CLEARING THE UNDERGROWTH AT WALDECK CASTLE
The municipality thanks the volunteers of the Club Vosgien and the Friends of the Forest association who cleared the paths and trails of Waldeck Castle on 29 September 2018.
WHAT HELP IS THERE FOR MY RENOVATION WORK?
Free architectural advice: the Pays de Bitche Community of Municipalities and the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park offer free architectural advice for all projects or works on buildings built before 1949: surveys, renovation work, converting attics and barns, extensions, energy improvements and financial aid.
Contact: Aurélie Wisser, built heritage officer, tel. 06 28 10 33 02, e-mail: a.wisser@parc-vosges-nord.fr. You will also find all the information you need to renovate old buildings on the “Éco-rénover dans les Vosges du Nord” website: eco-renover.parc-vosges-nord.fr.
Neutral, objective advice on saving energy: the Pays de Bitche Community of Municipalities, ADEME (the French environment and energy agency) and the Grand Est Region give you access to an Energy Information Centre for any project or work to improve the insulation of your home: insulation materials, the pros and cons of heating and ventilation systems, the RT 2012 and BBC standards, and the steps of a complete renovation.
Contact: Benjamin Mehlinger, energy adviser, tel. 03 87 13 13 71, e-mail: moselleest@eie-lorraine.fr. Sessions (by appointment): in Bitche, 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, 2pm-5pm, at the Hôtel d’Entreprise, rue du Général Stuhl; in Rohrbach-lès-Bitche, 3rd Tuesday of the month, 2pm-5pm, at the Town Hall.
Help with facade renovation: the Pays de Bitche Community of Municipalities offers grants for renovating the facades of homes built before 1989. Contact: Vincent Grebil, planning/housing officer, tel. 03 87 96 99 45, e-mail: urbanisme@cc-paysdebitche.fr.
CAUE 57 – MOSELLE COUNCIL FOR ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Architecture is an expression of culture. Architectural creation, the quality of buildings, how well they fit into their surroundings, and respect for natural and urban landscapes and heritage are of public interest (from the Architecture Act of 3 January 1977). If you are planning work on your home, the CAUE, set up in 1980 by the département, can advise you.
Neutral – available – local – free.
CAUE de la Moselle, 17 quai Wiltzer, CS 90386, 57007 Metz Cedex, tel. 03 87 74 46 06.
HOME CARE SUPPORT
Monday to Friday, 9am-12 noon and 1pm-5pm, tel. 03 87 65 57 54.
NOTICE TO VOTERS
Anyone who believes they have been wrongly left off the electoral roll should, as soon as possible, ask to be registered by writing to the chair of the electoral roll commission: Préfecture de la Moselle, Direction de la Citoyenneté et de la Légalité, B.P. 71014, 57034 Metz Cedex.
Any voter registered in the département may also request the registration of a person who has been left off. Requests must be sent by recorded delivery with acknowledgement of receipt.
BIRTHDAYS 70 AND OVER
Celebrating their birthday in November 2018
20 November FEIERABEND Gerd 80 years
23 November FLECKENSTEIN Lucie 91 years
24 November MANCINI Angelo 72 years
24 November WERNER Lucie 92 years
25 November TOUSCH Jacqueline 79 years
27 November HALFTERMEYER Joseph 86 years
29 November MISCHLER Irène 82 years
Congratulations!
HAPPY NEWS
We have heard of the birth of Bérangère Aurélie Kleinklaus on 27 September 2018, daughter of Hervé Kleinklaus and Alexandra Boos. Congratulations to Bérangère and her happy parents.
11 NOVEMBER 2018 CEREMONY
All the people of Eguelshardt are invited to the ceremony on 11 November 2018 at 11am. The municipality will honour those who died in the 1914-18 war by laying a wreath, and the mayor will read the message of the Secretary of State for Veterans. The 12th Training Company of Bitche, the Étoile du Matin school and the Eguelshardt village school will take part with anthems, songs and poems. A drink will be served afterwards in the Christiane Rapin village hall.
PHOTOS WANTED
To illustrate a book, Roger Lang and Emile Eitel are looking for photos of the first day of school in Eguelshardt between 1970 and 2000. Only 4 will be published. Thank you to the families who lend them such photos.