Koekelare The celebration of 900 years of Bovekerke knew Saturday night an absolute climax with a big hertrouwpartij’. More than fifty couples confirmed once again the love and then went out of the ball during a beautiful evening party. “This celebration is absolute madness,” says Gerdi Staelens of the organising committee.
at the End of January was the celebration of 900 years of Bovekerke is proposed. The district of Koekelare wanted her history in the spotlight places, and organized a nice party weekend. On Friday night there were three lectures of historians, where nearly 180 people who are interested in appeared. Throughout the weekend, there were hiking and bike tours, with a guide on the known and less known spots of the village. The turnout was also very large: around 200 participants throughout the weekend.
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“But an anniversary is also an opportunity to get together to party. To everyone involve, we must all of us from each family to be able to feel. And what could be better than a wedding?”, sounded the advance. And so cried to the organizers, all the inhabitants of the village to participate in a large hertrouwfeest ” to the marriage vows renewed. And or the call of a result, got: 53 couples enrolled in. A stunning figure, especially considering Bovekerke itself less than a thousand inhabitants. The ceremony in hall d Old School was loosely, but officially the mayor of Koekelare Patrick Lansens (sp.(a) and the schepencollege cried all the couples and give them official huwelijksboekje. For the occasion, did the organization also special ‘plastrons’ for the men in blue and with the logo of Bovekerke.