A tour of the old town (Altstadt) part of Oberursel is being offered on Saturday, 3rd November, 2012 at 2pm.
The tour starts in front of the Vortaunusmuseum at the Marktplatz at 2pm and costs €3 per person.
Archives for October 2012
Take a tour of Oberursel’s old town
October 28, 2012 By
First snow of the winter in Oberursel
October 27, 2012 By
The first snowfall of the winter in “Im Rosengärtchen”, Oberursel, on 27th October 2012
Stammtisch at the Seniorentreff
October 27, 2012 By
The Seniorentreff in Oberursel will be holding a Stammtisch on Friday, 2nd November, 2012 between 5pm and 8.30pm in the “Altes Hospital” (Hospitalstraße 9).
The Stammtisch is a place to discuss anything and everything that those attending wish to.
Bingo at the Seniorentreff
October 26, 2012 By
The Seniorentreff in Oberursel will be offering an afternoon of Bingo on Thursday, 1st November, 2012 between 2.30pm and 4.30pm in the “Altes Hospital” (Hospitalstraße 9).
Anyone who is interested is invited to come along and try their luck!
Kupferhammerweg closed on Saturday
October 25, 2012 By
Due to work on the building site “Jandorfs Fabrik” involving a mobile crane the Kupferhammerweg will be closed between 6am and approximately 8pm on Saturday, 27th October, 2012.
Residents will be able to access the road via the Hans-Rother-Steg and a diversion will be sign-posted.
Brigitte and Heinz Müller – Golden Wedding Anniversary
October 23, 2012 By
Congratulations to Brigitte and Heinz Müller in Oberursel who are celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary today!
Friday Night Jazz at the Portstrasse
October 22, 2012 By
The musikhalle portstrasse is holding a “Friday night Jam Session” on Friday, 26th October, 2012 at 8pm.
Entry is free.
The “musikhalle” is located opposite the U-Bahn station “Altstadt” on the U3 line.
Book reading for children aged 5 and over
October 21, 2012 By
A dragon story is being read in the library on Saturday, 25th October, 2012 at 11am by professional storyteller Walburga Kliem.
After the reading the children will be able to make their own shields.
The group “Ursellis Historica” will be there as knights and dressed in clothes from the middle ages and children are also welcome to come along dressed as knights or princesses.
Tickets cost €3 and should be reserved in advancein the library or by calling 06171 62870.
Book flea market near Camp King
October 21, 2012 By
The Church meeting point “Aktiv im Norden” is holding a flea market for books on Saturday, 27th October, 2012 between 10am and 1pm.
To get there by car, set your navigation equipment to “Im Rosengärtchen 37″ in Oberursel.
[highlight color=”blue”] The nearest U-Bahn (U3) station is “Rosengärtchen”.[/highlight]
A new manager at the monthly celebration for the Waldorf School
October 21, 2012 By
Each month the children of the Waldorf School in Oberursel, the Freie Waldorfschule Vordertaunus, show each other what they have learnt in a „Monatsfeier“. Twice a year this is held in public so that their parents and anyone else who is interested can come along and watch.
The public Monatsfeier this autumn was not only a chance to do just that in the Stadthalle, but also to meet the school’s new manager, Dr. Ralf Gissel.
Now the idea of a school having a “manager” (Geschäftsführer) may sound pretty strange, but maybe it is the terminology that makes it that way. Dr. Gissel, himself a parent of 3 children who have visited or are still at the school, explained that the “head” of the school is split into three roles. There is the academic head, the manager and the chair of the charity (e.V.). The academic head can concentrate on academic matters within the school, while the charity is concerned with raising the money to fund it.
The manager sits between the two and is responsible for the administrative part of the school for which he has six employees and many of the parents in supporting roles.
Dr. Gissel also explained the difference between an “Ersatzschule” and a “Privatschule”, [Read more…]
