Colloquially, it is known as the 'end of Spoorstraat'. But for the <\/span>shopkeepers on this stretch between Breewaterstraat and Koningstraat <\/span>Sitting is nothing, end of story. "This is actually the beginning of the city," says Inge. <\/span>Dekker and Mai-Lin van Dongen from Rejoez. Portrait of a special <\/span>A part of the city center that is alive thanks to the solidarity of entrepreneurs. <\/span> It takes some searching to find a quiet moment to be able to Remy Dorotea <\/span>speak. There is a constant stream of people at his recently opened store, Remy's Audio. <\/span> He is the newcomer in this colorful part of the Spoorstraat, where entrepreneurs <\/span>Sylvain Wiersma ('Meneer de Jutter'), Ari\u00ebnne Blokdijk ('Gewoon Andersz'), <\/span> ,"People from Nieuwediep often refer to this part as 'the end of Spoorstraat'.". <\/span>But for tourists from Willemsoord, this is precisely where their tour through the <\/span> The pair finds the interconnectedness between the entrepreneurs in this part. <\/span>of the Spoorstraat is special. "We help each other, we come up with things together to <\/span>to make it more fun here.'' Ari\u00ebnne Blokdijk: ,,Recently I unexpectedly had to briefly <\/span>home. Inge came and stood with me in the shop for a while so that I didn't have to close.\u2019 <\/span>Inge Dekker: "And at themed markets, we also do a lot together. If one donates..." <\/span>hot chocolate, the other hands out soup. Together we make as <\/span> Colloquially, it is known as the 'end of Spoorstraat'. But for the shopkeepers located on this stretch between Breewaterstraat and Koningstraat, it is anything but the end. "This is actually the beginning of the city," say Inge Dekker and Mai-Lin van Dongen of Rejoez.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23265,"template":"","doelgroep":[],"class_list":["post-23264","actueel","type-actueel","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","elementor_library_category-column","elementor_library_category-wonen"],"yoast_head":"\n
stays.<\/span><\/p>\n
Solutions. Dorotea, who can draw on a wealth of experience at the former <\/span>Retail chain BCC offers the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me of audio equipment. "Keep your <\/span>
"If you like beautiful sound, then you are in the right place," he says.<\/span><\/p>\nCommotion<\/h3>\n
Deborah Spiekman ('Touch by Nature') and Mai-Lin van Dongen with her mother <\/span>Inge Dekker ('Rejoez') preceded him. The ladies, in particular, form a close-knit group. <\/span>a small group that helps each other and develops initiatives together to liven things up in the street <\/span>keep.
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Remy Dorotea felt welcome from the start, he says. "That started already <\/span>during the renovation of my shop. That is only stronger afterwards. <\/span>
become.'' Meanwhile, he is closely involved in plans to the shopping street <\/span>to make it livelier. During Juttersmarkten, the ladies put up striking <\/span>
sets up displays and Remy Dorotea provides the musical atmosphere. "And we have <\/span>"Even more ideas," says Ari\u00ebnne Blokdijk. "We are thinking of fashion shows and <\/span>
Caribbean music, to draw people here.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\nPassers-by<\/h3>\n
park for loading and unloading, so you don't have to lug stuff around.\u2019
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His fellow entrepreneurs see the shop as a welcome addition to the <\/span>offer. An offer that is already varied enough. Mr. de Jutter sells <\/span>
quality men's fashion. Rejoez gives used objects and furniture a <\/span>new, often surprising, second life. Gewoon Andersz offers fairtrade items <\/span>and products made during the day activities, which are part of the shop. And in her shop Touch by Nature, Deborah Spiekman sells plus-size clothing.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nExtremely busy<\/h3>\n
city center. Especially in the summer it is extremely busy and we sell very well'', <\/span>says Inge Dekker.
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Together with her daughter Mai-Lin, she started in 2016 in the former Bruna, on the <\/span>corner of Spoorstraat-Breewaterstraat. "It was empty and we could from <\/span>
Use the housing association temporarily. Just make the best of it, we were told. <\/span>We did that. And successfully. From day one, we were up to speed. We <\/span>
"We were scared out of our wits." Mai-Lin laughing: "I immediately got stressed out. I wanted <\/span>stop again. We had to expand our product range like crazy.''\u2019
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Afterwards, Rejoez made various wanderings past vacant shop premises, <\/span>to soon settle permanently at the place where it all began: the <\/span>
So, the old Bruna, diagonally opposite Touch by Nature. Inge Dekker still has one there. <\/span>still having fun with it. "In the beginning it was still a hobby\u2026", she says. "But now it's starting <\/span>
"to make it look like work after all," Mai-Lin adds.<\/span><\/p>\nConnectedness<\/h3>\n
entrepreneurs something nice about this part of Spoorstraat.''\u2019
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RONALD DEN BOER<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"