News
A lot of litter in the park…..
Update 15 april: After we complained about all the litter and rubbish (see below) today the men from the Gemeentedienst came along and cleared away the rubbish. A big thank you to them! We hope they will come more often. 14 april: No doubt you have seen...
Chestnut trees chopped down
Regrettable, but necessary: the chestnut trees around the big pond have diseases and fungi. So they had to be chopped down. We do not know at this instant, if, when and how they will be replaced.
Plants in the Artsenijhof: new overview
To find which plants are located where in the Herb Garden (Artsenijhof) see the overview in Dutch and English. PlantenPerVakOverzicht_2019-09-30 PlantsPerSectionOverview_2019-09-30
progress in renewal playground
The final design for the new playground has been approved; it is expected to be installed in the coming weeks. Kompan speeltuin Beatrixpark
12 juli 2019 Building a teepee near the playground
FRIDAY JULY 12 we will make the willow tunnel / teepee at the lawn next to the playground in the Beatrixpark. We called in the help of Anne Mariken (Friends of the Beatrix Park) and Sjarifah Meijerman. The ladies arrange the wicker and know how about how we are going...
Great news: the playground near the paddling pool will be renovated after all
Many Friends have asked us why there is so little playground equipment near the paddling pool. Unfortunately for two years we could only reply that old and unsafe play equipment had been taken away and that the City District was planning to renovate everything. Some...
Docu about Future Past Glory
On May 7th, during the yearly General Meeting of the members of the Vrienden van het Beatrixpark a documentary about the making of the new sculpture in the park has been shown for the first time. Click this link to view it on the site of the artists: the making of...
20 april: Water in the childrens pool
For the first time this year the pool at the playground will be filled with water. We regret to inform you that there is still no progress in the renovation of the play-ground itself: the Stadsdeel has problems with the finance and organisation of new...
Help clean up the park
Last Saturday, March 23, the municipality handed out some clean-up sets (a pair of tongs and a handy device to clip on the trash bag) to us and some concerned visitors of the park. It was National Clean Your Environment Day! If you would like to have a clean-up set...
Tunnel between Vivaldistraat and Beatrixpark
Read more about plans for a bicycle-tunnel under the A10 on the site of Zuidas: https://zuidas.nl/blog/2018/tunnel-tussen-antonio-vivaldistraat-en-beatrixpark/
