Activities agenda

On Monday, April 22, the adoption transfer of the Kite Monument will take place. Elementary school De Tamarisk from Biddinghuizen, will hand over the care to elementary school De Dukdalf from Dronten. Representatives of grade 7 from elementary school in the municipality of Dronten are invited to attend. There will be a speech by and conversation with Mayor Gebben. Gert Talens tells about the story of Kitchen and Williamson (one of the planes found near the Vossemeerdijk). Tjerk Zwanenburg, son of former recovery officer Gerrit Zwanenburg, talks about his father's work and shows items found during the recoveries.

The students of class 3 of VMBO TL, HAVO and VWO of the Ichthus College in Dronten, participate this week in a poem contest. After a guest lesson provided by Stichting 4 Mei Herdenking Dronten in cooperation with Stichting Veteranen Gemeente Dronten, the students are going to write a poem in the theme of the annual theme of the National Committee 4 and 5 May 'Freedom Tells'. Ten will be nominated and a jury will choose the poem that will be read on May 4 during the commemoration in Dronten on the Meerpaalplein.

The Zuiderzeeswemmers (ZZZ) will organize the annual swimming competition for the Airgunnerstrofee on Wednesday afternoon, April 24. Groups 8 of elementary school in the municipality of Dronten are invited to participate.

William Ward, one of the crew members of the Lancaster ED 357 (of the Airmen's Monument) used to attend school at Stewart's Melville College. Since 2019 there is contact with this school. In November 2022, students from Almere College went on exchange to this school in Edinburgh. This week students from Stewart's Melville College will come to Dronten for the second time.