After years, Gea traded her beloved fish shop on Texel for a new chapter. Since she has been together with her partner in Den Helder, she has found her place in the...
In Nozems on Beatrixstraat, brotherhood, love for the city, and hospitality come together. “The city has become so beautiful. It is nice to be a part of that.”
Riet de Haan has lived in the Oostsloot neighborhood in the city center for decades. A neighborhood she fought for and for which she, as a member of working groups and advisory boards, still stands for...
Kijmpe Bindinga–Dijk lived on Kanaalweg for a large part of his life. Yet, he and his beloved Simone have recently sold their home to the Housing Foundation. They are making room for...
Chris and Mitch live with their dog Guus at Helderse Spoorstraat. A part of the city center that has undergone a significant metamorphosis in recent years.
Outside, the street is still full of company vans. Road workers are putting the finishing touches on parking spaces. But the doorbell works. Inside, a beautiful kitchen is visible. The bright living room, however...
For thirteen years, Michiel Tegelberg was chairman of the Willemsoord Museum Harbour Foundation. He stepped down in 2023. Looking back, he has witnessed many developments in the area up close. “Try...
Bregit and Sander Visscher have been living in one of the new-build homes 'Over het Wad' for several years now. They are happy with this new place every day. ‘It is a gift...’.
Ralph Artz knows Den Helder like no other. Together with his wife Sandra and their three sons, Jesse, Senne, and Jelte, he has built a wonderful life here. As a born...
At the request of the municipality of Den Helder, Bas developed a transformation framework for the Ruijghweg, Spoorweghaven, and Westoever area. He got to know Den Helder as a visitor. “As a Rotterdammer, I am...
Yanaika Zomer – city poet, writer, and born coastal woman – traded her student room back then for the one and only true homecoming: the sea. In her columns on stadaanzee.nl, she writes about her love for Den Helder, the dike, and her new home on Molenplein.
