year and 2025, the municipality has offered the opportunity to place leaf baskets. A local resident has made an overview for this where they could best be placed. Where there are many trees! Thanks for this! Leaf baskets will be placed in Blixembosch at the end of October and picked up again…

Music in Christmas Taste the Christmas atmosphere together to get into the Christmas mood? This is possible on Friday, December 20 in the Blixems community center (VTA). The Bubbles choir (9 ladies) and Trouble (the pianist and arranger) provide us with a Christmas special with English and Dutch Christmas and Luisterl songs, where we can…

A look back at 10 years Repaircafé Blixembosch The first Repair Café in the Netherlands was set up in Amsterdam by Martine Postma 15 years ago. In the first instance to prevent waste, to help people with a small wallet and to repair things with great emotional value. In Blixembosch we started 12 volunteers 5…