The interest in the Bunkerdag 2018 was a great success. The Command bunker and its corridors were allowed to receive no less than 1204 visitors, about 25% of whom were younger than 12 years of age.
Bunkerday 2018
visit Scottish children
The Noordwijkse School received Scottish children and together they visited Museum Engelandvaarders and the Atlantikwall Museum.
Bunker cheese for this new season
15th anniversary of Atlantikwall Museum Noordwijk
As part of the 15th anniversary of the Atlantikwall Museum Noordwijk, a trip to Normandy was organized for the volunteers and their partners. This would actually take place last year, however, due to the long preparation time this year has come of it. With some 45 people on board a coach from the Royal Beech, the company left for the south on October 5th. The volunteers waited for an extensive program of visits to Museums. It was also there to get new ideas for the design of the current museum. Since it was almost 11 hours away, lunch packets from Kaashandel Peter den Elzen had been taken for the first day and the second day. Well known from bunker cheese. We slept at the Mercure Hotel in Port-en-Bessin and from there, a total of over 10 museums were visited in 4 days. The return journey was accepted again on Sunday. The volunteers (and partners) have enough energy to make another successful season next year.
Visit photo group Lisse
On Sunday 9 July the Fotogroep Lisse visited the Atlantikwall Museum after closing time. The group got 2 hours to take various photos. All participants were very enthusiastic.
Visit students De Achtbaan
On 6 June, Jan Heus from the Atlantikwall Museum Noordwijk showed students from the public primary school De Achtbaan from Voorhout. The photo is made in a gun bunker connected to the tunnel system.
Visit students Wakersduin
Herr dr. H. Ruthe receives Wanderroute
On 6 April, the new “Walking route Atlantikwall Noordwijk” was handed over to Herr dr. H. Ruthe, Head of Press Information and Culture at the German Embassy in The Hague.
Alderman Marie José Fles opens a walking route
Alderman Marie José Fles from the municipality of Noordwijk opened the new walking route along the remains of the Atlantic Wall in and around Noordwijk on 19 December 2016. She received the brand new walking route map in the Office of Staatsbosbeheer at the Duinweg. Walking in the surroundings of Noordwijk will now be given an extra historical accent. See: Link to walking route
Volunteers to Fort Eben Emael
Saturday, November 5 there was no work but the volunteers could enjoy a day out. They visited Fort Eben Emael in Belgium near Maastricht with a total of 46 people.
Everyone enjoyed the trip, the lunch package and the coffee and later dinner at Van der Valk Eindhoven.
