Bert Visscher: Nee, Dan Lourdes

It seems to continue. A new attraction in the village. Despite some objections and resistance from butcher Scheltens, the time of cozy village fun with annual events is over. It has to be bigger, faster and above all more modern. There are no sheepshearing parties in Paris and in Rome they have not had farm estate days for years. Disneyland also does not attract fans of old folk dances. No, there was big thinking here and look what a crowd. Perhaps that consultancy firm Hekkelstein, de Vries, Krombach, Tesseling, Jongejans can provide openness. No, not to push through the plan, but just to list all the benefits during a very honest consultation evening. The fact that the old city center has to disappear and a piece of unique nature has to give way should of course not detract from the solidarity and neighborly love in the village.