City Council meeting at the site of a new beginning for democracy
City Council meets to mark the 80th anniversary of the first free council meeting at St Georg's Grammar School // In his speech, First Councillor Björn Volmering draws parallels between post-war history and today's challenges // Full text available online
The meeting, held in the school hall, was organised to mark the anniversary of the first free local elections following the Second World War. On 13 October 1946, the people of Bocholt had elected a new town council, which convened for its first meeting at St Georg's Grammar School on 30 October 1946. At that time, the town centre was largely destroyed, and the grammar school was one of the few surviving larger...
