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Over 400 years in use

In a ceremony, Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich thanked 6 employees who have worked for the city of Beckum for 40 or 25 years and said goodbye to 7 employees in their well-deserved retirement. Together they have worked for the benefit of the people of Beckum for more than 400 years.

8 August 2023 by Sandra Berges
Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich (front left), Arnulf-Alexander Sonnenburg (back left), Head of the Department of Internal Administration, and Heiner Ahlmer (back right), Chairman of the Staff Council, thanked the retirees and those celebrating 25 and 40 years of service for their many years of commitment to the City of Beckum.
  • Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich (front left), Arnulf-Alexander Sonnenburg (back left), Head of the Department of Internal Administration, and Heiner Ahlmer (back right), Chairman of the Staff Council, thanked the retirees and those celebrating 25 and 40 years of service for their many years of commitment to the City of Beckum.
Ceremonial retirement: Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich (2nd from left), Head of the Department of Internal Administration Arnulf-Alexander Sonnenburg (3rd from left) and Staff Council Chairman Heiner Ahlmer (2nd from right) thanked (from left) Marion Matuszek, Birgitt Flüggen, Martina Nordhoff, Erwin Krug, Klaus Freitag, Birgit Hemesath and Marita Steinhoff for their dedication and commitment.
Ceremonial retirement: Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich (2nd from left), Head of the Department of Internal Administration Arnulf-Alexander Sonnenburg (3rd from left) and Staff Council Chairman Heiner Ahlmer (2nd from right) thanked (from left) Marion Matuszek, Birgitt Flüggen, Martina Nordhoff, Erwin Krug, Klaus Freitag, Birgit Hemesath and Marita Steinhoff for their dedication and commitment.
Anita Kappe, Kirsten Falbrede, Doris Thamm, Olaf Schulte, Margit Hildebrandt and Elke Ossenbrink were honoured for their 25 and 40 years of loyalty to the City of Beckum by Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich (left), Head of the Department of Internal Administration Arnulf-Alexander Sonnenburg (3rd from left) and Staff Council Chairman Heiner Ahlmer (2nd from right).
Anita Kappe, Kirsten Falbrede, Doris Thamm, Olaf Schulte, Margit Hildebrandt and Elke Ossenbrink were honoured for their 25 and 40 years of loyalty to the City of Beckum by Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich (left), Head of the Department of Internal Administration Arnulf-Alexander Sonnenburg (3rd from left) and Staff Council Chairman Heiner Ahlmer (2nd from right).

In the presence of colleagues, superiors and personnel managers, the head of administration presented certificates to the employees celebrating their jubilee and expressed his thanks and appreciation for their many years of commitment to the city of Beckum. In his speech, Gerdhenrich said that all of them had put their heart and soul into their work and that it had certainly never been boring.

Heiner Ahlmer, Chairman of the Staff Council, also took the opportunity to thank the colleagues. In addition to the certificates, there were flowers and presents. During a joint breakfast, the guests of honour exchanged views with their colleagues.

The spectrum of professions and fields of activity is diverse: those who have left and those who have celebrated their jubilee have worked as nursery school teachers, school secretaries, carpenters or groundskeepers, or were most recently employed in the Citizens' Advice Bureau, the Youth and Social Affairs Department, the Cultural Office, the Central Services Department, the City Treasurer's Office or the Adult Education Centre.