Special offers to combat loneliness

Every Wednesday from 15:00 to 18:00, people from all walks of life come together at the Quartierstreff Südwest on Bärendorfstraße to play board games. We are looking for new players, you are welcome to come along! For more information, please contact Heidrun Rinke or Glades Tchiri (both DRK) on 01761 / 80 29 82 5 or by email at h.rinke(at)drkbroken(dot)de or g.tchiri(at)drkborken(dot)de.

The dance club takes place every 2nd Friday of the month from 4.45 to 6.15 p.m. in the gymnastics hall at St. Josef Kirchplatz and is free of charge.

If you feel like shaking a leg, come along and join in without obligation. We dance to a wide variety of music, from the 50s to the 90s, to oldies from ABBA to ZZ Top, from rock'n roll and reggae to country and pop.

For more information, please contact the course leader Linda Haas on 0151 405 222 66 - or just turn up!

Don't feel like cycling alone or unsure on your bike? Then join us! In co-operation with the ADFC-Bocholt, L-i-A is once again offering accompanied cycle tours for senior citizens this year. Enjoy the pleasure of cycling together in a safe and sociable group. To take part in the free tours, you must have a roadworthy bicycle and register in good time by telephone on: 02871 21765-66

Tour length: approx. 20 - 30 km - coffee break for refreshments - it's simply more fun together! Sign up and experience unforgettable cycle tours in the best company!

This boules programme focuses on games, fun and socialising. On two afternoons a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, people meet on the boules court from 2.00 pm, on Tuesdays until approx. 4.00 pm, on Thursdays until approx. 6.00 pm.

The boules court is located at the end/behind the artificial turf pitch at Lowicker Str. 19c. The game is played in almost any weather. Only constant rain and extreme heat can stop us from playing. Interested parties and newcomers are very welcome. Balls are always available to play with.

https://www.tub-bocholt.de/sportarten-gruppen/boule/

On Thursdays from 3 to 4.30 pm, anyone who simply needs someone to talk to can drop by and take a seat atthe Plauderbank on the corner of Weberstraße/Schonenberg . The volunteers have been specially trained. They have been trained in the subject of listening, their own role and boundaries and are looking forward to the people and stories they will meet on the chat bench.

The project "Plauderbank" had been on the cards for the Sehen.Helfen.Handeln e.V. association for some time. Now, with the help of the "Gemeinsam in Bocholt" initiative and the city of Bocholt's senior citizens' office, it has finally been realised" says Hildegard Frieling-Heipel, chairwoman of the association. "Listening to each other or even knowing someone you can talk to is no longer a matter of course these days, and the first Bocholt chatting bench now offers all of this."

Together with SC TuB-Mussum 1926 e.V., the support association is committed to helping people with disabilities or a migration background. We organise the following activities for participation in sport and club life

• Football - every Wednesday from 17:00 for children under 16, from 18:00 for older children.
• All popular sports programmes at SC TuB Mussum are also designed to be inclusive

You are welcome to take part in the free programmes. If you have any questions, please contact the inclusion officer Norbert Schmeing on 01577 427048.

Every 2nd Thursday of the month from 9.30 - 11.30 a.m. in the Apostelkirche: Breakfast together - open to all! Contribution towards expenses: 4.50 euros. Further information from the organisation Tür an Tür e.V. by telephone on 0176 45727498 or at

https://www.tat-bocholt.de/

A games meeting takes place every Wednesday from 3 pm to 6 pm at Werther Straße 149. Various card games (Kanaster, Romme) or parlour games are played, depending on your mood. Anyone can come, it's free of charge. If you have any questions, please contact Djamilia Mardanova (0152-32176558)
or Laurenz Hochrath 0176-12127228 from the Feldmark/West neighbourhood meeting point.

The Schoenstatt Centre in Biemenhorst (Auf dem Takenkamp 70) has a special offer: once a month there is a coffee meeting for widows. Further information can be found at https://www.schoenstatt-bocholt.de/

We will prepare dinner together and speak/practise everyday German. Afterwards we want to enjoy the meal! All nations are welcome! The offer is free of charge and is organised in cooperation with Caritas and the Asylum Working Group.

When? Every Wednesday fortnight from 17:30-19:30:

Where? Neighbourhood meeting point Münsterstr. 23a

Please register with: Monique Buß; on the telephone number 0171 - 86 59 370 or by email to monique.buss(at)caritas-bocholt(dot)de

The Bahia 65plus Club is a free programme for all citizens aged 65 and over who are looking for community and fun experiences.

In addition to discounted 2-hour admission to the water world, regular events - many of them free of charge - invite you to spend time together and make new contacts. Because nobody should feel alone in old age.

In the summer months, men meet at 4 p.m. at Bömkesweg 40. Depending on the weather, the men alternatively play softball in the hall or do gymnastics. If you are interested in cycling tours and joint events, please come along. The programme is free of charge! We recommend contacting Leo Groß-Hardt in advance on 01512 8774605