Kleve district - A long summer for children in the Kleve district came to an end a few days ago with the final day of the "Wipfelstürmer" at Eyller See. For three months, children and young people were able to take advantage of the free activities offered by the Kleve district. Whether it was "Playing without limits", the "Geocaching" discovery tours in the pilgrimage town of Kevelaer, the Respectival at Fingerhutshof or the "Wipfelstürmer" in the Kleve bouldering hall and at Lake Eyl - the offers for playing, climbing and letting off steam were very well received. "This still young series of events has developed really well," emphasizes District Administrator Christoph Gerwers. "We were once again able to give several thousand children and young people from all local towns and communities a few enjoyable hours. Many thanks to everyone who made this possible."
Gold diggers and explorers
The district of Kleve went on tour through all 16 municipalities with "Play without limits" on numerous large playground equipment. The children and young people were able to jump on the large bungee trampolines and even perform somersaults. They conquered the large saloon bouncy castle, searched for nuggets in the gold washing plant or tested their skills in the horseshoe game. And for the youngest ones, the play mobile beckoned with chambers full of balls, ramps and tunnels. A total of 3,700 girls and boys attended the 21 events - around 600 fewer than in the previous year. "Unfortunately, the many hot vacation days put a spanner in the works for this outdoor event series," explains the district administrator. The additional program offered by individual towns and municipalities on "their" event days on the grounds was very well received this year.
In the pilgrimage town of Kevelaer, there were free geocaching tours for the first time, where young guests became young explorers in a group. And at the "Respectival" at the Fingerhutshof farm in Kalkar-Wissel, around 1,500 guests took advantage of the activities on the topics of diversity, tolerance and respect.
Top climbers in the hall and on the ropes course
The "Wipfelstürmer" climbing event was once again split into two parts this summer: Following last year's great success, a total of twelve courses for children and young people were offered at the "Wipfelstürmer" in the Kleve bouldering hall, all of which were fully booked within a short space of time. After a short introduction and a warm-up program, 360 beginners and advanced climbers were able to try their hand at the variously challenging climbing walls in the bouldering hall in Kleve. Many of the participants were "bouldering newbies" - over half of the children were on the climbing wall for the first time. At the "Wipfelstürmer" days at the youth campsite in Kerken, around 100 teenagers and young adults tested their athletic limits in the ropes course and on the climbing rock at lofty heights - and often overcame them. Here too, all four days of the event were fully booked.
Source: District of Kleve - The District Administrator - Office of the District Administrator / Press Office