October to December 2025

The road end extension in Heinrich-Gerhard-Bücker-Weg in Vellern was completed after a construction period of around 3 months.

The city of Beckum is consistently driving forward its development into a smart city.

The outdoor facilities in front of the Neubeckum public library and leisure centre are being given a new look. As part of the work, the sewer will first be replaced, which will require extensive earthworks.

Following the redesign of the market square, church square and Kirchplatz street, Propsteigasse and the neighbouring northern path area now also have a modern and fresh look.

Some of the plum trees along Beckumer Pflaumenallee are now 50 to 60 years old. Many of them are overaged and show signs of severe decay. They need to be replaced for reasons of road safety.

Once again this year, the peace light has found its way from the grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem to Beckum.

In recent weeks, numerous playgrounds in the city have been equipped with new spring rockers and other seesaws.

The town of Beckum is taking part in the Robin Gut Foundation's "NRW plants" initiative and is providing suitable planting areas. Join in and donate now!

Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich and Horst Schenkel, Head of the Civil Engineering Department, have received a grant notification for the improvement of the road infrastructure - handed over by District President Andreas Bothe.

Enjoyment and community - in the newly opened Café lytt at Weststraße 13, fresh, honest food meets good conversation and encounters.

Just in time for Advent, Neubeckum is lit up twice: Sparkling hemispheres and stars replace the previous Christmas lights and show the way to the town centre in the evening. And on the town hall forecourt, the illuminated lettering "Neubeckum" invites you to linger.

VHS Beckum-Wadersloh will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next year. The team is already providing an insight into the programme for the first half of the year.

Around 200 pupils from secondary schools in Beckum tackled this key question last week.

The Kulturstrolche school year 2025/2026 started as usual with an art event at the Beckum City Museum.

No to violence against women and girls: To draw attention to the International Day and the dramatic situation, flags are hoisted at both of the city's town halls.

Andrea Gaier, the municipal coordinator of the local prevention chain, took part in the annual conference of the "Kinderstark - NRW schafft Chancen" funding programme in Dortmund.

The level crossing at Vorhelmer Straße/Grüner Weg has been optimised to make it safer and easier for cyclists with child trailers or cargo bikes to pass.

What rules apply to e-scooters? To ensure greater safety, the town of Beckum has produced a flyer with information on the most important regulations. This morning, the town of Beckum and the district police authority organised the entrances to the pedestrian zone as part of the ...

The town of Beckum is focussing on a climate-friendly design for the town hall forecourt in Neubeckum. Work started this week.

Mayor Michael Gerdhenrich has reappointed Harald Kellermann as deputy head of the Beckum fire brigade.

At the invitation of Beckum's town centre management, marketing and retail expert Johannes Albert gave a keynote speech entitled "Your shop in the spotlight: Increase the visibility of your shop - especially now that the Christmas season is just around the corner!"

How does electricity actually get into the socket? How can energy be generated without harming the environment? The children at the "Beckumer Wichtel" daycare centre investigated these exciting questions last week.

The last chamber concert of 2025 in the "Music in the Old Rectory" series ended with a standing ovation, shouts of enthusiasm and several encores, and was completely sold out.

The town of Beckum continues to push ahead with its measures to promote cycling. Following the introduction of stopping bans along Alleestraße last year, a further step has now been implemented.

The town of Beckum offers sponsorships for historic gravesites at Elisabethstraße cemetery - to preserve and maintain impressive gravestones.

The Neubeckum outdoor pool is about to undergo extensive modernisation. The facility on Graf-Galen-Straße is getting on in years and is to be made fit for the future with a thorough modernisation.

In the first week of the holidays, a group of 14 young people and 2 supervisors from the Altes E-Werk youth centre made their way to the German capital.

Over 30 committed citizens joined forces with the town of Beckum, the NABU nature conservation station Münsterland and the Grün statt Grau initiative to tackle the Grüner Weg business park. During the hands-on campaign, an area of around 180 square metres was unsealed and returned to nature.

Many people today want a form of burial that does not require regular grave maintenance. In order to fulfil this need, the cemeteries of the town of Beckum offer maintenance-free communal burial sites for urn and earth burials.

In autumn, hedgehogs prepare for hibernation and eat a store of fat. What can we do to help the hedgehog to go into winter well-fed? How can you recognise malnourished animals and what should you do?

Greater visibility for queer people in rural areas, providing encouragement and information: These are the goals of Nele Sypitzki, head of the rainbow group at the Neubeckum leisure centre. A new podcast aims to increase the reach of her topics.

A Saturday afternoon could hardly be more colourful: For nachtfrequenz25, the Alte E-Werk has been transformed into a lively stage for Japanese pop culture.

Sustainable fashion and advice on solar modules - Dania and Heinz-Josef Mollemeier's new business model at Nordstraße 18 combines two forward-looking topics under one roof.

Old mobile phone in the drawer? The Beckum Scouts make it easy to dispose of them: simply throw them in one of the boxes that are now available in many places.

Managing Director Marcel Funk and authorised signatory Adrian Hense from Gerwin Silotechnik GmbH were guests at Beckum Town Hall at the invitation of the City of Beckum's business development department.

The town of Beckum is currently warning of a new scam: an alleged debt collection company is sending out emails in which it claims to be collecting parking fees on behalf of the town. This claim is false - no such order was ever issued.

The new season of the chamber concert series "Music in the Old Rectory" started with grand piano and percussion: Elisabeth Ilina on the grand piano and Sönke Schreiber on the marimba and numerous other instruments delighted the audience as "Duo Farbton" in the Old Rectory in Vellern.

For the transport of wind turbines, the sides of the access and exit ramps of the A2 motorway must be temporarily widened. For this reason, the Beckum motorway exit in the direction of Oberhausen will be closed between 10 pm and 5 am on Tuesday night (7/8 October).

The trend towards sewing continues unabated. This is also reflected in the success of "Mein Almrausch" at Nordstraße 16, which recently celebrated its merger with the neighbouring shop.

In order to protect amphibians in the best possible way, the town of Beckum erects mobile protective fences along heavily frequented stretches of road in spring. More volunteers are needed for the coming hiking season.