Trip tip: First Bocholt Blue Light Day

Next Sunday, May 22, the Bocholt blue light organizations will gather for the first Bocholt Blue Light Day. In the Kubaai* area on Industriestraße, around the Podium Bridge, young and old can expect a variety of different blue light vehicles, operational scenarios, hands-on activities, as well as fun and games for the whole family between 11 am and 5 pm.

The Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB), the Deutsche-Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft (DLRG), the German Red Cross (DRK), the Bocholt Fire Department, the Malteser Hilfsdienst (MHD), the police, the Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) and the customs will be there.

One of the highlights will be the various operational demonstrations, which will focus on the cooperation between the different blue-light organizations. Other main attractions are the various emergency vehicles and the equipment exhibited by the organizations, as well as the animal support that the emergency forces receive in the form of rescue dogs.

The Bocholt Blue Light Day is intended to strengthen the voluntary commitment in the blue light organizations.

The Bocholt Blue Light Day is part of the celebrations surrounding Bocholt's 800th anniversary. All information at https://bocholt800.de/events/bocholter-blaulichttag/.

New: Virtual tour of the Bocholt fire station

The Bocholt Fire Department will also be represented at the Blue Light Day. Anyone who would like to take a look at the fire station on Dingdener Straße can now do so via the Internet on a virtual 360-degree panoramic tour. The Bocholt agency Deutz has filmed the station with a special camera, which allows exciting insights. The link to the panoramic tour of the Bocholt fire station is https://deutz-werbung.de/kunden/referenzen/feuerwehr-bocholt/.

*What is "Kubaai"?

The abbreviation "Kubaai" stands for "Kulturquartier Bocholt Aa und Industriestraße" and refers to the transformation of a historic industrial wasteland into a new urban quarter between Bocholt's city center and the Aasee lake. A striking element for the quarter is the large podium bridge. Info at www.kubaai.de.