Easter is approaching and with it the time for Easter bonfires. The burning of Easter bonfires is generally permitted in Beckum, but they must be registered by 16 April.
Violin and piano from Brahms to Piazzolla: On Thursday, 10 April at 8 pm, the duo Terweys Töchter will perform as part of the "Musik im Alten Pfarrhaus" in Vellern.
After several encores, violinist Albrecht Menzel, now a regular guest at the chamber concert series "Music in the Old Rectory", was given a standing ovation in the packed rectory in Vellern.
As the water supply works in Beckum continue, Hansaring will temporarily become a one-way street from 31 March. Initially, the section between Everkeweg and "Zur Goldbrede" will be closed on one side and the one-way street will run in an east-west direction.
A group of interested Beckum residents accepted the invitation from the Asylum Working Group to take a guided tour of the Sri Kamadchi Ampal Temple in Hamm.
Next Saturday, 29 March, the town of Beckum is once again inviting visitors to "market moments". This time there will be an extra treat for young visitors to the Beckum weekly market and fresh strudels.
As part of the International Weeks against Racism, a panel discussion was held at the multi-generation centre in Beckum. Over 50 interested people listened to the personal experiences and took part in the discussion.
The town of Beckum is supporting Private Igelhilfe Beckum with an information campaign on the protection of the endangered spiny animal. The campaign starts with a profile of the spiny hedgehog.
The public participation on the future of the Neubeckum outdoor pool on 8 April at 6 pm will take place in the canteen of the Kopernikus-Gymnasium on Vellerner Straße and not - as initially announced - in the auditorium of the Antoniusschule.
Time and again, trees in public spaces are treated unlawfully and improperly. This concerns, for example, trees on the connecting paths between Johann-Strauß-Straße and Graf-Galen-Straße as well as Spiekersstraße.
This year's "Kulturrucksack" for 10 to 14-year-olds is once again packed full of great multi-day offers during the Easter, summer and autumn holidays. One workshop starts at the end of March.
After a year and a half at school, the participants in the second educational pathway at VHS Beckum-Wadersloh were finally able to hold their grade 10 school-leaving certificate (EESA) in their hands in black and white.
An adequate interim solution has been found, the move to the other side of the street has been completed, the house number for the address has been changed and the open house is now permeated by the fine aroma of kale.
On Sunday, 6 April from 5 to 8 p.m., women and girls are invited to be among themselves, swim, splash and linger in the Beckum indoor pool at Paterweg 4.
It's the same picture every year: as soon as the last of the floats have been thrown and collected and the last Rumskedi shouts have died away, the municipal sweeper arrives to clean the route after the last float has passed.
The countdown to BEAM 2025 has begun. Pupils and their parents are cordially invited to take a look around the 22,000 square metre exhibition grounds on Schlenkhoffs Weg on Saturday, 29 March from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and find out about careers.
Information technology, social work, emergency medical services, swimming pools, roads, wastewater management: exciting careers await motivated young professionals at the town of Beckum. Apply now!
Due to planting work, the northern section of the Mühlenweg/Paterweg/Konrad-Adenauer-Ring roundabout (Mühlenweg/Konrad-Adenauer-Ring exit) will be closed from 17 to 21 March. Diversions will be signposted.
Numerous interested and committed Beckum residents discussed the future of Beckum's city centre together with the city administration and the planning office scheuvens + wachten plus from Dortmund.
Beckum's town centre continues to blossom in time for spring. Helga Grothues from Beckum's town centre management team is delighted about another new opening.
More greenery, various recreational areas, sports facilities: The schoolyard of Rosa Parks Comprehensive School in Neubeckum is being redesigned and opened up to the neighbourhood. At the official ground-breaking ceremony with many participants, the anticipation was palpable among everyone, especially the school community.
The results of the general election are discussed from various perspectives. The city's Equal Opportunities Officer Monika Björklund takes stock of the situation.
Due to an urgently required sewer renewal, Elisabethstraße between the foot and cycle path "Bummelke" and the street "Am Hirschgraben" must be closed from 10 March until probably the end of April.
The traffic light ban, the mayoral election, the 800th anniversary celebrations, 50 years of the Warendorf district: these topics ran like a red thread through the council meeting. There was a lot of singing and swaying, with togetherness taking centre stage.
At yesterday's council meeting, Thomas Wulf, the mayor's general deputy, began his report by thanking all the electoral assistants in the 38 electoral boards.
The Alma Trio, a young Spanish-Latin American ensemble, took visitors to the chamber concert series "Musik im Alten Pfarrhaus" on a musical journey around the globe.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Setting a strong example together for tolerance, diversity and respect. This is the aim of the district-wide "RESPECT!" campaign, 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 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.
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.
