Sunbathing lawn and sandy beach at Lake Aa are ready

Opening on Saturday, 24 May 2025, start of the bathing season on 7 June 2025 // Turf well established

From Saturday, 24 May 2025, the sunbathing lawn with sandy beach at Bocholter Aasee will be open to the public again. The area was last used for the temporary storage of sediment during work on the Aasee inlet. After extensive repair work and re-vegetation, the popular leisure facility is now ready for use again.

Sport: Pitch in the "Hünting" stadium playable - regional league match of 1 FC Bocholt can take place

The grounds committee has decided

The match scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday 7 December, between 1 FC Bocholt and Fortuna Düsseldorf II in the Regional Football League West can go ahead. The pitch committee, consisting of representatives of the city of Bocholt, the club and the football association, came to this conclusion after an on-site inspection of the stadium on Friday afternoon.

New boules lanes in Bocholt

At Borussia Bocholt's club grounds // Club, Euregio-Gymnasium and the city of Bocholt are delighted with the new offer

Bocholt now has another opportunity to play boules. Two lanes have now been officially opened on the club grounds of Borussia Bocholt. Not only club members, but also private individuals can use the facility by prior reservation.

Stadium expansion "Hünting": City has issued grant notification

The "Am Hünting" stadium, home to regional league football club 1. FC Bocholt, is to be expanded so that it meets the standards of the Third Football League in the event of promotion. In spring, the city council decided to provide the club with €2.65 million for the construction of new floodlights and a pitch heating system. A supplementary budget was drawn up by the administration and approved by the council....

The Aasee bathing bay gets a teqball court

Apprentices from the city of Bocholt build plate for trend sport // Available from Friday

Tricky table tennis with a football - that's one way of describing the trend sport "Teqball". In future, this sport can also be played at Lake Aa - the waste disposal and service company is installing a new teqball table at the Aa bathing bay this week.

Mini playing field released for use again

Popular artificial turf pitch had been closed since July // Metal goals and artificial turf surface renewed

The popular mini-pitch "In der Hardt" (at Euregio-Gymnasium) can now be used again. The facility had to be closed in July due to the damaged artificial turf surface. In addition to the new surface, the facility now also has vandal-proof metal goals.

City council signals support for stadium expansion "Hünting"

At its meeting on 14 February, the majority of Bocholt city council voted in favour of supporting the regional football league club 1. FC Bocholt with the expansion of the stadium at "Hünting". The council passed a resolution in principle to provide a grant of around €2.85 million . The money is intended to help expand the stadium to third division standard with a future capacity of at least 5,000 fans. The...

Sport: All grass sports pitches in Bocholt closed on Wednesday and Thursday

Due to the current and reported weather conditions, all grass sports pitches in the city area are currently unplayable and will therefore be closed today, Wednesday, 7 February 2024, and tomorrow, Thursday, 8 February 2024.

Sports turf pitches closed including Tuesday

The sports turf pitches in Bocholt will remain closed until Tuesday due to the weather conditions. Players are still not allowed to train or play on the sports pitches. This is the result of the latest pitch inspection.

Citylauf 2024: registration starts on 28 January

Online registration for the 23rd edition of the Bocholt City Run starts on 28 January at 12 noon sharp.

"2023 we have experienced a great 22nd Bocholt City Run and will ensure that the popular running event is organised to perfection in 2024", says Andreas Stockhausen from the City Sports Association. Of course, this also includes registration, which will start on the last Sunday in January: the registration portal for runners will go live at bocholter-citylauf.de on 28 January 2024 at 12 noon sharp. The...