‘Gigajoules don’t fly out the door here’: Pierre is happy with municipal heating, which will soon be expanded

2024-10-19T11:03:39+02:00October 19, 2024|

On a chilly morning, it is comfortably warm in Pierre America’s apartment in Meerhoven. Yet the Eindhoven resident, who is connected to the municipal heating, did not have to turn up his thermostat when he got up. "Actually, I am quite satisfied." This week, the municipality of Eindhoven announced that it wants to start its [...]

Ennatuurlijk in cassation against court ruling

2024-10-18T10:10:09+02:00October 18, 2024|

Heat network operator Ennatuurlijk is appealing against the Court of Appeal's ruling that it has wrongly charged customers in Eindhoven, including Meerhoven, a connection fee for years. The company disagrees with the court's considerations. In 2019, Municipal Heating Foundation Eindhoven (SSE) started legal proceedings against Ennatuurlijk because the foundation believes that the energy company is [...]

Traffic disruptions and limited bus transport in Meerhoven during Marathon Eindhoven

2024-10-12T09:50:49+02:00October 12, 2024|

The 40th edition of the Marathon Eindhoven will take place on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October 2024. The route includes the Noord-Brabantlaan, the Heistraat and the Meerenakkerweg. Car traffic at the Hovenring must take into account short-term closures and diversions. There are diversions and cancelled stops on bus lines. On Sunday 13 October from [...]

CPR courses for a heart-safe Meerhoven

2024-10-11T21:27:32+02:00October 11, 2024|

This fall, the Meerhoven Heart Safe committee of the Residents' Association Meerhoven is once again organizing starter and refresher courses in CPR. The courses will take place in De Hangar in Meerhoven. Meerhoven has a comprehensive AED network and a large number of civilian aid workers. If someone in Meerhoven suffers a heart attack, there [...]

Library in Meerhoven not yet a certainty: ‘Strijp is more than just Meerhoven’

2024-10-10T08:13:02+02:00October 10, 2024|

Despite the explicit wish of a large group of residents, it is not yet certain that Meerhoven will get its own neighbourhood library. The Hangar will soon function as a community centre. Alderman Mieke Verhees (PvdA) informed the municipal council of this this week, after questions about this from the council. According to Verhees, the [...]

Park Meerhoven also gets a public toilet

2024-10-09T22:58:20+02:00October 9, 2024|

Park Meerhoven will soon have its own public toilet. In addition, there will also be a toilet accessible to everyone in the Urban Sportpark on Halvemaanstraat. The Eindhoven city council already advocated for more public toilets in the city three years ago. The municipality then promised to look into which places were suitable for this. [...]

Clothes swap Meerhoven

2024-10-06T12:58:19+02:00October 6, 2024|

Thursday, November 14, 2024, Sustainable Meerhoven organizes for the eighteenth time a clothes swap in De Hangar, Meerbos 4 in Eindhoven. Between 7.30 and 8 pm up to five pieces of summer clothing from size S can be handed in. The clothes should be clean and in one piece. Accessories, jewelry and shoes are also [...]

Neighbourhood knitting club to continue due to success

2024-10-06T12:20:58+02:00October 6, 2024|

Do you like crocheting, knitting or embroidery? And would you like to do that together with local residents? Then come to the neighbourhood knitting club. Due to its success, you can now go there every two weeks (in the odd weeks) on Sundays between 3 and 5 pm. Location: Echt Welschap, Zandkasteel 43 in Meerhoven. [...]

Call first, plan later, only then are you welcome: expats in Meerhoven find it quite difficult to integrate

2024-10-06T22:58:26+02:00October 5, 2024|

Do Dutch people and expats live together or alongside each other? In the Woenselse Watermolen district, frustration is growing on the Dutch side, the Eindhovens Dagblad wrote last summer. But is there also hope? Definitely! Bridges are being built in Meerhoven. Is this the answer to the sorrow of Woenselse Watermolen? It is a sultry [...]

Expansion of Novotel Meerhoven asylum reception centre

2024-10-05T23:25:15+02:00October 4, 2024|

From November 1, 2024, the Novotel in Meerhoven will be used to receive 188 asylum seekers. The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) applied for the permit in September. The municipality of Eindhoven believes it is important to contribute to good reception for people seeking protection. "We are therefore looking for several [...]

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