Moorsel tops Tervuren for Halloween fun

Some 50 Halloween fans have already emailed halloween2024.tervuren@gmail.com to share their location for tonight’s trick-or-treating on Thursday, 31 October. Per capita, Moorsel definitely beats Tervuren as the go-to place for Halloween festivities.

If you’re participating, send an email to halloween2024.tervuren@gmail.com to share your location for the trick-or-treaters.

Repair Café Returns to Tervuren on 2 November

The original aim of the Repair Café movement was to revive repair skills that were once commonplace. “Unfortunately, we’ve all kind of forgotten that,” says Mylène De Scheemaecker, one of the driving forces behind Repair Café in Tervuren. “Through the Repair Café, you can teach some people to repair certain things—think of a flat bicycle tyre or sewing on a button.”

Procession, mass and riders: St. Hubertus

On Sunday, Oct. 27, the Brotherhood of Saint Hubert commemorated its patron saint in Tervuren. One of the legends holds that he died in Tervuren. And that during his lifetime he owned a piece of land in Tervuren. Obviously the 17th-century Saint Hubert Chapel in the Warande Park and the foundation of the Brotherhood of Saint Hubert in 1605 point to a long history of connection with Tervuren, says the Brotherhood of Saint Hubert.

Vote for your own beer: Tervoerke Tripel

With a clear passion for craft brewing, Tips emphasizes that Tervoerke isn’t aiming to challenge multinational giants. “Our goal is to create beers with a rich, recognizable flavor that people enjoy, while also sharing the story behind them,” he explained. This narrative-driven approach, he says, is something often absent from large commercial brands.

Low Tervuren turnout, no foreigners

With 11 seats behind him, Flemish liberal and lawyer Thomas Geyns now has 15 days to form a majority with at least 14 out of 27 councilors. This opens the path to the job of mayor, worth €100,000 per year. Establishing a coalition may require offering either Flemish nationalist N-VA or Groen politicians at least 2 out of the 7 available alderperson posts, each carrying a salary of €60,000 per annum.

Tervuren’s battle for the €100k mayor’s job

In Tervuren, two candidates are competing for the job of mayor, worth €100,000 per year. The ultimate decision isn’t solely in the hands of Tervuren’s 14,305 voters. The real question is which candidate — Flemish nationalist Marc Charlier or Flemish liberal Thomas Geyns — can secure the best deal with Groen’s top candidates in terms of key posts and policy agreements.

Congolese commemorate their lost in Tervuren

In a stark reminder of Belgium’s colonial past, over 250 Congolese were forcibly brought to Tervuren for the International Exhibition held from May to November 1897. Displayed as if they were part of a human zoo, seven of them died during the wet summer of 1897. A commemoration honored their graves.

Tervuren’s African elephant back in full glory

The sculpture, made of reinforced concrete, was created by Albéric Collin (1886-1962) for the 1935 World Expo in Brussels. The elephant found its final home in 1938 on the iron sandstone pedestal. After the restoration, the statue has been returned to its original light gray color, instead of the cream white it had faded to.

Own plants first in Tervuren

Eigen plantjes eerst. Tervurenaars can once again purchase local plants through the Behaag Je Tuin initiative, running until 15 October. The project aims not only to increase greenery but also to provide habitats for bees, birds, butterflies, and other wildlife.

McDo majority looms after Tervuren elections

McDonald’s is set to secure a political majority in Tervuren following the upcoming elections, according to answers given by local political leaders to the newspaper De Standaard. This would allow a newly constituted town government to overturn the rejection by Vlaams-Brabant authorities, earlier this year, of McDonald’s second planning application.