They have grown attached to Hilvarenbeek. That is why Piet Machielsen went through a bit of a slump when it turned out he could not continue as alderman. Gerrit Overmans, too, does not feel that his work is finished yet. "As an alderman, you are more or less tolerated here. The community does so much itself; I have never seen it like this before."
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They have grown attached to Hilvarenbeek. That is why Piet Machielsen went through a bit of a slump when it turned out he could not continue as alderman. Gerrit Overmans, too, does not feel that his work is finished yet. "As an alderman, you are more or less tolerated here. The community does so much itself; I have never seen it like this before."