Program for Remembrance Day and Liberation Day in Voorne aan Zee

Parade and procession of vintage military vehicles with veterans – 3:00 p.m.

Mayor Arno Scheepers will wave goodbye to the veterans from the steps of the old town hall in Brielle. Afterward, there will be Voorne aan Zee reception for the veterans from Voorne aan Zee in the town hall’s council chamber. Veterans can register at nl.
 

On May 4, the mayor and aldermen will lay flowers and wreaths at the memorials in the cemeteries and at the graves of the Allied soldiers. This will take place in Brielle, Nieuwenhoorn, Oostvoorne, Oudenhoorn, Rockanje, Tinte, and Zwartewaal. They will do so together with representatives of the local memorial committees and students from public and secondary schools, among others. The program is as follows.

Hellevoetsluis

Flowers are laid, among other places, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Oostvoorne

Flowers are being laid at the Stolpersteine on Brielseweg, Stationsweg, and Sipkesslag.

Rockanje

Flowers are being laid at the memorials near the Tweede Slag and Blindeweg.

Zwartewaal - 2:00 p.m.

A representative from the municipality Voorne aan Zee members of the May 4–5 Committee lay flowers at the war graves in the cemetery on Wouddijk and at the Verwoeste Hoogte on Meeldijk.

Brielle - 4:00 p.m.

A representative of the municipality Voorne aan Zee , together with members of the May 4/5 Committee, Voorne aan Zee flowers in turn at the Stolpersteine, the memorial on Van Sleenstraat, the war graves at the old cemetery on G.J. van den Boogerdweg, and the Roman Catholic cemetery on Kloosterweg.

Oudenhoorn - 6:00 p.m.

A representative from the municipality Voorne aan Zee a floral arrangement at the war memorial on Ring 1 in Oudenhoorn.

Tinte, Colinslandsedijk - 6:00 p.m.

Commemoration at Colinslandsedijk. A military tattoo and two minutes of silence.

Oostvoorne, Voorweg Cemetery - 7:00 p.m.

Commemoration at the Voorweg Cemetery.

Zwartewaal, Gaffelaar, and the monument at the harbor – 6:30 p.m.

Commemoration ceremony at De Gaffelaar. We will depart at 7:25 p.m. for the monument at the harbor, where the ceremony will take place.

Nieuwenhoorn, church and monument on Rijksstraatweg - 7:00 p.m. 

Commemoration service at the church and the monument on Rijksstraatweg.

Brielle, The Synagogue – 6:30 p.m.

Commemoration ceremony at De Sjoel. At 7:30 p.m., the silent procession will depart for the monument near St. Catherine’s Church, where the commemoration will take place.

Brielle, St. Catherine's Church – 8:00 p.m.

Commemoration ceremony at the monument near St. Catherine's Church.

Rockanje, Maria Rust Cemetery – 8:00 p.m.

Commemoration at Maria Rust Cemetery.

Brielle, St. Catherine's Church - 8:45 p.m.

Commemoration and Liberation Concert by the Randstedelijk Men’s Choir, conducted by Arjan Breukhoven, at St. Catherine’s Church. Free Maps available at the Historical Museum, Dukdalf/Bres, Hoofdstuk Eén Bookstore, St. Catharine’s Church, ’t Dijckhuis in Vierpolders, and at the Gaffelaar in Zwartewaal.
 

Oudenhoorn - 9:30 a.m.

Liberation Day breakfast on the church square in Oudenhoorn for the town’s senior residents.

Liberation Fire - around 3:30 p.m.

Welcome ceremony for participants in the Liberation Torch Relay at the monument on Turfkade in Brielle, followed by the lighting of the torch by Mayor Arno Scheepers.