Rose garden

Boules court and music pavilion are popular

Tuesday evening, 8 p.m. in the rose garden: music can be heard from the pavilion. Twelve young women bring the stage there to life. They are the Tetekumer Funken, who train every Tuesday in the rose garden. When the weather is good, they like to use the stage; when it's bad, they go to the Heimathaus. "The stage is just great," enthuses trainer Sarah Nopto. "It gives the rose garden a really great new look and we are very happy that we can train here." The chairman of the Seppenrad local history association, Friedhelm Landfester, is delighted with the dance performances on the pavilion. The Marienschule also discovered the beautiful setting in the rose garden for the musical "The Lion King" in June.

There is also something going on at the boules court this Tuesday. Since its opening on June 28, the court has been well used and many groups have enjoyed playing there. "Last week there were 16 of us," says Jochen Tenholt. "The court was then divided into two lanes so that two groups could play at the same time." Two hours were spent together and a cozy picnic with grapes, cheese and wine was held on the side. Tenholt likes the central location. The rose garden is simply a beautiful place. "You wouldn't be able to reach the people of Seppenrad like here anywhere else," he says.

Mayor Richard Borgmann is delighted that the rose garden is so popular. "I particularly like the fact that the rose garden attracts different age groups and is revitalized in this way," says Borgmann. "It's a meeting place for young and old." Borgmann would like to say a big thank you to Markus Gründken and Jochen Tenholt, who built the boules court together with others. "A huge thank you also goes to the local heritage association," emphasizes the mayor. "It creates a unique form of identification and cohesion for the Seppenrad community." It was not for nothing that the decision was made to add the name "Rosendorf Seppenrade" to the signs at the entrance to Seppenrade from next year.

The next project is already being planned. In the fall, an exhibition of paintings by Josef Funhoff will take place in the local history house. The paintings by the village painter are privately owned and will be made available for the exhibition. One painting is already in the Heimathaus. It shows a farmer. "If you turn this painting over, you're in for a surprise," says Landfester. Because there is another painting on the back. "The painting was probably always turned to the side with the farmer when the pastor came to visit," says Landfester with a wink. Anyone who wants to know why should visit the exhibition in October. Anja Kleykamp