Archives for June 2013
Altkönigstraße to remain closed, Swimming Pool to be blown up
June 3, 2013 By
The Altkönigstraße is to remain closed between the Theodor-Heuss-Straße and Rotbornstraße until Friday, 7th June, 2013, while building work on the new swimming pool takes place. The diversion will also remain in place.
On Tuesday, 4th June, 2013 at 11am the remaining shell of the old indoor swimming pool building will be demolished using explosives. During this time the area will be cordoned off with no-one allowed inside a 150m radius of the building except local residents who are required to stay indoors with their shutters closed and on the far side of the house to the explosion. Cars should be removed from the area.
The 120m ring of concrete that is left standing is under such pressure, that the structural engineer responsible fears that if diggers where to cut into it, it may release that pressure and break apart uncontrollably. Instead seven holes have been drilled into each of the supporting legs and these are filled with explosives totalling around 50kg. The ring itself will be cut at four places by plasma beams at the same time as the explosives go off.
The result will be 4 pieces of concrete each 30m long, which should just fall to the ground if everything goes according to plan. The 150m safety radius is a precaution in case that does not happen, or if parts of the concrete break off and fly away. Around 1,000 tonnes of concrete is currently left standing in the shell of the building.
Steam trains
June 3, 2013 By
The Dampfbahnclub-Taunus e.V. steam railway in Oberursel will be open to the public on Sunday, 9th June, 2013 between 10am and 5pm.
Located at the end of the Mainstraße, entry costs €1,50€ for adults and €0,50 for children. Children receive one ticket to go on the trains in the entry price, additional tickets are €0,50 each.
To get there, either leave the A661/B455 at “Oberursel-Nord” towards Oberursel, then take the first turning right into the Dornbachstraße. The Mainstraße is on the right-hand side.
By U-Bahn, take the U3 to Lahnstraße and cross the road before turning left into the Dornbachstraße.
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Book reading for children aged 5 and over
June 2, 2013 By
The story “Kleinen Garnix” by Mick Inkpen is being read in the library on Thursday, 6th June, 2013 at 3.30pm by volunteer Edith Nikel-Ruppmann.
Tickets cost €2 and should be reserved in advance in the library or by calling 06171 62870.
Flea Market at the Seniorentreff
June 2, 2013 By
The Seniorentreff in Oberursel will be holding a flea market on Saturday, 8th June, 2013 between 9am and 1pm in the “Altes Hospital” (Hospitalstraße 9).
They will also be serving coffee, tea, cold drinks, grilled sausages and home-made waffles.
Tuesday night cinema at Bluebox Portstraße
June 2, 2013 By
Tuesday night is film night at Bluebox Portstraße, located near the U-Bahn stop “Altstadt”.
As the organisation is not a commercial cinema, they are not allowed to advertise which film will be shown in advance. For Tuesday, 4th June, 2013, we are told that it will be a “drama from France”. If you do want to know which film will be shown then call 06171 636930 and they will tell you.
The showing starts at 9pm.
Find out how the Celts lived in Oberursel
June 2, 2013 By
A tour entitled “Das keltische Leben am Fuße des Feldbergs” (celtic life at the foot of the Feldberg) is being held on Saturday, 8th June, 2013 at 2pm.
The tour starts at the Taunus Information Centre and costs €5 per person, those taking part should have sturdy footwear.
Donate Blood
June 2, 2013 By
Blood can be donated at the Red Cross in Oberursel on Saturday, 8th June, 2013 between 1.30pm and 6pm. The Red Cross is located at Marxstraße 28, opposite the U-Bahn station “Lahnstraße”.
To donate you must be healthy and between 18 and 68 years of age. If you have not donated before, then you must not be over 60. You must take some form of identification with you, such as a passport, that contains a photo.
You can read more about what then happens here (in German).
