Region review: chain letters in Rotterdam, only 1 year right to renewal in Zierikzee, and Eindhoven not happy with Chamber Choir

Groningen municipality cuts back on Gezinsbode

The municipality will cut 150,000 euros from publishing city notices in the Groninger Gezinsbode. The City Council wants to publish decisions and permits electronically from now on, for example on the municipality's website. (...) The number of pages in the Gezinsbode will be halved. (..)

source: Eye TV 10 Nov 11

 

Most councillors expect cuts in grants

Almost 9 in 10 Dutch councillors expect their municipality to solve the cuts by withdrawing subsidies. (..)
Six in 10 councillors expect the financial situation in their municipality to deteriorate further in the coming year. (..)

Source: Now.co.uk 10 Nov 11

 

Arnhem wants more culture for the same money

10 Nov 11
Cooperation, innovation and flexibility. These are the key concepts for the new subsidy system that the municipality of Arnhem has drawn up for the cultural sector. In this way, the municipality wants to strengthen the cultural offering while keeping the budget unchanged. (..)
According to Culture alderman Michiel van Wessem, for a number of cultural institutions, the fixity with which they currently receive multi-year subsidies will disappear. They will soon be able to apply for subsidies based on their productions and projects. "We don't want to subsidise institutions but activities" (...).
A number of major cultural institutions are designated as basic facilities and retain structural subsidies. These are Schouwburg Arnhem/Musis Sacrum, Gemeentemusea (MMKA), Kunstbedrijf Arnhem, Bibliotheek Arnhem, Luxor Live and Focus Filmtheater. (...) Gemeente Nota <a href="http://www.gelderlander.nl/multimedia/archive/02191/Cultuurnota_2011_2191285a.pdf

" target="_blank">Current(PDF)

Source: The Gelderlander 10 Nov 11

 

(Gelderland) Grant for marketing Hattem museums

The Museum Activities Foundation will receive a grant of €15,000 from the municipality of Hattem spread over two years to implement its marketing plan. (...) The three museums of Hattem, the Anton Pieck Museum, the Nederlands Bakkerijmuseum and the Voerman Museum, will be promoted among others through a website, a digital newsletter and social media like Twitter and Facebook. Day trips and the museums' group packages, for example, will also be better promoted. (..)
Besides a boost for the museums, an increase in visitors to the museums also means a boost for Hattem as a whole. The commitment of the marketing plan is an increase by 15% over three years to over 77,000 visitors. (...) An investment in the museums is therefore also important for the municipality.

Source: Veluweland 10 Nov 11

 

Museum Boijmans seeks money with chain letter

(...) In this way, the museum hopes to raise over 700,000 euros from art lovers. This will cover about half the budget of the [Jan van Eyck] exhibition, the museum said on Thursday. (..)
Partly due to budget cuts and the lack of sufficient support from corporate sponsors, the continuation of the exhibition [in October next year] has become uncertain.

Source: The Gelderlander

 

Zierikzee - No council grant for Aemstie Alive

The multi-day musical event Aemstie Alive will not have to rely on financial support from the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland. (..)
The municipality decided not to honour the request because the Aemstie Alive had previously received a grant and the rule is that only innovative activities are eligible for financial support.

Source: PZC 10 Nov 11

 

'Amsterdam cinemas in danger zone'

A number of Amsterdam cinemas, including Binger Filmlab and Het Ketelhuis, must fear for their future now that around 50 institutions will no longer receive subsidies. (...) The municipality will structurally cut 9.8 million euros from 2013 onwards on art and culture subsidies. (..)

Source: Now.co.uk 10 Nov 11

 

PvdA Eindhoven not enthusiastic about relocation Nederlands Kamerkoor

The Eindhoven Labour Party is not enthusiastic about the Netherlands Chamber Choir's relocation plans to Eindhoven. The party fears it will cost the municipality too much money. (..)
The Nederlands Kamerkoor is a high-level professional choir that performs music from throughout musical history. The state has decided to reduce the choir's subsidy from 1.7 million to six tonnes. (..)

Source: Broadcaster Brabant 10 Nov 11

 

Sneek - End threatens for Sneker Simmer

After five years, the end is looming for the Sneker Simmer. The cultural festival will no longer receive subsidies. After five years, subsidies from Europe, the province and the municipality will stop. (..)

Source: Leeuwarder Courant 10 Nov 11

 

Groningen - No halving of subsidy for self-organisations

(...) A GroenLinks proposal to scrap a cut in cultural education was also adopted. The central government has decided to stop funding the culture card for secondary school students. The council does not consider this a reason for the municipality to just stop it itself. (..)

Source: Eye TV 10 Nov 11

 

Gelderland - Half a Million for Bilbiobus Research

The province wants to commit €500,000 to look at how a library facility can still remain in small towns. (..)
As municipalities are cutting back on the biblio buses and the province has also decided to stop giving subsidies, only 3 or 4 of the 7 biblio buses in Gelderland remain in operation, according to the SP.
The province believes that new and cheaper forms of library facilities should be looked at. (..)

Source: Omroep Gelderland 09 Nov 11

 

To conclude:

Dear Henk and Ingrid, if you hate Amsterdam so much, please don't come there anymore! Stay away!   - by Ad Fransen

Source: HPtheTime 08 Nov 11