Graham Tappenden is a British ex-pat who first came to Germany as a placement student in 1993, returning in 1995 to live there permanently. He has been writing for AllThingsGerman.net since 2006. When not writing blog posts or freelancing for the Oberurseler Woche and other publications he works as a self-employed IT consultant and online community manager. In 2016 he gained German citizenship.
It was lovely weather last Sunday for the annual carnival procession in Oberursel. I was there with my camera and my article made today’s front page in the Oberurseler Woche.
Click here to read it (in German)
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Oberursel has had a “Klimabeirat” since December 2022. It is an advisory committee, that has no actual power to decide anything, only to recommend measures to the town councillors.
I spoke to their chairman Peter Cornel last week:
Last Saturday, the “KinderPrinzenPaar” Matthäus I. and Jolina I., led the way from Oberursel’s market square to the town hall, where a battle of words and canons ensued with Oberursel’s Mayor Antje Runge.
In the end, the children were victorious and claimed the key to the town hall, which they will keep until Ash Wednesday.
Here are some of the highlights:
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