Sick children forget their worries and Pride brings color to Brussels: 5 Unmissable Regional stories of the weekend (inland)
© JRO, AMG
A carefree weekend away for sick children, a special comeback party and the village that is best armed against the drought: these 5 regional stories gave color last weekend.
1. Families with seriously ill children forget their worries during free camping weekend: “Just relax and enjoy each other”
Five families with seriously ill children have a special weekend on it in Nieuwpoort. Camping organization Pasar invited them for a free weekend camping. Who those families are and how they experienced that weekend, they say here.
Anouschka Roland went to Nieuwpoort with her Mama Carine Desmet, the sick Lilly and Lilly’s twin sister Joy. – © JRO
2. Colorful Pride travels through Brussels: « We are here to defend our rights »
Around 70,000 people traveled through the capital on Saturday during the Brussels Pride. « Today we not only want to show who we are, but also be very numerous to defend our acquired rights, » the participants could be heard. The pride was unfortunately marred by an incident: a Action group pelted the N-VA floats with glass bottles And paint: « An absolute shame. » Read more about the Brussels Pride here.
Around 70,000 people participated in the Brussels Pride on Saturday. – © AMG
3. Here, Dedecker has been walking every day since his operation: « People are putting up their thumb, heart -warming »
Since his life -saving operation, Marie Dedecker has been walking every day between cows and carp in Middelkerke. And whether the old Dedecker is back. « They have to stop sinking over the drought, » he says, among other things. Read here what else he had to say during his walk.
Since his life -saving operation, Marie Dedecker has been walking every day. – © PTB
4. Sem (19) gives ‘Comeback party’ after he fought against leukemia twice: « way to leave all the trouble behind me »
With a party in Zillion style and Patje Krimson as DJ, 19-year-old Sem Vervoort put an end to a difficult period last weekend. Twice the young man from Peer fought against leukemia, meanwhile he is doing better. « I call this my comeback party, a party with which I want to leave all the trouble behind. » Read his story here.
From thanks for all the support, Sem uses ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’. The song is sung with heart and soul by a full room. – © Geert van Baelen
5. This municipality is best able to withstand drought: « Our water produces the best beer and bread »
Nowhere in Flanders are they more able to cope with the drought than in Vleteren. What is the secret of the inhabitants there? You read it here. Do you want to know in which municipality of residents use the least tap water and where less precipitation will fall in five years? Read all about the drought in your area here.
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