Events in Borken

In recent years, experiential education has found its way into many areas of school and extracurricular child and youth work. It is also used as so-called outdoor training in the context of personnel development in companies. Experiential education is described as a method and even a sub-science of pedagogy and promotes learning with heart, head and hand.

• History of experiential education
• Fields of application of experiential education
• Aims, methods and principles of experiential education

Practice

• Warming ups (interaction games)
• Action-oriented games to get to know each other
• Introduction to materials and knots
• Problem-solving tasks (team exercises) and reflection techniques

Eating fresh vegetables, berries or fruit directly from your own garden or balcony not only nourishes the body - it also fills you with pride and refreshes the soul!

In this three-part course, you will learn in a clear and practical way which activities take place throughout the year in a "self-sufficient garden" and how the harvest can be kept as long as possible through the winter.

The private garden known from the WDR garden show "Garten & Lecker 2022 " opens its gates with its huge palms and their blossoms. Winter-hardy palms, bananas, tree ferns, cacti and bamboos, but also lots of perennials and creative ideas await the visitor. The many different, exotic plants, retreats in quiet seating areas and arbours or also many unusual upcycled objects put the visitor in a Mediterranean holiday mood. Various water features and fountains provide distraction. An outdoor kitchen awakens the desire for rustic cooking and barbecuing in the open air with modern technology.

Since the conversion of the house in 1998, the kitchen garden, which was originally laid out in 1952 as a resettlement site with a house, has been completely redesigned into an oasis of well-being and relaxation, which is planned and implemented entirely by the residents themselves. There are always new, small or large garden projects to discover.

The owners are always happy to share their expertise. The private garden was originally discovered in 2010 by "ARD-Ratgeber - Heim und Garten", which reported from the garden in Raesfeld.

For preventive and environmentally friendly pest control of slugs, several Indian running ducks are kept, which made plant growth and the restriction of slug infestation possible only a few years ago. In an outdoor enclosure of about 120 m2 , Greek tortoises find a species-appropriate home.

Herbs, bees and insect protection....how do they enrich and complement each other? Which herbs grow in our city park? And what about pollen, nectar and honey products?

The Tourist Information Office is offering a guided tour of the Borken town park on Sunday, 04 June 2023 at 3 pm on the occasion of the Day of Gardens and Parks in Westphalia Lippe.

Herbs, with their healing powers that have been passed down for centuries, are an essential part of natural medicine and grow right on our doorstep, so to speak. On the 1 1/2 hour tour with the Phytaro qualified herbalist and tour guide Cäcilia Vehlken and the beekeeper Werner Dersen, Chairman of the Beekeepers' Association Borken/Heiden, you will learn a lot about the effects, the various uses and preparations of the herbs and gain interesting insights into the world of bees.

The tour starts at 3 pm at the car park at the Kapitelshaus, Remigiusstraße 18 in Borken. Prior registration at the Tourist Information Office and payment of the ticket price of 6.00 euros is required. The tour is free of charge for children up to 14 years of age.

The GiG-Marketing Velen Ramsdorf e.V. invites you to the next "BurgGenuss" at the Burgplatz Ramsdorf!

Delicacies await you again from 17:00 - 20:00. There will also be places to sit and stand! What could be better than chatting with each other, meeting people, exchanging ideas, drinking and eating? Everyone is invited to take a seat on the Burgplatz.

We look forward to seeing you!

Cinema meets picnic! This summer evening, the city's green lung becomes a cinema hall.

On Friday evening, everyone is cordially invited to enjoy their own picnic in the Borken city park while watching the film "Blind Side - Die große Chance". On the blanket, get set, go!

Please bring your own picnic, drinks and picnic blankets or chairs.

• Theoretical basics about the bee and beekeeping
• Beekeeping practice with the bee colony and showcases
• Spinning honey
• Use of other "bee products" (wax, propolis)
• Measures for bee and insect protection
• Tips for getting started in beekeeping