104 Extinction Rebellion activists arrested at Eindhoven Airport

26 March 2023|

On Saturday, March 25, 2023, the Royal Military Police arrested more than 100 Extinction Rebellion demonstrators at Eindhoven Airport. After a demonstration scheduled for 2 pm ended, a remaining group did not want to leave the site.

Action group Extinction Rebellion is concerned about the climate and the environment. The group regularly organizes actions and […]

Energy Forester Training

25 March 2023|

Starting April 12, 2023, the Brabant Environmental Federation will organize the Energy Forester training. In a period of two months, the participants are trained to become “citizen experts on nature-inclusive solar and wind farms”.

The training is particularly interesting for members of energy initiatives and nature and environmental groups, but is open to other interested […]

Closure Zandschuit

25 March 2023|

From Monday 27 to Friday 31 March 2023, the Zandschuit in Meerhoven will be closed to through traffic.

Four speed bumps will be adjusted during this period. Traffic is diverted with detour signs. See map below for detour route. Residents living close to the Zandschuit have been informed via a Wijkinfo (in Dutch) from the […]

Remarkable VDL plan for Welschap: hundreds of houses in a circle with an athletics track on the roof

22 March 2023|

If it is up to industrial group VDL, a remarkable circular building with rental houses will be built on the former Welschap golf course in Eindhoven. According to the company, the three-storey wooden building has space for three to five hundred affordable homes.

Architect Marco Vermeulen drew a round athletics track of 1000 meters on […]

Jeu de boules in Park Meerland

21 March 2023|

Some residents in Meerhoven have come up with the idea of having one or more jeu de boules courts built near the Mrs Park catering pavilion.

Residents’ Association Meerhoven, Mrs Park and Stichting Beheer Park Meerland support the idea and are curious to see how much interest there is in the neighbourhood. If there is […]

Registration MeerhovenQuiz open

11 March 2023|

The MeerhovenQuiz will take place on Saturday, June 3, 2023. A quiz by and for all residents of Meerhoven. Registration is now open.

As a resident of Meerhoven, you and your neighbours and friends form a team of a minimum of three and a maximum of six people. The quiz takes place in De Hangar, […]

Free workshop Medic First Aid for Children

11 March 2023|

Monday, April 3, 2023, Childcare Suusje, Klokje Rond and Het Witte Wiel organize a free workshop First Aid for Children.

The workshop is intended for (future) parents. Participants learn about the dangers and safety in and around the house and what they can do to improve safety for their children. Also, parents will learn what […]

Air Force practices go-arounds with Hercules from Eindhoven Air Base

7 March 2023|

The Air Force will again hold the Orange Bull exercise from Eindhoven Air Base in the coming weeks. Hereby the go-around with Hercules C-130 transport aircraft is trained. The Air Force has an exemption to fly extra low.

The exercise, in which two C-130s are deployed, lasts from Monday 13 to Friday 24 March 2023. […]

CPR courses for a heart-safe Meerhoven

3 March 2023|

In March and April 2023, the Meerhoven Heartsafe committee of the Residents’ Association Meerhoven will again organize a number of starting and refresher CPR courses. The courses take place in De Hangar in Meerhoven from 19:00 to 22:00.

Meerhoven has a comprehensive AED network. This is partly thanks to the joint efforts of private individuals, […]

Group of 40 asylum seekers from Someren temporarily moved to Novotel in Eindhoven

28 February 2023|

A group of forty asylum seekers who have already moved several times within the region will be given temporary shelter in the Novotel in Eindhoven from Tuesday 28 February 2023. The refugees can stay there for at least a month and possibly a little longer.

The group of asylum seekers spent the past few months […]