Shortly before the Bundestag elections, an enormous success has been achieved for women's rights in Germany. Monika Björklund, Equal Opportunities Officer for the town of Beckum, points this out.
The fools of Beckum are eagerly awaiting the highlight of the street carnival, the Rose Monday parade. For weeks, the coordination committee for major events has been pulling all the strings to ensure a safe and carefree event.
How can older people participate actively and independently in social life for as long as possible? How can the very elderly receive the best possible support? The new guide provides answers.
Finding a counselling centre, a sports course or a parent-child group, locating a midwife, keeping track of leisure activities? The city of Beckum's new family portal brings together all the services in one place.
How will the voters of tomorrow vote? As part of a test election, the so-called U18 election, children and young people cast their votes for the upcoming Bundestag election at the Neubeckum leisure centre and the Alte E-Werk.
Rumskedi Helau is the name of the game on 25 February from 4 to 7 pm at the Alte E-Werk on Sternstraße. All children aged 6 to 12 are cordially invited to the carnival party.
More living space for Beckum: At the end of February, Beckumer Wohnungsgesellschaft mbH (BWG) will begin a new residential project in the southern part of Schlehenstraße. This will postpone the final development in the residential area.
Until when can postal votes be requested? When do the documents have to be returned? The electoral office of the town of Beckum provides information on the deadlines for voting by post.
How should Beckum's city centre develop in the future? This is where the ideas and impulses of the people of Beckum are needed. The 1st public forum will take place on Tuesday, 11 March at 7 pm in the auditorium of the Antoniusschule.
Whether it's the Blue Lagoon, the Höxberg nature experience or the Tuttenbrock recreational lake, the completely revamped platform also includes fantastic pictures of Beckum and will whet your appetite for a holiday on your own doorstep. There is also plenty of information and tips.
The next digital coffee break for entrepreneurs will be dedicated to the number one media companion of the day, with Radio WAF editor-in-chief Frank Haberstroh as our guest.
If you want to avoid postal delivery times and don't have time on election day, you can already cast your vote for the Bundestag election at the VHS and the Neubeckum Citizens' Office.
Holcim West Zement GmbH is currently preparing for further limestone extraction in the Kollenbach 2 and Lippberg-Nord quarries. Two roads are being diverted for this purpose.
With the tax assessment notices for 2025, property owners will be able to see for the first time how the property tax reform will affect them personally. This leads to numerous queries.
The City of Beckum's business development department invites all interested Beckum entrepreneurs to the next after-work meeting on 12 March at 5 pm at ZWOEINS Marketing GmbH, Alleestraße 40.
Visitors to the city centres of Beckum and Neubeckum will be able to quickly call up information on the Internet, check e-mails or use social media in the future.
Girls' Day and Boys' Day are back on 3 April across Germany. Companies will open their doors to girls and boys to give them an insight into the world of work. Post offers or register now!
The district of Warendorf, as the municipal supervisory authority, has no objections to the 2025 budget, according to a press release from the district.
The team at Neubeckum public library has sorted out media that has not been borrowed in the last 3 years. However, the books do not end up in the waste paper, but are intended to provide interested people with new reading material, free of charge.
Under the title "The Brilliant Flute", the two musicians Shaya Eldar on the flute and Risa Kobayashi on the grand piano transported visitors to the chamber music series "Music in the Old Rectory" into a musical world all of their own.
Something is happening in Beckum's town centre: The town of Beckum is pleased to announce another new opening as part of the "Sustainable town centres and local centres in North Rhine-Westphalia" funding programme.
The day of the Bundestag election on 23 February is drawing ever closer. From 10 February, it will be possible to cast your vote directly at the two postal voting offices in the VHS and in Neubeckum town hall.
Setting a strong example together for tolerance, diversity and respect. This is the aim of the district-wide "RESPECT!" campaign by the state specialist centre blick*, in which the town of Beckum is participating. The campaign is also an appeal to organisations to support the project.
For the second time, the town of Beckum has awarded the climate protection prize for exemplary, sustainable projects. Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich presented the prizes to this year's winners in the small hall of the municipal theatre.
New year, new look? At the beginning of the year, fresh funds from the Neubeckum courtyard and façade programme will be available for the beautification of inner-city properties. An information evening will be held on 3 February.
The annual "Day of Encounter" will take place on 10 May from 11 am to 4 pm at the Westenfeuermarkt in Beckum. Registrations are still possible for both the stands and the stage programme.
If you want to park in one of the 4 managed car parks in Beckum, you no longer have to search for small change or the nearest parking ticket machine: From 1 February, parking fees can also be paid easily using a smartphone.
The enrolment process for pupils who would like to attend a secondary school in Beckum from the 2025/2026 school year begins after the school reports have been issued.
The traditional carnival celebration for senior citizens will take place again this year. Tickets for the joint event organised by the town of Beckum and the KAB carnival society on 26 February at 4 pm in the auditorium of the Antoniusschule are now available.
The Neubeckum leisure centre is being extensively modernised and converted to make it barrier-free. The various parts will be more closely interlinked than before. As a result, the district centre on Gottfried-Polysius-Straße has been closed since mid-January.
The new Beckum fire and rescue station is to be built on the so-called Renfert site. As the site is currently heavily overgrown and therefore difficult to access, the small trees will be cleared in February - outside of the protected vegetation period.
Want to experience the familiar rooms of the city museum in a different way? The artist Achim Zeman uses unusual perspectives to create astonishing views and breathe new life into the old walls.
Once again, the city's New Year's concert provided a musical highlight at the start of the year. Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich opened the concert and welcomed the audience to the completely sold-out municipal theatre.
Despite the property tax reform taking effect from this year, Beckum property owners will receive their property tax assessments for 2025 at the end of this month, as in previous years.
What do you do when there is a ruined building in the centre of town, the construction site is at a standstill and there is no quick solution in sight? Beautify the construction fences, said some Neubeckum residents, and got to work immediately.
Anyone who wants to help clean up Beckum in the spring should make a note of 22 March. That's when the Beckum community spring clean takes place again.
In the anniversary year, many Beckum residents had their photos taken for the "We are all Beckum" campaign to show how diverse, tolerant and colourful Beckum is. The resulting large-scale collage with many faces can now be seen in all parts of the town.
7 teams with athletes of different nationalities took part in the traditional international football tournament, which was held for the first time as an indoor tournament in the Jahnhalle.
