Lanaken, The man who yesterday crashed to Tournebride in Lanaken, Fred Leenders, a well-known old-discotheekuitbater from Maastricht. The man had recently Grand Café Chaplin on the cinema in Lanaken acquired.
The shock after the sudden death of Fred Leenders teems with still after. The man drove yesterday to Tournebride behind a truck and died on the spot. The Dutchman was a reason in Lanaken: he lived in Neerharen and had since two months Grand Café Chaplin taken to the Euroscoop.
Horecaman
“Fred was a horecaman in heart and soul”, sounds with friends. “He founded in the early nineties nightclub Allebonneur in Maastricht and was at the forefront of what the nightlife in the city. Later, it was renamed the fraternity Alla.” But after a long procedurestrijd after the discovery of drugs and weapons when the guests had to the club last year for a good seal. The owners proved according to the judge is not strict enough to be resistant to the drug use.
Fred saw his life’s work fall apart, but found on the other side of the border will be a new challenge. In Lanaken he breathed new life into the Grand Café Chaplin to the Euroscoop. But this new adventure he got unfortunately not.